Sant’egidio book of prayer

according To America Magazine, The Most Important Catholic Group That You May Never Have Heard Of Is The Sant’egidio Community. National Catholic Reporter Stated That Sant’egidio Has Managed To Broker Peace Accords In War-ravaged Countries, Pressure The United Nations To Pass A Worldwide Moratorium On The Death Penalty, And Run One Of The Most Successful Anti-aids Programs In Sub-saharan Africa.

yet For All Of Its Accomplishments, The Community Of Sant’egidio Sees Itself Primarily As A Group Committed To Prayer. The Sant’egidio Book Of Prayer Brings The Community’s Daily Prayer To Readers, Inviting Them Into Its Spiritual Life And Into Solidarity With Its Mission Of Service And Peacemaking.

endorsements: I Am Very Pleased To Introduce This Prayer Book Of The Community Of Sant’egidio, An Ecclesial Movement That I Have Known For Many Years. I Can Recommend This Volume Heartily. It Contains So Many Of The Answers To The Most Vital Questions Of Our Lives, Because It Moves Us All Along The Journey To That Word Who Is Life Itself.
cardinal Theodore Mccarrick
archbishop Emeritus Of Washington, D.c.

they Exemplify The Blessed Peacemakers Of The Sermon On The Mount.
washington Post

you Would Have To Have Been Paying Close Attention To Have Noticed It Mentioned In An Editorial In The New York Times In December, Giving The Movement Much Credit For The United Nations Moratorium On The Death Penalty, Or To Have Counted The Times (three) The Organization Has Been Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize, Or To Have Connected Sant’egidio To A 1992 Peace Pact Ending A Civil War In Mozambique That Had Raged For More Than A Decade.
nationalcatholic Reporter

what Is The Constant Spiritual Source In Your Apostolic Commitment? You Sing Of It Often In Paraphrasing The Words Of The Apostle Peter: We Do Not Have Riches, Only The Word Of The Lord. This Is Your Strength—your Trust In The Feeble Weapons Of Faith: Prayer, Love, And Friendship. In Each Of Your Lives, Let Prayer Always Accompany Your Service Of Mercy.
pope John Paul Ii
speaking To The Community Of Sant’egidio In 1993

they Pray Seriously, They Take The Bible Seriously, And They Take The Poor Seriously.
cardinal Carlo Maria Martini

by Living The Gospel In Community, The Members Of Sant’egidio Demonstrate A Way Of Growing In Faith That Is Particularly Suitable To The Most Vulnerable Among Us And To The Aspirations Of The Young. Their Journey Of Faith Is Not Primarily An Intellectual One But Rather A Path Where Jesus Is Encountered As Our Friend.
jean Vanier

in The Community Of Sant’egidio . . . Prayer Is The Foundation Of Their Service To The Poor And Their Work For Peace.
olivier Clément