- The idea arose during a Meeting with Christ where we committed ourselves as a community to the Sacred Heart as an apostolic commitment.
- There was really a need for a community consecration, just as families do.
- Consecrating oneself is living life for Christ.
“It’s not about doing more things, but about living with more quality what we have: our Masses, our sacraments, our apostolate, everything…”. In this course, the community is composed of seven priests and one collaborator, to whom we must add the minor seminarians.
Individual or Collective Consecration: What’s the Difference?
The idea arose during a Meeting with Christ where we committed ourselves as a community to the Sacred Heart, especially since it is June. It is a community consecration because many of us have already, in some way, consecrated ourselves to the Heart of Jesus at some point in our lives. There was really a need for a community consecration, just as families do.
Our charism, as taught in the Constitutions, is Christ-centered. Truly, in our love, both personal and communal, Jesus Christ is already present. He is the driving force of our lives; He is our truth and life’s path.
Particularly in this act, we enthroned the image of the Sacred Heart in our home, which is where our community lives, our home.
Does the community’s life change in any way? Any prayer? A time especially dedicated to formation?
Actually, nothing changes: it’s not about having more prayers. Consecrating oneself is living life for Christ. It’s not about increasing the community’s prayers, but about having more awareness of this love for Jesus Christ, which is the main thing. It’s not about adding more things, but about living with more quality what we already have: our Masses, our sacraments, our apostolate, everything…
What did the act consist of?
The entire community was present, and it consisted of a time of adoration in the chapel with the Lord alone, in silence, praying the prayer of consecration, the litanies to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the blessing with the Blessed Sacrament… and finally, we enthroned the image of the Sacred Heart in the house.
