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Curia OCD
Roma (15-07-2008).- The centre of the Order has prepared a document for reflection to be used as a tool for discussion in the coming Definitory General, to be held in Madagascar in September. It takes its title from St Teresas poem I am Yours and born for you, what do you want of me. The Definitory has in mind the fifth centenary of the birth of the Holy Mother Teresa of Jesus, which we will celebrate in 2015. For this reason we are seeking to intensify our Teresian identity. The document Born for you will be discussed at the coming Definitory. With any eventual corrections it will pass on to the General Chapter in 2009. The definitive text will become the message from the Chapter and the guideline for the next sexennium.
The document contains five chapters. Already in the introduction it is proposed that we renew the identity of our charism, deepening it by study and assimilation of St Teresas teaching. The first chapter speaks about how opportune and challenging it is to apply the teachings of the Holy Mother to present-day life. For this we must recall the geographical and cultural situation in which our Carmelite presence is unfolding and try to listen from there to the questions Teresas spirit poses to us. The second chapter is an introduction to a renewed reading of Teresa. The third chapter has as it objective to place the writings of Teresa in their cultural and experiential context. The fourth examines the key points of each of Teresas works. Finally, the fifth chapter presents the directives giving concrete proposals for reading, covering five years: The Book of her Life in 2010 to the Interior Castle in 2014. Reserved for the centenary year 2015 are the Letters and the jubilee celebrations.
Born for you is a document of profound Teresian content, with various concrete suggestions. The whole of this program will be coordinated in the next Definitory General. Among the initiatives in the document we can note that the Centre of the Order in conjunction with CITeS in Avila should encourage a study plan for deeper investigation and specialization in the Teresian spirit. The aim of the next sexennium of the Order will be a reactivated presence of our Holy Mother, Teresa of Jesus.
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