St.Anthony's Youth Society kadirana Negombo

St.Anthony's Youth Society kadirana Negombo


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Saint Anthony of Padua Holding Baby Jesus  by  Strozzi , c. 1625; the white  lily represents purity. One day in 1222, in the town of Forlì, on the occasion of an ordination, a number of visiting  Dominican  friars were present, and some misunderstanding arose over who should preach. The Franciscans naturally expected that one of the Dominicans would occupy the pulpit, for they were renowned for their preaching; the Dominicans, though, had come unprepared, thinking that a Franciscan would be the homilist. In this quandary, the head of the hermitage, who had no one among his own humble friars suitable for the occasion, called upon Anthony, whom he suspected was most qualified, and entreated him to speak whatever the Holy Spirit should put into his mouth. [5]  Anthony objected, but was overruled, and his sermon created a deep impression. Not only his rich voice and arresting manner, but also the entire theme and substance of his discourse and his movi...
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The phrase  Catholic youth work  covers a wide range of activities carried out with young people, usually in the name of the  Catholic Church and with the intention of imparting the Catholic faith to them and inviting them to practice and live out the faith in their lives. Activities in the field range from small scale  youth groups  attached to parishes or Catholic schools, to large international gatherings, such as  World Youth Day . It is a field which has evolved much over recent decades, especially in comparison to more formal methods of  education  or  catechesis within the church. Nearly all  dioceses  and a great deal of parishes have some form of youth provision running, although a great deal of areas particularly in the developed world are finding youth work both more difficult and rare as the numbers of young people regularly practicing the Catholic faith continue to decline. In contrast, though, the new and exciting de...
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