Light-Life
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Light-Life movement - one of the movements of renewal in the Church according to the teaching of Vatican II. This movement originated in Poland thanks to the efforts of Servant of God priest Franciszek Blachnicki
. Though past its heyday it continues to operate in many parishes throughout the country, and is managed from the centre in Katowice.
The movement brings together people of different age and state: youth, children, adults, as well as priests, monks, nuns, members of secular institutes and the family of the family, which is the indoor Church (also known as an oasis of Families). Through appropriate for each of these groups, the formation of the Light-Life Movement is trying to form a mature and informed Christians, and revitalizing local communities to serve the Church - parishes, deaneries, dioceses.
), who died in 1987 in Germany
where he worked after the beginning of the martial law in Poland
. Second, after Blachnicki moderator was a priest Wojciech Danielski (buried in Powązki in Warsaw), who died in 1985. Since several years the Light-Life Movement is also working abroad in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine (from where more and more young people arrive on the holiday oases for Polish) and Latvia, and from 2006 year in Ireland.
Inextricably linked with the movement is the Crusade of the Man Liberation, consisting of: refraining from the consumption of alcoholic beverages, not offering them to anyone, not spending money on it, deterrence and preventing anything that leads to the enslavement of man as well as the prayer for the addicted people. All this must be understood as a way to combat alcohol problems in Poland.
Basic methods of formation of the program are:
Specificity of the method of Light-Life Movement is to implement the principle of "life from life" (only the person who lives himself a mature faith, can convey it to the other) and the principle of organic growth.
Structure of the movement is consistent with the structure of the church: a small group to which belong members, essentially form the community in the parish. Communities in deanery remain in contact with each other through meetings during Community Days.
General Moderator of Light-Life Movement is responsible for the whole organization. At the level of the country, dioceses and parishes similar responsibilities are taken by the national, diocesan and parish moderators.
Priests serve as moderators or guardians (in the case of not being a Movement). People not belonging to the clergy might serve as animators. Their responsibility is the spiritual formation of the members.
Franciszek Blachnicki
Franciszek Blachnicki .Blachnicki started The Light-Life Movement as a Catholic association.In the Roman Catholic Church started the process of his beatification.-External links:*...
. Though past its heyday it continues to operate in many parishes throughout the country, and is managed from the centre in Katowice.
The movement brings together people of different age and state: youth, children, adults, as well as priests, monks, nuns, members of secular institutes and the family of the family, which is the indoor Church (also known as an oasis of Families). Through appropriate for each of these groups, the formation of the Light-Life Movement is trying to form a mature and informed Christians, and revitalizing local communities to serve the Church - parishes, deaneries, dioceses.
History
Movement's history dates back to the first "oasis" that is a retreat, which took place in 1954 with the participation of altar boys. Before 1976 movement was known as "Oasis movement", "Movement of the Living Church", "Movement of the Immaculate." The creator of the oasis, the founder and first national moderator of the movement was priest Franciszek Blachnicki (buried in Good Shepherd Church in KrościenkoKroscienko, Bieszczady County
Krościenko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, near the border with the Ukraine. It lies approximately north-east of Ustrzyki Dolne and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The...
), who died in 1987 in Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
where he worked after the beginning of the martial law in Poland
Martial law in Poland
Martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing martial law in an attempt to crush political opposition to it. Thousands of opposition...
. Second, after Blachnicki moderator was a priest Wojciech Danielski (buried in Powązki in Warsaw), who died in 1985. Since several years the Light-Life Movement is also working abroad in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine (from where more and more young people arrive on the holiday oases for Polish) and Latvia, and from 2006 year in Ireland.
Program
Purpose of the Light-Life Movement is achieved through the formation. Each member after the evangelization, leading to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour, participates in the formation in the group of "disciples of Jesus" (deuterokatechumenat) then diakonia which is the Polish name of the community taking concrete service in Church and the world. Evangelization - catechumenate - diakonia, are three steps of the formation.Inextricably linked with the movement is the Crusade of the Man Liberation, consisting of: refraining from the consumption of alcoholic beverages, not offering them to anyone, not spending money on it, deterrence and preventing anything that leads to the enslavement of man as well as the prayer for the addicted people. All this must be understood as a way to combat alcohol problems in Poland.
Basic methods of formation of the program are:
- Method of "light-life" permeates all elements of the formation and is based on looking for a light in the Word of God, to introduce it in our own life;
- Oasis retreat
- small group formation (meetings in smaller groups devoted to prayer and talk on different aspects of the Christian life).
Specificity of the method of Light-Life Movement is to implement the principle of "life from life" (only the person who lives himself a mature faith, can convey it to the other) and the principle of organic growth.
Structure of the movement is consistent with the structure of the church: a small group to which belong members, essentially form the community in the parish. Communities in deanery remain in contact with each other through meetings during Community Days.
General Moderator of Light-Life Movement is responsible for the whole organization. At the level of the country, dioceses and parishes similar responsibilities are taken by the national, diocesan and parish moderators.
Priests serve as moderators or guardians (in the case of not being a Movement). People not belonging to the clergy might serve as animators. Their responsibility is the spiritual formation of the members.
General moderators
- Franciszek Blachnicki (to 1981)
- Wojciech Danielski (1981-1985)
- Henryk Bolczyk(1985-2001)
- Roman Litwińczuk (2001-2007)
- Adam Wodarczyk (since 2007)