Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Spiritual retreats and formation courses on marriage and the Christian faith, centred in the Word of God, have distinguished the spiritual and formative path of the mainland Catholic Chinese community in recent weeks, in view of Lent. Faith in He Bei sent Fides information regarding various initiatives that the Catholics are undertaking to welcome in this important time in the Liturgical Year.
More than 200 active laity or group leaders in ecclesial communities in the Diocese of Yun Cheng, province of Shan Xi, participated in the formation course from 24 to 27 February on the theme: “Spreading the Gospel about Lent”.Family and marriage were the themes of the formation course for the laity in the Diocese of Lv Liang, province of Shan Xi, and for the Diocese of Bao Ding, province of He Bei, held from 18 to 20 February and from 7 to 10 February, with the goal of “building a happy Christian family, able to give witness to the faith in society.”
Many other communities undertook spiritual retreats in preparation for Lent, also with the participation of catechumens. The Diocese of An Hui, province of An Hui; the Diocese of Nan Yang, province of He Nan; Diocese of Fen Yang, province of Shan Xi; Diocesi of Cang Zhou (Xian Xian) and Heng Shui (Jing Xian) in the province of He Bei organised retreats articulating: welome, adoration, confession, spiritual direction, sharing and witnessing to the faith based on the Word of God. More than 240 faithful from Nan Yang took part in the retreat on the theme “How to integrate the faith into family and parish life” at the end of February. The theme of the retreat by the Diocese of Cang Zhou was “Responsibility and mission”. Bishops Pietro Feng Xin Mao from Heng Shui and Giuseppe Li Lian Gui from Cang Zhou, attended the respective retreats in their dioceses
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