THE NEOCATECUMENAL WAY
"Make visible a new way of living the Gospel today, keeping in mind the deep yearnings of man and the historical moment of the Church."
The first community in the parish of Most Blessed Trimity of Waukegan was born in March 2009. Currently there are 4 communities.
What is the community? The community is the Church: which is the visible body of the risen Christ. It is born from the announcement of the Good News that is Christ. This announcement is apostolic, which implies “unity and dependence on the Bishop, guarantee of truth and universality”.
What is the mission of these communities in the current structure of the Church? “Make visible a new way of living the Gospel today, keeping in mind the deep yearnings of man and the historical moment of the Church.”
How is this mission accomplished? “These communities are born and wish to remain within the Parish, with the parish priest to give the signs of faith: love and unity.”
Among the different gifts that the Holy Spirit has aroused on the Neocatechumenal Way, the following stand out: itinerant catechists, families on mission, seminarians “Redemptoris Mater” and communities on mission.
This itinerary of Cristian initiation is open to any person who wishes to deepen their faith. To form part of a community people are invited to listen to a series of catequesis given within the parish on an annual basis.
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The Neocatechumenal Way was born in 1964 when Kiko Argüello, a painter born in León (Spain), and Carmen Hernández, graduated in Chemistry and trained at the Missionaries of Christ Jesus Institute, met in the Palomeras Altas barracks on the outskirts of Madrid. There, Kiko after going through an existential crisis, and following in the footsteps of Charles de Foucault, went to live for three years among the poorest and discovered in the suffering of the innocent, the mystery of Christ Crucified. In April 1970, the need arose to reflect on the first experiences of the Neocatechumenal Way. In this way, its initiators, together with those in charge, priests and some parish priests of the first existing communities, met to give some basic answers to this new ecclesial reality and that are reflected in the Statute of the same.