Periodical of the World Family of Radio Maria Association
Year III – Issue 11 – April-May 2015
2015: a special year for RM around the world
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he worldwide journey begun by Radio Maria in January 2015 has allowed us to experiment the decisive and dynamic development which the project is experiencing and it goes well beyond our own strength. At the same time, so that the latter maintains its unitary nature in the diversity of cultures and moments of growth as a Church, it is necessary to create new spaces for the communion of spiritual and material goods, strengthen the bonds of the Marian family and share experiences, so we can feel part of One Radio, One
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Mission. To effectively achieve this communion of goods, in October will take place the congress of the World Family of Radio Maria, a meeting which will allow us to weigh up the three-years period that has come to an end and look at the future. In the meanwhile, to offer our listeners around the world the opportunity to be an active part of this mission, we are organising the next World Mariathon which will be held in the third week of May, under the slogan: “Let us help Our Lady to help us”. These moments of communion cannot be improvised;
they require preparation, coordination, but above all that we renew our decision to faithfully respond to the calling of Jesus’ Mother, who invites us to support her project to announce her Son.
Holy Week at Radio Maria Lithuania
his year Radio Maria experienced the Holy Week in a special climate of Easter and Divine Mercy. For the Paschal Triduum we prepared a special programme following the liturgy of the Triduum. On the first and second day of Easter we recorded and broadcasted the greetings of all bishops of Lithuania for our listeners.
Perpetual adoration, which began more than one year ago, continues in the Radio’s chapel. The Blessed Sacrament is adored every day of the week except Sundays. Holy Week was special because we had lot of work to do preparing the broadcasts from the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Vilnius, in which Blessed Mykolas Sopočka, Sr. Faustina
Kowalska’s confessor, had lived for some time. This church is the home of the original painting of Merciful Jesus, painted according to the instructions given by Saint Sr. Faustina. Throughout Holy Week, we broadcasted the liturgy and every night the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. These night-time broadcasts began more than one year ago from the most important shrines of Lithuania: Šiluva, Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius. to page 3...
Thanks to the meetings which have taken place in the United States, Peru, Switzerland, Tanzania and Philippines (see photo below)… to page 2…
WORLD FAMILY Mariathon: walk of hope
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RADIO MARIA Worldwide Radio Maria anniversaries
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RADIO MARIA App to listen to Radio Maria on pg. 5