{"id":606,"date":"2014-12-12T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/12\/vatican-presentation-of-logo-for-year\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:51","slug":"vatican-presentation-of-logo-for-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/12\/vatican-presentation-of-logo-for-year\/","title":{"rendered":"VATICAN: Presentation of the Logo for the \u2018Year of Consecrated Life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nThe Logo for
\nthe Year of Consecrated Life expresses through symbols the fundamental values
\nof consecrated life. In it we recognize the \u201cunceasing work of the Holy Spirit,
\nwho in every age shows forth the richness of the practice of the evangelical
\ncounsels through a multiplicity of charisms. In this way too he makes ever
\npresent in the Church and in the world, in time and space, the mystery of
\nChrist\u201d (VC 5). <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nIn the lines
\nthat outline the form of the dove one can intuit the word \u2018Peace\u2019 in Arabic:
\nthis is a reminder that consecrated life is called to be the model for
\nuniversal reconciliation in Christ.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe<\/b> dove:<\/b> is the classical symbol of the action of the Holy Spirit, who
\nis the source of life and the inspirer of creativity. This is a flash-back to
\nthe origin of history: in the beginning the Spirit of God moved on the waters
\n(cf Gen 1,2). The dove, gliding above a sea swollen with yet unexpressed life,
\nsymbolizes a patient and hope-filled fecundity, while the symbols around it
\nreveal the creative and renewing action of the Spirit. The dove also evokes the
\nconsecration of the humanity of Christ through baptism. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe waters<\/b>: are made of mosaic fragments;
\nthey indicate the complexity and the harmony of the human and cosmic elements
\nthat are made to \u201cgroan\u201d by the Spirit according to God\u2019s mysterious plans (cf
\nRom 8, 26-27) so that they may converge into the hospitable and fruitful
\nencounter that leads to a new creation. The dove flies among the waves of
\nhistory, above the waters of the deluge (cf Gen 8, 8-14). The men and women,
\nwhose consecration was marked by the Gospel, have always been pilgrims among
\nthe nations; they live their various charismatic and diaconal presence like
\n\u201cgood administrators of the multiform grace of God\u201d (1Pt 4,10); they are marked
\nby the Cross of Christ, even unto martyrdom; they journey through history
\nequipped with the wisdom of the Gospel; indeed, a Church that embraces and
\nheals all that is human in Christ.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe three stars<\/b>: These stand for the identity of
\nconsecrated life as confessio Trinitatis, signum fraternitatis e servitium
\ncaritatis. They express the circular relationships found in the Trinitarian
\nlove, which consecrated life is called to live daily in the world. The stars
\nalso hint to the triple halo used in the Byzantine iconography to honor Mary,
\nthe Mother of God, the first Disciple of Christ and model and patron of every
\nconsecrated life. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe polyhedral globe:<\/b> The small polyhedral globe
\nsymbolizes the planet with its myriad variety of nations and cultures, as
\nexplained by Pope Francis (cf EG 236). It is the breath of the Spirit that
\nsustains it and leads it towards the future: an invitation to all consecrated
\npersons \u201cto become bearers of the Spirit (pneumatophoroi), authentically
\nspiritual men and women, capable of endowing history with hidden fruitfulness\u201d
\n(VC 6).<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe Headword <\/b><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nVita consecrata in Ecclesia
\nhodie  Evangelium, Prophetia, Spes<\/i><\/div>\n
\n(Consecrated life in today\u2019s
\nChurch  Gospel, Prophecy, Hope.)<\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/i> <\/div>\n
\n<\/i>The headword
\nprovides a further highlighting of the identity and prospective, experience and
\nideals, grace and journey that consecrated life has lived through and is still
\nliving within the Church as people of God, as it journeys together with the
\ndifferent nations and cultures toward the future. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nEvangelium:<\/b> this indicates the fundamental
\nrule of consecrated life, which is the \u201csequela Christi as taught by the
\nGospel\u201d (PC 2a). First of all as \u201ca living memorial of Jesus’ way of living and
\nacting\u201d (VC 22), and then as vital wisdom in the light of the multiple counsels
\nthat the Lord gave to his disciples (cf LG 42). The Gospel shows the way ahead
\nand is a source of joy (EG 1). <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nProphetia:<\/b> reminds us of the prophetic
\ncharacter of consecrated life, which \u201ctakes the shape of a special form of
\nsharing in Christ’s prophetic office, which the Holy Spirit communicates to the
\nwhole People of God\u201d (VC 84). This is an authentic prophetic ministry that is
\nborn from the Word and is nourished by the Word of God when this is welcomed
\nand lived out in the various circumstances of life. This function is carried
\nout through courageous denunciation and in announcing new \u2018visits\u2019 by God;
\nalso, \u201cthrough the exploration of new ways to apply the Gospel in history, in
\nexpectation of the coming of God’s Kingdom\u201d.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nSpes:<\/b> reminds us of the ultimate
\nfulfillment of the Christian mystery. We are living through an era that is
\ncharacterized by widespread uncertainties and a lack of projects with a
\nlong-term vision: hope is needed in a context of cultural and social fragility,
\nat a time when the horizon is dark because \u201cit often seems that the signs of
\nGod’s presence have been lost from sight\u201d (VC 85). Consecrated life is
\npermanently projected toward the eschatology: it witnesses that every hope will
\neventually have its definite fulfillment, and transforms the waiting \u201cin work
\nand mission, that the Kingdom may become present here and now\u201d (VC 27). As a
\nsign of hope consecrated life needs to be close to people and to show mercy; to
\nbe a paradigm of a future free from all kinds of idolatry. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n\u201cEncouraged
\nby the charity that the Holy Spirit pours in our hearts\u201d (Rm 5,5) the
\nconsecrated persons are therefore called to embrace the universe and to become
\na memorial of the Trinitarian love, catalysts of communion and unity, praying
\nsentries on the peak of history, and to become one with humanity in its
\nanxieties and in its silent search for the Spirit.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nSOURCE:<\/i>www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/congregations\/ccscrlife\/anno-vita-consacrata\/logo_anno-vita-consacrata_en.htm<\/i><\/a><\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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