Events

Upcoming ICCRS Events

World Youth Meeting July 10-15, 2012 in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. Click here for more information.

“In his Name, all the nations will put their hope.” Mt 12:21

Catholic Charismatic Youth from all over the world have a common destiny in 2012. In their mission of spreading the Culture of Pentecost, they will gather in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. From July 10th to 15th, they will show to the rest of the world that their hope lies in just one name: Jesus. This will be the World Youth Meeting of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, the first event with the proposal to bring together the youth of the Movement from different parts of the globe.

The ICCRS Leadership Training Course is for people of all ages, from charismatic organisations worldwide who want to spend some time of their lives being formed in leadership within the CCR.

The programme will include daily Mass, Eucharist Adoration and a time of Charismatic Praise and Worship. The teachings will cover: the foundations and vision of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (Ecclesiology, Baptism in the Holy Spirit, the Histoy of the CCR, a Theology of Mission); and practical help and ideas for ministry (elements of a prayer meeting, basic techniques for evangelisation, the life of leaders). There will also be time for reflection, sharing and ministry.

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Pentecost Novena Friday, June 3-11, 2011

"The Pentecost Novena is the first of all novenas, nine days of prayer. After Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, He commanded His disciples to come together in the upper room to devote themselves to constant prayer (Acts 1:14). They prayed for nine days before receiving the Holy Spirit on Pentecost."

In 1895, on the promptings of Bl. Elena, Popes Leo XIII asked all the faithful to celebrate a solemn novena (9 days of prayer) perpetually between Ascension and Pentecost for the unity of Christianity. Another strategic moment in our journey was the Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II in 2001, Novo Millennio Ineunte, ‘At the beginning of the new millennium’. This letter brings to us a key phrase, Duc in Altum – Cast your nets out into the deep.(Lk 5.4)

Again to the CCR John Paul II declared, I pray most fervently that your communities and the entire Charismatic Renewal will “put out into the deep” of prayer in order to “put out the deep of mission.” Finally at the celebration of First Vespers of Pentecost in 2004, the last Pentecost Celebration of Pope John Paul II, he stated in his homily, “...we ...are gathered in this Square, which has become a great Upper Room… Thanks to the Charismatic Movement, a multitude of Christians, men and women, young people and adults have rediscovered Pentecost as a living reality in their daily lives. I hope that the spirituality of Pentecost will spread in the Church as a renewed incentive to prayer, holiness, communion and proclamation.”

Click here for the Burning Bush Novena developed by Kim Kollins and promoted with Pentecost of the Nations

Pentecost of the Nations…for a New Culture of Pentecost

The ICCRS 10-day Pentecost Project Click image above for more information

“Oh, if only…unanimous and fervent prayers could be raised to Heaven in every part of Christendom as they were one in the Cenacle (upper room) of Jerusalem for a rekindling of the Divine Spirit.”   Bl. Elena Guerra

Imagine what would happen if “unanimous and fervent prayers” were raised in every time zone in the world for nine days!

Imagine what would happen if we witnessed to the power of the Holy Spirit in every part of the world throughout the 24 hours of Pentecost Sunday!

Imagine what God could do if we united in prayer and celebration for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our world!

Imagine our world transformed!

Part 1 - Together We Pray! 

Operation Upper Room
June 3-11, 2011

“Operation Upper Room” is a concerted initiative of prayer during the nine days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday.   It is a return to the Upper Room, to intercede with Mary and the disciples for the rekindling of the grace of the first Pentecost, rediscovering the life and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, whose original source is Pentecost.

Intercessors who participate in the Pentecost of the Nations will be linking together in a variety of Upper Room events organized by Prayer Groups, Communities and Individuals.  Individuals can also make a commitment to pray a novena to the Holy Spirit for the specified intentions of Pentecost of the Nations.  One suggested novena format is the Burning Bush Novena. www.burningbushinitiative.com

Intercessors will be united together weaving a dense global “net” of prayer which will be continuous, night and day, during the nine days before Pentecost (on national, regional and local levels).

There is no mandatory structure for Pentecost of the Nations prayer nets or events – all are free to utilize whatever prayers and events are familiar and fruitful to you as an individual, group or community.

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