Conjugal Spirituality

and The Tenets of Teams of Our Lady

 

A series of study topics to follow the Lourdes International Gathering

 

“The Teams of Our Lady, a movement of married spirituality, is considered as a gift of God to the Church and to the world.”

                                                                        Guide of the Teams of Our Lady.

 

 

The term ‘conjugal spirituality’ has been used from the very early times in our Movement but do we fully understand it and its relevance in today’s world?

 

This series of study topics over the next 8 months will first consider the vocation of conjugal spirituality and the purpose of Teams of Our Lady. The sacrament of marriage is explored, followed by how we should live out the sacrament in the world. These ideas and the methods of Teams of Our Lady are then developed to consider how we orient our lives in the love of God.

 

The final topic takes Jesus as our model and opens up some new thinking on our path to holiness, both as individuals and as a couple.

 

While developing greater understanding of couple spirituality, we propose this study so the new Orientation of our Movement can become a reality in our lives.

 

The format will follow the same pattern as the recent study series. Couples are asked to read the topic before the meeting, and consider the suggested questions at a sit-down, before discussing the topic with the rest of the team at the team meeting.

 

You can find additional material which supports this study topic on the Teams Lourdes website, http://www.lourdes2006end.com. Click on Conferences. The various documents are listed as different headings under the title “The ERI Conferences”. Alternatively, ask anyone who went to Lourdes if you can borrow their CD, as the CD issued at Lourdes also contains them.