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CLM and
Evangelization of the Youth and Young Adults
The evangelic service to the youth constitutes a
priority in the action of the CLM. In the youth not
only the future of the nation is projected but also
the present and in a way the Church is edify. In them
is the hope for a better world. The future of society
depends on their education in the faith of the Church
and their adherence to her, on their love for the
truth, on the steadfastness of their convictions, of
their coherence with the just and true values and
their conformation with Jesus Christ.
For these reasons and in accordance with care that
the Shepherds had been giving in this area, the CLM is
committed to the effort to go and meet the youth to
offer them a Christian way of life. For this it has
developed a program of education in the faith
following Mary as a model. The intention of this
program is to try to present adequate ways, according
to the gift of grace, to live in coherence between the
faith and the reality in which that young person has
to live; to fraternally help the young person to
discover that Jesus Christ is truly the answer to his
deepest yearnings.
The perspective of the CLM is in dynamism of
encounter. The primary encounter is with Jesus Christ;
the conversion and interior renovation are a first and
essential step. This encounter is based in the grace
received - mainly from the sacraments and prayer - and
is strengthen with the experience of communion and the
celebration of the faith in every day life. As a
result of that experience of encounter and faith lived
fully, pours out an urge for an active and joyful
apostolic commitment to others, especially with
friends. The universal horizon of evangelization
appears concretely in the people that are close to
one.
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