Apostleship of the Sea: Witness of Love, Hope and Solidarity in the Light of the Encyclical Deus Caritas Est of Benedict XVI.

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Apostleship of the Sea: Witness of Love, Hope and Solidarity in the Light of the Encyclical Deus Caritas Est of Benedict XVI

So as to call forth renewed energy and commitment to God’s love

……. the light that can always illuminate a world grown dim

WITNESS of Love, Hope and Solidarity

WITNESS to Love We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. 1 John John 4.16

eros agape

Love can be commanded because it has first been given

Let love alone speak

WITNESS to Solidarity

makes the living God visible

WITNESS to Hope

Prayer: to stand unprotected before God

Do you want to be possessed by God?