The term Focolare Movement ("focolare" means fireplace) was applied to the Movement, since its beginnings, by the people of Trent because of the "fire" of Gospel love which animated Chiara Lubich and her first companions.
The Founder, Chiara Lubich emphases that the Movement "was not thought up by a human mind, but that it is the fruit of a charism which comes from Above. We try to follow, through circumstances, the will of God day by day".
The Bishop of Trent, Msgr. Carlo de Ferrari, gave the first approval at the level of the local Church in 1947: He said, "Here there is the hand of God". A number of pontifical approvals followed, the first being in 1962; the most recent, which encompassed the latest developments, was given in 1990.
The Focolare is part of the present phenomenon of the flourishing of ecclesial movements which have originated over the years from "a precise charism given to the person of the Founder" (John Paul II), meaning that it is a "gift of the Spirit" which unceasingly gives rise to the "novelty of Christianity" (Cardinal Ratzinger). John Paul II denoted the charism of Chiara Lubich as "a radicalism of love" and saw in the Movement the lineaments of the Church of the Council, open to the various dialogues (19.8.1984).
How to Volunteer:
Check the Focolare News Page for the latest events and activities you may want to be part with.
http://focolare.org.ph/focolarerp/News/
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Contact Details:
Zone: Manila North
248-B Ermin Garcia St.
Brgy. Silayan, Cubao
Quezon City
Tel. 383-3873
Zone: Manila North
6 Campanilla St. (along E. Rodriguez)
New Manila
Quezon City
Tel. 526-6064
6 Campanilla St. (along E. Rodriguez)
New Manila
Quezon City
Tel. 526-6064
URL to Website: http://focolare.org.ph/
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