LITE
Life in the Eucharist (LITE) is a weekend retreat for adults to help them deepen their understanding of the Eucharist and recognize the implications of their relationship with Christ for their daily living. Developed in recent years by Fr. Robert Rousseu, SSS, of the Blessed Sacrament Congregation, this programme of lay evangelization is now one of the primary ways of carrying out its Eucharistic mission – to impart the Congregation’s understanding of the Eucharist to all who are thirsting for Eucharistic spirituality, prayer and community.
The Structure
The programme helps to focus on God’s love in the Eucharist as: Nourishment, Reconciliation, Transformation, Abiding Presence, Liberation.
These themes do not purport to cover the entire mystery of the Eucharist, but are chosen because they draw on people’s own experience.
Method
The programme is presented by a team of experienced and trained lay-people, under the guidance of a priest-director.
The programme is divided into five sessions (one for each theme), over a weekend. Each session is presented by a mini-team of three people. Participants are assisted to identify their own experience of the Eucharist. The team then develop this experience through their story, personal witness and teaching.
The Seminar
* gives the participants a more comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Eucharist;
* deepens their relationship with Christ in the Eucharist;
* helps them to link their Eucharistic faith to their ordinary, everyday experience;
* gives them an experience of Eucharistic community, a deep and permanent sense of bonding and belonging.
Agape
The culmination of the five sessions is the Celebration of the Eucharist, with maximum involvement of participants.
This is followed by the Agape Meal, or Love Feast. Team members and programme participants provide this celebration for each other by bringing in their love offerings of food for the table.
Result
This weekend will have a profound impact on your life and on your future celebration of the Eucharist.
Some comments of participants:
“Now, I got a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Eucharist…”
“This weekend made me think about how much Eucharist means to me…”
“Sunday Eucharist surely makes a lot of difference from now on. I just see how important it is to us. How I wish all of us come to the same awareness.”
“It was wonderful to see people sharing their life-experiences in a spirit of Christian love and genuine concern for each other as a real Christian community…”
“Warm, loving relationships grow among the participants as they come to see and express the incredible power of the Eucharist in their lives…”
“The whole experience was thought-provoking…and the Sunday liturgy touched me deeply…”
You may invite our team to arrange a seminar for your parish or group. For this, you may contact the LITES team nearest your area.
We have teams based in the following mission areas:
| LITES Team Manila Sta. Cruz Church P.O. Box 1664 1099 Manila Philippines  Tel. No. (63)(02) 733-02-45/46 |
LITES Team Davao Our Lady of the Assumption Church F. Torres Street P.O. Box 81303 8000 Davao City Philippines Tel. No. (63)(82) 227-4043 |
| LITES Team Cagayan de Oro Sacred Heart Church R. Pelaez Drive RER Subdivision, Kauswagan 9000 Cagayan de Oro City Philippines Tel. No. (63)(88) 2272-4162 |
LITES Team Tabaco Holy Family Shrine Panal, Tabaco 4511 Albay Tel. No. (63)(52) 830-0136 |
| LITES Team Tacloban Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament Maharlika Highway, Tigbao 6500 Tacloban City Philippines Tel. No. (63)(53) 321-4077 |
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