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The Pact of Unity, July 16, 1949

Jul 14, 2014

Chiara Lubich recounts to a group of young people, the mystical experience of the summer of 1949 which laid the foundations for the nascent Focolare Movement.

1279292488Lubich Giordani Montet, Switzerland, August 15, 2001. Chiara Lubich was surrounded by 50 young people and several professors from the Focolare’s Centre for Studies who were about to give birth to the Abba School and the future Sophia University Institute. Chiara wished to speak to them from the heart, conveying to them that particular experience with Igino Giordani that lies at the foundation of the Focolare Movement: the Pact of Unity at Holy Communion. It was July 16, 1949; Chiara was 29 years old. A study on the Pact of July 16, 1949 has been published in a book entitled: Il Patto del ’49 nell’esperienza di Chiara Lubich.  Download mp3 Video in italian http://vimeo.com/100116616

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