What happens at a Weekend?

Via de Cristo begins on a Thursday evening and ends on Sunday evening. While you are attending you spend three busy but very enjoyable days. You live and study together with much singing, prayer, worship and discussion. Discussions center around the talks given by laity and clergy. The talks center around the grace of God, its reality in your life and how you can live the life of grace, imparting grace to others. You have opportunity to participate in the daily celebration of Holy Communion and you begin to understand the real presence of Christ in His Body of believers.

 

What happens after a Weekend?

 You may attend a Via de Cristo only once in your life, but you are asked to build on it the for rest of your life. Some say it's "Three days that last a lifetime". This post weekend activity is known as the Fourth Day.

 These who have attended are asked to do two things during their Fourth Day:

• Expand their inner spiritual life through study and congregational participation
• Become more active Christians in their daily life

The Fourth Day community offers two means of perseverance:

• Celebration meetings of the local community for encouragement and study
• Group Reunions (small groups of men or women who meet for a short period weekly to help one another in their quest for spiritual growth and development)

Participation in these two activities is an integral part of Via de Cristo and is strongly suggested but, as are all activities of Via de Cristo, it's voluntary.