Covenant members

I am 30 years old. I am married and mother of three children aged 5, 3 and a newborn baby. My husband is not baptized even though we were married in the church and our children were baptized. I am a high school teacher.

I made my first commitment as a Friend of the Lamb of the House of Nouan-le-Fuzelier in February 2014. Since then, I have renewed it every year. It was in 2005 that I met the Community of Beatitudes : it was love at first sight.

As a musician, I was immediately seduced by the songs and the beauty of the liturgy. Over the years, I really got closer to the Community and when in 2007 the coordinator of the house I was in spoke to me about this commitment as Friend of the Lamb, it immediately spoke to me. This commitment corresponded exactly to the link I wanted to maintain with the Community. Finally, things turned out differently and after a geographical and spiritual distancing period, which lasted for some time, I found my way back to the Community in 2011 on the occasion of the WYD in Madrid. And I quickly felt the call again, to become a Friend of the Lamb. It seemed essential to my spiritual balance. I realized that I need the Community to always bring me back to Jesus and that it was important for me to have a role, a place for the Community.

On a daily basis, this commitment gives me unwavering support, the assurance that I have brothers and sisters who carry me in their prayers and the pleasure of coming together as a ‘family’ on weekends in the Foyer. I also had the joy of being able to « export » the Rose Petal Evenings in my parish: every year in October, two members of the Community come to animate this vigil with me that has now been rooted for five years in parish culture!

Marie

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 7, I shall be renewing my commitment as Disciple of the Lamb. Here is why.

Because Jesus Christ is my only master.Who else would I follow? He it is who is all my joy, whose constant constant presence remains in my heart whatever the difficulties, the moments of joy or doubt. When all my certainties fly away, when I miss my friends, he is faithful and he always answers when I call him. He is the rock on which I anchor my heart, the keel that stabilizes my life. It has never failed me.

In Jesus alone do I find my happiness. Recently, as I tried to be virtuous (it can happen), I realized that however perfect I might be, however perfectly I might act, but I will not be fulfilled. The only way to be filled with happiness is to live in the Heart of Jesus. I have never found happiness comparable to that which I have experienced a few times before the Face of the Lord during adoration, or during communion at Mass. No happiness equals that of feeling the burning presence of Jesus in ones heart.

It is in the Heart of Jesus that I blossom, that I discover myself as the Father wanted me to be, that I feel free, known, loved. This presence that dwells in me is alive, it is also a word. At the age of eight (by dint of asking), I received the great grace of being able to enter into dialogue with Jesus, to enter into a discussion with him in an intelligible way. Today, twelve years later, a very deep friendship has been established between Jesus and me, which is the cause of my joy. For I still want to receive the graces that God wants to give me. The more I receive, the more my desire grows. The more I love Jesus, the more I desire to know Him, to deepen His mysteries and to dwell in His love. The more I ask, the more I receive. God has such a great desire to make himself known and to give himself ! All one needs to do is to ask !

In fact, I can’t keep to myself the love that God has for others. To be a Disciple of the Lamb is also to be a visible witness of Jesus and of what he does in my life, so that others may see what great love God wants to give them.

Clément

I am Hungarian, I am 23 years old and am currently studying in Budapest to become a teacher.

Last year, I participated for the second time in the Thabor Festival, a youth camp of the Community of the Beatitudes in Homokkomarom, Hungary.  This camp was very blessed : I felt very close to God and received many graces. My little sister was already a Disciple of the Lamb and had often told me about the training, the atmosphere, her experiences and the time spent with God, so that at the end of the summer, I decided to belong to the Community too : I wanted to return to Homokkomarom, I wanted to be a Disciple of the Lamb ! I already knew the spirituality and prayers of the Community of the Beatitudes from my parents who are also members of the Community. That’s why I really feel at home.

I am currently in my second year of training. Since becoming a member of the Community, I have forged many valuable relationships, and I have received a great deal from God. I have discovered new perspectives that help me in my relationship with God. This has strengthened my faith and has taught me to become a more adult Christian and more aware of my faith. I was also able to experience the happiness of being together, in Community, with the sisters and with others !

My commitment has been very intense. I am happy to have been able to say a conscious “yes” to God. This commitment gives me a lot of strength and supports me on my way so that I can get closer and closer to God ! Persevering on a daily basis is sometimes a real struggle, but my commitment is a sure point that I can always return to. Moreover, I am not alone and this strengthens me : we make this commitment together, we are in communion and we can strengthen each other through our daily experiences and struggles.

Teresz

My name is Hajni, I am 23 years old, Hungarian and have been married for two years. I just finished my studies to become a kindergarten teacher. I met the Community at the age of 13 at a youth camp in Homokkomarom (Camp Mont-Thabor).

It was in this camp that I first met my husband, Tobias. He is 27 years old and a computer scientist. Tobias has known the Community since childhood because he has participated in several community programs with his parents since the 1990s. He really feels at home in the Beatitudes. We live in Piliscsaba, a city near Budapest. We are currently expecting our first baby. We love hiking together and participate in the daily life of our parish.

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We have participated in the training of the Disciples of the Lamb.  It is in the Community  that we receive healing and support in prayer. It is also the place where we can exercise apostolates : I sing in the choir during youth camps and my husband helps with the more technical aspects of the organization.

It is for these reasons that we became Friends of the Lamb in 2017. This commitment gives a framework and a spiritual impetus to our life by making us taste God’s goodness and gives us the opportunity to live our Christian life authentically in gratitude and freedom.

Hajni and Tobias

Becoming a Disciple of the Lamb was the answer to a profound need in me for unity and meaning: wishing my life with Christ no longer to be only “alive” when with the Beatitudes, but to be so also in my daily life. It opened the way for me to get closer to this Community which I love very much and in which I have found something to nourish my faith.

What this commitment requires of us is not easy to hold on to every day, but it makes me grow spiritually. I have discovered how light it is to bear the cross of Christ, which we receive on the day of our commitment. The meetings of the Disciples in the Community are always times of grace where I can draw new strength to live my faith on a daily basis.

I am now entering my third year as Disciple, and I can say that it is no longer I who bear the cross, but the cross that bears my life.

Pauline

I am 30 years old. I am married and mother of three children aged 5, 3 and a newborn baby. My husband is not baptized even though we were married in the church and our children were baptized. I am a high school teacher.

I made my first commitment as a Friend of the Lamb of the House of Nouan-le-Fuzelier in February 2014. Since then, I have renewed it every year. It was in 2005 that I met the Community of Beatitudes : it was love at first sight.

As a musician, I was immediately seduced by the songs and the beauty of the liturgy. Over the years, I really got closer to the Community and when in 2007 the coordinator of the house I was in spoke to me about this commitment as Friend of the Lamb, it immediately spoke to me. This commitment corresponded exactly to the link I wanted to maintain with the Community. Finally, things turned out differently and after a geographical and spiritual distancing period, which lasted for some time, I found my way back to the Community in 2011 on the occasion of the WYD in Madrid. And I quickly felt the call again, to become a Friend of the Lamb. It seemed essential to my spiritual balance. I realized that I need the Community to always bring me back to Jesus and that it was important for me to have a role, a place for the Community.

On a daily basis, this commitment gives me unwavering support, the assurance that I have brothers and sisters who carry me in their prayers and the pleasure of coming together as a ‘family’ on weekends in the Foyer. I also had the joy of being able to « export » the Rose Petal Evenings in my parish: every year in October, two members of the Community come to animate this vigil with me that has now been rooted for five years in parish culture!

Marie

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 7, I shall be renewing my commitment as Disciple of the Lamb. Here is why.

Because Jesus Christ is my only master.Who else would I follow? He it is who is all my joy, whose constant constant presence remains in my heart whatever the difficulties, the moments of joy or doubt. When all my certainties fly away, when I miss my friends, he is faithful and he always answers when I call him. He is the rock on which I anchor my heart, the keel that stabilizes my life. It has never failed me.

In Jesus alone do I find my happiness. Recently, as I tried to be virtuous (it can happen), I realized that however perfect I might be, however perfectly I might act, but I will not be fulfilled. The only way to be filled with happiness is to live in the Heart of Jesus. I have never found happiness comparable to that which I have experienced a few times before the Face of the Lord during adoration, or during communion at Mass. No happiness equals that of feeling the burning presence of Jesus in ones heart.

It is in the Heart of Jesus that I blossom, that I discover myself as the Father wanted me to be, that I feel free, known, loved. This presence that dwells in me is alive, it is also a word. At the age of eight (by dint of asking), I received the great grace of being able to enter into dialogue with Jesus, to enter into a discussion with him in an intelligible way. Today, twelve years later, a very deep friendship has been established between Jesus and me, which is the cause of my joy. For I still want to receive the graces that God wants to give me. The more I receive, the more my desire grows. The more I love Jesus, the more I desire to know Him, to deepen His mysteries and to dwell in His love. The more I ask, the more I receive. God has such a great desire to make himself known and to give himself ! All one needs to do is to ask !

In fact, I can’t keep to myself the love that God has for others. To be a Disciple of the Lamb is also to be a visible witness of Jesus and of what he does in my life, so that others may see what great love God wants to give them.

Clément

I am Hungarian, I am 23 years old and am currently studying in Budapest to become a teacher.

Last year, I participated for the second time in the Thabor Festival, a youth camp of the Community of the Beatitudes in Homokkomarom, Hungary.  This camp was very blessed : I felt very close to God and received many graces. My little sister was already a Disciple of the Lamb and had often told me about the training, the atmosphere, her experiences and the time spent with God, so that at the end of the summer, I decided to belong to the Community too : I wanted to return to Homokkomarom, I wanted to be a Disciple of the Lamb ! I already knew the spirituality and prayers of the Community of the Beatitudes from my parents who are also members of the Community. That’s why I really feel at home.

I am currently in my second year of training. Since becoming a member of the Community, I have forged many valuable relationships, and I have received a great deal from God. I have discovered new perspectives that help me in my relationship with God. This has strengthened my faith and has taught me to become a more adult Christian and more aware of my faith. I was also able to experience the happiness of being together, in Community, with the sisters and with others !

My commitment has been very intense. I am happy to have been able to say a conscious “yes” to God. This commitment gives me a lot of strength and supports me on my way so that I can get closer and closer to God ! Persevering on a daily basis is sometimes a real struggle, but my commitment is a sure point that I can always return to. Moreover, I am not alone and this strengthens me : we make this commitment together, we are in communion and we can strengthen each other through our daily experiences and struggles.

Teresz