16/17/18 September 2016 Seminarju Tal-Virtu r-Rabat
LoM organized a 3 day retreat where the members had time to leave everyday life behind and reflect on their life.
We were split into groups because of the age difference and is experiencing different moments in their life. I made part of the older group. Those over 17. Fr Karm Debattista was the spiritual director who delivered fantastic sessions. We had chosen the topics before the weekend ..... (Michaela Borg)
Il-LoM organizzat irtir ta’ tlett ijiem fejn il-membri jaqtaw ftit mill-ħajja ta’ kuljum u jirriflettu fuq il-ħajja tagħhom u l-ispiritwalita’. Konna maqsumin fi gruppi minħabba li l-etajiet ivarjaw u kulħadd għaddej minn mumenti differneti f’ħajtu. Jien kont nifforma parti mill-grupp tal-kbar jiġifieri dawk ta 17+. Bħala direttur spiritwali kellna lil Fr Karm Debattista li tagħna sessions mill-isbaħ. It-tema tas-sessions konna lħaqna għażilniha qabel biex is-sessions ikunu dwar xi ħaġa li lilna tolqotna u li nitgħallmu minnhom. Session li lili laqtitni ħafna kienet dik relatata mal-fidi. Il-fidi għal uħud hija naqra ta’misteru u l-Fr beda billi saqsiena l-ovvja mistoqsija “X’inhi l-fidi għalina?”. Bħala żagħżagħ xi kultant insibuha diffiċli biex nifhmu x’inhi eżatt il-fidi u l-għan tagħha. Iżda f’dik is-session tgħallimt li l-fidi m’hiex xi ħaġa bombastika u li tinsab għand ċertu nies biss. Il-fidi hija l-ħajja tagħna kuljum, il-mod kif aħna ngħixu u naġixxu ma’ ħutna l-bnedmin. Meta nagħmlu xi ħaġa tajba ma’ xi ħadd fil-bżonn inħossu dak iċ-ċertu ferħ u sodisfazzjon. Bl-atti tiegħi nħoss li nkun qegħda nikber fil-fidi “dak li tagħmlu mal-iżgħar fost dawn ħuti, tkunu qed tagħmluh miegħi” (Mt. 25,40). Apparti li kellna sessions kellna wkoll mumenti ta’ logħob u attivitajiet oħra. Kellna BBQ filgħaxija, kif ukoll water games wara nofsinhar fejn ħadna gost ingaraw l-ilma lil xulxin. Kellna wkoll treasure hunt fejn il-membri inqasmu fi gruppi, użaw moħħhom biex jaslu għat-teżor. Il-live in kien ta’ suċċess li minnu tagħlimna xi ħaġa spiritwali u li fih komplejna nikbru kemm fil-fidi kif ukoll bejnietna. (Michaela Borg)
Dawn it-tliet ijiem kont qeda nistennijhom fuq ix xwiek wara l- O'levels ghax tiga kellhi esperjenza tal-irtir is-sena l-ohra u vera kien ta' gid ghalija. Huwa l-pjacir tieghi li niltaqgha ma huti l-legjunarji ghax huma hbieb ta' vera u dan l-irtir rega laqghana ghal tliet ijiem flimkien li hadna hafna taghlim minnhom. Is-sessions kienu siewja ghalija ghax tkellimna fuq il-hajja tal-lum. Fost hafna tellimna fuq l-iskola, l-miedja socjali, xi tfisser tkun nisrani u l-familja. Sibna wkoll ic-cans li nitolbu u nilghabu flimkien. Nixtieq nirringrazzja lil dawk li organizzaw tax- xoghol kbir li hadu biex preparaw dawn t-tliet ijiem Irtir, filwaqt grazzi kbira tmur lil koka u lid-direttur spiritwali li kelnha. (Charlene Grech)
Work Camp 3
1/2/3 July 2016 Marsaxlokk
A unique and fantastic Experience A glorious weekend which was blasted with activities...activities which are norm in our day to day hectic schedule but were done in a slower and in spiritual ambiance.
Personally...it was an experience which took me away from everyday hustle and bustle and from all that is materialistic. I had ample time to reflect spiritually and go through in depth of my way of living school, studying, football, gymnastics, teen's activities and all. A life where there is no stopping. I truly felt reborn and living again as I was simply existing before.
My recollection of the whole weekend was sharing thoughts, team work and living as one family and making a wide spectrum of new friends.(Rachel Portelli)
This was my first Work Camp. Apart from the fact that we grew closer as Legioners, you get to know others, you make new friends and you value the importance of helping your neighbor. Visiting the elderly was the activity that I liked most where we sang and played the guitar. I liked the unity between the youths while preparations and during the BBQ. I think that something like this should be done more frequently. (Sephora Borg)
Esperjenza unika u tal-Genn. Kienet esperjenza unika fejn haditni l' boghod mill-genn materjalistiku. Kont f'ambjent fejn stajt iktar nirrifletti spiritwalment u l- mod kif qed nghix hajti. Bhal specita tajt breaks qawwija l-hajja mghaggla li kelli ta' kuljum...skola, studju, football, gymnastics, laghqat taz-zghazagh u hajja li qatt ma tieqaf. Wara l-work camp hassejtni ergajt nghix flok nezisti. Grazzi tmur specjalment Iil organizzaturi tal-pacenzja u dedikazzjoni kbira li juru lejn il-Legjun ta' Marija u peress li konna l-unici Ghawdxin. Grazzi hafna u looking forward ghall-Settembru. Xxx
Kien weekend mill-isbah mimli attivitajiet li ghalkemm naghmluhom fil-hajja ta' kuljum dhalna iktar fi spirtu ta' ghaqda u team work. Kien weekend li saraf fi spectrum wisa' ta' hbieb godda. (Rachel Portelli)
Kienet l-ewwel darba tieghi li attendejt ghal Workcamp. Apparti li taqqadna llkoll bhala Legjun, issir taf il-hadd iehor u taghmel hbieb godda, tghinek ukoll taghraf l-importanza ta’ l- ghajnuna lejn il-proxxmu. L- iktar haga li ghogbitni kienet meta morna mzuru lil anzjani u ferrahnihom billi kantajnilhom u daqqejnilhom bil-kitarri. Ghogbitni wkoll l-ghaqda ta’ bejn iz-zaghzagh waqt il-preparazzjoni u waqt il-hin tal- BBQ. Nahseb xi haga bhal din ta’ min li ssir aktar spiss. (Sephora Borg)