Celebrating the Centenary of
Gianna Gobbi
with 100 Days of Joy!
Count Down - Day 85
Today, Sunday, September 22, 2019 day 85 in our countdown of 100 days leading to the celebration of Gianna Gobbi's Centenary. 

Each Sunday during this countdown, we are introducing the theme for the week. This week's theme is "The Material."

Today we share from Gianna Gobbi's book Listening to God with Children, page 20:
The materials used in the
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
are not meant to lead to
the formation of concepts,
but to a vital encounter
with a real Person. 
Therefore, we can say that
the child's use of the material
leads not only to the consideration of ideas,
but to prayer. 
They are not only an aid to learning;
they are an aid to religious life, itself.

Gianna Gobbi
We are pleased to celebrate the Centenary of Gianna Gobbi's birth, a milestone in the history of
the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd by sharing this
 "Pearl of Joy" with you!
Read more about Gianna in this new Commemorative Journal
This special Commemorative Journal allows Gianna Gobbi’s voice and spirit to remind us of the beauty, value, and gift of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and how we as adults must behold, must “see” the child before us, allowing for their contemplation of and enjoyment in the presence of God. 

several of the pearls in the pearl shell
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