Celebrating the Centenary of
Gianna Gobbi
with 100 Days of Joy!
Count Down - Day 64
Today, Sunday, October 13, 2019 day 64 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 "Welcoming the Children"

Today we share from Gianna Gobbi's book Listening to God with Children, page 45:
"It is important in working with the children to begin in the right way from the very first meeting. The catechist will have already come to know the children and their families. He or she will have carefully prepared the environment for the children, as well as himself or herself to be with the children and God in the atrium.”

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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