Spring has always been, for the Canção Nova, a favorable time, a time of grace. It is this season that everything is renewed, and that’s what we hope. It also raises the enthusiasm and the ardor of the New Evangelization, because this is the greatest need for the Church and for the world.
We have the grace to be the first among the new communities of life in Brazil. For us, it is a joy we can be an example to others, not to be better, but we had to come out ahead, suffer more, had more difficulties we faced difficult situations, but, by God’s grace, overcame them.
Born of a document on evangelization called “Evangelii Nuntiandi”: Evangelization of the Modern World, and a concrete experience of evangelization. Not only to make the retreats with young people, but also to boldly use the media.
Each community was born just to meet a need of the Church, which “reaches out” and says the new communities that are truly active and that every one knows and performs his charisma, because unity of charisms will just bring the help that Church needs at this time.
All that Canção Nova accomplishes is the work of faith. At the beginning, all this was impossible for me. And, thank God, maybe my only merit has been to believe, because God did the rest. Just because I could not do more, for me it was impossible and still remains so. Every day is a new adventure, is a wonder, a miracle.
We have witnessed that for God nothing is impossible. I never intended to “establish” or be the “founder” of something. If today Canção Nova is a “foundation”, I affirm that “it was God who founded it:” He had plans about it; He planted it, grew it, He directed, pruned, expanded, made produce fruit, and motioned the point of attraction.He made everything.
In Canção Nova, spring is always a time for surprises of God, and this will be no different. The Lord is faithful, He will make us into a major renovation and it will acquire a new luster. We are moving quickly to the end of the year. Flowers, fruit, life, blue sky, heat … Everything is renewed for us this time and God will give us more ardor for the New Evangelization.
Monsignor Jonas Abib
Founder of the Canção Nova Community