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“More than any other, the individual who

is animated by true charity labors skillfully
to discover the causes of misery, to find the

means to combat it, and to overcome it reso-
lutely.” – Paul VI, Populorum Progressio

we face is undoubtedly our future. Whether we like it Einstein’s definition of insanity. Let us be bold and let
or not, we become older with each year that passes, us ask the Holy Spirit what needs to be changed or
and no one lives forever. The soul does of course, adapted, without changing our message.
but not the body. If no one replaces us, the number We might ask ourselves what is the best way to
of full-time and local Pilgrims will decrease until there make our message known as far and wide as pos-
is no one left. Mr. Even and Mrs. Mercier invited the sible. In an article recognizing the 19th anniversary of
young to come and give a few years of their lives: VERS DEMAIN, Mr. Even explained the advantages
one, five or ten years. They could later marry and re- of the written word. “VERS DEMAIN is more than a
main friends of the Movement. They imagined that professor’s chair; it is a teacher who visits the homes.
over the years, full-time Pilgrims would be replaced The journal adapts itself to everyone’s schedule.
by younger people. But the young no longer come. Each member of the household dedicates the time he
Many reasons can explain why this is so. Religion wants to spend on his reading, at the time and at the
is no longer taught in schools. We can also ask our- speed that suits him best. There is no such thing in
selves whether there is a fault in how things are done the teaching given orally in a public meeting or over
in Rougemont. If Social Credit can be defined as the the radio, where the rate of talk is the same for all
confidence we have in each other, we can examine listeners, and where a sentence once spoken does
the extent to which we live social credit among our- not return.”
selves. We are told that young people no longer read
What can we do to engage the young? An exam- today and that they can only be reached over the in-
ination of conscience is warranted. Should we listen ternet. Without abandoning the printed word, we can
to their grievances? Should we ask them why they no consider how to reach the young using other media.
longer come to Rougemont, whether as full-time or Let us not forget that people are not won over by
as local Pilgrims? We can acknowledge that the same what they read or hear, but rather by our dedication
situation exists in local churches and in other move- to our apostolate. In the words of Saint John Paul II,
ments; the young have left there also. Without new the financiers’ greed will only be vanquished through
members, VERS DEMAIN and MICHAEL are bound the gift of self, which is the opposite of that offered by
to disappear. We can go on saying: “We have always the Financiers. Let us spread the MICHAEL message
acted this way, we will go on doing the same thing and ask that God change hearts and minds. Thank
and things will work out.” But doing the same thing you. v
over and over again and expecting different results is Alain Pilote

Prayer to the Holy Ghost

Come Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle
in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit and they
shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth.

O God, Who by the light of the Holy Ghost, did instruct the
hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Spirit we may be
truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ
Our Lord, Amen.

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