The document discusses the themes of the three days of a Cursillo weekend. Day one focuses on an encounter with self through reflections on grace and one's relationship with God. Day two emphasizes an encounter with Christ through learning how to see Christ and developing a personal relationship with Him. Day three is centered around an encounter with others by considering one's environments and call to spread the gospel through actions and as a Christian leader. The order and themes of the rollos are meant to facilitate moving through these three encounters over the course of the weekend.

1. Weekend Themes
E. Paul Semmens
November 2012
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2. Agenda
† Bible Enthronement & Reflection
† Leader’s Prayer
† Reflection & Floating Group Reunion
† Doctrine Talk: TBD
† Technique Talks: Weekend Themes
† Closing Prayer
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3. Leader’s Prayer
† Lord grant that we may understand the necessity for depth in our
Movement, rather than surface glory. Convince us of the truth
that colorful programs do not constitute success.
† My God, give us a spirit of self sacrifice so that we may offer
everything for Your cause: our time, our abilities, our health and
even our lives if necessary. Instill in us courage in our initiatives,
good judgment in our choice of the right means, and that
determination, which in spit of failures, assures victory.
† Move away from us the tiny rivalries, sensitivities, discourtesies,
pride, everything which distracts from You, everything which
divides or discourages.
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4. Leader’s Prayer con’t
† Help us to maintain at a high level, a meaningful supernatural and
mutual charity among ourselves, so that each one will seek by
preference, the most humble task and will rejoice at the good
performed by others, so that all our spirits, united in a common
purpose, will have one single spirit, Yours Jesus, and that this
spirit may let us see Your attractive goodness marked in all our
faces, Your warm accents in all our words, and in our lives
something superior to the world, something that proclaims Your
Living Presence among us. Amen
† Our Lady of Guadelupe, Patron of the Americas, Pray for US.
† St Paul, Patron of the Cursillo, Pray for US.
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7. Weekend Themes
† The Cursillo 3 Day Manual says the weekend has three themes:
– Encounter with Self
– Encounter with God
– Encounter with others
† The design (content & flow of Rollos) of the weekend is intended
to facilitate these three themes
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8. Three Encounters on the Weekend
CURSILLO IS:
-PRACTICAL
SOLUTIONS TO
LIFE’S PROBLEMS
-THE ANSWER TO
HAPPINESS
THREE
ENCOUNTERS
STATIONS REMIND
MEDITATON ON THE
MEDITATION: US THAT GOD EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES WILL
SELF KNOW YOURSELF
PRODIGAL SON:
LOVED US SO MUCH CONSCIENCE BE CONFLICTED
GOD FORGIVES
HE DIED FOR US
PIETY: IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE
IDEALS: I AM THE LAYPERSON IN THE ACTUAL GRACE: A LIFE OF GRACE; TO BE
THREE GLANCES OF GREATEST HABITUAL GRACE: CHURCH: WE ARE GOD GIVES US THE HOLY, TO DO GOD’S WILL;
CHRIST, WHO AM I CREATURE IN WE ARE MADE TO PART OF THE BODY HELP TO DEAL WITH GOD WILL FORGIVE-
LIKE? CREATION, AM I BE HOLY OF CHRIST & HAVE A EACH SITUATION IN ROLLISTA EXAMPLE GIVES
ACTING LIKE IT? ROLE TO PLAY IN IT. OUR LIVES THE CANDIDATE HOPE HE
CAN PREVAIL
ACTION: WE HAVE
PERSON OF CHRIST SACRAMENTS: GIVE TO REACH OUT AS LEADERS: WE ARE
Study: MUST STUDY
MEDITATION: US GRACE AND PUT FRIENDS; SPREAD OBSTACLES TO MILITANT
GOD CHRIST IS REAL,
TO KNOW GOD AND
US IN THE PRESENCE THE GOSPEL WITH GRACE CHRISTIANS:
OURSELVES
ALIVE, A FRIEND OF GOD OUR EXAMPLE AND APOSTLES
WORDS
THE CURSILLISTA
ENVIRONMENTS: BEYOND THE
LIFE IN GRACE: TOTAL SECURITY:
MEDITATION: NEED TO KNOW CURSILLO: WITNESS
CHRISTIANITY IN GRACE GIVES THE LIVING THE
OTHERS CHRIST’S MESSAGE OUR
ACTION CURSILLISTA THE
TO WHAT LONG
CURSILLO
TO CURSILLISTAS ENVIRONMENTS TO TERM IMPACTS
TOOLS TO SEE METHODOLOGY
EVANGELIZE THEM CURSILLO CAN HAVE
ON YOUR LIFE
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9. Encounter with Self
CURSILLO IS:
-PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO LIFE’S
PROBLEMS
THE THREE ENCOUNTERS IN THE THREE-DAY CURSILLO
-THE ANSWER TO HAPPINESS
Source: National Cursillo Center Mailing – June 2008
THREE
ENCOUNTERS
SELF
STATIONS REMIND
US THAT GOD EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES WILL
LOVED US SO MUCH CONSCIENCE BE CONFLICTED
HE DIED FOR US
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10. Encounter with Self
IDEALS: I AM THE
THREE GLANCES OF GREATEST HABITUAL GRACE:
SELF CHRIST, WHO AM I CREATURE IN WE ARE MADE TO
LIKE? CREATION, AM I BE HOLY
ACTING LIKE IT?
PIETY: IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE
LAYPERSON IN THE ACTUAL GRACE: A LIFE OF GRACE; TO BE
CHURCH: WE ARE GOD GIVES US THE HOLY, TO DO GOD’S WILL;
PART OF THE BODY HELP TO DEAL WITH GOD WILL FORGIVE-
OF CHRIST & HAVE A EACH SITUATION IN ROLLISTA EXAMPLE GIVES
ROLE TO PLAY IN IT. OUR LIVES THE CANDIDATE HOPE HE
CAN PREVAIL
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11. Encounter with God
PERSON OF CHRIST SACRAMENTS: GIVE
Study: MUST STUDY
MEDITATION: US GRACE AND PUT
GOD CHRIST IS REAL,
TO KNOW GOD AND
US IN THE PRESENCE
OURSELVES
ALIVE, A FRIEND OF GOD
ACTION: WE HAVE
TO REACH OUT AS LEADERS: WE ARE
FRIENDS; SPREAD OBSTACLES TO MILITANT
THE GOSPEL WITH GRACE CHRISTIANS:
OUR EXAMPLE AND APOSTLES
WORDS
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12. Encounter with Others
ENVIRONMENTS:
MEDITATION: NEED TO KNOW
CHRISTIANITY IN
OTHERS CHRIST’S MESSAGE OUR
ACTION
TO CURSILLISTAS ENVIRONMENTS TO
EVANGELIZE THEM
THE CURSILLISTA
BEYOND THE
LIFE IN GRACE: TOTAL SECURITY:
CURSILLO: WITNESS
GRACE GIVES THE LIVING THE
TO WHAT LONG
CURSILLISTA THE CURSILLO
TERM IMPACTS
TOOLS TO SEE METHODOLOGY
CURSILLO CAN HAVE
ON YOUR LIFE
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13. Weekend Themes-
3 Day Manual
† Day one: Sanctifying grace-presentation of life in grace; direction of one's life to God;
conversion; Christ our friend
– Encounter with self
– Beauty of call, importance of personal relationship w/ Christ
– Low key, stick to outline, Just give the facts
† Day two: encounter with Christ:
– How person forms them self to be Christ like
– Focus on relation w/ Christ & others
† Day 3: encounter with others
– Call to Apostolate, a Christian leader
– Focus on relations w/ others
– Vision is Christianity in action-Christians on the move trying to do something
– Provides Method to reach vision
– We are Militant Catholics-dedicated Christians who group themselves around Christ w/
aim to spread ideal and translating it into works; a team in operation
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14. Road Ahead
† The theme of each talk is important, for example:
– Why is Action conducted during day two when the theme is encounter with Christ
• Unless it is strictly interpreted to be discussed in the context of part of our
responsibilities to God
• Otherwise, it should be scheduled on Sunday as part of the Encounter with others talk
– Same thought applies to Leaders; the word leadership denotes interaction with
others; unless message is we must lead as part of our relationship with God
† So SoL needs to review each Rollo to insure that we accurately give future
Rolloistas an accurate theme for each Rollo
– Do not believe we should alter order of Rollos
† We must conduct this review prayerfully—do not want to change what is
not broken!
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15. Rollo Theme Methodology
Rollo 3 Day Manual Other References Thoughts
Theme
Environments If a man accepts Principle message is
that his reality is not the Rollo
made up of persons Content, but the
sharing of the
Rolloistas
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17. SoL News
† Remote SoL is third Thursday of each month at 7PM. Attendance
information is at cursillo.org/birmingham
† Next SoL is 2d Saturday of January in XXXX, 0930 (January 12th)-
Topic: Environments Rollo
† By Law Approval by Bishop Baker 2013
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18. SoL Six Month Schedule
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Doctrine The Holy Deacon Dan Father Pat Tripod Fr. Pat No SoL
Spirit
Technique The Holy Set Up Leadership Secretariat Weekend
Spirit & Nominations Themes
Cursillo
Jan Feb Mar April May June
Doctrine
Technique Environ-
ments
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20. Closing Prayer
† Dear Lord, we must have fraternal charity, or we can accomplish
nothing for you.
† In loving you, help us to have a genuine concern for one another, a
generosity in sharing one another’s burdens, a gallantry in
defending the reputation of our group, a sincere sympathy in
sharing one another’s suffering and sorrows, and a joy in sharing
their spiritual growth.
† By this shall all men know that we are your Apostles. Amen.
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23. SoL Action Log
ISSUE POC STATUS
Revise By Laws-last updated Mar 12 SoL Changes include scheduling of
weekends and remote SoL
guidance
Develop a list of potential alternate sites for Secretariat Partially Complete
the weekend
Update Bylaws and schedule an appointment SoL Complete
with Bishop Baker once approved
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24. Th/Friday & Saturday Rollos
† Know yourself: how you are † The Person of Christ: how you
† Prodigal son: how Christ is should see Christ
† The Three glances: how Christ † Study: if he uses his
sees you intelligence with conviction
† Ideal: man can be more & be † Sacraments: The source of
better Divine Life
† Habitual grace: with Divine Life † Action: puts his will in motion
with decision
† Layperson: he can be from
where he is † Obstacles: the enemies of the
Divine Life
† Actual grace: Divine Life’s
promoter and achievement † Leaders: and his person as a
whole
† Piety: man discovers his heart
spontaneously
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25. Sunday’s Rollos
† MSG to Cursillistas: how
Christ loves you
† Environments: and if man
accepts that his reality is
made up of persons
† Life in Grace: nourishment
of Divine Life
† Christianity in action: whom
we can help
† Cursillista beyond the
Cursillo: as long as it is done
in a personal way
† Total Security: in friendship
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28. God’s Mercy
Diary of St. Faustina 1576 28

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31. STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Outline
† INTRODUCTION
† DEFINITION
– Environment is the sum of circumstances that come together in a certain
time and place. Study of the Environment will then be the application of the
understanding to know the sum of ideas and circumstances that concur in a
specific time and place.
† IMPORTANCE OF WINNING THE ENVIRONMENT
† BATTLE PLAN
– The First Front: Ourselves
– The Second Front: Others
– The Third Front: Environment
† CONCLUSION
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32. Environments
† Definition Merriam-Webster
– The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
– The aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an
individual or community
† We are called to be Jesus’ Apostle in the environments in which
we find ourselves
† Environments are important as the are the gauge as to when and
how we can share the Good News
† The environments rollo is on the third day of the 3 Day weekend
and is meant to blend with Sunday’s theme
† Since environments impact all we do, to include our study and
piety, does it have to stay on Sunday, or can it be moved forward?
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33. † Lay Rollos:
† Ideal: man can be more & be better
† Layperson: he can be from where he is
† Piety: man discovers his heart spontaneously
† Study: if he uses his intelligence with conviction
† Action: puts his will in motion with decision
† Leaders: and his person as a whole
† Environments: and if man accepts that his reality is made up of
persons
† Christianity in action: whom we can help
† Cursillista beyond the Cursillo: as long as it is done in a personal way
† Total Security: in friendship
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34. † Habitual grace: with Divine Life
† Actual grace: it's promoter and achievement
† Sacraments: it's sources
† Obstacles: it's enemies
† Life in Grace: it's nourishment
† Meditations (Structure of Ideas 54)
† Know yourself: how you are
† Prodigal son: how Christ is
† The Three glances: how Christ sees you
† The Person of Christ: how you should see Christ
† MSG to Cursillistas: how Christ loves you
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35. Weekend Themes
† Friday: Includes Thursday Night Meditations
– Ideals
– Habitual Grace
– Layperson in the Church
– Actual Grace
– Piety
† Saturday
– Study
– Sacraments
– Action
– Obstacles to Grace
– Leaders
† Sunday
– Environments
– Life in Grace
– Christianity in Action
– The Cursillista beyond the Cursillo
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36. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Know Yourself The Three Glances The Person of Christ’s Message
Meditation of Christ Christ to the Cursillistas
Meditation
Prodigal Son Ideals Study Environments
Meditation
Habitual Grace Sacraments Life in Grace
Layperson in the Action Christianity in Action
Church
Actual Grace Obstacles to Grace The Cursillista
beyond the Cursillo
Piety Leaders Total Security
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