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The Foundation of the Virgin of El Escorial: The Family Community
 
Familiar Community's Home in El Escorial. Madrid (Click on the picture to expand it).

Familiar Community's Home in El Escorial. Madrid
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The Family Community:  «This section is formed by those couples united by the Sacrament of Marriage that freely, in agreement with their children, want to live a similar life to that of the first Christians (cf.  Facts 4, 32). It is also constituted by those people of legal age that freely choose the kind of community life that is established in these Contitutions and in the Regulation of Internal Regime of this section» (art. 25º, Constitutions).

There are two ways of performing the vocation to the Family Community (cf. art. 26º):

Members of the Family Community during the celebration of the Holy Mass a moment of adoration of the Family.(Click on the picture to expand it).

Members of the Family Community during the celebration
of the Holy Mass a moment of adoration of the Family.
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Community before the Holy Sacrament. (Click on the picture to expand it).
 

Community before the Holy Sacrament
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— The internal Community, constituted by married or unmarried lay people that, in agreement, and together with their children if they are under age, they want to live a similar life to that of the first Christians.  They are supported with their own work in the most diverse fields.  The goods that are not strictly necessary for the maintenance of this community are destined to cover the needs of the charitable works of the Foundation «Virgin of Sorrows».

— The external Community is formed by those who, without living permanently in community, take part in certain acts, especially during the weekends.

At present, the number of members of the «Family Community» (internal and external) of the Public Association of Faithful «Repairers of Our Lady the Virgin of Sorrows» is almost 150 people.

With respect to the goods of those who wish to be members of the Association of Faithful Repairers, the article 29 of their Constitutions establishes that «before finally being admitted, they should have removed freely of their goods».  Consequently, the candidates are free to dispose of their goods as they wish and to give them to whoever or whatever institution they consider better in conscience.  This demand is an invitation to practice the communion of goods and the poverty inspired in the Gospel (cf.  Mt 19, 21; 6, 19-21; Hch 4, 32).

Likewise, with respect to the members already admitted, the same article 29 says clearly:  «Those that live permanently in Community will not perceive fees for their charitable and voluntary action...». 		 
 

 
     
 
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