The Cursillo Movement
Cursillo is an apostolic movement of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in Majorca, Spain by a group of laymen in 1944, while they were refining a technique to train pilgrimage Christian leaders. Cursillo is the original three-day movement, and has since been licensed for use by several mainline Christian denominations, some of which have retained the trademarked "Cursillo" name, while others have modified its talks/methods and given it a different name.
The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian lay people how to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend. The weekend includes fifteen talks, some given by priests and some by lay people. The major emphasis of the weekend is to ask participants to take what they have learned back into the world, on what is known as the "fourth day." The method as accelerated by weekly and monthly group reunion (after the weekend stresses personal spiritual development).
The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian lay people how to become effective Christian leaders over the course of a three-day weekend. The weekend includes fifteen talks, some given by priests and some by lay people. The major emphasis of the weekend is to ask participants to take what they have learned back into the world, on what is known as the "fourth day." The method as accelerated by weekly and monthly group reunion (after the weekend stresses personal spiritual development).
De Colores
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Lyrics to DeColores DeColores
DeColores the fields love to dress in all during the springtime. DeColores, DeColores the birds have their clothing that comes every season. DeColores, DeColores the rainbow is vested across the blue sky. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. DeColores, DeColores we witness the sun up on clear and bright mornings. DeColores, DeColores the sun gives its treasures God's light to His children. DeColores, DeColores the diamond will sparkle when brought to the light DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. Joyfully, joyfully we will live in God's friendship because He has willed it. Faithfully, faithfully we will slake the great thirsting of Christ the immortal. Joyfully, joyfully we will bring to our Savior a harvest of souls Pouring outward the light from within the grace of our God His infinite Life. Pouring outward the light from within the grace of our God His infinite Life. Missionaries, missionaries of Christ with His courage determined to conquer. Cursillistas, Cursillistas who don't pay attention to human opinion. Let the others, let the others deride us and taunt us but it is the truth That they really desire the pleasure of being in grace in colors with us. That they really desire the pleasure of being in grace in colors with us. Sings the rooster, sings the rooster with his quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, And the cluck-hen, and the cluck-hen with her cara, cara, cara, cara, cara. And the babe-chicks, and the babe-chicks with their pio, pio, pio, pio, pi. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. DeColores and so must all love be of every bright color to make my heart cry. |
De Colores is the Spanish word denoting "of the colors" in English translation. The colors of course being those of the rainbow which are significant to the Old Testament readings about "covenant."
The colors of the rainbow are all found in the colorful Spanish roosters found wandering the roadways and hillsides in Spain where the Cursillo Movement was brought to birth. The rooster, always a colorful symbol, also denotes wealth for the Spanish countryman. A good rooster and hen gives promise of eggs and more chickens to come, thus the countryman has promise of food and promise of a commodity in which to sell or trade to provide for his family. The rainbow of the rooster's tail feathers also holds promise, liken that of the Old Testament covenant. Each of the colors has a special and significant meaning to the Christian.Green denotes new life ... growth. Blue denotes new life ... commitment to God, His Church, His people. Purple denotes our dying and rising again along with that of Christ Jesus suffering. Orange and Yellow denote warmth, light, promise of hope like that of candles. Red denotes celebration, joy and confirmation. The rainbow (God’s Covenant with His people) has the same meaning to the Christian and is more appropriate. |
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