THE WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

2014:

Etienne Villemain and Alix Montagne have the intuition that the poor have their place at the heart of the Church and not at the door of our churches.

They are organizing a pilgrimage to Rome with 200 street people, initiated by the Lazare Association, with the support of the APA (Association for Friendship), Aux Captives la Libération, the Village Saint-Joseph and the Eucharistic Fraternity, in Switzerland. General audience with the Pope to whom they ask to establish a “World Day of the Poor”

‍2016: ‍

February 2016: Official and legal creation of Fratello.

3 days in Rome in November 2016: Fratello organizes the Festival of Joy and Mercy, which brings together 3500 people from all over Europe. (23 different countries). Audience in the Paul VI Hall and meeting with the Pope.

November 20, 2016: Pope Francis closes the Jubilee of Mercy and establishes the World Day of the Poor (JMP) which will take place every year on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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2017: 1st World Day of the Poor

The first world day was held on November 19, 2017 in many Catholic parishes and communities.

Mass in Rome with Pope Francis, World Day of the Poor in Poland, etc.

Fratello is offering a retreat in connection with the diocese of Oise to prepare for this Day.

2018: 2nd World Day of the Poor

Marked by diocesan gatherings, and an online retreat from 12 to 16 November 2018 to prepare for the JMP.

Many dioceses organize events:

• Europe: Beauvais, Lyon, Nanterre, St Brieuc, Toulon, St Brieuc, Toulon, Valence, Paris (France), Vienna (Austria), Madrid (Spain), Krakow (Poland), Poland,, Rome (Poland),, Lausanne (Poland), Lausanne (Switzerland), Lausanne (Switzerland), Toulon, Toulon, Valencia, Valencia, Toulon, Valencia, Paris (France)
• America: New York (USA), Boston (USA), Boston (USA), Boston (USA), Boston (USA), USA, USA, Quebec (Canada), Santiago (Chile)
• Asia: Manila (Philippines)
• Africa: Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Bangui (Central African Republic), Antananarivo (Madagascar)
• Oceania: Wellington (New Zealand)

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2019: 3rd World Day of the Poor

Fratello pilgrimage to Lourdes from November 14 to 17, 2019:1500 people from 9 different countries! 3 days of celebration, joy and prayer in this place where Marie came to meet little Bernadette Soubirous who said: “She looked at me as a person”.

Pope Francis has published a video message inviting us to live this Day fervently in sharing with the excluded.

2021: 5th World Day of the Poor

Fratello Report 2021 HD.pdf

Pilgrimage to Assisi from 11 to 14 November in the footsteps of Poverello and in the spirit of Pope Francis' latest encyclical “Fratelli tutti” (All brothers). Pope Francis was invited to participate as a “poor pilgrim with the poor”. 500 poor people including 200 invited by Fratello, coming from five European countries (Spain, Croatia, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland, France, France).

Some sixty gatherings on all continents the weekend of November 13-14 with a live international prayer time to experience in a tangible way a time of communion with countries around the world.

• America: Reconquista (Argentina), Salvador de Bahia, Fortaleza and fifteen other locations (Brazil), Montreal (Canada), Santiago (Chile), Bogota (Colombia), Mexico (Mexico), Arequipa (Peru)
• ‍Africa: Lubamo (Angola), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Bujumbura (Burundi), Bafia (Cameroon), Cape Verde, Abidjan, Grand Bassam and Yopougon (Ivory Coast), Bangui (Central African Republic), Kinshasa (Congo)
• ‍Asia: Calcutta (India), Manila (Philippines), Bangkok, Mae Tan (Thailand)
• ‍Europe: Hamburg (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Banneux (Belgium and Luxembourg), Toledo (Spain), Krakow, Warsaw (Poland), Rijeka (Croatia)
• ‍Middle East: Gyumri (Armenia), Cairo (Egypt), Jerusalem (Israel), Beirut (Lebanon), El Jadida (Morocco), Bethlehem (Palestine), Damascus (Syria)
• ‍France: Tréguier, Saint-Denis, Belfort, Lyon, Toulon, Lourdes, Ajaccio

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2022: 6th World Day of the Poor

Fratello encourages French parishes to organize an event for the JMP locally

2023: 7th World Day of the Poor

Fratello organise 8 événements en France pour réunir les plus pauvres et célébrer cette journée dans la joie (Boulogne, Lourdes, Taizé, Notre-Dame du Laus, Pontmain, Marseille, Lyon, Montbéliard). 

An international video prayer time brings together no less than 17 different countries from 4 continents. All over the world, a prayer network is being formed from the poorest!

2024: 8th World Day of the PoorIt is in 6 places in France that Fratello brings together numerous associations to celebrate the World Day of the Poor (Boulogne, Lourdes, Taizé, Embrun, Mont-Saint-Michel, Montbeliard). Volunteer teams gain loyalty from year to year to support the organization of this Day! Many dioceses have now included this Day in their annual calendar. The celebration of the JMP is spreading and becoming routine.

C’est dans 6 lieux en France que Fratello rassemble de nombreuses associations pour célébrer la Journée mondiale des pauvres (Boulogne, Lourdes, Taizé, Embrun, Mont-Saint-Michel, Montbéliard). Les équipes de bénévoles se fidélisent d’année en année pour porter l’organisation de cette Journée ! De nombreux diocèses ont désormais inscrit cette Journée dans leur calendrier annuel. La célébration de la JMP se répand et devient habituelle. 

An international prayer time has once again brought together many countries, associations, associations, dioceses and families to simply pray together.

Organizing a World Day for the Poor at home? It's easy! Here are a few things: JMP ORGANIZATION TOOLS

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