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Today we remember Roger Schutz, known as Brother Roger, who was a Swiss Christian leader and monastic brother who founded the ecumenical Taizé Community in France, dedicating his life to fostering reconciliation between Christian denominations and inspiring young people through a unique form of contemplative worship and communal living.
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Today we remember Roger Schutz, known as Brother Roger, who was a Swiss Christian leader and monastic brother who founded the ecumenical Taizé Community in France, dedicating his life to fostering reconciliation between Christian denominations and inspiring young people through a unique form of contemplative worship and communal living.
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"The more a believer wishes to live the absolute call of God, the more he or she has to insert that absolute into human misery" - Brother Roger Schutz
📷via Ryan M Thurman
"The more a believer wishes to live the absolute call of God, the more he or she has to insert that absolute into human misery" - Brother Roger Schutz
📷via Ryan M Thurman
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He founded the Taizé Community in 1940 in Burgundy, France, as an ecumenical monastic community dedicated to reconciliation among Christians.
He developed a unique form of contemplative worship featuring simple, repetitive songs and periods of silence, which attracted thousands of young people from around the world.
📷 © Fédération Protestante de France
He founded the Taizé Community in 1940 in Burgundy, France, as an ecumenical monastic community dedicated to reconciliation among Christians.
He developed a unique form of contemplative worship featuring simple, repetitive songs and periods of silence, which attracted thousands of young people from around the world.
📷 © Fédération Protestante de France
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He fostered close relationships with Catholic leaders, including multiple popes, while remaining Protestant, exemplifying his commitment to Christian unity.
📷 via humanityfaithhopecharity.com/tag/brother-ro…
He fostered close relationships with Catholic leaders, including multiple popes, while remaining Protestant, exemplifying his commitment to Christian unity.
📷 via humanityfaithhopecharity.com/tag/brother-ro…
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He authored numerous books on spirituality and faith, emphasizing themes of reconciliation, inner life, and trust in God.
📷 S. Leutenegger / ©️Taizé
He authored numerous books on spirituality and faith, emphasizing themes of reconciliation, inner life, and trust in God.
📷 S. Leutenegger / ©️Taizé
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Brother Roger's vision of Christian unity focused on inner reconciliation and openness to the gifts of other traditions, rather than formal theological agreements.
📷 CNS/Reuters
Brother Roger's vision of Christian unity focused on inner reconciliation and openness to the gifts of other traditions, rather than formal theological agreements.
📷 CNS/Reuters
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His life and work continue to inspire ecumenical efforts and draw young people to Taizé for spiritual and musical retreats, even after his death in 2005.
📷via CRCC
His life and work continue to inspire ecumenical efforts and draw young people to Taizé for spiritual and musical retreats, even after his death in 2005.
📷via CRCC
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O God, whose blessed Son became poor for our sake, and chose the Cross over the kingdoms of this world: Deliver us, we beseech thee, from an inordinate love of this world, that, inspired by the devotion of thy servant Roger Schutz, we may seek thee with singleness of heart, behold thy glory by faith, and attain to the riches of the age to come, where we shall be united with our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
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📷via liturgicalleaders.blogspot.com/2008/11/roger-…
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O God, whose blessed Son became poor for our sake, and chose the Cross over the kingdoms of this world: Deliver us, we beseech thee, from an inordinate love of this world, that, inspired by the devotion of thy servant Roger Schutz, we may seek thee with singleness of heart, behold thy glory by faith, and attain to the riches of the age to come, where we shall be united with our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen
📷via liturgicalleaders.blogspot.com/2008/11/roger-…
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