Easter, foundational feast
The Easter of 1974 reunited almost 80 young people in a retreat of personal and communitarian prayer in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.
That foundational retreat (Easter I), revealed to them the experience of spontaneous group prayer and the taste for the praise to God, leaving its seal of inner freedom, conversion and evangelical joy.
Since then, The Movement of the Word of God has celebrated Easter with different retreats and 'jornadas' (full day encounters) during Holy Thursday, Friday and Saturday, to which all are invited.
As God's gift, in the Easter 2011, 68 retreats were organized in 6 countries, attended by 7,269 people, including 2,558 guests. Additionally participated 1,275 children and 658 adolescents.
The Retreat's motto is the same one in all the sites and marks the year's particular approach.
| In 2011, XXXVIII Easter, the motto is: |
«Loving God is to receive life from Him,
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In previous years the mottos were:
| Easter | Motto | Year |
| XXXVII |
See what love the Father has bestowed on us! (1 Jn 3:1a) |
2010 |
| XXXVI |
You shall name him Jesus (Lk 1:31b) |
2009 |
| XXXV |
Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6:68) |
2008 |
| XXXIV |
I am the good Shepherd (Jn 10:11a) |
2007 |
| XXXIII |
The believers were together and had all things in common (Act 2:44) |
2006 |
| XXXII |
They had everything in common (Act 4:32b) |
2005 |