St. Elizabeth of Hungary Formation

FORMATION PROGRAM FOR THE BIENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE 8TH CENTENARY
OF THE BIRTH OF SAINT ELISABETH OF HUNGARY

Month	THE LIFE OF ST. ELISABETH -First Year	THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT -Second Year
January	1. The original family of St. Elisabeth	1. Family: tradition, history, source .
February	2. The years of youth in the court of Thuringia	2. Youth and formation giving up things for God, this home and the heavenly one.
March	3. The marriage	3. Marriage - The spirituality of marriage, as a secular state of life.
April	4. The motherhood	4. Parenting - Children are presents of God, whom we have for a certain period of time.
May	5. Meeting the Friars Minor	5. Vital reciprocal union - Meeting Franciscan Family, the Church. Spiritual direction
June	6. Her conscience, the sense of justice	6. Conscience, justice issues : Peace and Justice
July	7. Meeting the poor	7. Encounter with the poor, Seeing Christ in the poor
August	8. The widowhood	8. Dealing with loss : The loneliness, losing the beloved
September	9. The chasing from the court	9. Dealing with the change : Profound changes in life
October	10.Her penitential and prayer life	10. Penitential and prayer life Penance. How can seculars be contemplative
November	11.Her charity and the hospital in Marburg	11. Works of mercy, outreach : How do we practice our service
December	12. Her sickness and death	12. Death and dying : Weakness of our bodies; how we deal with sickness