The Earth Groups, those that the Lord has chosen to reveal the desire to live in Unity, have the mission of re-establish the loss of unity wherever it might be broken. Our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ (1 John 1,3), starting point of our union with one another.

Our spirituality is the one that pours from the wounded chest of our Lord Jesus Christ; this spirituality has its source in Mercy. Given a spirituality centered on the Divine Mercy, the Gospel shall be a real practice amongst us, wherever we are.

In the spirituality of the Earth Groups, we must keep our feet on the ground and our eyes turned towards heaven. We must practice faithfulness in little things.

Our charisma consists in revealing the Father as Christ revealed Him to us – each one living the unity of the charisma with his or hers individual talents – being aware of the needs of time, in our particular given place in this world, from which so many requests have reached us.

“We are in the world as yeast is to the dough, as rest is to the exhausted, as peace is to those who live in anguish, as a return is to the exiled. We understand ourselves to be what faith is to the unbeliever, what light is to darkness, what righteousness is to those who do wrong, and so, even in pain we are content. We are what we are: servants of mercy, brothers and sisters of Holy Hope.” (Fr. Airton Freire).

We are here to serve, and this gives meaning and reason to our existence. Because in Christ we are reconciled, we are servants of the Divine Mercy, servants through love and any action we carry out in the world shall express the genesis of our unity and identity.

We realize we must know the reality we face, in order to love those who are part of this same reality and we must serve them according to their needs, as best we can; we also know that what we do, reveal who we are.

 After the visit of Fr. Airton Freire to the United States and England in February of this year, a kindergarten was opened at the Pax Christi Schola in Arcoverde, Pernambuco – Brazil. This preschool educational institution is attending 26 children of 4 years old that are being taken care of and nourished. We would like to thank you all for helping the Earth Foundation (Fundação Terra).

If you would like to know more about the Earth Foundation and Association which supports the work of Fr. Airton, please contact us.

UK Bank Account Name: Fundacao Terra – London

Bank: HSBC

Branch Sort Code: 40-06-21

Account Number: 02359413

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

V. The Spirit And The Church In The Last Days

Pentecost

731 On the day of Pentecost when the seven weeks of Easter had come to an end, Christ’s Passover is fulfilled in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, manifested, given, and communicated as a divine person: of his fullness, Christ, the Lord, pours out the Spirit in abundance.

732 On that day, the Holy Trinity is fully revealed. Since that day, the Kingdom announced by Christ has been open to those who believe in him: in the humility of the flesh and in faith, they already share in the communion of the Holy Trinity. By his coming, which never ceases, the Holy Spirit causes the world to enter into the “last days,” the time of the Church, the Kingdom already inherited though not yet consummated.

We have seen the true Light, we have received the heavenly Spirit, we have found the true faith: we adore the indivisible Trinity, who has saved us.

The Holy Spirit and the Church

737 The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit is brought to completion in the Church, which is the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This joint mission henceforth brings Christ’s faithful to share in his communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit prepares men and goes out to them with his grace, in order to draw them to Christ. The Spirit manifests the risen Lord to them, recalls his word to them and opens their minds to the understanding of his Death and Resurrection. He makes present the mystery of Christ, supremely in the Eucharist, in order to reconcile them, to bring them into communion with God, that they may “bear much fruit.”

738 Thus the Church’s mission is not an addition to that of Christ and the Holy Spirit, but is its sacrament: in her whole being and in all her members, the Church is sent to announce, bear witness, make present, and spread the mystery of the communion of the Holy Trinity.

In Brief

742 “Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!”‘ (Gal 4:6).

743 From the beginning to the end of time, whenever God sends his Son, he always sends his Spirit: their mission is conjoined and inseparable.

744 In the fullness of time the Holy Spirit completes in Mary all the preparations for Christ’s coming among the People of God. By the action of the Holy Spirit in her, the Father gives the world Emmanuel “God-with-us” (Mt 1:23).

745 The Son of God was consecrated as Christ (Messiah) by the anointing of the Holy Spirit at his Incarnation (cf. Ps 2:6-7).

746 By his Death and his Resurrection, Jesus is constituted in glory as Lord and Christ (cf. Acts 2:36). From his fullness, he poured out the Holy Spirit on the apostles and the Church.

747 The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the head pours out on his members, builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church. She is the sacrament of the Holy Trinity’s communion with men.