The contribution of inculturated Consecrated Life to the deepening of Christian faith and fidelity to vocations

Abstract

As against the current situation in some places like Europe where the dwindling of vocations to Consecrated Life, is contributing to a notable disturbing fourfold loss - the loss of appreciation of the divine gift of vocation to the Consecrated Life, the loss of zeal for the consecrated life, the loss of joy in living the consecrated life, and
the loss of fidelity and perseverance in the four major structures for living out the Consecrated Life, namely in the Monasteries, in the Religious Institutes of Consecrated Life, in the Secular Institutes of Consecrated Life, and in the Societies of Apostolic Life, the current situation in Africa where the vocations to the Consecrated Life are rather blossoming, flourishing, on steady increase, it is rightly being hoped that the Church in Africa will contribute to further promoting and safeguarding the gift of fidelity and joy of perseverance in Religious and Secular Institutes of Consecrated Life, in Societies of Apostolic Life and in Monasteries.