Prayer live from Taizé
With several countries again under lockdown, the broadcasting of the Taizé live prayer continues. At midday, the prayer is broadcast in (...)
Always on the Move, Never Uprooted
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A new addition to the online shop: The “Taizé Box”
The Brothers’ WorkMany people don’t know that there is an online shop where you can buy the products of the work of the brothers of the community. With the "Taizé Box", you can receive some of these items in a single order, or alternatively you can sign up to receive four (...)
Covid-19 and the meetings in Taizé
Some Recent NewsDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year France underwent a lockdown in spring and again at the beginning of November. Between these two periods, from June 14 to October 30, the community was able to organise youth meetings in Taizé. A health protocol (...)
A new product on sale in Taizé and on-line: Les Carrés de Taizé
The Brothers’ WorkTo earn their living, the brothers of the community produce pottery and enamel pendants. They publish books as well as the music of Taizé. During the spring 2020 lockdown period, a new project was born – to produce biscuits: "les carrés de Taizé". (...)
Showroom : Opening times
ShowroomDue to lockdown measures in France, the “Salle d’Exposition” showroom cannot be opened at Taizé at the moment. However, it is still possible to use the online sales site.The "Salle d’Exposition", where the brothers’ work is on display in Taizé, is open through (...)
Covid-19 | Taizé closed to visitors
Some Recent NewsFaced with the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in France, the authorities have decided on a national lockdown from Friday 30 October. As a result, Taizé will be closed to visitors, most likely at least until 1 December. On Wednesday evening, Brother (...)
New Publications
The Brothers’ WorkSabine LaplaneFrère Roger. De biografie over de stichter van Taizé. Biography of Brother Roger in DutchBerne Media/Halewijn, 2020, 480 p, ISBN: 9789089723703 Frère Roger (1915-2005) was een man van tegenstellingen, begiftigd met een grote geestelijke (...)
News from Taizé by Email | September 2020
Some Recent NewsOn this page we publish the most recent “News from Taizé by Email”. To receive these newsletters regularly, please sign up for them on this page. After an unusual summer, meetings are continuing in Taizé The summer period was unusual in Taizé due to the (...)
A double anniversary in Taizé
Some Recent NewsThis week brings a double anniversary to Taizé: the 80th anniversary of Brother Roger’s first arrival in Taizé on August 20th, 1940, and the 15th anniversary of his death on August 16th, 2005.Words of Brother Alois This date of August 20th brings to mind (...)
Letter from Brother Alois to young people in Belarus
Some Recent NewsDear friends in Belarus, We are following very carefully in Taizé the news from your beloved country. Know that we are feel so close to you during this time. Your country has been mentioned in the intercessions of our community prayer and, together with my (...)
Message from Brother Alois after the explosions at the port in Beirut
Some Recent NewsTaizé, Wednesday 5 August 2020 Dear friends, The images of last night’s explosions in the port of Beirut have reached us in Taizé. We are deeply shaken by these events, which have once again put your people under great strain, after these last few months (...)
Prayer live from Taizé
PrayerWith several countries again under lockdown, the broadcasting of the Taizé live prayer continues. At midday, the prayer is broadcast in audio from the Church of Reconciliation where the brothers pray behind closed doors. In the evening, in solidarity with (...)
Commented Bible Passages
Meditations and ReflectionsThese Bible meditations are meant as a way of seeking God in silence and prayer in the midst of our daily life. During the course of a day, take a moment to read the Bible passage with the short commentary and to reflect on the questions which follow. (...)
Finding an inner strength that helps us move forward
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Wednesday 28 October | Taizé, Church of Reconciliation Since last week, you have been many in Taizé from different regions of France during the All Saints’ Day holidays. We brothers are happy to welcome you - all the more so in this very difficult health (...)
Let us set out towards one another
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)It is a great joy for us brothers to see you gathered here in our Church of Reconciliation. You know, because of the pandemic, we had to close the welcome in Taizé in mid-March and we were very sad about that. We cannot imagine our community life without (...)
Daily Prayers by Brother Alois
Prayers by Brother AloisWednesday, 25 November 2020 Christ Jesus, through you, God has taken up his dwelling among human beings. In the face of evil and suffering, you keep hope alive in us. Praise be to you for the joy that you place in us, and which brings us together as the (...)
An article by Brother Alois: Five years after Laudato Si’
Meditations and ReflectionsFive years ago, Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ in which he expressed “an urgent invitation to a new dialogue about how we build the future of the planet.” He added: “We need a conversion that unites all of us, because the environmental (...)
“What is best in our life grows out of a simple trust in God.”
Meditations and ReflectionsTo commemorate Brother Roger’s birthday, Brother Emile wrote the following meditation.In a time of trial, we can sometimes latch onto a verse from a psalm or from the gospel as to a life preserver. And perhaps the more the words we are using are simple and (...)
Biblical meditation online: See, I am doing a new thing
Meditations and ReflectionsBiblical passage Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Commentary by Brother (...)
Easter 2020: A new light dawns
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Sunday 12 April 2020 | Taizé With grim news besetting us every day, we ask God to come to the help of our humanity, tested not only by the havoc of the coronavirus, but also by so much other suffering. We entrust to God all who have fallen ill, their loved (...)
Lent 2020: Message from Brother Alois
Meditations and Reflections“Not simply to endure events but, in God, to build with them.”As we come nearer Easter, anxiety is growing across the world in the face of the spread of the coronavirus. At Taizé, it seems that for the first time we will probably spending Holy Week and the (...)
Covid-19 | Health measures
Youth MeetingsIn order to guarantee maximum protection for all, it is imperative that all of us in Taizé carefully and constantly adhere to the "barrier measures". These gestures are acts of care for others, especially the most vulnerable. Until further notice, due to (...)
Travel to Taizé: By train and local bus
Travel to TaizéIf you are travelling from Paris, choose Mâcon-Loché TGV as your destination station (this is the nearest station to Taizé).Note: Ticket prices on the fast (TGV) train vary a lot, depending on how far in advance they are bought.The slower trains which run (...)
“Always on the move, never uprooted”: Late summer 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsFollowing on the first online meeting last Pentecost, a new and similar initiative is being proposed for the weekend of August 28-30, 2020. The main theme will be “Always on the move, never uprooted” (Proposals 2020); the weekend will comprise a variety of (...)
Online family meeting | Sharing groups "Onlineda"
Online MeetingsThis meeting is for families that have followed the "Onlineda" programme and would like to share their experiences with other families. It will be held during the weekend of 28-30 August 2020. It is aimed at parents with children between 3 and 14 years (...)
Saturday workshops
Specific information for 2020An imaginative initiative for this summer of 2020: every Saturday afternoon, a workshop will be live-streamed from Taizé. Workshops will be open to the public and broadcast on-line on Taizé’s Facebook pages and on this page of the site.They will take place (...)
An online programme for families
This year for the first time we have put together an online version of the family programme. This is for all the families who will not be able to travel to Taizé this year because of the pandemic, and also for any other families who want to take part. The (...)
Pentecost 2020 | Key Moments of the Programme
Online MeetingsOn this page, we are publishing the various videos put online as part of the Pentecost weekend. The times indicated correspond to the time zone "Central European Summer Time" (CEST) or two hours ahead of the coordinated universal time (UTC +2).Friday May (...)
Pentecost 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsWith the Covid-19 epidemic and health measures in many countries, it will be difficult to hold summer meetings in Taizé as in previous years. We hope to welcome young people and adults again as soon as possible. In the meantime, we would like to propose a (...)
Safeguarding in Taizé
SafeguardingFor many people, Taizé is a place of trust. The brothers of the community, the sisters of St Andrew and the Ursuline sisters, as well as the volunteers [9] and all who are associated in the running of the meetings [10], are committed to making Taizé a safer (...)
Reflection week for 18-35 year-olds
Specific information for 2021The week of reflection for 18-35 year olds is scheduled to take place in the week of August 22-29, 2021. This week of reflection is open to 18-35 year olds, be they students, young professionals, volunteers or job seekers. Because of the specific nature (...)
Latin America 2020: Online initiatives
AmericasAt a time when Latin America is hard hit by the global Covid-19 pandemic, church-related meetings and activities have been able to continue on the internet.A virtual choir In September, a virtual choir ’Echoes from the Pilgrimage of Trust’, made up of (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Local initiatives
European Meeting in TaizéIn different countries, small or larger groups are preparing to participate together via the internet in the programme of the European meeting. Circumstances vary greatly from place to place. Some plan to meet in a church or parish centre; others plan to (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Provisional programme
European Meeting in TaizéTo take part in the European Meeting from home - whether as a group, with a few people from your area, or on your own - several elements of the programme will be transmitted each day. We are still trying to find out whether we will also be able to (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online : Three ways to take part
European Meeting in TaizéThe current context of the pandemic presents us with the challenge of living an experience of communion and sharing in new forms. Even if you are unable to participate in a stage of the pilgrimage of trust in the usual way, we are delighted in Taizé to (...)
The Pilgrimage of Trust at the start of 2021
Prayers at the start of 2021Young adults from different countries participating in the European Meeting in Taizé are invited to travel back to their countries together with one or two brothers to lead a prayer on their return in the beginning of January 2021.The Pilgrimage of Trust (...)
European Meeting: At the end of 2020, an exceptional event in Taizé and online
European Meeting in TaizéAs announced elsewhere, the Turin European Meeting has been postponed for a year. At the end of 2020, we are inviting young adults aged 18 to 30 to take part in an exceptional stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth.From 27 December 2020 to 1 January (...)
The European Meeting in Turin will take place at the end of December 2021
European Meeting in TurinDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, in consultation with the Churches and civil authorities, the European Meeting in Turin has been postponed for one year: it will take place from Tuesday 28 December 2021 to Saturday 1 January (...)
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land : Practical Information
Pilgrimage to the Holy LandDuring the European Meeting of Young People in Poland, that ended on 1st January, Brother Alois announced that there would be a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. This new step of the Pilgrimage of Trust is being prepared by the Taizé Community in collaboration (...)
Hong Kong: Prayers and meetings to "uncover the wellspring of trust in God"
Asia PacificEvery year, Young people from Hong Kong are visiting Taizé and also are attending the meetings in Europe and other continents. Back home, they gather to pray. Here are several places where people can join them. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (...)
Regular prayers in Australia
Prayers with songs from Taizé exist in many places in Australia. We would hope that they be opportunities to gather young adults to let them deepen their faith in Christ and commitment in their Churches. The prayers appearing on this page are regular prayers known directly or indirectly to the brothers and which are in touch with the reality of the local Church in that area. The "pilgrimage of trust on earth" is not a movement in the formal sense of the word at all. So no one has a list of (...)
Prayer times at Taizé
Until further notice, due to lockdown measures in France, the community prayers are no longer open to the public in Taizé. Information on the broadcasting of the prayers online is available here. . Monday to Saturday 8.15 am Morning prayer 12.30 pm Midday (...)
News by email
We send out brief news by email approximately once a month: what is happening in Taizé; information about meetings and activities in many countries; commentaries on bible passages and questions of faith; new publications, music and recordings, etc. (...)
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For technical questions concerning the website, contact webadmin. For other questions, please see on this page whom to contact. This site is made with SPIP, an Open Source content management system. We try to keep all the pages on this site valid XHTML. If you notice mistakes, please tell us. Email links Because Spam has become such a problem, we are very careful about how we make email addresses publicly available. The email addresses shown on the Taizé site do not exist in the source of (...)
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By email: meetings taize.fr (meetings team; but for enquiries about coming to Taizé preferably use the registration form) community taize.fr (to contact one of the brothers) editions taize.fr Les Presses de Taizé (only for publishing matters.) media taize.fr For journalists seeking further information on Taizé and the international youth meetings. webadmin taize.fr (only for technical questions concerning the website) The Taizé web site: http://www.taize.fr By telephone: The welcome team: (...)
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