2006 Meeting in Kolkata, India

Pilgrimage of Trust in Kolkata: On the Road of Trust, Towards a Future of Peace

The meeting, held in October 2006, brought together 6000 young adults from throughout India and from 37 Asian countries. It was intended to support young people in their search for God and their desire to commit themselves in the Church and in society. The theme was: “On the road of trust, towards a future of peace.”Kolkata has a very special place in the hearts of many of the Taizé brothers. Thirty years ago, when the city was still called Calcutta, Brother Roger first came and lived for a (...)

1 November 2006

Kolkata: Meditations by Brother Alois

The pilgrimage of trust meeting in Kolkata took place from 5 to 9 October 2006. Each day of the meeting, Brother Alois gave a meditation. The texts of the meditations are published here. Thursday evening 5 October 2006 “This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” Yes, let us rejoice today, because God has brought us together for this meeting in Kolkata. And we pray to the Holy Spirit that our hearts may be filled with the love of God, so that this love will overflow (...)

7 October 2006

Taizé and India

Exchanges between Taizé and India go back many years: with Taizé brothers and young volunteers going to India and young Indians going to Taizé. It was after the first Taizé meeting in Madras in 1985 that groups of young people from the sub continent started arriving in Taizé. They come from all parts of the Indian Union and they reflect the diversity of the cultures represented in this vast country. Catholics, Orthodox, Church of South India, Church of North India, Martoma, Lutherans and (...)

21 February 2006