3. A spirituality
In accordance with the precious heritage received from the founders, the links
that unite the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, are particularly
stressed in the spirituality of "FIAT". It is in fact the Holy Spirit and Mary
who sent to the world the Son of God, who leads us today to him, Jesus Christ,
sent by the Father. Baptized in Christ we have become sons and daughters of his
very same Father and children of the Church. With filial affection, "FIAT"
wishes to love and to serve this Church, the Mystical Body of Christ within
which the Holy Spirit dwells and of which Mary is the icon and Mother.
"FIAT" spirituality, therefore is Trinitarian, Marian and ecclesial.
"FIAT" is rooted in the flow of grace that was and remains the grace of Vatican
II. The council stressed the significance of baptism in water and the Holy
Spirit and the call to universal sanctity. It underlined especially the role of
lay people in the mission of the Church through which the proclamation of the
Gospel renews the family and social life.
In his apostolic letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente, Pope John Paul II exhorts
Christians to "radiate Christ." In his letter of 16 October 2002, The Rosary of
the Virgin Mary, he advocates "contemplation of Christ with Mary." Once again we
are reminded of the fundamental role of Mary along the path of our union with
Christ and the proclamation of the Good News.
All the dynamism of the "Fiat" Association finds its source in the "Fiat" of
Mary begun at the Annunciation and carried through the entire life of Jesus
right up to the foot of the cross and shared with the Apostles in the Upper
Room.
Mary's "Fiat" echoes that of her Son - "Father, your will be done"- and
accompanies that of the Church through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
This simple "Fiat" is at the foundation of five spiritual pillars upon which the
Association is built:
- a life of intense prayer nourished by the Eucharist
- a great union with Jesus and Mary in the tenderness of the Father
- a humble interior openness to the Holy Spirit
- a filial love for the Church
- Evangelical zeal: "The love of Christ urges us on" (2 Cor 5:14).
"FIAT" has not invented something new. It has received everything from the
Church and wishes to do apostolate from the heart of the Church.