"Cursillo's de Cristiandad,
that is the word, purified through experience, affirmed by its fruits,
that today travels with citizenship papers throughout the world...
"Whether some methods become
obsolete, whether new manifestations of the Spirit arise, the permanent
task of the layman will continue to be the infusion of Christianity into
life through the encounter and personal friendship with God and in communion
with his brothers. The layman, upon forming himself in Christianity, reforms
his mentality and conforms his life to Christ's image by means of faith,
hope and charity; acting with complete responsibility he transforms the
temporal structures in which he is immersed, guided in his action by the
glance of Christ he continually tries to remake the world according to
God's plan and design....
"We know that in your plan
of spirituality and apostolate in the Cursillo Movement the 'Sensus Ecclesiae'
(mind of the Church) is the guiding light that orients you...
"Beloved sons and daughters:
Our soul is so oppressed by the vision of the evils which afflict the Church
and mankind. But permit us to express our overwhelming joy that, at this
moment, floods our soul before the immense chorus of your manly faith in
Christ, your fidelity to the Church, your fervent loyalty to this Chair
of Peter and to the ministry of the episcopal hierarchy. "Cursillo's de
Cristiandad! Christ, the Church, the Pope, are counting on you!"