{"id":19396,"date":"2026-03-02T08:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=19396"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:27:21","slug":"ajanews-brief-february-2026-walking-with-young-people-into-lent-a-season-of-listening-renewal-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/ajanews-brief-february-2026-walking-with-young-people-into-lent-a-season-of-listening-renewal-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"AJANews Brief \u2014 Fevereiro 2026: Caminhando com os jovens para a Quaresma: Escuta, Renova\u00e7\u00e3o e Esperan\u00e7a."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Fevereiro marcou um momento espiritual significativo para a Igreja e nossa rede AJAN, com o in\u00edcio da Quaresma em 18 de fevereiro de 2026. <strong><em>Esta esta\u00e7\u00e3o sagrada nos convida a uma ora\u00e7\u00e3o mais profunda, reflex\u00e3o e um compromisso renovado com o Evangelho, valores que est\u00e3o no cora\u00e7\u00e3o da miss\u00e3o da AJAN<\/em><\/strong> para acompanhar os jovens e fortalecer as comunidades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Em 20 de fevereiro, tamb\u00e9m comemoramos o Dia Mundial da Justi\u00e7a Social, um lembrete oportuno de que a f\u00e9 deve se expressar por meio de a\u00e7\u00f5es concretas. Este dia nos convida a refletir sobre a import\u00e2ncia de construir sociedades fundamentadas em <em>justi\u00e7a<\/em>, <em>dignidade<\/em> e <em>igualdade de oportunidades para todos<\/em>. A justi\u00e7a social n\u00e3o \u00e9 apenas uma aspira\u00e7\u00e3o; ela exige a\u00e7\u00e3o deliberada, sistemas inclusivos e compromisso sustentado. Como rede, reafirmamos nossa responsabilidade compartilhada de promover a vida em plenitude, estender a m\u00e3o aos marginalizados e criar ambientes onde nossos jovens possam prosperar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Em sua mensagem da Quaresma de 2026, o Papa Le\u00e3o XIV destacou a escuta, o jejum e a ora\u00e7\u00e3o como os pilares da Quaresma, uma esta\u00e7\u00e3o para \u201c<em>colocar o mist\u00e9rio de Deus de volta no centro de nossas vidas<\/em>.\u201d Sobre a escuta, ele escreve: \u201c<em>Estar disposto a escutar \u00e9 a primeira forma de demonstrar nosso desejo de entrar em relacionamento com algu\u00e9m<\/em>.\u201d Baseando-se em sua exorta\u00e7\u00e3o apost\u00f3lica <em>Dilexi Te<\/em>, ele nos lembra que \u201ca condi\u00e7\u00e3o dos pobres \u00e9 um clamor que\u2026 desafia constantemente nossas vidas, sociedades, sistemas pol\u00edticos e econ\u00f4micos e, n\u00e3o menos importante, a Igreja.\u201d Ao abrir nossos cora\u00e7\u00f5es dessa maneira, Deus nos ensina a escutar como Ele o faz, orientando tanto a convers\u00e3o pessoal quanto a responsabilidade social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Voltando-se para a pr\u00e1tica tradicional da Quaresma do jejum, o Papa Le\u00e3o XIV descreve a abstin\u00eancia de alimentos como <em>\u201cuma antiga pr\u00e1tica asc\u00e9tica que \u00e9 essencial no caminho da convers\u00e3o\u201d<\/em>. Ele observa que o jejum, <em>\u201cprecisamente porque envolve o corpo, facilita o reconhecimento do que \u2018desejamos\u2019 e do que consideramos necess\u00e1rio para nossa subsist\u00eancia\u201d<\/em>, ajudando os fi\u00e9is a <em>\u201cidentificar e ordenar nossos \u2018apetites\u2019, mantendo viva nossa fome e sede de justi\u00e7a e nos libertando da complac\u00eancia\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">O Papa enfatiza que o jejum deve ser vivido <em>\u201cna f\u00e9 e na humildade\u201d<\/em> e fundamentado na comunh\u00e3o com o Senhor. Ele prop\u00f5e uma resolu\u00e7\u00e3o pr\u00e1tica para a Quaresma: \u201cuma forma muito pr\u00e1tica e frequentemente subestimada de abstin\u00eancia: a de se abster de palavras que ofendem e ferem o pr\u00f3ximo.\u201d Ele incentiva: <em>\u201cComecemos por desarmar nossa linguagem, evitando palavras duras e julgamentos precipitados, abstendo-nos de difama\u00e7\u00e3o\u2026 Em vez disso, esforcemo-nos para medir nossas palavras e cultivar bondade e respeito em nossas fam\u00edlias, entre amigos, no trabalho, nas redes sociais, nos debates pol\u00edticos, na m\u00eddia e nas comunidades crist\u00e3s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Em conclus\u00e3o, o Papa nos convida a todos: \u00ab <em>Esforcemo-nos para tornar nossas comunidades lugares onde o clamor dos que sofrem seja acolhido, e a escuta abra caminhos para a liberta\u00e7\u00e3o, tornando-nos prontos e desejosos de contribuir para a constru\u00e7\u00e3o de uma civiliza\u00e7\u00e3o do amor<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u00c0 medida que avan\u00e7amos neste per\u00edodo da Quaresma em dire\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0 P\u00e1scoa, <strong>reafirmamos nossa miss\u00e3o de acompanhar os jovens rumo a um futuro cheio de esperan\u00e7a<\/strong>. Ao apoiar os jovens por meio do empreendedorismo social, da conscientiza\u00e7\u00e3o em sa\u00fade e de iniciativas de fortalecimento comunit\u00e1rio, a AJAN caminha de perto com eles em suas realidades di\u00e1rias, ajudando-os a descobrir seu potencial dado por Deus, a tomar decis\u00f5es de vida respons\u00e1veis e a se tornarem l\u00edderes compassivos comprometidos em transformar suas comunidades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Nesta edi\u00e7\u00e3o: Nesta edi\u00e7\u00e3o, conhe\u00e7a o AHAPPY ToT para os jovens que aconteceu em Rumbek, S.Sud\u00e3o, o Global Education Immersion Programme (GEIP 2026) que reuniu estudantes do Belvedere College SJ, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, e do St. Joseph Technical Senior School (SJDP), Kangemi, Qu\u00eania, para duas semanas transformadoras de aprendizagem, colabora\u00e7\u00e3o e interc\u00e2mbio cultural. Descubra como o Centre Arrupe em Madagascar, atrav\u00e9s da Radio Don Bosco, est\u00e1 criando espa\u00e7os vibrantes de di\u00e1logo com os jovens \u2014 <strong><em>promovendo inclus\u00e3o, empoderamento e o surgimento de uma gera\u00e7\u00e3o capaz de liderar iniciativas sustent\u00e1veis<\/em><\/strong>. <strong>Na Tanz\u00e2nia<\/strong>, a Radio Kwizera recebeu duas visitas importantes de parceiros: <strong><em>um workshop de dois dias sobre sa\u00fade mental para jornalistas<\/em><\/strong> conduzido pela Deutsche Welle Akademie, e uma visita de doadores da BBC Media Action do Canad\u00e1 e da Su\u00e9cia, destacando colabora\u00e7\u00f5es cont\u00ednuas para fortalecer o engajamento juvenil e a capacidade midi\u00e1tica na regi\u00e3o. <strong>Na RDC, CVX-St Ignace<\/strong> retomou seu <strong>programa de apoio nutricional<\/strong>. Ao mesmo tempo, a iniciativa de microcr\u00e9dito para mulheres apoiada pela AJAN continua a dar frutos, <strong><em>com muitas mulheres vivendo com HIV expandindo seus neg\u00f3cios<\/em><\/strong> apesar dos desafios cont\u00ednuos em Kingabwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neste m\u00eas de fevereiro, enquanto a caminhada da Quaresma come\u00e7a, convidamos nossa rede e parceiros a continuar promovendo espa\u00e7os de escuta, di\u00e1logo e a\u00e7\u00e3o, garantindo que os jovens n\u00e3o sejam apenas participantes da miss\u00e3o da AJAN, mas tamb\u00e9m l\u00edderes ativos de renova\u00e7\u00e3o, esperan\u00e7a e mudan\u00e7a positiva em suas comunidades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Por, <strong>Mr. Dennis Owuoche<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Respons\u00e1vel de Comunica\u00e7\u00f5es, AJAN<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">Fevereiro marcou um momento espiritual significativo para a Igreja e nossa rede AJAN, com o in\u00edcio da Quaresma em 18 de fevereiro de 2026. <strong><em>Esta esta\u00e7\u00e3o sagrada nos convida a uma ora\u00e7\u00e3o mais profunda, reflex\u00e3o e um compromisso renovado com o Evangelho, valores que est\u00e3o no cora\u00e7\u00e3o da miss\u00e3o da AJAN<\/em><\/strong> para acompanhar os jovens e fortalecer as comunidades.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-more sd-all-trans\" href=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/ajanews-brief-february-2026-walking-with-young-people-into-lent-a-season-of-listening-renewal-and-hope\/#more-19396\">consulte Mais informa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":19400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ajan-news-articles"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February marked a significant spiritual moment for the Church and our AJAN network as Lent began on 18 February 2026. 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