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Letter Writing
Eucharistic Celebration
Women in Prayer
ORACLE Religious Association enters into a contractual agreement with a parish for a full-blown Well Women Witness Program that consists of the (1) “Well Women Witness ~ Letters from Christ” workbooks, (2) WWW Small Prayer Groups Program, and (3) Well Women Witness Retreat.
(1) The “Well Women Witness ~ Letters from Christ,” authored by Sr. Dr. Oralisa Martin, is an interactive written dialogue between Christ and the woman through letter-writing. The workbook guides the woman on how to spiritually prepare for her letter-writing. The workbook consists of ten (10) letters, Christ’s closing letter, and an “Epilogue.”
(2) The Well Women Witness Small Prayer Groups Program is designed to enable women to have personal encounters with Jesus Christ through individual WWW letter-writing as well as within their small prayer groups. Orientation led by ORACLE for the leaders of each WWW Small Prayer Group is essential for the program’s success. Periodic mentoring of Prayer Group leaders keeps them confident and personally growing spiritually. And WWW women groups periodically mentored by ORACLE enrich their spiritual growth. It is important that the members desire the experience, bond together, and are committed to Jesus Christ, His Church, and one another. a. The ten (10) letters in the WWW Letters from Christ workbook serve as the basic content/guide for the WWW Small Prayer Group sessions. Each member is to own a WWW workbook. b. Using the WWW Workbook involves a minimum of 12 prayer group sessions: Orientation (session #1), ten (10) letter sessions (1 session for each letter), and session #12 (the Closing letter, with the “Epilogue”). c. Prayer group meetings are at least twice a month. It is up to members of each small group to determine the forum (in person and/or zoom), frequency, and length of the meetings. A member is permitted to miss a maximum of 2 of the “letter session” meetings. WWW Orientation and Closing sessions are required.
(3) The ORACLE WWW: Well Women Witness Retreat is based on the Gospel of John 4:1-42, The Samaritan Woman at the Well. It is an in-person weekend retreat where Catholic Christian women gathered at the Well to encounter Jesus Christ! And when we women gather, Christ meets us there.
Women’s Lives Are Impacted We, women gather in prayer ~ remembering the waters of Baptism! The use of Black Catholic Spirituality begins to take center positioning in the Christ encounter. We women soon realize that we are the Samaritan woman, carrying empty buckets, but full of stuff: like rape, domestic violence, uncared for, brokenness, abandonment, weariness (Just worn out!). This stuff becomes the wounded woman’s name! In the Christ encounter at the Well, her wounded name is CONVERTED to a Healing name.
In the strong Biblical teaching of John 4:1-42, no longer do Well Women walk away with the message of the Samaritan woman having 5 husbands – once again laden with guilt, but in the pew. We hear from Jesus in the teaching, of this “Life-giving water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:13 We hear of the Coming of the Messiah, the Long-Awaited One, “I AM He who is speaking to you.” – John 4: 26 The Samaritan woman’s Christ encounter reveals in the teaching the action of the woman: 1) Dialogue with Christ about her religious beliefs, 2) Her healing, 3) Her putting down the bucket and running to town folk to evangelize.
Intimate Letters from Christ, Guided Meditations (Water, Rock, and/or an Oil Meditation), Solemn prayer time (Blessed Sacrament and/or Sacrament of Reconciliation), 4 meals together, contribute to women encountering Jesus at the Well and evangelizing!
The space is sacred with an AFRI centric Black Catholic Enthronement. The sacred space is adorned with African art and icons, African fabric, appropriate table center pieces, etc.
Women’s Lives Are Impacted We, women gather in prayer ~ remembering the waters of Baptism! The use of Black Catholic Spirituality begins to take center positioning in the Christ encounter. We women soon realize that we are the Samaritan woman, carrying empty buckets, but full of stuff: like rape, domestic violence, uncared for, brokenness, abandonment, weariness (Just worn out!). This stuff becomes the wounded woman’s name! In the Christ encounter at the Well, her wounded name is CONVERTED to a Healing name.
In the strong Biblical teaching of John 4:1-42, no longer do Well Women walk away with the message of the Samaritan woman having 5 husbands – once again laden with guilt, but in the pew. We hear from Jesus in the teaching, of this “Life-giving water welling up to eternal life.” – John 4:13 We hear of the Coming of the Messiah, the Long-Awaited One, “I AM He who is speaking to you.” – John 4: 26 The Samaritan woman’s Christ encounter reveals in the teaching the action of the woman: 1) Dialogue with Christ about her religious beliefs, 2) Her healing, 3) Her putting down the bucket and running to town folk to evangelize.
Intimate Letters from Christ, Guided Meditations (Water, Rock, and/or an Oil Meditation), Solemn prayer time (Blessed Sacrament and/or Sacrament of Reconciliation), 4 meals together, contribute to women encountering Jesus at the Well and evangelizing!
The space is sacred with an AFRI centric Black Catholic Enthronement. The sacred space is adorned with African art and icons, African fabric, appropriate table center pieces, etc.
Testimonial above, about the WWW book:
Well Women Witness ~ Letters from Christ
Sr. Dr. Oralisa Martin - Keynote Address
WWW: Well Women Witness Retreat
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The ORACLE WWW: Well Women Witness Retreat is a life-changing experience for Well Women, empowering the women to evangelize and bring souls to Jesus Christ and His Church.