The 4th Day
After the weekend ...
The 4th-Day begins on the Sunday night of the
3-Day Weekend and it represents the rest of your
life. The Cursillo movement began with the Fourth
Day only – small groups meeting regularly
in support of one another living as Christians
in a predominantly non-Christian world. The three-day
weekend came later. (read What
is Cursillo? for more information). The weekend
experience provides the foundation but the 4th-Day
is the real point. After the weekend, those who
attended join a Reunion Group and an Ultreya in
your area.
The 4th-Day involves:
- A rule of life in which individuals
are encouraged and stimulated to continue
to deepen their spiritual life by means of
the sacraments, prayer, individual study,
spiritual direction and intentional action
- Group Reunions, where committed individuals
meet with others in small groups on a regular
basis to review their spiritual progress (prayer,
study, action) and to plan ways to bring their
Lord to other people
- Ultreyas where Group Reunions get together
with other Group Reunions to share ideas and
apostolic successes and disappointments
The point of the 4th-Day is to underscore
and support apostolic action. The emphasis is
on meeting in order to engage each other in
a vital ministry, to share the grace of God
with one another, to plan ways to share that
grace and to hold each other accountable for
carrying out our plans!
*Quoted from The Fourth Day First 1989,
NEC Library
Rule of Life
We develop our Rule of Life on the weekend. It
consists of a personal commitment to participate
in the sacraments, prayer, individual study, spiritual
direction and intentional action. Other parts
of the 4th-Day are in place to support us as we
support others in this commitment.
Group Reunions
Each candidate has a sponsor for the weekend.
This sponsor can also help you to get connected
with a reunion group and Ultreya in your area.
Or you can begin a new group by inviting 2-3 others
to meet with you regularly in support each other
in and your Rule of Life commitment. Reunion Group
members may not have attended a weekend yet. In
this case, those who have attended a weekend could
assist the newer member in developing a Rule of
Life and in sponsorship for a weekend.
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