The Taizé Community

If you were to stumble in on the German radio station Domradio at around 10 P.M. Central European time on a Saturday evening, you just might hear the evening prayer broadcast from the Taizé Community. If you are curious about listening to this evening prayer, you can listen online at http://www.domradio.de/.  Moreover, the prayer is provided online as a podcast. Now, if you have never heard of Taizé, I am getting ready to tell you a little about it, and I will also be providing their link, so you can visit their website and explore everything the Taizé Community offers on it.

What is the Taizé Community? Well, the Taizé Community is a monastic order found in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire which is in Burgundy, France. The Taizé Community is ecumenical and it is made up of more than one hundred brothers that come from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds coming from many countries around our planet.  The Taizé Community was founded by Brother Roger Schutz in 1940. In 1954, Brother Roger wrote a publication titled: The Rule of Taizé which basically provides the guide for the community.  The community has grown to become a very important place for young Christian pilgrims to visit. In fact, more than 100, 000 visit each year from many parts of our planet. What do these young people do at Taizé? Well, they study the Bible, they pray, they share and do communal work, and more. Now, why am I posting about the Taizé Community? Well, didn’t I say that it was ecumenical? The answer to both questions is because it is ecumenical. If you go on YouTube, you can find much of the beautiful worship music that they sing at the community. To close, I do not want to say too much about Taizé since you can find out more about them by exploring their link found below. Thanks for reading and blessings!

The Taizé Community