Cursillos in Christianity ( Spanish : Cursillos de Cristiandad , "Short courses of Christianity") is an apostolic movement of the Catholic Church . It was conceived in Spain between 1940 and 1949 and began with the celebration of the so-called "first course" from January 7 to 10, 1949 at the Monastery of Sant Honorat, Mallorca.
32-677: Cursillo is the original three-day movement , and has since been licensed for use by several mainline Protestant denominations, some of which have retained the trademarked "Cursillo" name, while others have modified its talks/methods and given it a different name. In the United States , Cursillo is a registered trademark of the National Cursillo Center in Jarrell, Texas . The Cursillo focuses on showing Christian laypeople how to become effective Christian leaders over
64-663: A group of Cursillo participants in Majorca , Spain, after one of the earliest Cursillo retreats in the 1940s. Today, in addition to being used as the unofficial anthem of the Farm Worker Movement and as an inspirational song in Cursillo workshops, the song is often taught in schools in the United States —from elementary school to community colleges—as an example of a common Mexican folk song. It frequently appears in collections of children's songs . De colores
96-510: A mí. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan a mí. Canta el gallo, canta el gallo Con el quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri. La gallina, la gallina Con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara. Los pollitos/polluelos, los pollitos/polluelos Con el pío, pío, pío, pío, pí. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan
128-486: A mí. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan a mí. De colores, de colores Brillantes y finos se viste la aurora. De colores, de colores Son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora. De colores, de colores Se viste el diamante que vemos lucir. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan
160-972: A mí. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan a mí. Jubilosos, jubilosos Vivamos en gracia puesto que se puede. Saciaremos, saciaremos La sed ardorosa del Rey que no muere. Jubilosos, jubilosos Llevemos a Cristo un alma y mil más. Difundiendo la luz que ilumina La gracia divina del gran ideal. Difundiendo la luz que ilumina La gracia divina del gran ideal. De colores, de colores Sí, de blanco y negro y rojo y azul y castaño. Son colores, son colores De gente que ríe, y estrecha la mano. Son colores, son colores De gente que sabe de la libertad. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan
192-429: A mí. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan a mí. Of colors, of colors Are the fields dressed in the spring. Of colors, of colors Are the little birds that come from outside. Of colors, of colors Is the rainbow that we see shining. And that
224-410: A rallying-song for farm-laborers. De colores, de colores Se visten los campos en la primavera. De colores, de colores Son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera. De colores, de colores Es el arco iris que vemos lucir. Y por eso los grandes amores De muchos colores me gustan
256-655: A traditional folk song. The use of the song in Cursillo took hold, and has held up as the movement has spread outside the Spanish-speaking world and to other denominations. The use of a multi-colored rooster as a symbol for the Cursillo movement is believed to have originated from one of the verses of that song. This retreat is also used by Episcopalian/Anglican Cursillo, Presbyterian Cursillo/Pilgrimage, Lutheran Via de Cristo, Mennonite Way of Christ, The United Methodist Church's Walk to Emmaus, and various interdenominational communities as Tres Días . The Cursillo method
288-580: Is also associated with the United Farm Workers union, as one of the most commonly heard songs during rallies. Though the song is associated with Mexican folklore , it is not known for certain when and where it originated. It is believed to have been in circulation throughout the Americas since the 16th century, with melodies brought over from Spain during the colonial era . Some modern lyrics are widely understood to have been created by
320-561: Is typically sung in Spanish, but there are different English translations of the song in circulation, and the song has been translated into other languages. The lyrics depict an expression of joy and a celebration of all creation with its many bright colors. Below are five of the most commonly heard verses. Many additional verses (and variations of these verses) are known to exist, some including Christian references and some including more specific to farm life or labor union issues to be used as
352-1077: Is used by ACTS, Encounter, Antioch, Search, Awakening (college students), Cum Christo, DeColores (adult ecumenical), the Great Banquet, Happening, The Journey (United Church of Christ), Kairos Prison Ministry , Kairos (for older teenagers), Emmaus in Connecticut (for high school age teens), Gennesaret (for those living with a serious illness), Koinonia, Lamplighter Ministries, Light of Love, LOGOS (Love Of God, Others, and Self) (Lutheran teen), Teens Encounter Christ (teen ecumenical), Residents Encounter Christ (REC) (a jail/prison ministry), Tres Dias , Unidos en Cristo, Via de Cristo (Lutheran Adult), Chrysalis Flight (Methodist Youth), Walk to Emmaus (Methodist Adult), The Walk with Christ (interdenominational), Anglican 4th Day (Anglican Adult), The Way of Christ (Canadian Lutheran adult), Tres Arroyos ( Charismatic Episcopal Church ). and Journey to Damascus (Catholic hosted Ecumenical with weekly reunion groups for alumni) in
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#1732782882644384-407: Is why The great loves of many colors is what I like And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like Of colors, of colors Brilliant and delicate is dressed the dawn. Of colors, of colors Are the thousand gleams
416-483: Is why The great loves of many colors is what I like Joyous, joyous Let us live in grace since we can. Let us quench, let us quench The burning thirst of the King who does not die. Joyous, joyous Let us bring to Christ a soul and thousand more. Spreading
448-871: The Diocese of Yakima , and through the Bishops' Secretariat for the Laity in Washington, D.C. The spiritual advisor for the movement in the United States is Rev. Alex Waraksa from the Diocese of Knoxville , Tennessee . In 1980, the Cursillo Movement established a worldwide international office, the OMCC ( Organismo Mundial de Cursillos de Cristiandad ). The international office is located in Portugal for
480-566: The Flobots song " Handlebars ". It was featured in the 1988 movie The Milagro Beanfield War . Part of the song was also performed in the 1989 biographical film Romero by Raúl Juliá , as Saint Óscar Romero , the Archbishop of San Salvador assassinated nine years prior, and a group of nuns. It was featured in an episode of the PBS show Let's Go Luna in between the segments "What's
512-438: The 'Walk to Emmaus' version which emphasizes non-denominational practices for an ecumenical audience. Three-day movement The three-day movement refers to a network of religious groups conducting spiritual retreats to enrich the lives of fellow Christians . Sustained by secular clergy , the laity , and other previous participants, the movement is associated with a retreat spanning three days. Some adherents proclaim
544-588: The 160 dioceses in the United States had introduced the Cursillo Movement. The Cursillo Movement in the United States was organized on a national basis in 1965. A National Secretariat was formed and the National Cursillo Office (currently in Jarrell, Texas ) was established. It is joined to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops through an official liaison in the person of Bishop Emeritus Carlos A. Sevilla S.J. from
576-537: The 2014–2017 term. Today, Cursillo is a worldwide movement with centers in nearly all South and Central American countries, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Australia, New Zealand Aotearoa, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and in several African countries. The movement is recognized by the Holy See as member of
608-571: The Corpus Christi, Houston, and Austin, TX, areas. A derivative retreat for Catholics is called "Welcome." It is a 2-day retreat, normally Saturday and Sunday, and therefore does not qualify for the term "cursillo" meant to apply to a 3-day retreat. Another derivative movement called 'An Emmaus Experience' was developed from the Cursillo at a Catholic parish in Miami, Florida, and has made some inroads. Its 3-day format borrows significantly from
640-645: The Cursillo Movement came to the Eastern United States. Weekends were held in Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Saginaw, Miami, Chicago, Detroit, Newark, Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Kansas City and Boston. In the West, the first weekends were held in Monterey, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Pueblo and Yakima. The movement spread rapidly with the early centers carrying the Cursillo to nearby dioceses. By 1981, almost all of
672-495: The Cursillo manual, but is primarily focused on the parish and not on the 'environments' of the world. Emmaus also has no formal method of '4th day' continuity such as the Cursillo 'friendship groups' and 'service sheets' to keep members accountable in their practice of the method. This 'Emmaus Experience' derivative movement is centered on the Roman Catholic faith (from which the Cursillo movement originated) and differs from
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#1732782882644704-841: The International Catholic Organizations of the Pontifical Council for the Laity in Rome. In the Cursillo movement, being "in colors" is to be in God's grace. For that reason, Cursillo participants (cursillistas) greet each other with the phrase " De Colores " (in Colors). A story from the early days of the movement in Spain tells of an occasion where a group of men were returning from a Cursillo weekend when their bus broke down. They began to sing De Colores ,
736-541: The bishop in 1949, it picked up strength and began spreading to Spain and the rest of the world, to the point that it became an active renewal movement in the Church. In 1957, the movement had spread to North America , when the first American cursillo was held in Waco , Texas . In 1959, the Cursillo spread throughout Texas and to Phoenix , Arizona . In August of that year, the first national convention of spiritual directors
768-674: The colors, colors From people who know freedom. And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like De colores has been recorded by many different artists, including Los Lobos , Joan Baez , Raffi , Nana Mouskouri , Tish Hinojosa , Arlo Guthrie , José-Luis Orozco , Justo Lamas , Baldemar Velasquez , Tara Strong , Rachael Cantu , Pete Seeger , Ismael Rivera , Nancy Honeytree , and Tao Rodríguez-Seeger ; and has been referenced in
800-601: The course of a three-day weekend. The weekend includes fifteen talks, called rollos , which are given by priests and by laypeople. The major emphasis of the weekend is to ask participants to take what they have learned back into the world, on what is known as the "fourth day." The method stresses personal spiritual development, promoted by subsequent group reunions after the initial weekend. Cursillos first appeared in Spain in 1944. A layman named Eduard Bonnin and group of close collaborators started celebrating them on different places on Majorca at about one per year. When endorsed by
832-554: The incarcerated or those affected by incarceration, and at times for particular denominational approaches . Some organizations within the three-day movement license Cursillo material, while other groups develop similar programs under another name, or even deviate from the three-day structure. The broader three-day movement enjoys much collaboration: different organized groups provide mutual ongoing support, expressed through prayer, sending letters, and other means. The general lack of denominational requirements among participants allows for
864-503: The life of an attendee transforms on the fourth day . Such retreats began as an apostolic movement on the island of Mallorca , where a group of Catholic laity first developed the Cursillo in 1944. With participation unrestricted by Christian denomination , the Cursillo soon spread to other countries. In time Cursillo attendees developed similar programs tailored to specific audience groups, including programs for younger people, for
896-417: The light that illuminates The divine grace from the great ideal. Spreading the light that illuminates The divine grace from the great ideal. Of colors, of colors Yes, black and white and red and blue and brown. All the colors, colors From people laughing, and shaking hands. All
928-628: The movement's collaborative nature. This Christianity -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . De Colores " De colores " ( [Made] of Colors ) is a traditional Spanish language folk song that is well known throughout the Spanish-speaking world . It is widely used in the Catholic Cursillo movement and related communities such as the Great Banquet, Chrysalis Flight, Tres Días , Walk to Emmaus , and Kairos Prison Ministry . The song
960-430: The rooster sings With a cock-a-doodle, cock-a-doodle-doo. The hen, the hen With a cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck. The chicks, the chicks With a cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep. And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like And that
992-406: The sun treasures. If colors, of colors Is dressed the diamond we see shining. And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like And that is why The great loves of many colors is what I like The rooster sings,
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1024-862: Was held, and Ultreya magazine began publication. In 1960, growth of the Cursillo quickened in the American Southwest , and weekends were held for the first time in the East in New York City and Lorain Ohio . Until 1961, all weekends were held in Spanish. That year the first English-speaking weekend was held in San Angelo, Texas . Also in 1961, first weekends were held in San Francisco, California ; Gary, Indiana ; Lansing, Michigan ; Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ; and Gallup, New Mexico . In 1962,
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