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Promotes Eucharistic Activities
VATICAN CITY, 8 SEPT. 2006 (ZENIT) Here is the description of the
World Federation of Nocturnal Adoration Societies which appears in the
Directory of International Associations of the Faithful, published by
the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
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Official name: World Federation of Nocturnal Adoration Societies
Established: 1962
History: The federation was established at a meeting of representatives
of National Nocturnal Adoration Societies, organized in Rome by the
Venerable Archconfraternity of the Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament, of which they are all members, enjoying the privileges and
benefits granted to the archconfraternity by Pius X in 1906.
In 2000, the national nocturnal adoration associations in eight
countries in various continents decided to broaden the horizons of the
federation, opening it up to membership by groups which encourage
Eucharistic movements.
On Dec. 6, 2003, the Pontifical Council for the Laity decreed the World
Federation of Nocturnal Adoration Societies to be an international
association of the faithful of pontifical right.
Identity: Comprising national associations whose principal purpose is
the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the night, and by other
territorial groupings which promote Eucharistic works in various ways,
the federation coordinates their activities to foster, enliven and
disseminate the worship of the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to Our
Lady: attending international Eucharistic congresses, organizing
pilgrimages to Marian shrines, and performing missions entrusted to them
by the bishops.
Organization: The federation is governed by the general assembly which
convenes every four years, coinciding with the international Eucharistic
congresses, with the participation of the delegates of the member
associations; the executive board, comprising the president, the vice
president, three directors including a canon lawyer, a
secretary-treasurer, a deputy secretary and the ecclesiastical
assistant.
Membership: The federation has 39 member associations, with a total
membership of about 2 million, and is present in 36 countries, in
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
Headquarters:
Federación Mundial de Adoración Nocturna a Jesús Sacramentado y otras
Obras Eucarísticas
c/o Eduardo Moreno Gómez, presidente
Avda. Alfonso El Sabio, 17-1°-A
13001 Ciudad Real
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España
Telephone (34) 92-622-4142
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Fax 92-627-3048
E-mail: fmadnocturna@hotmail.com
© Copyright 2006
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Libreria Editrice Vaticana [adapted]
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