What is palanca?

“Palanca” is a Spanish word which means “lever.” A lever is normally used to move something which one could not move by normal strength. Palanca then, helps us achieve something not possible without the grace of God. As Jesus states in the Gospel of John, without Him we can do nothing. Palanca in the context of Cursillo is the same. All of our efforts to bring others to Christ can be of no avail without the prayers, sacrifices and spiritual works that are done with the help of the Holy Spirit which brings us the grace to be used to serve God. We are to do Palanca constantly, in the form of morning offerings, personal prayer periods, Masses, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, Rosaries, Stations of the Cross, and Spiritual Reading done solely for the success of Candidates, Team Members and the Cursillo Movement in general. The Palanca that we are familiar with from our own weekends is merely letting the people on the weekends know what we have done for them, and to encourage them in their spiritual journey.

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Palanca is needed for these upcoming Cursillo events.  Please send an email to these local contact people, explaining the prayers and sacrifices that you are making for the participants.