A pie in your face and they laugh all the way to the bank.
If you make it through the initial Catechesis stage and find yourself in a small
group of about 15-25 people having gone through the “spur of the moment”retreat (haha, right, ok) you are now in a “community”...with a number assigned.At this point the “catechists” and priests likely have not even spoken the wordsNeocatechumenal Way, but they will be talking a lot about your suffering (much,
much more than you’ve heard in practically every single homily in the parish mass
thus far). And by your suffering it’s not in a general sense of suffering, but your
specific suffering, and vices in life. The aim is to get to know where you are weak-not to help you through that, but like good narcissists, to use it to their advantage.
Yikes, narcissists - if that seems a bit harsh, let us examine the foundation of the
Way. The first step of the Way is ironically HUMILITY How can it be narcissistic
when the very first task is to learn humility? Well, Kiko, content creator himself,
is the epitome of humility - really, let us count the ways:
All the songs you will sing - written by Kiko (maybe 2 exceptions)
All the music you will play - on the same instruments as Kiko; mainly a guitar
with nylon strings
The brass Crucifix - Kiko’s creation
The artwork - All Kiko’s work (well, sort of, he’s a copy cat that gives no credit to
the original work and inserts his face as Jesus as much as possible. The ThoughtfulCatholic highlights that beautifully https://thoughtfulcatholic.com/?page_id=24You absolutely MUST get this image first
but definitely never this one: the one which he copied from the most famous Marian Monastery in Cyprus.
The chairs - Kiko’s
The set up - Kiko’s
The tapestries - Kiko’s
The stained glass - Kiko’s (well “together with the glassmaker Muñoz de Pablos)
The sculptures - Kiko’s (not really, it’s actually the work of sculptor Coomontes)
The architecture - Kiko’s creation, (well, again, the architect is actually Matteo del Prete)
The symphony - Kiko’s
The tabernacles - Kiko’s
The “Menorah” - Kiko’s - (lol, ok, it’s getting ridiculous;
https://thoughtfulcatholic.com/?page_id=45755)
The books, the sacred vessels, the candles, the spaceship -
Kiko, Kiko Kiko; members even adopt Kiko’s accent and mannerisms!
(photo: International Neocatechumenal Way Center)
You get the idea; it’s all Kiko
What will Kiko’s Humble Starter Pack run a new community?
Chalice = $220 ea
Paten = $180
Menorah =$260
Crucifix +Stand = $450
Lectern - $300
Lectern Tapestry = $280
Madonna & Child art = $150 (average)
Song book = $30
Missal - $120
Table (needs not be anything special like an actual Altar, it can be purchased from places
like Ikea or Costco) = $260
Table cloth = $? Old bed sheets have been used, so as long as it’s white and big enough
Chairs - Lucite, clear folding (unless provided by the actual parish) = $93 ea. / $2,232
Persian area rug - $300 (very low end)
Grand total $2550
That doesn’t even include the chairs or more than one bowl (ahem), chalice,
table cloth, guitar or any other purchases! Wait, there’s so much more - this
is just to get a new community started - no matter how small, each community,
Kiko’s very humble offerings to accommodate communities allows him to cash in,
over and over again. How many communities do they claim there are throughout
the world? How many have been created and merged with another, dissolved?
But remember, YOU must learn HUMILITY from the oh so humble Kiko and
his dedicated and humble catechesists that you can be confident are truly humble
because they tell you every chance they get what a sinner they are and look at all the evidence you can buy!
Check out all the items on just this one dedicated site to purchase “humble” Kiko creations.
https://caal.it/en/shop/
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