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Ateitis
The Lithuanian Catholic Federation Ateitis (literally, 'future') is a youth organization in Lithuania uniting Catholic-minded schoolchildren, university students, and alumni. Members of the Ateitis Federation are known as ateitininkai.
The aim of Ateitis is the integral development of young people enabling them to be effective apostles of Christ and creative agents capable of changing society according to Christian values. For historical reasons another central aim is to preserve the national heritage and culture of Lithuania. The five principles of Ateitis are: Catholicism, community spirit, social responsibility, education and patriotism. The motto of Ateitis is To Renew All Things in Christ (Latin: Omnia Instaurare in Christo, Lithuanian: Visa atnaujinti Kristuje).
The Ateitis magazine is associated with the organization.
The emblem of Ateitis depicts a tulip that symbolizes spiritual youth. It consists of five petals representing the five principles. In the middle of the emblem is a cross, made up of three lines - that symbolize the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. In the center of the cross is a sun, which symbolizes the light of faith. At the bottom of the emblem is a semicircle representing the world. Further below are the Columns of the Gediminids, which symbolize Lithuania.
Ateitis was founded on February 19, 1910, the day on which the Executive Committee of the newly organized Lithuanian Catholic Student association was elected in the Catholic University of Louvain.
In 1927 during the Palanga Conference the Ateitis Federation was formed, uniting the then three associations (High School students, University students and alumni).
In the 1930s the authoritarian nationalist regime of President Antanas Smetona made it illegal to join Ateitis during the high school in order to slow down the growth of the organization, as many members of Ateitis later on had become leaders of the oppositional Christian Democratic Party.
During both Soviet occupations, the Ateitis Federation was considered anti-state. There was barely any presence of Ateitis in Lithuania during this period; however, many members of the organization fled to Western Europe and the US during and after the Second World War.
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Ateitis
The Lithuanian Catholic Federation Ateitis (literally, 'future') is a youth organization in Lithuania uniting Catholic-minded schoolchildren, university students, and alumni. Members of the Ateitis Federation are known as ateitininkai.
The aim of Ateitis is the integral development of young people enabling them to be effective apostles of Christ and creative agents capable of changing society according to Christian values. For historical reasons another central aim is to preserve the national heritage and culture of Lithuania. The five principles of Ateitis are: Catholicism, community spirit, social responsibility, education and patriotism. The motto of Ateitis is To Renew All Things in Christ (Latin: Omnia Instaurare in Christo, Lithuanian: Visa atnaujinti Kristuje).
The Ateitis magazine is associated with the organization.
The emblem of Ateitis depicts a tulip that symbolizes spiritual youth. It consists of five petals representing the five principles. In the middle of the emblem is a cross, made up of three lines - that symbolize the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. In the center of the cross is a sun, which symbolizes the light of faith. At the bottom of the emblem is a semicircle representing the world. Further below are the Columns of the Gediminids, which symbolize Lithuania.
Ateitis was founded on February 19, 1910, the day on which the Executive Committee of the newly organized Lithuanian Catholic Student association was elected in the Catholic University of Louvain.
In 1927 during the Palanga Conference the Ateitis Federation was formed, uniting the then three associations (High School students, University students and alumni).
In the 1930s the authoritarian nationalist regime of President Antanas Smetona made it illegal to join Ateitis during the high school in order to slow down the growth of the organization, as many members of Ateitis later on had become leaders of the oppositional Christian Democratic Party.
During both Soviet occupations, the Ateitis Federation was considered anti-state. There was barely any presence of Ateitis in Lithuania during this period; however, many members of the organization fled to Western Europe and the US during and after the Second World War.