History & Background
TRES DIAS is an inter-denominational, Christian ecumenical movement which is based on the principles, methods, and teachings of the Roman Catholic Cursillo movement initially proposed by Eduardo Bonnin and his fellow Christians.
“The founders of the Cursillo movement saw a world of great need around them. They knew that the answer to the needs of the world had to be Christ and His Grace; but … they saw Christians who did not live for Christ, and they saw a church that was … ineffective and without life. They developed the Cursillo to meet part of this problem: to provide any part of the church which was ready to undertake the formation of Christian life with all the people it needed — people who would have the deep dedication to Christ and to bringing all peoples to Him — people who would undertake a regular program of formation in Christianity, and who would make their Christian life conscious and vital — people who would understand how to be part of a unified apostolic effort.”²
Our Gulf Coast Tres Dias community started in the fall of 2000. and was birthed out of the existing Birmingham Tres Dias community. We have separate Men and Women's weekends each Spring and Fall usually in the months of March and September. We have only missed one weekend since our beginning and that due to adverse weather.
So What Is Tres Dias ?
The TRES DIAS Movement endeavors to bring Christians to a closer, more personal walk with their Lord Jesus Christ and encourage them to Christian leadership and Apostolic Action in their environments.
Each candidate goes through three phases of the TRES DIAS movement: the pre-weekend, the three-day weekend and the Fourth Day.
The main teaching of TRES DIAS is God’s unqualified love for each of us through grace. It asks each member of the TRES DIAS community to grow in their personal piety, to study God’s Word and other Christian writings and to express their love for Christ in Christian Apostolic Action. The candidate is encouraged to live these three aspects of Christian growth as discussed in a cloistered environment called, “the weekend” .
An invitation is issued during this weekend for each Pescadore to join a small group of his/her own choosing for continued support, prayer and encouragement.