Ultreya

Ultreya is Spanish word that means “Onward!” or “Go Forth! “ It is an exclamation of camaraderie and excitement about the common future shared by those who attend friendship reunions of three-day Cursillo, Tres Dias and Walk to Emmaus movements, and while it refers to entering what they call the Fourth Day, it is also what the Friendship meetings themselves are called too.

Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist all have their own versions of the same activity, the cursillo,which is a three day weekend encounter “with Christ.” (See "As the Rooster Crows" by me, or search google for Cursillo.) The graduates from these three-day weekends meet regularly in these reunions called Ultreyas and become involved in preparing and then hosting “cursillo” type weekends for other potential candidates in the future