Guatemala de la Asunción, Guatemala. At the celebration of the Eucharist of the first day of the year 2022, in the chapel of the village “El Campanero”, was an aura of joy and happiness for two Major Organisms, the Province of Eastern Colombia-Ecuador and the Province of Central America, as they celebrated the first profession […]
On Wednesday 29th December at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish in Akono, Archdiocese of Yaoundé, the Claretian missionaries experienced the joy of priestly childbirth with the ordination to the priesthood of four new priests, Frs. Annasetus Awuntuh Chuo, Apollinaire Achile Aba, Joseph Marie Brice Belinga and Philippe Christian Fozin, cmff. These new priests were ordained […]
The Educators Of The Claretian Family Begin The New Year With Enthusiasm Over three hundred participants attended the IV World Congress of Educators of the Claretian Family. They live their mission in almost forty nations around the world. Reports of the Congress have been received and it has been evaluated as a very positive experience. […]
Friday December 31 7TH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS LAST DAY OF THE YEAR Introduction Today the liturgy fits in very well with the celebration of New Year’s Eve: it both looks forward to the end of time (first reading) and back to the beginning: to the Word that created all and came […]
SHINING STAR – LIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLES YEARS A B C Introduction A land of passage, the subject of disputes, a crossroads of people, culture, race, and language! Palestine was invaded and occupied in turn by Egyptian Pharaohs and princes of Mesopotamia. The desire to take revenge against the oppressors was long cultivated […]
NEW YEAR’S DAY YEARS A B C BLESS, DON’T CURSE: IT IS THE WAY OF PEACE Introduction Christians have always connected the traditional New Year’s feast to a motive of their faith. Before the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council, Jesus’ circumcision was celebrated on this feast. It took place, according to Luke, […]
PRIESTLY ORDINATION IN INDONESIA-TIMOR LESTE IND. DELEGATION A CALL TO BE ROOTED IN CHRIST AND AUDACIOUS IN GIVING WITNESS Kupang – Indonesia. It has been a blessing for Indonesia-Timor Leste Independent Delegation on this Advent pilgrimage with the third ordination in 2021. On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at St. Francis of Asisi of BTN Kolhua – […]
Gustavo Alonso and José Rovira cmf conversing among brothers. The Province of San José del Sur and the Centre of Claretian Spirituality (Vic) joined forces to produce an unpublished material in homage to our X Superior General: Fr. Gustavo Alonso Taborda cmf. From it we will be able to meet again with the serene presence […]
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY – YEAR C NEITHER DEVALUED NOR IDOLIZED Introduction ‘Children are God’s gift to the world, and they belong to everyone.’ Here is a phrase that sometimes provokes the jealousy of mothers, jealousy a symptom of a possessive love for their son who is increasingly unique, overprotected, pampered, over-defended. The […]
THE BIRTH OF THE LORD – YEARS A B C (Mass of the day) GOD HAS REVEALED HIS JUSTICE Introduction From the beginning, humankind’s history—the Bible tells us—is a series of sins. In Genesis Chapter 6, the sacred author, with a bold anthropomorphism, says: “The Lord saw how great was the wickedness of man […]