Programme ?Amanecer?
The sun has already risen for the 23 participants of the ‘Amanecer’ (dawn) programme of 2018 at the general house in Rome, Italy. And everything indicates that, during the two months, from Sept. 1 – Oct. 31, we will have a pleasant atmosphere of fraternity, a temperate climate of spirituality, and a human warmth fueled by the burning fire in the heart of each participant, maintained throughout the generous giving of life through the breath of the Holy Spirit.
Around 12 brothers, sisters, priests and lay Marists will help the group take new steps, encourage them and help them increase their trust in the future, aiming towards horizons of a new meaning in their lives and of a new understanding of global charismatic families. It is expected that the dynamics, the experiences, the shared moments, the cultural visits, the Marist places, the moments of further reflecting on the personal mystery will contribute to the growth of each one and of all, as a community.
Belonging to two congregations, 19 Marists and four Marianists, they come from the 10 Spanish and Portuguese speaking provinces (Southern Africa, Central America, Brazil Centro-Sul, Brazil Sul-Amazonia, Compostela, Iberian, Mediterranean, Western Mexico, Norandina, Santa María de los Andes) we began the process of permanent formation, appropriate to the age of the participants.
They belonging to two congregations – 19 Marists and four Marianists. They come from the 10 Spanish and Portuguese speaking provinces (Southern Africa, América Central, Brasil Centro-Sul, Brasil Sul-Amazonia, Compostela, Ibérica, Mediterránea, México Occidental, Norandina, Santa María de los Andes) and we began the process of permanent formation, appropriate to the age of the participants.
Although one’s hopes are relativized as the years go by, one’s experience and wisdom of life help one in discerning and in choosing “the best part”.
It is with this disposition that the rising sun of this programme Amanecer is being welcomed and accompanied.
The programme’s coordinators are Brothers Afonso Levis, of the Brasil Centro-Sul province, and Landelino Ortego, of the Norandina province.
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Br Afonso Levis
