25 years living in fraternity

On the 1st June, 23 members of the Champagnat Fraternity of the Champagnat Movement of the Marist Family of Irapuato, Mexico, lived an experience "around the same table" with brothers and lay Marists…. They celebrated and thanked God with a Eucharistic celebration for the 25 years of life in fraternity.

In this ceremony three important aspects that give vigor and consistency to the Fraternity were highlighted:

1) Awareness that through the grace of baptism one lives the same vocation to holiness, Brothers and laity, renewing the baptismal promises.

2) The Holy Spirit, who calls to share in fraternity the charism of Champagnat, helps the members of the fraternity with his grace to live faithfully the spirituality and the charism as an inspiration to follow Jesus.

3) The loving presence of the Good Mother help the members to experience in a real way the union between brothers and laity, drinking from the same source and nourishing with the same doctrine that allows the members of the Fraternity to share life and mission.

The celebration concluded with a meal.

The members of the Fraternity thank Brother José Sánchez Bravo, Provincial of México Central, for his kind and fraternal presence, as well as Pedro Chichilla, responsible for the Lay Commission of the Province and the members of the FORMARME team, who enriched the celebration with their friendship and company.