Annual Tutti Fratelli Gathering in Rome

The Annual Tutti Fratelli Gathering took place in the afternoon of November 27 at the General House of the de la Salle Brothers. About 90 brothers, among them 8 superiors general, from 14 congregations were in attendance.

Sixteen (16) Marist Brothers from the General House, Manziana and San Leone Magno, were present, led by Br. Ernesto and Luis Carlos.
Sr. Anna Damas of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters (SSpS) was invited to talk about Interculturality: Challenges and Opportunity for Fraternity. Her discourse was made up of three parts: (1) Sociological Part – The 2 basic types of Culture; (2) Biblical Part – A Look at the First Christian Community; and (3) Practial Part – What can we do to build an intercultural community? Within her presentation, the participants had two moments of sharing in small groups about their experiences related to theme being developed.
The afternoon started with a welcome message from Br. Robert Schieler, FSC, the Superior General of the de la Salle Brothers. A short prayer followed, after which Sr. Anna was introduced to the assembly.
After the talk of Sr. Anna, the brothers took a simple snack. They gathered once again for the final prayer at the main chapel.
Due to the on-going pandemic and the restrictions attached to it, the gathering was made as brief as possible. In the previous years, there was more time for interaction capped by a dinner. In 2020, it was done online.
Tutti Fratelli is a group of religious brothers living and working in Rome. It was organized in 2010 as an initiative of the Union of Superiors General (USG) to promote the vocation of the religious brother in the Church, to share experiences and to develop common initiatives.

The first annual gathering happened in 2015. The Secretariat of Brothers Today represent the Marist Brothers in the core group that meets monthly, and which plans and prepares the annual meetings and inter-congregational formation courses offered to religious brothers.