Lay people renew their commitment to the Marist charism

On Saturday 31 October, Brothers and lay people of the Province of Santa María de los Andes met online to commemorate the Brothers, Martyrs of Bugobe and other Marist martyrs in the history of our congregation. The presentation was made by Brother Alfonso García and there were testimonies from some Brothers who shared various aspects of the martyrs of Bugobe; especially those who knew Brother Fernando de la Fuente, who was from the Province.

It was in this context that seven lay Marists of the Community of Cana: Alfredo, Eliana, Jenny, Monica, Raul, Sonia and Sara, renewed, for two more years, their commitment to the Marist charism, according to the “Itinerary of growth in the lay Marist vocation” of the Province of Santa Maria de los Andes. They made this commitment before Brother Saturnino Alonso (Provincial), Raúl Amaya (Director of the Bureau of the Laity), the lay people who are part of this Vocational Itinerary and some Brothers who participated in the meeting of lay communities.

In the words of these same lay men and women who renewed their commitment:

“The connection to the charism is for us a commitment to follow Jesus from the lay state and by living Marist spirituality. The desire to “Follow Jesus as Mary did” and to “make Champagnat’s dream of making Jesus known and loved”, leads us to renew our commitment to vinculation. We feel blessed to share this journey with the Marist Brothers in our community. We ask our Good Mother to be our companion on the way”.