Meeting of Masters and Formators of Novices
On September 1, the Brothers Today Secretariat organized an online meeting of Masters and Formators of Novices. 8 out of 9 novitiates existing today in the Institute were represented.
The purpose of the meeting was primarily to once again be connected with one another, give updates about their respective novitiates and pray and reflect together on relevant themes.
After the welcoming, each novice master or team was asked to say something about their novitiate, complemented with pictures in some cases, and then say a Hail Mary for a related intention.
The sharing that followed, first in small groups, then in the plenary dealt with the following:
- 3 aspects that are valued positively in the formandees who arrive at the novitiate as a result of the previous preparation.
- 3 aspects that present challenges, gaps or weaknesses in living and advancing in the Novitiate experience.
- Ways to overcome these gaps or needs
Participants
The novice masters who attended the meeting were: Joseph Walton (Tamontaka, Philippines), Antonio Cavazos (Jeremie, Haiti), Sylvain Yao (Kumasi, Ghana), Rubens Falcheto (Cochabamba, Bolivia), Francisco Garcia (Tudella, Sri Lanka), Fabien Bulaimu (Save, Rwanda) and Alejandro Herrera (Medellín, Colombia)
The following formators also participated: Simeon Banda (Mtendere, Malawi), Jesus Hernández (Medellín, Colombia), Geovanni Velasco (Medellín, Colombia), Louis De Gonzangue Karambizi (Save, Rwanda), Devasiri Fernando (Tamontaka, Philippines)
Meanwhile, Br. Teofilo Minga provided the simultaneous translation.