Provinces of Brazil promote a Course on Marist Spirituality and Patrimony

UMBRASIL together with the 3 Marist Provinces of Brazil promoted the second module of the Extension Course on Marist Spirituality and Patrimony (L’Hermitage) from 15-18 June.

The course, the first module of which was held in March, is an opportunity to explore the life of Marcellin Champagnat and the first Marist Brothers. By learning about their history and mission, participants are called to a more authentic experience of the spirituality and charism that touched Marcellin Champagnat and the first Brothers.

About 100 people attended the course. The content focused on the deeper understanding of the Founder’s life, on the creation of the Institute and its legislation, on the Marists of Brazil, on Marist pedagogy and on the Global Charismatic Family. All this knowledge was shared by Brothers Ivo Strobino, Danilo Silva, Claudiano Tiecher, Rafael Ferreira Júnior and Heloisa Afonso.

The course consists of three modules, carried out in one year, with a total of 110 hours. The participants are Brothers, lay people and collaborators from all the Marist institutions in Brazil.

Ivonir Imperatori, Co-ordinator of Consecrated Life and Laity of UMBRASIL, “the Course, in this second module, fascinated the participants. It was possible to discover in depth the nuances of Champagnat’s life and the essence of his legacy through his gaze, his reality and his attitudes”.

The course is a proposal of the Marist Life Commission of UMBRASIL, which will later propose other formation initiatives.