Year Fourvière

The General Councils of the four Marist Congregations – Sisters, Fathers, Missionary Sisters and Brothers – had their annual meeting in the Brothers’ house at Manziana (Rome region), from 14 to 16 January.

These meetings, serve to share the most significant events of the life of each Marist branch in a fraternal atmosphere. This year, it was also an occasion to finalize the preparations for the International Meeting of Marist Youth and the joint celebration of the Pledge of Fourvière (Lyon, July 2016).

The group studied the encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si'and reflected as to how they could respond to the urgent call to care for the earth, our common home. In the closing Eucharist, they thanked the General Council of the Marist Missionary Sisters SMSM, whose mandate comes to a close during their general chapter in the month of February.