Year of Marist Vocations
Caring for and generating Marist life
From 20 May 2022 to 06 June 2023
The Institute finds itself in a special time to take up with renewed fervor and enthusiasm once again the theme of Marist Vocations, in a conscious effort to develop a new perspective, a new culture of vocations, a new paradigm. The Year of Marist Vocations an opportunity for all Marists to reflect on, further appreciate, celebrate, nourish, and share about their vocation, whether as brothers or as lay men and women.
A time to strengthen our identity and charism
Last June 25th, in my letter to the Provincials and District Leaders, I announced the Year of Marist Vocations. I expressed it in this way: “we propose that the Institute dedicate a year to take up the theme of Marist vocations again with vigour and enthusiasm through promoting a renewed culture of vocation. The proposal is to carry it out from 20 May 2022 to 6 June 2023. These dates bring to mind the history of our origins when there was an impressive surge in vocations between 1822 and 1823, after the great vocation crisis suffered by the Institute just a few years after its beginning. Marcellin’s experience 200 years ago, with great faith and trust in God and Mary, can be a key point of motivation for this initiative”.
I encourage all the Administrative Units to reflect and make a plan to live this year, being a Global Marist Family, as a time to strengthen our identity and charism. We would like to offer our witness and visibility to the new generations. We would like to accompany young people in reflecting on their own vocation at the same time making known the possible ways to live Champagnat’s charism in our days, as brother or as lay Marist.
