Second session of the Meeting - Fatima

CIMCAP: Francisco

·      The renewal among the friars in Italy

·      He narrated various activities that are part of the renewal of the capuchin charism in various provinces

·      The collaboration on the level of Formation

·      There is a collaboration on the level of the secretariat where they organize various activities

·      Formation of the formators is taken as a big step for the renewal, besides this the formation of the guardians and the treasurers is also a priority

·      There are vocations in Italy compared to other religious orders and congregation.

·      Many unification of the Provinces in Italy

·      The big challenges are: the provincialism, immigration, the loss of jobs and economical crisis, the diminishing the number of capuchins, the re-dimension of the presence and work of the capuchins, the fraternal collaboration international, the economically provinces are becoming weak as the donors are less,

·      The big challenge is how to face and tackle all these challenges mentioned above.

 CIC: Benjamino

·      He gave a birds eye view about the conference and the number, activities and organizational structures, oldest provinces in the Order, 

·      Meetings with the guardian and formees are regular

·      Certain areas of concern are: fraternal life and formation

·      The challenges that are presented by the Holy Father are studied and reflected in our conference

·      We must re-discover the fraternal dimension and contemplative nature of the Order

·      Economic crisis is a big challenges as many families need social support

·      Non stressing the non clerical dimension of the Order

·      Provinces in Spain have tried to be beyond provincialism

·      A former friary is now converted into a hotel for the pilgrims to Santiago

·      Human formation and education among the brothers, who are afraid to meet and see each other

·      Renewing ourselves personally and individually

·      Local chapters and provincial plans are the means to animate the brothers

·      Challenges: humbly come closer to elderly people, sometimes we live separate like monks, a big separation and we need to work harder to open ourselves to people, putting people and gospel into contact, capuchin order has been very close to the people,

·      Relationship among the brothers is not prophetic, people are expecting us to live brotherhood and have good relationship

·      The challenge is to give value to our fraternity and bond, prayer, sense of belonging, the general’s letter is very timely

·      Do we connect to local fraternity

·      Brothers who possess

·      Establishment of open fraternities where open dialogue is needed

·      Our relationships among ourselves

·      Passion for our vocation

·      Difficulties: dropping in the numbers and dying friars

·      Mutual collaboration among the province to be promoted

 CECOC: Angel ; he narrated challenges and difficulties

·      Friars are trying to give more space for prayer

·      Involvement with the poor

·      Friars available for mission

·      General’s letter has created more interest in living a genuine interest in the provinces

·      Lot of pastoral work is done

·      The capuchin spirituality is given top priority

·      There is a group of friars who live like itinerant 

·      Friars who have psychological and spiritual problems

·      Challenges: a reading of the word of God needs to be practice

·      How to find balance between fraternal and pastoral life, too much of pastoral activities debar the friars from fraternity activities

·      Prayer life

·      Individualism and personal projects

·      Difficulties to find proper guardians, we need qualified friars to be appointed, social media of communication, many hooked to internet and time for the community and prayer