Thursday, June 30, 2016

Council Meeting towards the end of its session

 The council meeting is coming to an end on Friday and then we go to Frascati for the new provincials meeting......yesterday we had many important points to discuss and deliberate.....

 Beautiful Rome is always makes you comfortable...an evening walk around the Curia....a lot of tourists...and wonderful atmosphere....

 Pierro is our legal representative of the Order....he informed and guided us on many things...the new rules and laws of the state....

Capuchins and Conventual Curias come together!!!!!!!

 Last evening two curia fraternities gathered together for a fraternal meeting.....it was the successive second year....well organised....motive to promote relationship and rapport....to know more and develop good communication.....
 We prayed together the evening prayer....presided by the guardian of the Conventuals......
 The dinner was on the terrace......very good ambience.....with grill ..........

It was a moment of knowing and sharing.....
 Whether we are Capuchins or Conventuals....we are sons of St. Francis....great feeling...

 We are ready to taste the food...

 in groups we sat...and enjoyed the evening...

 The weather was good....its summer here in Rome...

 The friars were very nice...serving and making everyone feel at home..

 Two friars from the same place but belong to two families of the Franciscans...
hope to meet again for a lovely evening like this....


Wednesday, June 29, 2016

I Surrender all!!!!!





Since yesterday i have been thinking how can I go to Jerusalem like the apostles to offer my life? How do I die for the Lord unless I live for him? The apostles lived and died for Him. They allowed the Lord Jesus to live in them by emptying themselves totally and completely. That is one of the reasons why they were able to be His strong and efficacious witnesses of the Lord. Emptying oneself demands a lot of sacrifices like forgetting oneself, forgetting one’s projects and ones ideas but connecting ourselves with the Lord. 


To be united with the Lord we need to give up our strong ego…..emptying it to the extend that we become Christ and other centred. The fear of emptying and losing everything is very strong deep down in our consciences but once the Lord calls and touches our being, we lose this fear. Once we surrender and give up we begin to live the life of Christ and the experience of Him takes to others to live in communion.  As we empty ourselves, we attain wisdom.  Only when we have surrendered our attachment to our self can God act. We must allow God to act freely in us without our plans, agendas and ego. Then it becomes easy to unite and become one with Jesus.  


2nd Week - Council Meeting ......








Happy to Feast to Br. Pawel, our Communication Friar........

 Br. Pawel celebrates his feast day today....he is in charge of the communication department....he has done a wonderful job so far....for PCO transmitted a lot of information through pictures, videos....he is good at his job.....the web site is now looking very good.....
 He celebrated Mass today....he said that we need to go to Jerusalem to offer ourselves totally at the end our mission as sts. Peter and Paul did.......very good thought.....

 Br. Charles proclaiming the word of God...




Tuesday, June 28, 2016

General council meeting continues in the second week


 A hectic day...long agenda....many points and issues to discuss....listening to lengthy presentations of the reports.....it is hot here in Rome....but all goes well....we listen and discuss.....today also we had many reports to discuss.......
 Br. Joaquim our computer wizard.....thinking about the next program which will be easier, cheaper and safer for the Order.....great mind and person too...
 Hugo and Sergio....conducted pastoral visitation of the Province of Brazil.....both presented the report ....Jaime too had gone along with them...with power point.....the council was rapt in attention....

 Pio and Vicario too had reports today to present.....
 The beautiful picture...you have ever seen.....HOHOHOHOHO.......

Monday, June 27, 2016

The Second week of the General Council Meeting

Yesterday after two days of rest we began the second week. The points on the agenda are many. The mid term reports, pastoral visits and fraternal visits reports too are many and we give a lot of time to read, hear and discuss......
The reports of the Chapters attended by the General and councillors were presented...it is interesting to know how the chapters proceed and the participation of the friars in discussing and planning the life of the province.