Sunday, January 18, 2015

Four Franciscan Families' General Ministers and Councilors Meet in Our Curia at Piemonte

The president Marco, Conventuals began the prayer and then welcomed all the friars. He explained the motive and reason for the meeting. The difference among is the motive…..to put together our own differences as friars of St. Francis. Its beautiful moment to meet together. We have same charism and rule….what brings us together is what we have in common.
§  Introduction of each friar….
§  Called to put together what is different among us as sons of St. Francis
§  2017 celebration of the separation between OFM and Conventuals.
§  8th Centenary of “Perdono di Assisi” in 2016 and 5th centenary of the Bull of Pope Leo “Ite Vos” “Bulla unionis” 2017
§  Pope said: remain untied together and do things together
§  To see the diversity as richness in the Franciscan family
§  Our Identity is unique in the Church
§  The facts of the history are to be presented a new to our friars in the world. Friars in the world need to think together.
§  Idea of one synod of the Franciscan family

 Friars introducing one another....What a Joy Joy to be together as sons of St. Francis
 From all over the world.....sons of Father Francis interacting and communicating....in Heaven St. Francis must be rejoicing and thanking the Lord for bringing his sons together....Hope it becomes a reality...a Union among the sons ....
 Fr. Marco, Conventuals, welcoming all the participants for the meeting....
 Brothers going round and introducing one another...

 moment of sharing with each other....

 a moment of prayer together....

 All the General Ministers together.....
 Fr. Matheo introducing the theme and initiating the discussion
Friars listening to the program ......

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