Spirituality and Community Life

FORGE 07/23 Takes Off At Los Negrales

Madrid, Spain: The seventh English edition of FORGE, the signature renewal encounter of Claretian Missionaries, took off colorfully at Los Negrales on Sunday, October 1, 2023, with the Mass of the Holy Spirit, presided over by Rev. Fr. Anthony Obikonu Igbokwe, CMF,...

Claretian Missionaries of the General Curia Find Spiritual Renewal in Formia

Formia, Italy. The Claretian Missionaries of the General Curia have embarked on a spiritual retreat from September 25th to 29th, 2023 in the coastal town of Formia, situated approximately two hours from Rome. The Spiritual Exercises were guided by Fr. Antonio Bellella...

Reunited To Revise The Forge

Madrid, Spain. In his Autobiography, Claret shared an allegory about The Forge that provides interesting insight. He compared his own personal development in Vic to a bar of iron in a locksmith's workshop. Like the bar of iron, Claret was placed on an anvil, heated in...

Embracing the Claretian Charism: Missionaries Gather in Cúcuta for Quinquennium

Cúcuta, Colombia. The Interprovincial Encounter of Missionaries in the Quinquennium stage of the Claretian Provinces of Colombia-Venezuela and Colombia-Ecuador was held on September 11, 2023, in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander. This event was held as part of the...

20 March

“Here I am completely tied down in an archdiocese, when my spirit is really for the whole world: even in this little...

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19 March

“News of the technical ability the Lord had given me spread through Barcelona. This moved some gentlemen to call on my...

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18 March

“What used to hurt me the most was to hear that my parents would have to scold a worker for not doing his job...

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15 March

“The chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, or the communion rail of each parish, is the exact thermometer to know the...

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14 March

“I know many men and women who, in the middle of noisy streets and squares, find a way to encounter in their hearts a...

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13 March

“For several days I had been feeling very fervent and full of longing to die for Jesus Christ. The love of God seemed...

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12 March

“Preaching the divine Word (…) should never be neglected, especially during festive periods but most importantly...

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