Spirituality and Community Life

Forge: Claretian Renewal Encounter – 9th English Edition

Los Negrales, Spain. The 9th English edition of FORGE: Claretian Renewal Encounter opened on 20 September 2025 and will continue until 8 December 2025. Inspired by the experience narrated by our Founder in his Autobiography (n. 342), the Forge is not only the symbol...

Quinquennium Encounter 2025 in Venezuela: Renewal in Mission

Casacoima, Venezuela. From August 18 to 21, 2025, the Claretian Missionary house of El Triunfo hosted the Quinquennium Encounter of the Colombia-Venezuela Province. In an atmosphere of fraternity and prayer, young missionaries deepened their formation and commitment...

Congregational Webinar on Discernment and Spiritual Accompaniment

The General Prefecture of Spirituality and Community Life has announced the upcoming online presentation of the new material “Seeking What Pleases God”, focusing on Discernment and Spiritual Accompaniment. The event, open to the entire Congregation and the Claretian...

The FORGE, First French Edition: A Flame of Hope for Claretian Missionaries

Los Negrales, Spain. From April 22 to July 10, 2025, the very first French-language edition of the Forge, named Forge1/25, was held in Los Negrales, a suburb of Madrid. Thirteen Claretian missionaries from three Major Organisms in French-speaking Africa — Congo,...

20 December

“If something pains or disturbs you, suffer it patiently thinking that the Lord has placed it so. If you are able to...

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19 December

“With regard to the slanders unleashed against me, I am not sad; I am very happy in the Lord” Carta a D. José Caixal,...

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17 December

“Lord, I am convinced that just as you make the ocean salty and bitter to keep it pure, so have you given me the salt...

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15 December

“I bought a ranch for the poor of Puerto Principe........My object in starting this ranch was to gather together poor...

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13 December

“I preached retreats to the entire clergy: canons, pastors, beneficiaries, etc. This was my yearly practice as long as...

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12 December

“The true servant of God rarely complains of his suffering and desires less that others suffer and has pity for their...

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10 December

“What moved and stimulated me most was reading the Holy Bible, to which I have always been very strongly attracted”...

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8 December

“My friend, you should know that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the work of God and the most perfect one that had come out...

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7 December

“The Blessed Virgin Mary rode on a donkey, both when she went to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, her Son, and when...

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6 December

Offer frequently to the eternal Father the most precious blood of his Divine Son Jesus Christ who for this [to save...

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5 December

“[The person who receives communion] will be like a tree planted near the running waters that will give fruit. We can...

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