Medellin, Colombia. As it was in the past two years, after the year-round General Canonical Visits to a continent, the General Government organizes a meeting with the Governments of the Major Organisms of that continent towards the end of the year. On Monday, 2 December 2019, such meeting started for the Claretian Missionaries in the American continent, or commonly known in the Congregation as MICLA. This summit, which is being held at the Villa Claret Retreat House in Medellin will go on until the 12th of December and its theme is “Witnesses and Messenger of the Joy of the Gospel in America.” The main objective is to discern together the challenges to the missionary life in America as well as its corresponding responses after the Canonical Visits conducted in the continent and in the light of the XXV General Chapter.
During the first day, the Claretian Province of Colombia – Venezuela broadcasted live the opening Mass and opening sessions. You may find below the videos of the inaugural discourses as well as the homily during the Inaugural Mass:
Homily of the President of MICLA, Fr. Ismael Montero Toyos, CMF, Provincial Superior of Centroamérica, who have cut short his Forge program in view of this meeting:
Welcome Remarks of Fr. Luis Armando Valencia, CMF, Provincial Superior of Colombia – Venezuela, the host Organism:
Opening Discourse of Fr. Enrique Mascorro, CMF, Provincial Superior of México, on behalf of the Government of the Conference of MICLA. He also read the message of MICLA Executive Secretary, Fr. José Vidal Pérez, CMF
Opening Discourse of Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, General Superior of the Congregation:
For the daily chronicle and updates, please visit the official website of Colombia – Venezuela Province at http://cmfcolven.org
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