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Chronicle of the 6th Day of the Claretian Spirituality Congress – July 13, 2024

After prayer, the morning activities focused on Sister Liliana Franco Echeverri's conference, ODM, on the theme "Synodal and Missionary Spirituality," followed by group work for deeper understanding. The speaker emphasizes that in the context of synodality, the...

BR. MANUEL RIVAS ESTEBAN,CMF

       March 25, 1921 – July 13, 2024 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)

Chronicle of the 5th Day of the Claretian Spirituality Congress – July 12, 2024

We are on the second day of the “Where are we?” stage. It started with a beautiful meditation on the biblical icon of the Annunciation found in Luke 1:26-28 and guided by Ms. Carolina Sanchez Miranda, HICM and Fr. Gonzalo Fernandez, CMF. After reflecting on “What is...

The Spirituality Congress Reaches Its Midpoint

Vic, Spain. July 12, 2024. As part of the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation, a Spirituality Congress is being held from July 7 to 16. This event brings together Claretian members from around the world to reflect on and update their missionary...

5 November

“I never quarrelled with anyone but strove to be kind with all. I avoided all clowning and disliked silly and mocking...

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4 November

“I have never made a penny's profit from the works I have seen through the presses. On the contrary I have given away...

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3 November

“We have to love Mary, most holy and be her devotees, because the devotion to Mary, most holy is the very powerful...

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2 November

“I am yearning to go to heaven to see Jesus loved and praised by the whole celestial palace; it will be a greater...

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1 November

I frequently read the lives of those saints who were distinguished for their zeal in saving souls, and I felt the good...

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31 October

“At each town I preached in, the first half of the service was marked by persecutions and calumnies by the wicked of...

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30 October

“The world has always striven to hinder and persecute me, but our Lord has taken care of me and frustrated all its...

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28 October

“The love for God does not consist only in language and words but also, and mainly, in deeds and truth, that is in...

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27 October

“In prayer, humility, faith, hope, charity, religion and other virtues are practiced.” Diálogos sobre la oración, en...

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26 October

“The other group that most claimed my attention was the clergy. If all those studying for service in the Church were...

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25 October

“From the very beginning, the style I aimed at was that of the Gospel: simple and clear” Aut 297 FACILITATE THE...

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24 October

“It seems that I have now fulfilled my mission. In Paris and Rome I have preached the law of God: in Paris as the...

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