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Reflection and Action at the Forum on Consecrated Life

Madrid, Spain. On January 11, the Claretian Missionaries of the Province of Santiago held a forum at the Sede Sapientae venue of the Spanish Episcopal Conference. This gathering brought together consecrated persons, laypeople, and ecclesial leaders to address the...

New Congregational Guidelines on Solidarity and Mission

Rome, Italy. About twelve years ago, a meeting of missionaries from all continents proposed that the Congregation promote and structure its commitment to proclaiming the Gospel, justice, peace, care for Creation, and transforming the world according to God's plan...

Provincial Assembly Strengthens Claretian Missionary Bonds

Pamplona, Spain. The first Provincial Assembly of the Claretian Missionaries was held in two sessions to ensure wider participation. It took place from December 28-30, 2024, and January 2-4, 2025, at the Colegio Mayor Larraona, bringing together around 40 members in...

FR.  JOSÉ MARÍA RODRÍGUEZ RIBAS, CMF

       July 3, 1934 – January 08, 2025 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)

18 October

“You have to look at and imitate the humility and meekness of Jesus; humility is the foundation of all the virtues;...

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17 October

“Holiness supposes two things: being clean from sin and eminent in virtue. With the aim of acquiring it, you ought to...

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16 October

“Prayer is for man what the soul is for the body and what water is for the earth, it is the key to heaven. It is for...

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15 October

“Jesus rode upon a donkey when He entered Jerusalem in triumph. I, too, gladly offer myself to Jesus to make use of me...

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14 October

“I will occupy myself in praising God, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints as they are prayers and devotions and I...

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13 October

“Ignorance in matters of religion is great nowadays, almost general; and the worst part is that there are very many...

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12 October

“I have here the ultimate and principal pledge that you need to be a good missionary: honour Mary and love God a lot.”...

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11 October

“At the beginning of my stay in Vich I was undergoing an experience not unlike what goes on in a blacksmith’s shop....

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10 October

“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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9 October

“When I started preaching missions in 1840, we were in the midst of a civil war between the royalists and the...

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8 October

“When I left the Canary Islands the bishop wanted to give me a new hat and coat but I wouldn’t hear of it. All I took...

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7 October

“We honour … the Blessed Virgin Mary, our most tender mother; we imitate her virtues, we continuously give her thanks...

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6 October

“October 6th 1850, the feast of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian order I had once wished to join….., was my...

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5 October

“In the case of children, the only work required is that of planting, whereas adults require both weeding and...

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4 October

“When one is poor and really wants to be poor, freely and not by force, then he enjoys the sweetness of poverty and,...

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3 October

“Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is our moral and physical life. Moral, which consists in knowing and loving,...

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