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ACLA MESSAGE TO THE CONGREGATION

…The service of authority at all levels is exercised in a synodal way: it promotes co-responsibility, fosters teamwork, respects and harmonizes differences (QC, 57b) 1. Dear brothers in our Querida Congregación and in the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary....

Claretians Advance Social Mission at ASCLA West SOMI Workshop 2024

Karukutty, India. From December 5–9, 2024, the ASCLA West Solidarity and Mission (SOMI) Workshop brought together 33 participants at the Claretian Provincial House in Karukutty, Kerala, India. Organized by the General SOMI Team in collaboration with the ASCLA West...

The Future of the Claretian Mission in Africa: ACLA Governments meeting with General Government

Yaoundé, Cameroon. From December 4 to 14, 2024, African Claretian Missionaries, through the governments of different major organisms, convened in Yaoundé with the General Government for a 10-day meeting to chart strategic directions for strengthening their mission...

FR. JULIÁN GARCÍA MEDRANO, CMF

August 18, 1942 – December 14, 2024 (Provincia de Santiago/ Santiago Province)

21 August

“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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20 August

“Seeing the willingness of the people, the hunger for the divine word, etc, I can’t restrain myself: therefore all day...

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18 August

“They have owed me since September and you since April of this year. I am sorry to put the complaint to Her Majesty,...

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17 August

“Do not aspire to the dignities and ecclesiastical benefices, yes God does not call you to them, like Aaron; and if...

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16 August

“Jesus Christ ( ... ) to the gloomy inventions of the genius of error has opposed the sun of the Catholic faith, the...

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15 August

“We must love the Blessed Virgin Mary because God wants it. To love is to want good for the beloved, it is to do good...

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14 August

*190. - “Demos gracias a Dios: ya el Señor y su Santísima Madre se han dignado aceptar las primicias de los mártires....

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13 August

“Let us give thanks to God: already the Lord and his Blessed Mother have very kindly accepted the first fruits of the...

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12 August

On reaching the Gulf of Damas, (travelling to Cuba) I began conducting a mission on deck. Everyone on board attended...

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11 August

“…my honourable Prelate D. Luciano Casadevall called me aside and gave me the letter of your Excellency and the...

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10 August

“When they came to get my regular clothing they also took the Bible I had brought. I asked for it and was told, “Very...

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9 August

“Quite content, I undertook the journey to Barcelona.... Shortly before my arrival at Barcelona, a hurricane came up,...

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8 August

“I also had good parents who cooperated with my teacher in moulding my understanding in truth and nurturing my heart...

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7 August

Mary “is a full moon for the sinners [those]; who she shines on in the night of sin, so that they do not fall into...

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6 August

“Oh Virgin and Mother of God, I offer myself as your son, and in the honour and glory of your purity I consecrate to...

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5 August

“The world was converted by the preaching of the crucified Jesus and by the frequent reception of Holy Communion. The...

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4 August

If you saw your father being beaten and stabbed, wouldn’t you run to defend him? Wouldn't it be a crime for you to...

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