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FR. JUAN ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA, CMF

       February 5, 1947 – November 13, 2024 (Santiago Province / Provincia de Santiago)

“United We Serve Better”: Claretian Leadership Workshop for the General Curia

Rome, Italy. From 4th to 8th November 2024, the General Curia of the Claretian Missionaries hosted an intensive five-day seminar on Claretian leadership in service of the Congregation. With the facilitation of Fr Gonzalo Fernández, CMF, the event brought together more...

Fostering Intercultural Growth: MICLA Novices Gather in Córdoba for In-Depth Workshop

Córdoba, Argentina. From October 28 to 31, 2024, a workshop was held in Córdoba, Argentina, for the novices of MICLA (Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Latin America). The event, aimed at deepening the participants' understanding of intercultural...

New Appointment of the Communication Team and Return of Fr Louie III Guades 

Rome, Italy. After nine years of dedicated service in the General Government, where he served as Secretary of Prefectures and later as Coordinator of the Communication Department, Fr. Louie III Guades, CMF, has been called to continue his mission as a Claretian in his...

27 June

*108 Let us do things as one who serves Christ and not man, and in this way will we do them well, in a good way and...

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26 June

*246.- “I will say before meals: Lord, I eat to have strength and serve you better. Before going to bed: Lord, I do...

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25 June

*236.- “It is not enough to have a confessor to whom to present with sincerity our sins; We need also a teacher to...

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24 June

*226.- “Jesus gave us the Blesses Virgin Mary as our Mother. He entrusted us to care for her as mother, and she will...

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23 June

*216.- “I will be like a Servant who does only what his master wants. I will imitate Jesus during the thirty years of...

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22 June

*206.- “I resolve to keep an even temper and disposition, never allowing myself to be carried away by anger,...

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21 June

*89.- “I have never made a retreat so full of sufferings and trials but neither, perhaps, so replete with great...

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20 June

The services I liked best were those connected with the Blessed Sacrament, and I attended these with great devotion...

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18 June

The good communicant compares well to the iron rod that is placed into the forge where it becomes fire. Yes the soul...

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19 June

“from the savings that I have in this I will send him something; when we get this case we will use D. Lorenzo so that...

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17 June

The good communicant compares well to the iron rod that is placed into the forge where it becomes fire. Yes the soul...

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16 June

Just as the body has its food, the soul also has its own food, which is the Eucharist. It is called the bread of...

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15 June

…”you are a priest and a prelate of the Church, a minister of Jesus Christ” Aut 585 APPRECIATION OF ONE’S VOCATION The...

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14 June

“Work is neither arduous nor difficult when one can see the great fruits, payment or appreciation that results from...

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13 June

A thousand times over I would offer myself to his service. I wanted to become a priest so that I could dedicate myself...

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12 June

“The love of God and of fellow man produces a similar effect to that of a fire. The power of gunpowder propels through...

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11 June

“Nothing daunts him; he delights in privations, welcomes work, embraces sacrifices, smiles at slander, and rejoices in...

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10 June

*106. There is nothing which ignites and conserves charity as for each one to know that the other feels and speaks...

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