On Saturday, 31 January, the 2nd Sa-Fa Family Catholic Music Festival was held at the Sagrada Familia School in Ambato. It was an experience filled with faith, talent, and music.

Led by Brothers Teodoro, José María, and Francisco Javier, a small group of us from the Sa-Fa Family have explored the life, writings, personality, and charisma of Brother Gabriel. La Horra has been our home during these cold days of 24 and 25 January.

In the city of Ambato, Ecuador, on 23, 24 and 25 January, we held a new Vocational Meeting with the theme “Discovering Myself”. Seventeen young people participated in this meeting.

On 21 January 2026, educators from the Sagrada Família Brasília Educational Centre and the Sagrada Família Sobradinho Educational Centre gathered at Chácara Recanto Sagrada Família for a special moment of training and spirituality.

Between 4 and 11 January, the Brothers’ retreat and gathering took place in Passo Fundo (Brazil). Eighteen Brothers participated in person and six participated via Zoom. The gathering was a time of fraternal sharing about the challenges we are facing in these times.

On Christmas Day, 25 December, during the 10 o’clock Mass at Puyo Cathedral, the opening of the jubilee year was celebrated, marking half a century of the presence of the Brothers of the Holy Family in this small Andean country.

A group of young people from the Sa-Fa Communities in Madrid returned to Nijar (Almería, Spain) a few days before Christmas. Amongst shacks, cleared rubbish and newly planted plants, they managed to transform the place into a habitable area.

On 6 December 2025, the Meeting of Directors and Provincial Animation Teams of the Uruguay sector was held at the Sagrada Familia School in Montevideo, marking the end of the 2023-2025 triennium. More than 50 participants were present.

Brief overview of the meeting to report back to the Brothers on the work of the 39th General Chapter, introduction to the new Provincial Council, and farewell to some members of the former Council.