Between 30 January and 2 February 2025 the Encounter with Brother Gabriel – “…And God saw that it was good” took place in the Holy Family Church in Brasilia. It was an encounter with the person of the Founder, trying to deepen his charism, emphasizing the care of the other and the safeguarding of the environment.
Since Saturday 18th, the young people of the Sa-Fa Family from Argentina and Uruguay have been on Mission in the Calchaquíes Valleys: More than 40 years of Faith and Encounter. This year, under the motto “Barefoot on the way to meet you”.
As every year, a few days before Christmas, many children dedicate a morning to give a smile and a star to people they meet on the street. This year the diocesan day of Star-Seeders was held in the parish to which our school in Madrid belongs.
On 5 and 6 December, the Colegio Sagrada Familia in Ambato hosted an enriching training meeting for all the teaching and administrative staff of the three educational units of the Sa-Fa Family in Ecuador.
On the weekend of 30 November and 1 December a new Sa-Fa Family Meeting was held in Sigüenza. Some 120 people participated, including Brothers, catechists, members of the Fraternities and educators,
On 24 November the sculptural group “Brother Gabriel on the way out” was inaugurated in Ambato (Ecuador) at the “Sagrada Familia” Educational Unit in Ambato. It was the closing of the 200th anniversary of the departure of Brother Gabriel and the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Holy Family Educational Unit of Ambato.
The San José School Museum, inaugurated in 2008 to celebrate the centenary of the school and the arrival of the Brothers of the Holy Family in Argentina, opened its doors to join the “Night of the Museums”.
The figure of our Founder is becoming more and more popular in our centre and in our surroundings and, since 2016, we have been celebrating him in a special way. The whole Unit, students, parents, grandparents, relatives, teachers… “We walk with Brother Gabriel”.
Approximately 80 members of the Sa-fa Family in Brazil, including 70 young people and around 10 educators, gathered in the city of Marau, in the north of Rio Grande do Sul, for the Youth Mission. The event took place between 25 and 27 October.
In the city of Ambato, a group of 19 young people are continuing their course, following the plan of vocational encounters started last year. We have celebrated the third meeting, with the motto: “AIR, soft breeze” during the 25th, 26th and 27th of October.
