The Fraternities of Uruguay celebrated on March 15th the formation meeting for the year 2025 in San José de Mayo. The theme chosen was “Nazarene Fraternities and the Jubilee Year: “Pilgrims of Hope”. Fabián Antúnez SJ, Bishop of San José, who encouraged us to “Educate from the heart”. The meeting opened with a moment of shared prayer and the words of the Provincial Animator, who invited us to nourish ourselves with the shared reflection of the meeting. After the Bishop’s presentation, there followed a personal moment and a very rich moment of exchange between the participants in subgroups, which led to the celebration of the Eucharist and finally to the sharing of lunch. This meeting was a moment and a space for revitalising the experience of Nazareth. There we were able to pray, work and broaden our fraternal bonds, in order to love following the example of the Holy Family itself. On the same weekend of the second Sunday of Lent, the Fraternities of Ecuador celebrated the XIII National Meeting, with a retreat. Likewise, the Fraternity of Gavà (Spain) celebrated its annual retreat in the rectory of Olesa de Bonesvalls. A day of prayer, work and reflection. After the Eucharist we were able to share a table and an afternoon stroll to end our time together.
