Berjumpa Maria, Bunda Kristus   Maria, Bunda Yesus Krsitus, pada saat itu seorang gadis yang masih berumur antara 13  atau 14 tahun ketika malaikat Gabriel datang kepadanya. Dia baru saja bertunangan dengan seorang tukang kayu bernama Yusuf. Dia adalah gadis Yahudi biasa, yang juga menginginkan untuk menikah dan membangun keluarga. Namun, mulai dengan pertemuannya dengan malaikat Gabriel kehidupannya berubah. Di dalam Kitab Suci, namanya muncul di dalam Injil dan Kisah Para Rasul. Lukas pengarang Injil banyak kisah tentang Maria dan menempatkan peranannya dalam ....

“MARY AND MY LIFE AS A RELIGIOUS FIC BROTHER” I believe that Mary indeed is the model of my vocation as religious. By her personality, spirituality and virtues she gave birth to religious life and has become an ideal model to emulate. Naturally, religious men and women who have dedicated themselves to live the Christian vocation in the most radical sense find in Mary their mother and model. Mary was the perfect contemplative, totally committed to the one thing necessary (Lk ....

ON OUR WAY TO HOLINESS THROUGH MARY’S VIRTUES Bro. Moses Mgunda We all have, in a way, shape, or form, some interests, desires or goals we set to accomplish in our lifetime. In the process of living our lives - whether it be helping others or doing something for oneself or others - we need to ask ourselves: where and how does the Lord fit into our schedules? Is there room for God to interrupt and rearrange our plans? How ....

MALAWI 2024 PROVINCIAL DAY GATHERING The FIC Constitutions article 36 encourages us to be a brother to one another, this is much felt when we gather together as brothers and share both our happiness and sorrows. Our gatherings promote a sense of belonging and unity. It creates room for sharing collective wisdom, experiences, insights and lasting memories. One of such gatherings in our province is the Provincial Day. A day in which all brothers come together to exchange ideas, knowledge, hopes ....

Today begins May, the month dedicated to our spiritual mother, the Virgin Mary   By ACI Prensa ACI Prensa Staff, May 1, 2024 / 16:02 pm May will always be a special month, the month that the Church dedicates to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and our mother. The month that begins today is just the right time to renew the love that all of us who are baptized ought to profess for the woman whom God chose — from eternity — to ....

Ongoing Formation in an Anxious Space Life as a brother is often intertwined with complexities of anxiety. The continual growth of our apostolate and the increasing demand for the FIC's presence in various Church initiatives and places present ongoing challenges. Despite the limitations imposed by the declining number of brothers and the discouraging low rate of new memberships, requests for our apostolic presence in many parts of the church persist. The rise in the number of retired brothers also raises concerns. ....

2ND SESSION OF THE PROVINCIAL CHAPTER PROCEDING, GHANA REPORT OF THE DAY 23RD APRIL 2024. Our “community supports and inspires ……. faithful communal discernment”[1] and whenever “two or more meet in my Name, I am there among them; if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted”.[2] The above statements paraphrased the central point of our morning prayer. The prayer, which was led by the liturgy committee helped us as Chapter delegates ....

2ND  SESSION OF THE PROVINCIAL CHAPTER – REPORT OF THE DAY 22ND APRIL 2024. Thanks be to God, we had a good rain the previous night (Sunday) that set a very conducive atmosphere for the first session of the Chapter. Refreshed and nourished spiritually through the liturgy and the good breakfast, we began the agenda of the day. Reading and corrections of the minutes. The house went through the minutes of the first session made some corrections and clarification and brought the ....