On Friday, 15th November, the Canonical Visitation to the Province Brazil-Paraguay came to an end in Belo Horizonte with an assembly at which all the brothers who live in Brazil were present (with the exception of Fr. Mario Smolders who is still in hospital). Jean Blaise Mwanda and Derek Laverty presented their ‘end of visit’ report.
In their presentation, they focused on the inner life and the pastoral and missionary conversion based on the reality of the Province. It is hoped that the interplay of the ‘inner life’ and the pastoral and missionary conversion will illuminate the Province for the preparation of the next Provincial Chapter which will take place in November 2020. Some pointers were proposed to the assembly: the process of preparation and the participation of all the brothers, an evaluation of the present pastoral presences that takes into account those brothers who are active, IF and OF, a clear policy for our older brothers ... All this is to be done in a spirit of apostolic and missionary discernment in order to arrive at "something new" in the spirit of mission that corresponds to the thoughts of Pope Francis and the orientations of the 39th General Chapter.
Following their report there was plenty of opportunity for an open dialogue before celebrating lunch in Provincial House.
Photo Album of the visit by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/2JxOUju
11/16/2019