The lay brothers of the Franciscan Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Central America and Panama met from November 11 to 15 in the Monte San Francesco Retreat House in Guatemala.
With the participation of brothers coming from different regions of the Province, our brothers gathered to reflect and meditate on the identity, the formation, the mission and the evangelization of the lay brother in our Province.
The general objective of this meeting was to revitalize the being and working of the lay brothers of the Province through fraternal reflection and discernment.
The days were full of joy, prayer and fraternal sharing, during which the brothers shared experiences, appreciated the journey undertaken by the more senior brothers as inspiration for the younger ones and remembered those brothers who now enjoy the presence of God, but whose witness of humility still resonates among us today. We are grateful for the various spaces in which our brothers currently serve in our Province, including social assistance, mission areas, schools, clinics, hospitals, formation programs, provincial government and retreat houses.
Some fruits of this meeting include:
After these days of reflection and meditation, the meeting was concluded with the thanksgiving of all to God for this fraternal moment, each one returning to his community with a heart full of gratitude.
Fr. Edgar Daniel Coyoy Medrano, OFM
Provincial Secretary
