The 4th meeting of Scholastics from the Order’s Europe Region
took place on 25-31 August at Sant
Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona) attended by 25 young Brothers and Formators from
Portugal, France, Austria, Germany, Poland and Spain.
The meeting formed part of the
Scholasticate formation stage, covering theological and professional studies
and vocational consolidation.
For a whole week, the Scholastics were
able to study in greater depth the following subject areas: how to live life in
terms of faith, our personal life project and vocational accompaniment, the
response to suffering according to the charism of St John of God and
cooperation between the Brothers and the Laity in pursuit of the same project.
The Brothers were able to visit
centres of the Order in Barcelona and a number of particularly important
spiritual sites such as the Grotto of Saint Ignatius at Manresa, Montserrat monastery
and the Sagrada Familia.
The meeting was judged to have been
very positive, and helped to strengthen bonds between the Brothers and to
foster growth in communion.
