With the joy and emotion typical of the meeting between brothers, on arrival at the airport of Santiago de Chile one could already glimpse the days of joy and communion experienced in the formation courses for America, held from 26 December 2019 to 4 January 2020 and from 7 to 14 January 2020, at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mystical Life, Graneros, Chile.
For the first time this course is being held in America, with missionaries coming from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. Each course was attended by about 40 participants, and the second was attended by the President of our institution, Jesús Fernández Hernández. Our brothers José María López Sevillano, Juana Sánchez-Gey and Fernando Real Ferrero have also participated.
In an atmosphere of loving coexistence, topics of deep spiritual life were discussed, centered on the ascetic and mystical life. There were also work groups and round tables where missionary experiences were shared in all the fields in which we move, being a great enrichment for all.
The President shared with us the interest with which he has followed the social situation of Chile, knowing its needs, which he has accompanied with his prayer, along with that of the whole Institute.
He exhorted us to live the holiness to which Christ calls us in the Gospel: “Be holy as our heavenly Father is holy” Mt 5:48. “Trust in grace. To live holiness in common requires humility”. Referring to a current thought that states that the devil has induced Christians to believe that holiness is not possible, he expressed that this disbelief was the origin of many evils, affirming, likewise, that it is possible and encouraging us to witness to it with our lives.
In the course of these days, we had the grace of celebrating the perpetual vows and diaconal ordination of our brother Luis Carlos Riaño, of Colombian origin, the latter being presided over by the Bishop of Rancagua, Mgr Fernando Ramos.
It is also worth noting the moments of great creativity in the athenaeums held, in which the best wishes were shown for sharing the talents and fine humour of the brothers and sisters, with performances characterised by good taste, for the enjoyment of all.
We thank God the Father for these days of heavenly coexistence, full of affection, joy and peace, feeling the mystical presence of our Father and Founder, Fernando Rielo, very much alive among us.
!["El mundo puede cambiar desde el corazón"
(Papa Francisco, Encíclica Dilexit Nos)
"El Corazón de Cristo es éxtasis, es salida, es donación, es encuentro. En él nos volvemos capaces de relacionarnos de un modo sano y feliz, y de construir en este mundo el Reino de amor y de justicia. Nuestro corazón unido al de Cristo es capaz de este milagro social.
Tomar en serio el corazón tiene consecuencias sociales. Como enseña el Concilio Vaticano II, «tenemos todos que cambiar nuestros corazones, con los ojos puestos en el orbe entero y en aquellos trabajos que todos juntos podemos llevar a cabo para que nuestra generación mejore». Porque «los desequilibrios que fatigan al mundo moderno están conectados con ese otro desequilibrio fundamental que hunde sus raíces en el corazón humano». [21] Ante los dramas del mundo, el Concilio invita a volver al corazón, explicando que el ser humano «por su interioridad es, en efecto, superior al universo entero; a esta profunda interioridad retorna cuando entra dentro de su corazón, donde Dios le aguarda, escrutador de los corazones (cf. 1 S 16,7; Jr 17,10), y donde él personalmente, bajo la mirada de Dios, decide su propio destino».
Esto no significa confiar excesivamente en nosotros mismos. Tengamos cuidado: advirtamos que nuestro corazón no es autosuficiente; es frágil y está herido. Tiene una dignidad ontológica, pero al mismo tiempo debe buscar una vida más digna. Dice también el Concilio Vaticano II que «el fermento evangélico ha despertado y despierta en el corazón del hombre esta irrefrenable exigencia de la dignidad», aunque para vivir conforme a esa dignidad no nos basta conocer el Evangelio ni cumplir mecánicamente lo que nos manda. Necesitamos el auxilio del amor divino. Acudamos al Corazón de Cristo, ese centro de su ser, que es un horno ardiente de amor divino y humano y es la mayor plenitud que puede alcanzar lo humano. Allí, en ese Corazón es donde nos reconocemos finalmente a nosotros mismos y aprendemos a amar."](https://www.idente.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
