Based on the Formation Pathway for formators and those responsible for Pastoral Ministry of Vocations, envisioned as a “shared pilgrimage” around the formation and accompaniment of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, at the dawn of the new year 2026, the calendar of virtual sessions to be held over the coming months has been announced, in preparation for the Formators’ Meeting to be held at the Generalate in Rome from 7 to 15 May 2026.
There will be four formation sessions – one per month – in which some Brothers will share their reflections on various specific topics:
- 3 February: The five thresholds of formation: The integrality of the consecrated person, led by Brother Paulo Dullius.
- 10 March: Accompaniment and the culture of formators as spiritual teachers, led by Brother Valère Adonsou.
- 8 April: Discernment of tensions, convergences and structural knots, led by Brother Carlos Gómez.
- 1 May: Preparing the community heart for Rome: convergence on the essential, led by Brother Martín Digilio.
Fifty people from all Lasallian Regions and Districts are expected to participate in the face-to-face session in Rome.
On the horizon of this journey of conversion and hope, in which formators and those responsible for pastoral ministry of vocations are participating, the words of Brother Armin Luistro, Superior General, at the initial session on 19 September 2025, resonate: “The Brother is not simply a professional educator or a social worker. He is a consecrated man whose life is a living parable of God’s love, whose community is a sign of fraternity in a divided world, and whose mission is to make God known to those most in need”.
“We place this special and essential intention for the Institute in the hands of God, Our Lord”, expressed Brother Carlos Gómez, Vicar General, remembering in particular, “the young people who are part of these initial formation processes, such as Postulants, Novices or Scholastics”. “Let us pray to the ‘Lord of the Harvest’ to send more workers into his Vineyard, so that we may continue to be witnesses of Jesus Christ in the world of education”, concluded the Vicar General.
