Newsletter “The Way” Nº 020 - February, 2012

Arrival of brothers and sisters in Bolivia

Arrival of sisters in FrancaBolivia Profession of vows

Our Bishop Pedro Luiz and thesisters in Franca

Bishop Rogelio and the brothers in Paraguay.

On the 12th of February, the mission houseOur Lady of Copacabana received SistersCaridade, Romana and Stella, who joinedtogether with the other sisters who alreadywere in Bolivia working with the poorwho are living on the streets. On the sameday, Brothers Joao Maria, Petrus andBernardo arrived to begin a new brothersmission house.

On the 5th of February in the Cathedralof St. Anthony in the city of GovernadorValadares, MG, was held the ceremonyof profession of simple vows of SistersJoana Baluarte da Cruz, presided by ourFounder, Father Gilson Sobreiro, andwith the presence of Priests from the re-gion, family members, friends, lay-asso-ciates and consecrated brothers and sis-ters from various parts of Brazil witnessthis act of surrender to God.

On the 15th of February our sisters arrivedin Franca, Sao Paulo, to begin theactivities of the mission house, SanctaColeta de Corbie. The sisters house islocated in the downtown area of Franca,next to the Cathedral. The sisters werevery warmly welcomed by everyone, andon the 18th, Bishop Pedro Luiz presidedat the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in theirnew house. The mission of the sisters willbe to take responsibility for a Chapel ofAdoration, where the Blessed Sacramentwill be exposed daily for 12 hours. “Inthis place people will enter and will leavetransfigured after experiencing in this holyplace the power and the glory of the Lord.This will be the place where the holypeople of God will find the medicine fortheir infirmities, not only of the body, butabove all, of the soul.” (Bishop Pedro)

Ciudad del Este

Our brothers arrived in Ciudad del Este,Paraguay, on the 3rd of February to founda new brothers mission house. Locatedin a neighborhood on the periphery of thecity, they began by doing some remodelingin the house, and on the 17th they receiveda visit from their Bishop, Rogelio Livieres,who blessed the house and the mission ofthe brothers. Present were lay-peopleand vocations, who can testify to the warmwelcoming of the Bishop. Praise be toGod, for “where the Bishop is, there isthe Church”.

Street Ministry Entrace into the Novitiate

Escritório Central:Rua Pe. Benedito de Camargo, 465

Penha - Cep: 03604-010São Paulo-SP Tel:(11) 2836-5609

(Ir. Suzana/Ir. Amada)Email: escritorio@ocaminho.org.br

www.ocaminho.org.br

Sheltered men in Benevidesreceive the Sacraments

Lay-Associates make promises

House of recuperation – Benevides, Para

Street Ministry in Rio de Janeiro

Our sisters moved to the neighborhoodof Campo Grande in Rio de Janeiro, andbegan a street ministry in the area. OnFriday nights, together with lay-associatesand vocations, they take a lunch to thepopulation of the local streets, as well assharing the word of God. Simultaneously,in Sao Paulo, religious and lay-personswent out to the streets of the capital wherethey encounter homeless street peoplewho had previously lived in Cracolandia,who are now dispersed in small groups inthe inner-city.

On the 18th of February, our communityrejoiced with the entrance of 13 brothersand 21 sisters in the time of novitiate inthe Fraternity of Missionaries, “Poor ofJesus Christ”, in the city of Corbelia,Parana. The novitiate is the time ofofficially entering religious life. It is a timeof retreat, to encounter God, to grow inintimacy with the Beloved, and beingformed in our charism. Soon afterwards,the ceremony in which our founderwelcomed them, the Holy Mass wascelebrated in thanksgiving for the lives ofthese brothers and sisters.

“For freedom Christ set us free; sostand firm and do not submit again tothe yoke of slavery”. (Galatians 5,1)In a Holy Mass celebrated at the missionhouse, “The Good Pastor”, in the Stateof Para, that serves as a house ofrecuperation from alcohol and drugs, fiveof our “favored sons” received their firstsacraments. The Holy Mass waspresided by Fr. Francisco Saded, who,by the order of Archbishop AlbertoTaveira, ministered the Sacraments ofbaptism, chrisma and first communion.The first Sunday of every month is a dayof visiting of the families, and together withthem we united around the altar for thisspecial moment. Afterwards our “favoredsons” performed a play where theydemonstrated the reality of how sinenslaves and destroys, and how Christ,with His Grace, frees and saves throughthe sacraments of the Church.

“I am the vine, you are the branches.Whoever remains in me and I in himwill bear much fruit, because withoutme you can do nothing.” (John 15,5)Twenty lay-associates in the city ofGovernador Valadares received their“belonging” to the Fraternity ofMissionaries on the 3rd of February,through the hands of our founder, Fr.Gilson. The Holy Mass was in the Chapelof Centrel, where Fr. Gilson talked of theimportance of the ties not only with theFraternity of Missionaries, but with Christhimself, as a sign that the lay-person shouldbe a light in the world of today. Holypeople who live in the world, but are notof the world. People who, in spite of thedifficult times of today, seek to serve theLord in their different states of life.

Novices

Street Ministry in São Paulo

Lay-Associates make promises

House of recuperation – Benevides, Para