We
began a new Liturgical Year and Season, that is (Advent), which is a time of
celebrating the virtues of Hope, Love, Joy and Peace, it’s a time of
watchfulness, it’s a time of mutual and self-reconciliation, it’s a time for
inner preparation for the Nativity our Lord Jesus Christ, it’s a time as well
to welcome in our hearts the one who comes...
Monday, November 28, 2022
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Reflections for Monday, 28 November 2022; 1st Reading: Isa 4:2-6; Gospel: Mt 8:5-11
We
are at the beginning of the liturgical year, and we have begun the season of
advent where we are preparing ourselves for the nativity of our Lord Jesus
Christ. As we start this season, today the first reading from prophet Isaiah is
full of hope and saint Luke the evangelist presents to us a centurion whose
character have to be pondered. See...
Monday, November 14, 2022
St. Claret Volleyball Tournament with a touch of Laudato Si
The St. Claret Volleyball Tournament kicked off officially on 5th November 2022 in the campus of Martyrs of Barbastro Formation House, Tungi, Morogoro. The theme of the tournament is: "Cooperation for the good of the ecosystem" To highlight the theme, a seedling was planted...
Reflection for Tuesday, 15th November 2022; 1st Reading: Rev 3:1-6,14-22; Gospel: Lk 19:1-10
The spiritual reality which touches the truth of our Christians faith is
that, daily in our lives, we are engaging ourselves in a search. We are people
who are searching. We are people who are looking for the one who has already
found us (cf. Jer 1:5). He is not far from us because in the history of our
salvation, God always takes an initiative in...
Reflection for Monday,14th November 2022, 1st Reading: Rev 1:1-4;2:1-5; Gospel: Lk 18:35-43
Today we are presented with the character of a blind man who deep within his life needed the divine attention from Jesus.This man was rebuked but he never gave up he kept on shouting at the top of his voice so that Jesus could hear him. Similarly, the world today is filled with a lot of blindness. This blindness could be physical or spiritual....
Sunday, November 13, 2022
GLIMPSE OF PASTORAL ENGAGEMENTS
The Claretian Missionaries have been associated with the KPF, Mageresa, Morogoro since long time. We regularly offer Sunday Mass at the KPF Centre and engage the people in evangelization. The below given pictures provide a glimpse of our activities.Br. Edgar Cabral Vila Nova...
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Reflection for Friday 11, November 2022, 1st Reading: 2Jn 1:4-9; Gospel: Lk 17:26-37.
The gospel
tells us that we do not know when will God come to us or simply, we do not know
when is the end of time or when are we going to die. We should always live our
life to the fullest. The material possessions will not go with us when we die, but
happiness will be always with us up to heaven. Happiness and contentment are
the most significant...
Monday, November 7, 2022
Who is a Claretian?
“A Son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a man on fire with God’s love,
who spreads its flames wherever he goes. He desires mightily and strives by all
means possible to set everyone on fire with God’s love. Nothing daunts him: he
delights in privations, welcomes work, embraces sacrifices, smiles at slander,
rejoices in all the torments and sorrows...
Mission
We, the members of Martyrs of Barbastro Seminary, being forged in the
heart of Mary, as the Servants of the Word, desire and strive constantly for
conformity with Christ, in pursuit of divine wisdom and fraternal communion
with everyone through a life of daily martyrdom, in the style of St. Claret.
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Reflection for Monday 7th November 2022, 1st Reading: Tit 1:1-9, Gospel: Lk 17:1-6
In one day, a person can pray our father in a number of times. In
our situation, as religious, it is normally more than three times, considering
the morning prayer, evening prayer and in the eucharistic celebration. Do we
live what we pray? In the fifth petition of Our Father we pray that our sins be
forgiven as we forgive those who trespass against...
WHO ARE THE CLARETIAN MARTYRS OF BARBASTRO?
They are 51 Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians)
killed in hatred of the faith in August 1936 during the Spanish Civil war. They
all belonged to the Community of Barbastro. It was a large community, composed
of 60 persons, dedicated to the formation...
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Reflection for Friday, 4 Nov 2022: 1st Reading: Phil. 3:17-4:1, Gospel: Lk. 16:1-9
In the ancient animal kingdom, a sheep was
passing and saw a lion crying inside a trap cage. He begged the sheep to save
him with a promise not to eat him. After a persuasive argument the sheep opened
the trap, however, the lion did not keep to its promise, it quickly grabbed the
sheep to eat it. The sheep shouted out repeatedly of the promise...
