Almost seventy persons from all over the world, responsible for the Youth Ministry and Vocations of the different branches of the Claretian Family, are gathered from today, 19th of November 2018 until the end of the month, at the Enrico d’Ossó Summer House in Rome, for the Claretian Family Youth and Vocations Ministry Meeting. The theme of this meeting organized by the General Prefecture of Youth and Vocations Ministry together with its counterpart in the other branches of the Claretian Family is: GO FORTH, WALK, MEET EACH OTHER, and LISTEN.
With the use of some symbols and the four main verbs that comprises the theme of the encounter, the gathering commenced with a creative opening prayer in the morning of the first day and then followed by the presentation of the meeting, and then the presentation of the participants. Father General, Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, who was with them the whole day, celebrated the Holy Eucharist in the evening.
The participants will undergo a series of workshops, talks, moments of sharing and fraternity, etc. during the whole duration of the meeting. It is also to note that these participants are the same participants who took the online course organized by the same during the third quarter of this year.