On May 8, 2024, during the Holy Mass celebrated in the Piarist Church on the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Pious Schools, eight new members joined the Piarist Fraternity in Slovakia, another two make their final option and the others (members belonging to the local fraternities in Prievidza and Nitra) renewed their promises for one year.<\/p>\n
The main celebrant was Father Provincial Stanislav Bujd\u00e1k SchP. The preacher was Father Juraj \u010eurnek SchP. He drew attention to the currently important thing – to listen to each other. He quoted St. Pope Francis, who emphasises the need to live synodality, but also St. Joseph of Calasanz, who, although in different words, called for listening to one another: “Let each one work according to his ability out of love for Christ. Calasanz calls his co-workers to listen to one another and to seek where the Holy Spirit leads them, and to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard, for the Holy Spirit often speaks through the one who speaks the least.” The homily was followed by the renewal of promises. The members who made the final option for Fraternity were welcomed with a gesture of a handshake and a hug by the Piarist Fathers and other members of the fraternity with the final option.<\/p>\n
The Mass was followed by lunch of the members of the fraternity, their families and friends. During the informal conversations, there was a family atmosphere among all the participants. As one of the new members of the fraternity expressed during the preparatory meetings, “I am officially a Piarist.”. These words were inspired by a quote from Father General Josep Maria Balcells in 1988, “Welcome to the Pious Schools, all of you who feel in your hearts that you are Piarists.”\u00a0 Silvia continues, “Being a member of the fraternity is a great joy for me, a blessing, but at the same time an enormous commitment. It was very intense for me to take my promises in front of my friends and family, in front of the Piarist Fathers. I realise that I am a member of a great work and I desire to fulfil it.”<\/p>\n
To the young work of the Piarist Fraternity in Slovakia (the formation of the Piarist Fraternity in Slovakia dates back to 2016) we wish that the words of the verse from the book of the prophet Isaiah will be fulfilled: ” Behold, I am doing a new thing now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19.<\/p>\n
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Andrej Kmotorka<\/p>\n
Author of the pictures: Peter Melichercik.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Nekaj novega se je rodilo, zdaj vzklije. Pokrajina Slova\u0161ka<\/strong><\/p>\n D\u0148a 8. m\u00e1ja 2024 po\u010das sv. om\u0161e, sl\u00e1venej v\u202fpiaristickom kostole zo sviatku Preblahoslavenej Panny M\u00e1rie, Matky Zbo\u017en\u00fdch \u0161k\u00f4l, vst\u00fapili do Piaristickej fraternity na Slovensku \u00f4smi nov\u00ed \u010dlenovia, dvaja zlo\u017eili do\u017eivotn\u00e9 s\u013euby a\u202fostatn\u00ed (\u010dlenovia patriaci do miestnych fratern\u00edt v\u202fPrievidzi a\u202fv\u202fNitre) si s\u013euby obnovili na jeden rok.<\/p>\n Hlavn\u00fdm celebrantom bol p\u00e1ter provinci\u00e1l Stanislav Bujd\u00e1k SchP. K\u00e1ze\u0148 mal p\u00e1ter Juraj \u010eurnek SchP. Upriamil v\u202fnej pozornos\u0165 na aktu\u00e1lne d\u00f4le\u017eit\u00fa vec \u2013 navz\u00e1jom sa po\u010d\u00fava\u0165. Citoval pritom nielen sv. Otca Franti\u0161ka, ktor\u00fd zd\u00f4raz\u0148uje\u202fpotrebu \u017ei\u0165 synodalitu, ale aj sv. Jozefa Kalazansk\u00e9ho, ktor\u00fd s\u00edce in\u00fdmi slovami, ale rovnako vyz\u00fdval k\u202fvz\u00e1jomn\u00e9mu po\u010d\u00favaniu:\u00a0 \u201eNech ka\u017ed\u00fd pracuje pod\u013ea svojich schopnost\u00ed z l\u00e1sky ku Kristovi. Kalazansk\u00fd vyz\u00fdval spolupracovn\u00edkov, aby sa po\u010d\u00favali a h\u013eadali, kde ich Duch Sv\u00e4t\u00fd vedie a\u202fdbal na to, aby sa vypo\u010dul n\u00e1zor v\u0161etk\u00fdch, lebo Duch Sv\u00e4t\u00fd \u010dasto prehovor\u00ed cez toho, kto najmenej hovor\u00ed.\u201c Po k\u00e1zni nasledovali s\u013euby, pri\u010dom \u010dlenov s\u202fdo\u017eivotn\u00fdmi s\u013eubmi priv\u00edtali gestom podania ruky a objatia p\u00e1tri piaristi i ostatn\u00ed \u010dlenovia fraternity s\u202fdo\u017eivotn\u00fdmi s\u013eubmi.<\/p>\n Po sv. om\u0161i nasledoval spolo\u010dn\u00fd obed \u010dlenov fraternity, ich rodinn\u00fdch pr\u00edslu\u0161n\u00edkov a\u202fpriate\u013eov. Po\u010das neform\u00e1lnych rozhovorov panovala medzi v\u0161etk\u00fdmi z\u00fa\u010dastnen\u00fdmi rodinn\u00e1 atmosf\u00e9ra. Ako vyjadrila i\u202fjedna z\u202fnov\u00fdch \u010dlenov fraternity po\u010das pr\u00edpravn\u00fdch stretnut\u00ed: \u201eOfici\u00e1lne som piarista.\u201c, rovnak\u00fdmi slovami ako zaznel cit\u00e1t\u00a0 od p\u00e1tra gener\u00e1la Josep Maria Balcells v roku 1988 \u201cVitajte v zbo\u017en\u00fdch \u0161kol\u00e1ch, vy v\u0161etci, ktor\u00ed v srdci c\u00edtite, \u017ee ste piaristi.”\u00a0 Silvia pokra\u010duje: \u201eBy\u0165 \u010dlenom fraternity je pre m\u0148a ve\u013ek\u00e1 rados\u0165, po\u017eehnanie, ale z\u00e1rove\u0148 obrovsk\u00fd z\u00e1v\u00e4zok. Bolo pre m\u0148a ve\u013emi siln\u00e9, zlo\u017ei\u0165 s\u013eub pred priate\u013emi a rodinou, pred p\u00e1trami piaristami. Uvedomujem si, \u017ee som \u010dlenom ve\u013ek\u00e9ho diela a t\u00fa\u017eim ho nap\u013a\u0148a\u0165.\u201c<\/p>\n Mlad\u00e9mu dielu Piaristickej fraternity na Slovensku (vznik tretieho r\u00e1du na Slovensku sa datuje od roku 2016) prajeme, aby sa nap\u013a\u0148ali slov\u00e1 ver\u0161u z knihy proroka Izai\u00e1\u0161a: “H\u013ea, ja rob\u00edm \u010dosi nov\u00e9, teraz to kl\u00ed\u010di, \u010do nebad\u00e1te?” Iz 43, 19.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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