{"id":75763,"date":"2022-06-01T07:58:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scolopi.org\/?p=75763"},"modified":"2022-06-01T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:59:00","slug":"gathered-in-a-community-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scolopi.org\/en\/gathered-in-a-community-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Gathered in a community of faith&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus begins the third chapter of our Constitutions, dedicated to Piarist community life. And so begins the second &#8220;key of life&#8221; of our 48th General Chapter, which proposes &#8220;to <em>revitalize our community life and to take special care of the central aspects emphasized by our Constitutions<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to dedicate next few \u2018salutatio\u2019 to share with all of you some aspects of our General Chapter that I consider particularly significant, in this way contributing to the process of <em>welcoming the Chapter <\/em>in which we are all involved. I will try to do it from a very concrete point of view: what are the points of attention that our Chapter proposes to us in each of the areas of our life and mission. Let us begin with community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will try to organize my reflection from three complementary points of view: some transversal processes proposed by the Chapter, some concrete options for renewal and, among them, some that may be particularly new and demanding. Let&#8217;s move on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I-The transversal dynamics <\/strong>are very valuable. They can illuminate all areas of our life and offer suggestions for renewal in all of them. I have chosen four, which the General Chapter underlines in a special way around Community Life, but which, by their own transversal nature, affect and energize each and every one of the Keys of Life of the Pious Schools. There are certainly a few more, but we will leave them for another time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a. First, I would like to turn to the theme of <strong>processes, itineraries and learning paths<\/strong>, which our Chapter calls &#8220;learning to learn&#8221;. I think this is a very significant wake-up call for us educators. We know that the development of people, the configuration of options, transformations and changes do not happen overnight. Time is needed, but &#8220;active&#8221; time, time that is cared for and full of meaning, a time that becomes a process, an itinerary and a dynamic of learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our General Chapter invites us to &#8220;<em>choose to learn to live in community<\/em>&#8220;, through formative processes and itineraries that help us to do so. It also invites us to &#8220;<em>unlearn<\/em>&#8220;, because there may be dynamics among us that do not help and that are consolidated. It is good that we can identify and redefine them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b. Secondly, I would like to refer to the <strong>Constitutions<\/strong>. Our &#8220;fundamental text&#8221; is quoted in each and every one of our Keys of Life, and that is something very significant for us. When we speak of Community Life, what the Chapter says is <em>&#8220;to renew our community life and to take special care of the central aspects underlined by our Constitutions&#8221;.<\/em> Possibly we are facing a permanent task, which we must know how to carry out in a new way. What do the Constitutions ask of us, today in a special way, before the challenge of the renewal of our community life?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just by way of example, I would like to take note of number 28, which says that &#8220;<em>we wholeheartedly accept others as they are, and actively help them to mature in their abilities and to grow in love<\/em>&#8220;. It is interesting to read this proposal today, from the point of view of our <em>intercultural, intergenerational and even inter-vocational <\/em>communities<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> . There is much work ahead of us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c. I would like to point out a third consideration, related to two learning experiences that were especially highlighted during the Chapter: <strong><em>accompaniment and community discernment. <\/em><\/strong>Our Chapter challenges us in two particularly significant areas, in which I believe we have much to learn and reflect on. One is the capacity of our communities to accompany the life and vocation process of religious, and the desire and openness of religious to be truly accompanied. Both are a challenge, because both require transparency, a desire to share, dedication of time and community dynamics that make this possible. I believe that more than one personal problem would have been solved well &#8211; and in time &#8211; if this chapter proposal were lived in a more real and frequent way among us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community discernment is, without a doubt, one of the most fundamental elements that we have to face. I will try to dedicate some fraternal letter to this topic. For now, it is enough to highlight the challenge, as the Chapter did, and to do it in the terms in which we have to do it: <em>we have to learn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this Easter season we read the Acts of the Apostles. In those first moments of the Church, community discernment in the light of the Spirit, in order to seek God&#8217;s will, was what helped them to seek new answers to new situations and to overcome old ties that did not make sense in the light of the source experience of the Lord&#8217;s Passover. We also find ourselves in a new situation, and we need processes of discernment to find the best options. Our General Chapter insistently proposes this to us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d. The fourth transversal key that I would like to highlight has a very concrete name: the <strong>Eucharist<\/strong>. A General Chapter that insistently proposes that there is only one center (Christ the Lord) and that clearly reminds us that the privileged space for living and sharing this center is the Eucharist, could not fail to inspire us with ways to live it with increasing authenticity. It is enough for me to recall this chapter affirmation: <em>&#8220;The celebration of the Eucharist is for us an itinerary of life, incorporating into our lifestyle what we ritually celebrate: acceptance, forgiveness, listening to the Word, offering of our gifts, life given, thanksgiving and sending on mission<\/em><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><em><strong>[2]<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>II-<\/strong>The General Chapter proposes some very concrete and demanding <strong>&#8220;options for the renewal of our Community Life&#8221;. <\/strong>I am going to highlight some of them, all of them taken from the General Lines of Action approved by the Chapter Assembly. I do not seek to elaborate on them; I only wish to help us to approach them. I quote four of them<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> .<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>There are some options that are considered by the Chapter as &#8220;<strong><em>especially urgent<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;. They are the following: open and welcoming communities; communities that are &#8220;schools of prayer&#8221;; communities that bet on the construction of a new Piarist subject formed by religious and laity; communities that care for and accompany the vocation process of each Piarist, religious or lay. It is interesting that it is said of these four options that they are &#8220;urgent&#8221;. The four are expressed with a nuance of activity, of process, of change: <em>to be school, to welcome, to build, to accompany, to take care&#8230; <\/em>It is very suggestive to read these proposals in the context of each of our communities, as an institutional call \u2013 for that is what they are \u2013 to our conversion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>The acceptance in our communities of the ecclesial call to <strong><em>synodality <\/em><\/strong>is expressed above all in two moments especially emphasized by the Chapter: the Eucharist and the community meeting. This is very clear, Brothers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>The role of the <strong><em>local superior <\/em><\/strong>and his service of pastoral leadership clearly emerges. I think that in this sexennium we should advance in this topic, based on simple but effective proposals of formation, and on dynamics that make it possible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>It would be very helpful if we could make progress in the <strong><em>dynamics of projects <\/em><\/strong>(personal project, community project and project of presence). Let us be clear that, if we know how to work in this matter, and if we know how to combine well these three realities, we will obtain good fruits. But let us not lose sight of the fact that the Chapter proposes us to live on the basis of the three and to advance in the three. They are different, but complementary. Step by step.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>III-There are some quite new proposals<\/strong>, which may even surprise us. It is good to welcome them in this perspective. Perhaps some of them can be one of those &#8220;surprises of the Spirit&#8221;. I will focus on four:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>That the Piarist communities be responsible for the <strong>Pastoral Care for<\/strong> <strong>Vocations<\/strong><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a> . We have insisted these years that in each Province there should be a person responsible for the Pastoral Care for Vocations, and also that all religious should feel responsible for the Pastoral Care for Vocations. But perhaps this proposal has escaped us: that the communities be \u2013 and feel \u2013 responsible for the Pastoral Care for Vocations. I think that we are facing an interesting and very demaning challenge, and that it can help a lot in the dynamics of our communities. And in many areas: community prayer, evangelical witness, welcome, interest, inclusion of the theme in the community project, formation, support for the person in charge, etc.<\/li>\n<li>That the communities be &#8220;<strong>schools of community life<\/strong>&#8220;. This is expressly said of the houses of formation<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a> , but I believe that we should apply it to all communities, because otherwise we run the risk that what is learned in the houses of formation \u2013 if they really are schools of community life \u2013 will be forgotten over the years, for lack of practice, reinforcement or coherence.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;<strong>Piarist Christian community<\/strong>&#8220;. It appears in almost all the &#8220;Keys of Life&#8221; approved by the General Chapter. There is no doubt that we are facing a reality that has not only come to stay (Rule 103), but to grow and renew our life and mission. Among other things, the Piarist Christian communities help to situate the religious community in the whole of the Piarist presence, which is one of the greatest needs we have.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>Communities of communion<\/strong>&#8220;. No doubt they already exist among us, but the Chapter has given them a name. In addition to what we live in the religious community of which we are a part, the Chapter recognizes that we religious need to be able to meet at other levels, &#8220;<em>with brothers with whom they can share their life and vocation in new and creative ways<\/em><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\"><em><strong>[6]<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>&#8220;.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I end with an invitation. Community is our way of life, the natural space in and out of which we live, grow, work and pray. It is perhaps one of the testimonies that the young people of today need and seek the most. And it is also one of our nostalgia, and we express it frequently in our chapters and assemblies. Perhaps the time has come to take steps, as humble as convinced, as simple as accurate, to move closer to the ideal we seek. And the path is undoubtedly through choices, commitments and risks. Let us live it with joy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive a fraternal embrace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: right;\">Fr. Pedro Aguado Sch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: right;\">Father General<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Configurating core &#8220;In the footsteps of Jesus&#8221;, n. 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit&#8221;. Configurating core &#8220;In the footsteps of Jesus&#8221;, n.11.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.&#8221; Key of Life on Community Life. Lines of Action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit&#8221;. 7th Key of Life: &#8220;Vocation Ministry&#8221;, 2nd thesis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. 8th Key of Life: &#8220;Initial Formation&#8221;, 5th Line of Action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/07BE3B88-2641-4F78-913D-2565C8499A25#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a> 48GC. &#8220;Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit&#8221;. 2nd Key of Life: Community Life. 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And so begins the second &#8220;key of life&#8221; of our 48th General Chapter, which proposes &#8220;to revitalize our community life and to take special care of the central aspects emphasized by our Constitutions&#8221;. I would like to dedicate next few &lsquo;salutatio&rsquo; to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As\u00ed empieza el cap\u00edtulo tercero de nuestras Constituciones, dedicado a la vida comunitaria escolapia. Y as\u00ed empieza la segunda \u201cclave de vida\u201d de nuestro 48\u00ba Cap\u00edtulo General, que propone \u201c<em>revitalizar nuestra vida comunitaria y cuidar de modo especial los aspectos centrales subrayados por nuestras Constituciones<\/em>\u201d.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quisiera dedicar las pr\u00f3ximas <em>salutatios<\/em> a compartir con todos vosotros algunos aspectos que considero especialmente significativos de nuestro Cap\u00edtulo General, deseando de esta manera contribuir al proceso de <em>acogida capitular<\/em> en el que todos estamos metidos. Tratar\u00e9 de hacerlo desde una \u00f3ptica muy concreta: cu\u00e1les son los puntos de atenci\u00f3n que nuestro Cap\u00edtulo nos propone en cada una de las \u00e1reas de nuestra vida y misi\u00f3n. Empecemos por la comunidad.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tratar\u00e9 de organizar mi reflexi\u00f3n desde tres \u00f3pticas complementarias: algunos procesos transversales propuestos por el Cap\u00edtulo, algunas opciones concretas de renovaci\u00f3n y, entre ellas, algunas que pueden ser especialmente novedosas y exigentes. Vamos all\u00e1.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I-Las din\u00e1micas transversales <\/strong>son muy valiosas. Son capaces de iluminar todas las \u00e1reas de nuestra vida, y ofrecen sugerencias de renovaci\u00f3n en todas ellas. He elegido cuatro, que el Cap\u00edtulo General subraya de modo especial en el \u00e1mbito de la Vida Comunitaria, pero que, por su propia naturaleza transversal, afectan y dinamizan todas y cada una de las Claves de Vida de las Escuelas P\u00edas. Ciertamente hay unas cuantas m\u00e1s, pero las dejaremos para otro momento.<\/p><p>a. En primer lugar, quiero referirme al tema de los <strong>procesos, los itinerarios y los caminos de aprendizaje<\/strong>, que nuestro Cap\u00edtulo denomina \u201caprender a aprender\u201d. Pienso que estamos ante una llamada de atenci\u00f3n muy significativa para nosotros, educadores. Sabemos que el desarrollo de las personas, la configuraci\u00f3n de las opciones, las transformaciones y cambios, no ocurren de la noche a la ma\u00f1ana. Hace falta tiempo, pero tiempo \u201cactivo\u201d, tiempo cuidado y pleno de sentido, un tiempo convertido en proceso, en itinerario y en din\u00e1mica de aprendizaje.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuestro Cap\u00edtulo General nos invita a \u201c<em>optar por aprender a vivir en comunidad<\/em>\u201d, a trav\u00e9s de procesos e itinerarios formativos que nos ayuden a ello. Incluso nos invita tambi\u00e9n a \u201c<em>desaprender<\/em>\u201d, porque puede haber entre nosotros din\u00e1micas que no ayudan y que est\u00e1n consolidadas, y es bueno que las podamos identificar y redefinir.<\/p><p>b. En segundo lugar, me quiero referir a las <strong>Constituciones<\/strong>. Nuestro \u201ctexto fundamental\u201d es citado en todas y cada una de nuestras Claves de Vida, y eso es algo muy significativo para nosotros. Cuando hablamos de la Vida Comunitaria, lo que dice el Cap\u00edtulo es <em>\u201crenovar nuestra vida comunitaria y cuidar de modo especial los aspectos centrales subrayados por nuestras Constituciones\u201d<\/em>. Posiblemente estemos ante una tarea permanente, que debemos saber llevar delante de modo nuevo. \u00bfQu\u00e9 nos piden las Constituciones, hoy de modo especial, ante el desaf\u00edo de la renovaci\u00f3n de nuestra vida comunitaria?<\/p><p>S\u00f3lo a t\u00edtulo de ejemplo, me quiero fijar en el n\u00famero 28, que dice que \u201c<em>aceptamos de coraz\u00f3n a los dem\u00e1s tal y como son, y les ayudamos activamente a madurar en sus aptitudes y a crecer en el amor<\/em>\u201d. Es interesante leer esta propuesta hoy, desde la \u00f3ptica de nuestras comunidades <em>interculturales, intergeneracionales e incluso intervocacionales<\/em><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>. Hay mucha tarea por delante.<\/p><p>c. Apunto una tercera consideraci\u00f3n, relacionada con dos aprendizajes especialmente resaltados en el Cap\u00edtulo: el <strong><em>acompa\u00f1amiento y el discernimiento comunitario<\/em><\/strong>. Nuestro Cap\u00edtulo nos desaf\u00eda en dos \u00e1reas especialmente significativas, en las que creo que tenemos mucho que aprender y que reflexionar. Una es la capacidad que tienen nuestras comunidades de acompa\u00f1ar la vida y el proceso vocacional de los religiosos, y el deseo y apertura de los religiosos a ser realmente acompa\u00f1ados. Las dos cosas son un reto, porque ambas requieren transparencia, deseo de compartir, dedicaci\u00f3n de tiempo y din\u00e1micas comunitarias que lo posibiliten. Tengo para m\u00ed que m\u00e1s de un problema personal se hubiera resuelto bien -y a tiempo- si esta propuesta capitular fuera vivida de manera m\u00e1s real y frecuente entre nosotros.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El discernimiento comunitario es, sin duda, uno de los elementos m\u00e1s de fondo que tenemos que afrontar. Tratar\u00e9 de dedicar alguna carta fraterna a este tema. Por ahora, basta con resaltar el reto, como hizo el Cap\u00edtulo, y hacerlo en los t\u00e9rminos en los que lo tenemos que hacer: <em>hemos de aprender<\/em>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En este tiempo de Pascua leemos los Hechos de los Ap\u00f3stoles. En esos primeros momentos de la Iglesia, el discernimiento comunitario a la luz del Esp\u00edritu, para buscar el querer de Dios, fue lo que les ayud\u00f3 a buscar respuestas nuevas ante las nuevas situaciones y a superar ataduras antiguas que no ten\u00edan sentido desde la experiencia fontal de la Pascua del Se\u00f1or. Nosotros tambi\u00e9n nos encontramos en una situaci\u00f3n nueva, y necesitamos procesos de discernimiento para encontrar las mejores opciones. Nuestro Cap\u00edtulo General nos lo propone con insistencia. \u00a0<\/p><p>d. La cuarta clave transversal que quiero destacar tiene un nombre muy concreto: la <strong>Eucarist\u00eda<\/strong>. Un Cap\u00edtulo General que propone insistentemente que no hay m\u00e1s que un centro (Cristo el Se\u00f1or) y que nos recuerda con claridad que el espacio privilegiado para vivir y compartir ese centro es la Eucarist\u00eda, no pod\u00eda dejar de inspirarnos caminos para vivirlo con creciente autenticidad. Me basta con recordar esta afirmaci\u00f3n capitular: <em>\u201cLa celebraci\u00f3n de la Eucarist\u00eda es para nosotros un itinerario de vida, incorporando en nuestro estilo de vida lo que celebramos ritualmente: acogida, perd\u00f3n, escucha de la Palabra, ofrenda de nuestros dones, vida entregada, acci\u00f3n de gracias y env\u00edo en misi\u00f3n<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><strong>[2]<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u201d.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>II-<\/strong>El Cap\u00edtulo General propone algunas<strong> \u201copciones de renovaci\u00f3n de nuestra Vida Comunitaria\u201d <\/strong>bien concretas y exigentes. Voy a destacar algunas, tomadas todas ellas de las L\u00edneas Generales de Acci\u00f3n aprobadas por la asamblea capitular. No busco desarrollarlas, s\u00f3lo deseo ayudar a que nos acerquemos a ellas. Cito cuatro de ellas<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a>.<\/p><ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\"><li>Hay algunas opciones que son consideradas por el Cap\u00edtulo como \u201c<strong><em>especialmente urgentes<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. Son las siguientes: comunidades abiertas y con capacidad de acogida; comunidades que sean \u201cescuelas de oraci\u00f3n\u201d; comunidades que apuestan por la construcci\u00f3n de un nuevo sujeto escolapio formado por religiosos y laicos; comunidades que cuidan y acompa\u00f1an el proceso vocacional de cada escolapio, religioso o laico. Es interesante que se diga de estas cuatro opciones que son \u201curgentes\u201d. Las cuatro est\u00e1n expresadas con un matiz de actividad, de proceso, de cambio: <em>ser escuela, acoger, construir, acompa\u00f1ar, cuidar\u2026 <\/em>Es muy sugerente leer estas propuestas desde cada una de nuestras comunidades, como una llamada institucional -es lo que son- a nuestra conversi\u00f3n.<\/li><li>La acogida en nuestras comunidades de la llamada eclesial a la <strong><em>sinodalidad<\/em><\/strong> se expresa sobre todo en dos momentos especialmente subrayados por el Cap\u00edtulo: la Eucarist\u00eda y la reuni\u00f3n de comunidad. Est\u00e1 muy claro, hermanos.<\/li><li>Emerge con claridad el rol del <strong><em>superior local<\/em><\/strong> y su servicio de liderazgo pastoral. Pienso que en este sexenio debemos avanzar en este tema, desde propuesta sencillas, pero eficaces, de formaci\u00f3n, y desde din\u00e1micas que la posibiliten.<\/li><li>Ayudar\u00eda mucho que avanz\u00e1semos en la <strong><em>din\u00e1mica de proyectos<\/em><\/strong> (personal, comunitario y de presencia). Tengamos claro que, si sabemos trabajar en este asunto, y si sabemos combinar bien estas tres realidades, obtendremos buenos frutos. Pero no perdamos de vista que el Cap\u00edtulo nos propone vivir desde los tres y avanzar en los tres. Son diferentes, pero complementarios. Poco a poco.<\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>III-Hay algunas propuestas bastante nuevas<\/strong>, que pueden incluso sorprendernos. Es bueno acogerlas desde esta perspectiva. Tal vez alguna de ellas pueda ser una de esas \u201csorpresas del Esp\u00edritu\u201d. Me centrar\u00e9 en cuatro.<\/p><ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\"><li>Que las comunidades escolapias sean responsables de la <strong>Pastoral Vocacional<\/strong><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a>. Hemos insistido estos a\u00f1os en que en cada Provincia haya un responsable de Pastoral Vocacional, y tambi\u00e9n en que todos los religiosos deben sentirse responsables de la Pastoral Vocacional. Pero tal vez se nos ha escapado esta propuesta: que las comunidades sean -y se sientan- responsables de la Pastoral Vocacional. Pienso que estamos delante de un reto interesante y muy desafiante, y que puede ayudar mucho en la din\u00e1mica de nuestras comunidades. Y en muchas \u00e1reas: oraci\u00f3n comunitaria, testimonio evang\u00e9lico, acogida, inter\u00e9s, inclusi\u00f3n del tema en el proyecto comunitario, formaci\u00f3n, apoyo al responsable, etc.<\/li><li>Que las comunidades sean \u201c<strong>escuelas de vida comunitaria<\/strong>\u201d. Esto se dice expresamente de las casas de formaci\u00f3n<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a>, pero creo que lo debemos aplicar a todas las comunidades, porque de otro modo corremos un riesgo: que lo que se aprende en las casas de formaci\u00f3n -si realmente son escuelas de vida comunitaria- se olvide con los a\u00f1os, por falta de pr\u00e1ctica, de refuerzo o de coherencia.<\/li><li>La \u201c<strong>comunidad cristiana escolapia<\/strong>\u201d. Aparece en casi todas las \u201cClaves de Vida\u201d aprobadas por el Cap\u00edtulo General. No hay duda de que estamos ante una realidad que no s\u00f3lo ha venido para quedarse (Reglas 103), sino para crecer y renovar nuestra vida y misi\u00f3n. Entre otras cosas, las comunidades cristianas escolapias ayudan a situar la comunidad religiosa en el conjunto de la presencia escolapia, siendo \u00e9sta una de las necesidades mayores que tenemos.<\/li><li>Las \u201c<strong>comunidades de comuni\u00f3n<\/strong>\u201d. Sin duda ya existen entre nosotros, pero el Cap\u00edtulo les ha dado nombre. Adem\u00e1s de lo que vivimos en la comunidad religiosa de la que formamos parte, el Cap\u00edtulo reconoce que los religiosos necesitamos poder reunirnos a otros niveles, \u201c<em>con hermanos con los que pueden compartir su vida y vocaci\u00f3n de modos nuevos y creativos<a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\"><strong>[6]<\/strong><\/a>\u201d.<\/em><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Termino con una invitaci\u00f3n. La comunidad es nuestra forma de vida, el espacio natural desde el que vivimos, crecemos, trabajamos y oramos. Es quiz\u00e1 uno de los testimonios que m\u00e1s necesitan y buscan los j\u00f3venes de hoy. Y es tambi\u00e9n una de nuestras nostalgias, y as\u00ed lo expresamos frecuentemente en nuestros cap\u00edtulos y asambleas. Tal vez ha llegado el momento de dar pasos, tan humildes como convencidos, tan sencillos como certeros, para ir acerc\u00e1ndonos al ideal que buscamos. Y el camino es, sin duda, a trav\u00e9s de opciones, apuestas y riesgos. Viv\u00e1moslo con alegr\u00eda.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recibid un abrazo fraterno.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">P. Pedro Aguado Sch. P.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: right;\">Padre General<\/p><hr \/><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. N\u00facleo configurador \u201cAl paso de Jes\u00fas\u201d, n. 5.<\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. N\u00facleo configurador \u201cAl paso de Jes\u00fas\u201d, n.11.<\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. Clave de Vida sobre la Vida Comunitaria. L\u00edneas de Acci\u00f3n.<\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. 7\u00aa Clave de Vida: \u201cPastoral Vocacional\u201d, 2\u00aa tesis.<\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. 8\u00aa Clave de Vida: \u201cFormaci\u00f3n Inicial\u201d, 5\u00aa L\u00ednea de Acci\u00f3n.<\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/30E5AF37-41EE-413E-8919-19CF068DA70F#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a> 48CG. \u201cBajo la gu\u00eda del Esp\u00edritu Santo\u201d. 2\u00aa Clave de Vida: Vida Comunitaria. L\u00ednea de Acci\u00f3n n.7<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carta-a-los-hermanos-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gathered in a community of faith... - Order of the Pious Schools<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scolopi.org\/en\/gathered-in-a-community-of-faith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gathered in a community of faith... - Order of the Pious Schools\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thus begins the third chapter of our Constitutions, dedicated to Piarist community life. 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