Formation Friday – January 1, 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters,  

Today our lesson is about Strengthening our Fraternity Life.  This email contains resources to use for formation for the coming year.  There are several attachments to this email, including two videos. In one of the two attached videos, Diane invites us to virtually attend one of her fraternity meetings.  That is a pretty great opportunity to see her in action!  

It is pretty amazing to see the amount of hard work the National Formation Commission devotes to the Order.   All of you on formation teams should consider incorporating some of these resources into your fraternity’s formation program.  All of the resources support our National theme which is Fraternity Life-Living Fraternal Communion.   Wishing you a Holy New Year as we pray to grow closer to God.  Peace, Dona

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Please share with your local fraternity (Recursos en español abajo)    

As we begin 2021, it is a good time to take stock and to plan our fraternity and personal ongoing formation programs for the year. The OFS National Priority through 2021 is Fraternity Life–Living Fraternal Communion. What a wonderful way to begin the new year by strengthening our commitment to fraternal life both in the Order and in the world.

Below you will find links to resources regarding fraternity life, Fratelli Tutti, and the CIOFS Instrumentum Laboris that should be helpful to you. The information provided is sufficient for many months, if not years, of personal and fraternity ongoing formation.

+Fraternity Life Formation Materials on the OFS USA website
https://secularfranciscansusa.org/resources-for-national-priority-2018-2021-fraternity-life/

+Fratelli Tutti—many resources on OFS USA website
https://secularfranciscansusa.org/ongoing-formation-resources/

+Fratelli Tutti- resources from the Vatican-Excellent Infographic from the Vatican
http://www.humandevelopment.va/content/dam/sviluppoumano/special-fratelli-tutti/risorse/infografiche/pdf-infografiche/EN-Infografica-FRATELLITUTTI.pdf

Video on Fratelli Tutti  from the Vatican
https://youtu.be/pFTTk5Vo-0Q

+Christmas letter from the four Ministers General—beautiful reflection on Fratelli Tutti (attached to this email)

+The Instrumentum Laboris from CIOFS: Animate and Guide with Servant Leadership
https://secularfranciscansusa.org/wp-content/uploads/Instrumentum-Laboris-2020.docx

Formation talk on Fraternity: Our Way of Life  given at the 2020 National Chapter (link below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NpSOiv6e6Q&feature=youtu.be

Once you have read and listened to some of the material above, here are some questions to discuss or to comment on in your journal.

1- Why is fraternity life important to you as a Secular Franciscan? How do you contribute to fraternity life?

2-How does the concept of fraternity apply to daily life in the world?

3-Reflect on how the letter from the Ministers General adds to your understanding of Fratelli Tutti and is enhanced by the other papal documents mentioned.

4- How does the Instrumentum Laboris from CIOFS help you to be a better servant leader, both in your fraternity and in the world?

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Al comenzar el año 2021, es un buen momento para examinar y planificar nuestros programas de  formación continuada personales y de la fraternidad para el año. La Prioridad Nacional de la OFS hasta el 2021 es la Vida de Fraternidad – Vivir en comunión fraternal. Qué manera tan maravillosa de comenzar el nuevo año fortaleciendo nuestro compromiso con la vida fraterna tanto en la Orden como en el mundo.

A continuación, encontrará enlaces a recursos relacionados con la vida fraternal, Fratelli Tutti y el Instrumentum Laboris de CIOFS que deberían serle útiles.

+ Fratelli Tutti- recursos del Vaticano en español

Fratelli Tutti- El documento en español
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html

Excelente infografía procedente del Vaticano
http://www.humandevelopment.va/content/dam/sviluppoumano/special-fratelli-tutti/risorse/infografiche/pdf-infografiche/EN-Infografica-FRATELLITUTTI.pdf

Vídeo en español sobre Fratelli Tutti procedente del Vaticano
https://youtu.be/pFTTk5Vo-0Q

+Carta de Navidad de los cuatro Ministros Generales—bella reflexión sobre Fratelli Tutti (adjunta a este correo)

+ El Instrumentum Laboris de CIOFS: Animar y guiar con liderazgo de servicio (adjunto a este correo)

Una vez que haya leído y escuchado parte del material anterior, aquí hay algunas preguntas para discutir o comentar en su diario.

1- ¿Por qué es importante para usted la vida de fraternidad como franciscano seglar? ¿Cómo contribuye a la vida de fraternidad?

2-¿Cómo se aplica el concepto de fraternidad a la vida en el mundo?

3- Reflexione sobre cómo la carta de los Ministros Generales (adjunta) aumenta su comprensión de Fratelli Tutti y se ve reforzada por los otros documentos papales mencionados.

4- ¿Cómo le ayuda el Instrumentum Laboris del CIOFS a ser un mejor líder servidor, tanto en su fraternidad como en el mundo?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NpSOiv6e6Q     This video is Diane, herself discussing formation