General Prefecture of Formation

  • Assists the Superior and the General Government in the animation of formation in the Congregation.
  • Encourages the process of integral and transformative formation at the general level.
  • Promotes a careful vocational selection and a quality formation, which is Claretian, personalized, and up-to-date for the mission.
  • Promotes the selection and formation of formators and stimulates and orients specializations in the Congregation.
  • It helps in a particular way the Major Organisms most in need.
  • Encourages the exchange of formators and professors among the various Organisms of the Congregation.
  • Promotes the relationship and communication among those responsible for the Major Organisms and congregational areas.
  • See to it that the GPF is applied and evaluated in the Major Organisms of the Congregation.
  • Stimulates the elaboration of the initial and ongoing formation plans of the Organisms and the local formation projects.

To be with Him and to be sent forth in His mission

“Fall in love with Jesus Christ and with souls, and you’ll understand everything and do more than me.”

Fostering Intercultural Growth: MICLA Novices Gather in Córdoba for In-Depth Workshop

Córdoba, Argentina. From October 28 to 31, 2024, a workshop was held in Córdoba, Argentina, for the novices of MICLA (Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Latin America). The event, aimed at deepening the participants' understanding of intercultural...

A Double Blessing in East Africa: Perpetual Vows and Diaconate Ordination for Claretian Brothers

Morogoro, Tanzania. On October 18th and 19th, 2024, five Claretian brothers from the St. Charles Lwanga Independent Delegation of East Africa—Amani Aristede, Vincent Abigaba, Desire Bushiri, James Kanakulya, and Landus Bwambale—reached significant stages in their...

Honoring the Call to Serve: Six Deacons Ordained on the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret

Barrackpore, India: The Claretian community at Claret Nivas in Barrackpore celebrated the diaconate ordination of six brothers on October 24th, 2024. This special event coincided with the feast day of St. Antony Mary Claret, founder of the Claretian Missionaries,...

Priestly Ordination In Zimbabwe

Chegutu, Zimbabwe:  Two Claretians from the Province of Fatima, Fr. Lee Malunga, CMF, and Fr. Kudzai Innocent Tonganai, CMF, were ordained priests on 14 September 2024.  The ordination took place at St Francis of Assisi Parish in Chegutu, the home parish of Fr Lee...

Religious Professions in East Nigeria Province

New Owerri, Nigeria : The Claretian Missionaries of the East Nigeria Province celebrated their first and perpetual religious professions on Sunday, 8 September 2024. The event took place at St Anthony Mary Claret Parish, Area A, New Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Three...

Claretian Missionaries Celebrate 175th Anniversary with Perpetual Vows and Ordinations

Bata, Equatorial Guinea. On July 16, 2024 The Claretian Missionaries of Padre Xifre Delegation marked the 175th anniversary of their foundation with a special celebration in Bata. On this momentous occasion, Student José Antonio Mba Nkogo Bilogo made his perpetual...

OTHER FORMATION RESOURCES

Formative Dimension

For an integral formation, a Claretian formand needs to develop different dimensions of his life: SPIRITUAL, APOSTOLIC, MORAL, SOMATIC, AFFECTIVE, INTELLECTUAL, CHARISMATIC.

SCHOOL OF THE HEART OF MARY

It’s not only the formands who are to be formed, their formators are also to be formed and equiped. The School of the Heart of Mary takes place normally in April till June in Vic, Spain offered in English and Spanish.