A training course for Idente missionaries from around the world was held in the monastery of St. Benno in Bad Lauterberg (Germany) from 17 to 28 August. This course has gathered more than eighty members of the Id Institute coming from the different missions and countries (19) where the Institute is present.
These days of study and formation have been very intense. The themes have been, among others, the main lines of the idente charism, the formation of celibate and married members as well as that of priests, the challenges of the apostolate in today’s world, and education in affectivity. The methodology combined lectures with work groups which aimed at a common reflection and analysis on the various themes, and their application in the various contexts.
In addition to the study sessions, the course included various moments of personal and community prayer as well as the celebration of the Eucharist, all in an atmosphere of warmth and family spirit, always promoted by the founder, Fernando Rielo.
During the inauguration Mass, Fr Jesús Fernández, President of the Id Institute, said that formation means conversion and that the course should be an opportunity for that. He exhorted everyone to understand conversion as no longer to look at oneself but at the heavenly Father and to live intensely three pillars of spiritual life: continuous prayer, the Eucharist and the Gospel.
There has also been a tourist visit to the medieval city of Göttingen, famous for its university and the Max Planck Institutes of Medicine, Chemistry, History and Research of Corrientes.
During the inauguration Mass, Fr Jesús Fernández, President of the Id Institute, said that formation means conversion and that the course should be an opportunity for that. He exhorted everyone to understand conversion as no longer to look at oneself but at the heavenly Father and to live intensely three pillars of spiritual life: continuous prayer, the Eucharist and the Gospel.
