{"id":3326,"date":"2018-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofmconv.net\/san-salvador-assemblea-ordinaria-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-03-12T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T16:44:08","slug":"san-salvador-assemblea-ordinaria-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/san-salvador-assemblea-ordinaria-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"San Salvador: 2018 Ordinary Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On January 22-27, 2018, the new Provincial Custody of Mary, Mother of Mercy in Central America fraternally hosted the annual Ordinary Assembly of the Federaci\u00f3n Conventuales America Latina (FALC).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event took place at the Marist Brothers\u2019 Hermitage Retreat Center in San Salvador, El Salvador.<br \/>\nMinisters Provincial, Custodes and Delegates from the Jurisdictions of Latin American met together with Assistant General Friar Carlos TROVARELLI and the Vicar General, Friar Jerzy NOREL The event took place in an atmosphere of simplicity and fraternity. Several recently elected Superiors participated for the first time: Friar Carlos Antonio CATAL\u00c1N, Provincial Custos of the Provincial Custody of St. Francis in Bolivia; Friar Aloisio Antonio DE OLIVEIRA, Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Francis in Brazil; Friar Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s CASTRO FARAH, Provincial Custos of the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia; and Friar Mario CASTRO MART\u00cdNEZ, Minister Provincial of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.<br \/>\nSpecial thanks to those friars who recently completed service commitments: Friar Jhon Jairo MOLINA CASTA\u00d1EDA, FALC President; Friar Gilson Miguel NUNES, FALC Vice President; and Friars Ronaldo Ramiro ARMIJO ZELADA and Francisco D\u00cdAZ VALDEZ.<br \/>\nFather Rodolfo CARDENAL, a Jesuit at the Monsignor Romero Center in the Central American University (UCA), presented a key to understanding the socio-ecclesial reality of Central America. The new Custos, Friar Jorge DOBLES ULLOA and his Vicar Custos, Friar Isidoro de Jes\u00fas MEJ\u00cdA HERN\u00c1NDEZ, made a joint presentation on the path toward unification which led to the creation of the new Custody of Mary Mother of Mercy and the celebration of its first Custodial Chapter, last December.<br \/>\nRegarding ongoing formation, Friar Carlos CORTEZ OFM Cap., lectured on the theme, \u201cThe Grace of Working\u201d, a document which his Order produced in 2015. The same document was also used as a reflection tool by the General Definitory of our Order, during its meeting with the Presidents of the Conferences.<br \/>\nIn keeping with previous Assemblies, this year\u2019s Assembly also discussed initial formation. Friar Franklin DUR\u00c1N ZAMBRANO, Vice-Secretary General for Formation and Assistant General Friar Carlos TROVARELLI, offered a joint presentation on progress made so far.<br \/>\nThe Assembly deliberated on, and unanimously approved, its formation plan. It will next be submitted to the Minister General and his Definitory, who may then confirm it and make it binding throughout the FALC.<br \/>\nThe Assembly discussed the upcoming 2019 World Youth Day (WYD) to be held in Panama. Friar Jaros\u0142aw WYSOCZA\u0143SKI, the Secretary General for Mission Animation (SGAM), made a proposal to involve the participation of the entire Franciscan family. Friar Erik MAR\u00cdN from the Provincial Custody of Mary, Mother of Mercy in Central America, informed us about last September\u2019s meeting in Rome which involved several friars representing some communities engaged in the field of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (GPIC).<br \/>\nOther topics were reviewed: the Course for Guardians, the Second Novitiate, the meeting for novitiate and postulancy formators, post-novitiate common formation, the Franciscan formation of our young men in formation, the Rivotorto Course, the FALC\u2019s financial status, activity in the Ministry of Reflection of the Federaci\u00f3n Conventuales America Latina (MiReFALC) and the structure of the FALC in the future. The Vicar General, Friar Jerzy NOREL, gave updates on the General Definitory\u2019s latest decisions for the next General Chapter.<br \/>\nSince the terms of President, Vice-President and FALC Secretary were interrupted due to changes of Major Superiors in recent Chapters, a vote was put forward to elect the Presidency Council. It is comprised as follows: Friar Jorge DOBLES ULLOA, President; Friar Aloisio Antonio DE OLIVEIRA, Vice President; Friar Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s CASTRO FARAH, Secretary; and Friar Aldo Andr\u00e9s C\u00daCCARO, voting member and Econom.<br \/>\nSincere thanks to the confreres of the Custody of Central America and, in a special way, to the friars of the St. Anthony of Padua friary, whose generosity made this Assembly possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Maurizio BRIDIO, former FALC Secretary<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 22-27, 2018, the new Provincial Custody of Mary, Mother of Mercy in Central America fraternally hosted the annual Ordinary Assembly of the Federaci\u00f3n Conventuales America Latina (FALC). The event took place at the Marist Brothers\u2019 Hermitage Retreat Center in San Salvador, El Salvador. 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