{"id":52795,"date":"2023-02-08T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofmconv.net\/paraguay-assemblea-falc-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-03-03T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T16:00:21","slug":"paraguay-assemblea-falc-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/paraguay-assemblea-falc-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay: 2023 FALC Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From January 30 to February 3, 2023, the Federaci\u00f3n Am\u00e9rica Latina Conventuales (FALC) conducted its Annual Assembly. The event took place at the Tup\u00e3renda Retreat Center in Ypacara\u00ed, Paraguay.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, was present for the entire duration of the Assembly. He led the initial spiritual reflection which was about the need to conform ourselves to the Gospel and to be an authentic missionary fraternity.<br \/>\nIn addition to the Latin American Ministers Provincial and Custodes, the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepa in Poland (Cracow), Friar Marian GO\u0141\u0104B, and the Minister Provincial of the Province of Our Lady of Montserrat in Spain, Friar Juan Antonio AD\u00c1NEZ SILV\u00c1N, also participated.<br \/>\nThe formational sessions of the Assembly were led by the Assistant General for the FALC Federation, Friar Rog\u00e9rio PEREIRA XAVIER; the General Delegate for Mission Animation, Friar Dariusz MAZUREK; and the General Delegate for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, Friar Michael Joseph LASKY (online).<br \/>\nThe Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Francis in Brazil, Friar Jos\u00e9 Hugo da Silva SANTOS and the Custos of the Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela, Friar Franklin DUR\u00c1N ZAMBRANO, also participated online for various reasons. Friar Andrew MARTINEZ of the Provincial Delegation of the Southwest United States and Borderlands, also participated as a guest. The other Ministers Provincial, Custodes and Delegates of the sixteen Conventual Franciscan Jurisdictions participated in person. The meeting took place in a fraternal, festive and spiritual atmosphere.<br \/>\nThe Assembly members also actively took part in celebrating thirty years of continuous Conventual Franciscan presence in Paraguay. They visited the three presences of the Delegation (Asunci\u00f3n, Aregu\u00e1 and Guarambar\u00e9) to participate in the Mass and the festivities. They also made a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Milagros [Our Lady of Miracles] in Caacup\u00e9.<br \/>\nDuring the Assembly, the FALC Federation humbly evaluated its progress and its evangelical responsiveness, accepting its shortcomings, recognizing its victories, promoting, with hope, the life of the charism on the continent, and making a commitment to strengthen the bonds of mutual collaboration in consolidating the existing Jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Mario CASTRO MART\u00cdNEZ, FALC Secretary<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FALC 2023   Paraguay   OFMConv\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wa6-OJ8mmYg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From January 30 to February 3, 2023, the Federaci\u00f3n Am\u00e9rica Latina Conventuales (FALC) conducted its Annual Assembly. 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