From 24 to 28 November 2025, in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, we, the friars of the Southern Cone, gathered together for a formation meeting entitled ‘Elijah and Elisha Project’.
The purpose of this project is to offer accompaniment during the first ten years following initial formation. Thus, the ‘young brothers’ are represented by the figure of Elisha, while the ‘more experienced brothers,’ who accompanied us during this meeting, are represented by the figure of Elijah. We shared in the Liturgy, times of personal prayer and recreation. We benefited from formation courses on human, psychological and spiritual development, some of which were inspired by the Carmelite saints.
We visited the Discalced Carmelites Nuns of Porto Alegre, where we shared Mass, breakfast and sang together. We concluded our meeting with a walk through the most significant sites of Porto Alegre.
It was a beautiful moment of fraternal exchange, which, without a doubt, gave us the strength to continue facing the years ahead in the complexity of our vocation.
