SSP Interchapter Meeting

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The Society of St. Paul held its Interchapter Meeting from 15-25 February 2018 in Aparecida, Brazil. Participating in the event were Superior General Fr. Valdir José de Castro, the other members of the General Government, and the superiors of 18 SSP circumscriptions or (in certain cases) their representatives. Placed under the special protection of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Queen and Patroness of Brazil, the event fell at the halfway point of the current General Government’s term of office and had the task of evaluating the Congregation’s journey from its 10th General Chapter (February 2015) up to today so as to relaunch the Institute toward the future.

In his opening address, Fr. Valdir said: “We hope that this meeting–with its times of prayer, celebration, reflection, sharing, evaluation and projection toward the future–will be a ‘favorable time’ of dialogue and communion–a time in which we feel co-responsible for continuing our service of animating of the Congregation, considering that the most important value of an Institute is its members and lay collaborators. May this encounter help us focus on our confreres and the different situations in our Congregation, with all their lights and shadows, situating them in today’s world with its many challenges, especially to the Church and the consecrated Pauline life.”

The main talks and some photographs of the most significant moments of the Interchapter Meeting can be found on the Institute’s website (www.paulus.net).