FEATURES OF LAY MARIST LIFE

Extended Bureau of the Laity Features of lay Marist life
Among other terms, Marist
life could be summarized for
me by the word SHARING; sharing
life, dreams, hopes, expectations.
(Brazil)
was very much taken by the
I simplicity and warmth of the
relationships with the brothers.
For me it was like the case of a
person who arrives somewhere,
dying of the cold, and being offered
a place in the group around
the fire. I felt welcomed and in a
short while I was one more in the
family. (El Salvador)
The life of the brothers and
that of Father Champagnat
interested me. Family spirit, his love of Mary,
his easy familiarity, his simplicity, his friendship
and especially his example became the model of
the person that I would become. In the Remar
Movement I was able to discover other facets
of the Marist Brothers’ life. If their closeness in
the College was tangible, in the activities and
experiences of the movement it was a great deal
more evident. We were not in a classroom; it was
another ambiance; an environment of fraternity,
openness and sharing about life. (Puerto Rico)
dream of a life shared without prejudice and in
I working together; the way is the same for all, and
all of us are taking the same direction. (Spain)
Each summer, I impatiently waited to become
closely involved with the brothers and colleagues
of different communities who followed
courses of catechesis and formation organized
by the Province. (Mexico)
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SHARED LIFE
God is Communion
in Diversity
profoundly believe that our work as laypeople
I and brothers is to be always attentive to the
murmuring of the Spirit so that all can hear,
through our voice, the call of God to communion.
(Uruguay)
Our Experience
of Communion: Family Spirit
E ven during the first year in the school I became
aware of a different way of doing things
and I noticed how people treated each other. We
were more human... in short, I considered myself
to be a member of the family, because I was in-