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are living the “aedificatio<br />

Ecclesiae” in these realities<br />

and, where possible, the<br />

“implantatio Ordinis”.<br />

d) What is the future for<br />

the franciscan missions?<br />

First, involvement in<br />

the “ad gentes” mission is a<br />

response to a particular<br />

vocation from the Lord and<br />

it is, therefore, essential to<br />

make the young Friars<br />

cultivate, and be sensitive<br />

to, such a vocation which,<br />

thanks be to God, is not<br />

lacking in the Order. Many<br />

young Friars have the<br />

desire in their hearts to give<br />

themselves totally to the<br />

proclamation of the Gospel<br />

wherever Christ is not yet<br />

known or accepted.<br />

Secondly, it is very<br />

important to prepare and<br />

form the new missionaries<br />

during the stage of initial<br />

formation and, more<br />

particularly, before setting<br />

out on the mission. We<br />

have the international<br />

fraternity “Notre Dame des<br />

Nations” in Brussels to<br />

carry out this immediate<br />

preparation. Two groups of<br />

missionaries (English- and<br />

French-speaking),<br />

belonging to the three<br />

franciscan Orders (Friars<br />

Minor, Capuchins and<br />

Conventuals), are formed<br />

there for three months each<br />

year. Another two projects<br />

for the formation of<br />

missionaries for the whole<br />

<strong>Franciscan</strong> Family, in Asia<br />

and Latin America, are<br />

about to be launched <strong>–</strong> and<br />

which we hope can be<br />

realised soon.<br />

Thirdly, we are<br />

encouraging the young<br />

Entities of Africa and Asia<br />

to become missionaries, to<br />

be subjective protagonists<br />

in the missions, and the<br />

<strong>Province</strong> of South Africa<br />

has already opened a<br />

mission in Namibia, the<br />

<strong>Province</strong> of the Incarnate<br />

Word has opened a mission<br />

in Burkina Faso and is<br />

preparing another in<br />

Ghana, the East Asia<br />

Conference (EAC) in<br />

committing itself to the<br />

support of the Foundation<br />

in Myanmar. The future of<br />

the missions in Africa is<br />

being entrusted to the<br />

Friars of Africa and of those<br />

in Asia to the Friars of Asia.<br />

We will now have a<br />

panoramic view of our<br />

missionary presence in the<br />

world arranged by theme,<br />

the cultural and religious<br />

contexts: <strong>Franciscan</strong><br />

evangelisation among the<br />

cultures and religions of the<br />

world.<br />

ikompli minn paāna 14<br />

era suggerita proprio dalla testimonianza di<br />

Francesco come uomo di pace, al quale<br />

tanti guardano con simpatia anche da altre<br />

posizioni culturali e religiose. Al tempo stesso,<br />

la luce del Poverello su quell’iniziativa era una<br />

garanzia di autenticità cristiana, giacché la sua<br />

vita e il suo messaggio poggiano così visibilmente<br />

sulla scelta di Cristo, da respingere a<br />

priori qualunque tentazione di indifferentismo<br />

religioso, che nulla avrebbe a che vedere con<br />

l’autentico dialogo interreligioso. Lo "spirito di<br />

Assisi", che da quell’evento continua a diffondersi<br />

nel mondo, si oppone allo spirito di violenza,<br />

all’abuso della religione come pretesto<br />

per la violenza. Assisi ci dice che la fedeltà alla<br />

propria convinzione religiosa, la fedeltà soprattutto<br />

a Cristo crocifisso e risorto non si esprime<br />

in violenza e intolleranza, ma nel sincero rispetto<br />

dell’altro, nel dialogo, in un annuncio che<br />

fa appello alla libertà e alla ragione, nell’impegno<br />

per la pace e per la riconciliazione. Non<br />

potrebbe essere atteggiamento evangelico, né<br />

francescano, il non riuscire a coniugare l’accoglienza,<br />

il dialogo e il rispetto per tutti con la certezza di fede che ogni cristiano, al pari<br />

del Santo di Assisi, è tenuto a coltivare, annunciando Cristo come via, verità e vita<br />

dell’uomo (cfr Gv 14,6), unico Salvatore del mondo.<br />

L-A{BAR LULJU - AWISSU 2007 23<br />

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