It is a blessing to have the Mother of God present in our name. Who better than she to guide us in our path of consecration? By responding to the invitation that Jesus makes to us from the Cross, “Behold, your mother!” (Jn 19: 27) we receive our mother Mary into our lives and communities. We place our vocation in her hands, trusting in her intercession and maternal love, and we want to follow her loving example at the Annunciation and at the foot of the Cross.

Community life is an important part of the Fraterna vocation. It is where we learn to love as the Lord has loved us and where we share with joy and simplicity our daily lives and mission. We strive to be a support for each other, and we want our lives and apostolic actions, with their blessings as well as their difficulties, to bear witness to authentic community.

In union with the mystery of the Cross, we gratefully welcome the gift of reconciliation that Christ, in healing the wounds of humanity, has won for us. We want to bear witness to this gift and invite others to welcome it, and in this way to be instruments of the merciful love of God who makes all things new.