On September 21 At night we met a group of 17 religious to work and schedule the youth and vocational pastoral of the conceptionist schools of the province of Spain for the Course 2018-19.
In a fraternal and joy atmosphere we share dinner and then picked up the day. We were invited to rest our day and the beginning of the course in the gaze of God: to look at him with his gaze, with a poor look that awaits him, to look at him from within, to look at him always present in each event and to look at him-with us with mercy.

On Saturday 22 We started the day sharing laudes.of back the breeze of the spirit, light, comfort, strength, tenderness, affection, creator, rest, healing ... an echo of the word "come with me to a quiet place" and the presence of Mary. After breakfast the word that was going to illuminate our work: The parable of the sower. In the chapel in an atmosphere of prayer, fraternity, we welcomed the seeds that the sowing was depositing in each one to sow it in the land of our congregation. Maria throughout the morning was in charge of making our garden flourish. Already in the work room we read the agenda and started to work.

The first thing was to answer the question, where do we come from? After these 3 years (provincial chapter) - 6 years (general chapter). We reviewed meetings, marked objectives, scheduled activities etc ... During this period of time in youth and vocational pastoral. Next, M Bethlehem presented us from the question Where are we going? The priorities that have arisen in the General Chapter to address the priority of priorities:

The vocational pastoral

Once the priorities were submitted, we launched the following questions:
1.- How do I find myself at the vocational level? What nourishes my vocation and what weakens it?
2.- How can I favor the vocational pastoral in the religious and educational community?
3.- How to really make a priority vocational pastoral in the province?

To illuminate the answer to the questions we were reading individually a document of Pope Francis: "The priests and consecrated are the first vocational animators." After reading and reflection we answered the questions individually and then met by groups to share the answers. After a short break we return to the work room to share the answers and proposals that had emerged in the sharing of the groups. Proposals arose to walk throughout the triennium in vocational key. In the afternoon we resume work after food. Very soon to take advantage of time. The point we had on the table was the organization of the Vocational week. We square dates, plan activities and ... we uncover the boat of the dreams of Santa Carmen Sallés.

We choose a motto: Llama.2 And we coordinate by animation groups

Group 1: Rosario Moreno, Carmen Cristobal, María Saiz, Isabel Martínez, Mercedes Romero
Group 2: Cristina Mazariegos, Mª Jesús Mora, Rebeca Sosa, Ana Isabel Trujillo, Andrea Bordas.
Group 3: Ana Rosa Gordo, Pilar Antoñanzas, Nieves Galey, Victoria Blanco, Ana Lago.

January 26, 2022

In the afternoon we shared the Eucharist, held by P Victor, Augustinian responsible in his congregation of the vocational pastoral that encouraged us to sow and encouraged us to live transmitting to young people that it is worth following Jesus. After dinner we went for a walk. On Sunday 23 we join the community of San Lorenzo de El Escorial For the celebration of the Eucharist and after breakfast we met in the room to finish the last work session.

We reviewed the schedule of activities for this course and M Cristina presented a sketch of the Conceptionist Student Congress which will take place from January 24 to 26: place, participants, religious and laity that will accompany, registration for Congress, theme and motto (“in a conceptionist key”). The meeting concluded at approximately 13'00. We all appreciate the affectionate and excellent reception of the community of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
January 26, 2022