This youngest province of Europe currently has 18 professed members, 6 of whom are working on mission abroad. Three Portuguese confreres are appointed to the Province and have been giving faithful service for many years. There are two lay associates.

A centre called 'Karibu' has been set up in Madrid for the welcoming of African immigrants. It is run by one confrere, the students of the formation house and members of the Familia Espiritana.

The confreres sometimes express their disappointment that there are not many tangible results from their work of animation; this is a frustration shared by all the European countries today. Those in charge of the Province are doing their best to build up hope in the long term prospects of the circumscription.

This hope is not without foundation. One can point to:

	the persevering commitment of the confreres in Spain and their lay collaborators
	the candidates who are coming forward; the sharing of the Province in the meetings and projects of the European Region
	its members working in the missions of the Congregation in Africa and Latin America, who maintain the strong missionary orientation of the Province

they will be able to return to play a direct part in the animation of the Province when the right moment comes.

The Spanish Embassy
17a Merlyn Park
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: 01 283 9900/01 269 1640
Fax: 01 269 1854
E.Mail: embespie@mail.mae.es

 

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