Mexico – Formation Days for Formators 2025
Tlaquepaque, Mexico – January 2025 - Formation Days for Formators 2025 were held from 6 to 8 January in Tlaquepaque, State of Jalisco, Mexico, involving Delegates for Formation from the Salesian Provinces of Guadalajara (MEG), and Mexico, Mexico (MEM), Central America (CAM); the MEG Formation Commission ; and the formation teams from the prenovitiate, postnovitiate, theologate and the Salesian Brothers Regional Centre America (CRESCO America). The three days were characterised by the morning Eucharist and by interventions and work and reflection sessions. Among the topics covered, the following stand out: "The Formator's being, knowing and doing", in the introduction to the conference by Fr Filiberto González, SDB, Provincial MEG; "Ongoing formation and discernment", by Fr Juan José Bartolomé, SDB; and "The interview and accompaniment", by Fr José Luís Plascencia, SDB. On the second day, a presentation of the formation houses was offered, with the aim of promoting knowledge of the situation of each, as well as the continuity of the formation processes between one phase and another. Finally, on the third day, a meeting was held between the formators of adjacent phases to reflect on experiences or situations that help to continue the formation processes.