FRATERNIDADE SÃO PEREGRINO - MATOLA

Brief History

This group started in 1993, when Mrs Vilanculo, Lameca, wanted to spend her holidays in a quiet place, where she could talk and pray to God. Therefore, she asked Fr. Jose Correcher to allow her to use one of the sacristy of the parish. By the time, Fr. Franco came to visit Mozambique and was preparing to go to visit the Cenacle sisters in Xai-Xai. Therefore, Fr. Jose told her to go with him to Xai-Xai so that she could fulfil her will to pray. There she met sister Alda for the first time. She was very impressed with the prayers of the liturgy of the hours.

When she came back to Matola, she told fr. Jose everything and asked him to continue to teach her to pray with the Divine Office. He asked her to get a group of people so that she can pray together with the group. She got a group of seven members (five women and two men). From there the group started. Now the fraternity has got 18 professed, 9 novices and some candidates.

What are they doing?
The fraternity has different activities in different ministries and movements of the local parish and some of them are members of the parish council. They celebrate the feasts of the Saints of the Order together with the friars. Some of them are very interested and very active in spiritual and human formation and prayer. These ones joy the friars for Marian Memory on Fridays afternoon and they are eager to learn and get more experience in prayer and Servite life.
About the Triple Seven they also suggest to be held in Nampula.