Dominican friars in Puerto Rico annual retreat with Bishop Raul Vera Lopez OP
Photo: Frailes Dominicos en Puerto Rico de retiro anual con Mons. Raúl Vera López OP Del lunes 27 al viernes 31 de mayo de 2013, los frailes dominicos del Vicariato General de la Santa Cruz en Puerto Rico tuvieron su retiro anual acompañados del Obispo de Saltillo, México, Mons. Raúl Vera López OP. En un ambiente de paz y descanso, en medio del campo puertorriqueño en el municipio de Caguas, los 13 frailes que actualmente viven y trabajan en esta Isla del Caribe pudieron compartir oración, estudio y fraternidad. Ante el proceso de reestructuración que está viviendo toda la Orden, en especial los Vicariatos Generales, el Obispo dominico invitó a los frailes a reflexionar sobre los signos de los tiempos en las exigencias que la realidad pone a la evangelización dominicana: la opción de Cristo por los excluidos y marginadas, por los y las empobrecidos, por la realidad de las fronteras. Contemplando los textos neotestamentarios de las Bienaventuranzas, de Jesús con las mujeres, y sus discursos sobre lo que Mons. Verá llamó, "el acceso de vida plena para todas y todos," especialmente en el evangelio de Lucas. El testimonio de vida del Mons. Raúl como profeta de la justicia social fue particularmente aleccionador para los frailes, mientras recibían también de este hermano dominico obispo, consejos sobre qué tener en cuenta en el proceso de discernimiento en el camino hacia transformarse la entidad puertorriqueña en un Vicariato Provincial. A esta experiencia se unió uno de los frailes estudiantes de Puerto Rico, fray Emmanuel Toledo Ramírez OP quien, al finalizar el retiro, el sábado 1 de junio, en la Iglesia Invención de la Santa Cruz de Bayamón, recibió los ministerios del acolitado y el lectorado por fr. Ismael Fernández Torres OP, Pro Vicario para el Vicariato General. Fr. Emmanuel es actualmente estudiante de teología en la Provincia San Luis Bertrán de Colombia. Oramos por fr. Emmanuel en su camino hacia el presbiterado en la Orden de Predicadores.
Dominican Friars in Puerto Rico


From Monday 27 to Friday, May 31, 2013, the Dominican friars of the Vicariate General of Holy Cross in Puerto Rico had its annual retreat accompanied by the Bishop of Saltillo, Mexico, Bishop Raul Vera Lopez. In an atmosphere of peace and rest, in the middle of the Puerto Rican in the Caguas municipality, the 13 friars currently living and working in this Caribbean island were able to share prayer, study and fellowship.
Before the restructuring process that is living the entire order, especially the General vicariates, the Dominican Bishop invited the friars to reflect on the signs of the times demands that reality puts the Dominican evangelization: the choice of Christ by the excluded and marginalized by the impoverished by the reality of the borders. Contemplating the New Testament text of the Beatitudes of Jesus with the women, and his speeches about what Bishop Verá called, "access of full life for everyone," especially in the Gospel of Luke.
The testimony of Msgr. Raul life as Prophet of social justice was particularly sobering for the friars, while received also this brother Dominican Bishop, tips on what to take into account in the process of discernment on the road towards the Puerto Rican entity become a Provincial Vicariate.
This experience was joined one of the friars students from Puerto Rico, fray Emmanuel Toledo Ramírez OP who, at the end of the retreat, on Saturday, June 1, at the Church invention of the Holy Cross in Bayamon, received the ministries of the acolyte and the readership by fr. Ismael Fernandez Torres OP, Pro Vicar for the General Vicariate. Fr. Emmanuel is currently a student of theology in the province San Luis Bertran de Colombia. We pray for fr. Emmanuel in his path to the priesthood in the order of preachers.

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