{"id":15910,"date":"2025-09-27T16:16:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/?p=15910"},"modified":"2025-09-27T16:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T16:16:42","slug":"retiro-para-guias-en-curitiba-parana-brasil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/en_US\/2025\/09\/27\/retiro-para-guias-en-curitiba-parana-brasil\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Inner Liberation\" Retreat for Guides in Curitiba, Paran\u00e1, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Inner Liberation&#8221; Retreat<\/strong>, organized by Brazil West National 13, was held under the joint coordination of the\u00a0<strong>Curitiba 1, 2, and 7 Local Coordinations<\/strong>. The retreat was specifically for Prayer and Life Workshops (PLW) Guides.<\/p>\n<p>These coordinations are part of the Brazil West Zonal Coordination. The retreat&#8217;s animator was Mari Carmem Filipak Torres, and the coordinator was Celia Regina Cabral dos Santos.<\/p>\n<p>The event took place at the\u00a0<strong>Instituto Salette in Curitiba, Paran\u00e1<\/strong>, from\u00a0<strong>August 22 to 24, 2025<\/strong>. It brought together 40 male and female Guides who have dedicated their lives to establishing the\u00a0<strong>Kingdom of God<\/strong>\u00a0in people&#8217;s hearts through the services of the Prayer and Life Workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Father Ignacio Larra\u00f1aga&#8217;s book\u00a0<em>Suffering and Peace<\/em>, the retreat led participants on a profound journey of self-discovery and faith. Over three days, in a spirit of reflection, prayer, and fraternal sharing, the Guides were led to reflect on and experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The sources of suffering,<\/strong>identifying the internal and external roots that weigh on human life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to suffer less,<\/strong>by learning the paths of acceptance, trust, and surrender to God.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to save oneself from the illusion of the &#8220;self,&#8221;<\/strong>by breaking free from false judgments that imprison the soul.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The understanding that suffering can be a source of spiritual maturity<\/strong>and a continuation of the\u00a0<strong>Passion of Christ<\/strong>, when embraced with faith and love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By the end of the retreat, the Guides of the Prayer and Life Workshops left feeling\u00a0<strong>happy, amazed, and profoundly lightened<\/strong>, marked by a true\u00a0<strong>inner peace<\/strong>. They were not only joyful from the intellectual and spiritual discoveries they made during the reflections, but were also\u00a0<strong>AWAKENED<\/strong>\u00a0to the realization that many of their so-called\u00a0<strong>&#8220;failures&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0were related to subjective or relative aspects, rather than real defeats.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion of the retreat was marked by an atmosphere of\u00a0<strong>serene joy and gratitude<\/strong>, with each Guide feeling renewed in their mission. The emotions that emerged were\u00a0<strong>hope, inner freedom, trust in God, and enthusiasm for life<\/strong>. The experience left everyone with the conviction that pain, when understood and lived with faith, can be transformed into a\u00a0<strong>source of peace and spiritual maturity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Guides left the Instituto Salette feeling\u00a0<strong>lighter, more fraternal, and more self-aware<\/strong>, and, above all, immersed in the certainty that Christ walks with them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15911\" src=\"https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371.jpg 960w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-919x1024.jpg 919w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-768x856.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-320x357.jpg 320w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-480x535.jpg 480w, https:\/\/home.tovpil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RET-LIB-e1758989474371-800x892.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0&#8220;Inner Liberation&#8221; Retreat, organized by Brazil West National 13, was held under the joint coordination of the\u00a0Curitiba 1, 2, and 7 Local Coordinations. 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