Gestation of the Work

In September the first experience of spontaneous group prayer takes place in two retreats given by Fr. Ricardo to students of a religious secondary girlschool.

Easter I Retreat

In April the first Easter Retreat takes place, and this was later on recognized as the birth of the Work. The youth prayer groups start.

Pastoral School gestation

Discovery of the group prayer process and gestation of the Pastoral School.

Gestation in Córdoba

In August a spiritual retreat is held in Córdoba, with the girls of the prayer group of fourth and fifth grade. This group starts growing in Spirit and in number of participants.

Cristo Vive Aleluia! comes out

The first issue of the Cristo Vive Aleluia! magazine, which reflects the spirituality of the Movement, comes out in September. Gestation of the Editorial de la Palabra de Dios.

First calls to Nazaret

The first calls for a lay consecrated life, called Nazaret in the Work, appear in December.

Cursillo of Evangelization

The first Cursillo of Evangelization, source of the identity and spirituality of the Movement, is carried out in January.

Easter III

About 200 young university and secondary students celebrate together Jesus' Easter, at Villa Marista, Pilar. This is the third Easter retreat of brotherly love, personal meditation and community prayer that the Lord blesses on his passing by. We are accompanied by 11 brothers and sisters coming from Córdoba Centre.

First prayer group for adults

In May, a prayer group for adults starts in Flores, with 23 family parents and 3 religious sisters from Janer community. Apart from their weekly meeting, on the second Sunday of each month, after the Parent's Mass, they meet at a prayer assembly with the brothers and sisters from the other two groups who gather there on Sundays, thus making Christ's Church visible.

First Masculine Nazaret

On July 1, by God's grace, through the support of many brothers and the favour of The Holy Family Sisters, Masculine Nazaret comes into existence in Buenos Aires. This functions as Seat of the Movement, and is open to brothers' needs.

Pre-prayer groups

Following the steps that the Lord shows to the Work, 30 young people, ages 14 and 15, start meeting in the so called pre-prayer groups, to share the fruit of their Christian life. Some of them meet at Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia, in Devoto, and others meet in Flores, at Ana M. Janer School.

First coordinators retreat

On February 19, 20, and 21 the first Retreat for Coordinators of the Movement is arranged. The celebrations of the Eucharist and the prayers help to fix in the shepherds' hearts and minds a renewed commitment to surrender their lives for the "lambs".

The Songbook

As fruit of God's grace and the effort of the brothers from the Musical Service, the Movement now has a songbook to praise God through songs. Some of them belong to the inspiration given by God to several brothers of the prayer groups of the Movement.

San Juan House

With the help of many brothers, work of repairing and cleaning are carried out in this house that the Providence has given to the Movement, so that it can be soon inaugurated.

First Feminine Nazaret

On February 26 the first community of Feminine Nazaret is settled in Buenos Aires, on the second floor of San Juan House.

The Work at Quilmes

In March, Fr. Ricardo was incardinated at the diocese of Quilmes, as vicar at the Cathedral. The first local Easter retreat was held at San José School, and 70 young people gathered there. At the end, it was blessed by the presence of the Bishop, Mgr. Novak, who addressed his pastoral word to the youth. The fruit of this passing of the Lord were the two groups that started meeting at the Cathedral.

Group at Santa Ana School

Coordinated by Daniel Rodríguez and Margarita Ridruejo, the brothers at Nuñez carry out pastoral work at Santa Ana School. Some of the girls there have started meeting to pray.

First calls to dedication

The first discernments are made of the call to dedication for married couples (a conjugal way of commitment to God).

Mary's Jornada (full day meeting)

On August 24, about five hundred brothers of the Movement gather at the Ateneo Ntra. Sra. de Lourdes (Quilmes Oeste). Among them there are 31 brothers specially coming from Cordoba. Mgr. Novak, Bishop of Quilmes, celebrates the Mass, and welcomes the Movement at his diocese. The day finishes with a prayer of all the community, praising God through Mary.

Easter VIII

With the motto "Be faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life" (Rev 2:10), 700 brothers of the Movement celebrate our Lord's Death and Resurrection, gathering at six simultaneous Easter retreats. Some brothers from Buenos Aires travel to Córdoba, where a retreat is held for the first time. Some brothers from Mar del Plata and Bahía Blanca attend the retreat here in Buenos Aires. At the close of the retreat in Quilmes, Mgr. Novak addresses his pastoral word to the congregation.

Quilmes House

About mid-May, a prefabricated house is finally settled in Quilmes, being the home of the second community of Masculine Nazaret. Fr. Ricardo is part of this community, thus making explicit his dedication to the Movement, granted by Mgr. Novak.

Ecclesiastical approval of the Work

During Mary's Jornada, Mgr. Novak reads the decree of provisional canonical approval of the Work, and this is welcomed with joy and thanksgiving by all the brothers gathered together around Mary.