Definitive times

As signs of the "definitive times of the Work", several meetings are held for the development of non-consecrated branches of the Work: medical doctors, teachers, young married couples and catechists of the Work.

New Feminine Nazaret

During a pastoral visit, a new feminine Nazaret community is established in Córdoba. It is integrated by Viviana Ruffener and Lili Guita, as internal members, and it is inaugurated on March 19th, St. Joseph's feast.

School of Services

As a complement to the School of Coordinators, a School of Services starts functioning. Its aim is the formation for different services, such as: Music and Songs, Intercession, Healing Prayer, Visit to hospitals and sick people, Rural Missions and Handicrafts.

New domestic churches

In the definitive times of the Work, God's blessing, through the Sacrament of Marriage, flows over the lives of brothers that have been praying from the beginnings, living their vocation to devote to Church in pastoral and professional services. In August, Carlos Yaquino and Patricia Smiles, and Luis Samaniego and Cristina Cucchiara say "yes" to married life in the New World.

Anniversary "Convivencias"

(retreat of several days) On the occasion of celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Work, four 'Convivencias' are carried out in February. The pastoral team communicate the horizons of The Movement of the Word of God, in the Church and in the world.

First School

The Movement takes over the direction of the first School.

Foundation of 'Editorial de la Palabra de Dios'

On the Holy Saturday at our anniversary Easter, the foundation minutes of 'Editorial de la Palabra de Dios' are written down. This is an instrument of evangelization through the Word of God which concentrates the efforts of the Movement regarding evangelization through written word and Christian formation open to the whole Church. The material provided by the Editorial, contributes specially with the different newly born realities of the Work.

Mary's 'Jornada'

About a thousand brothers and sisters coming from the provinces, Capital Federal, and Greater Buenos Aires gather to celebrate the feast af Mary's Assumption at Quilmes town. In the morning, in the presence of Father Bishop Jorge Novak, Fr. Ricardo expresses his commitment of consecration to the Work, in front of the assembled community.

Nazarene Priests

On December 15 Mgr. Novak ordains the first priests of the Work, to the service of the Church and the New World.

Easter Retreats

The Movement celebrates the central feast of the Church, carrying out thirteen Easter retreats. They are attended by 1800 young and adult people, 820 of them come for the first time. A retreat oriented by the Movement is held at San José School, in Cordoba. It is attended by 40 students' parents, teachers and some guests.

Gospel Groups

This is a way of evangelization designed for adult people. They meet to share the experience of their way. There are 50 adults in Buenos Aires and Quilmes, including a group of religious sisters.

Mission to Rafaela

In January, 18 brothers and sisters from the Movement, together with some others from the Church, go on mission to needy areas from that diocese.

Gospel Groups

One of the fruits of Easter Retreats is the presence of numerous adults, family parents, who start meeting as new Gospel Groups. After a year of pastoral experience regarding this, in May the School for Gospel Groups' Animators is started.

Convivencias 1987

From 14 to 28 February two 'Convivencias' are carried out, under the direction of the Central Pastoral Service of the Movement. The first one (5 days) was attended by 200 young people, mostly coordinators of Groups and Services, who came with 21 children. The second one (7 days) was attended by 120 members and 39 children from the fifteen communities of the Work. Thus it was possible for priests and consecrated members, devoted married couples and families to share and to encounter God in an atmosphere of mutual love and communitary enrichment. In those days and to the light of the development of the Work, they were able to look deeply into inner life, community, family and service, evangelization of property, and the call for a Love Civilization.

New Pastoral Centres

The pastoral year brought the novelty of a new centre, resulting from the growth of Quilmes. The division will be Quilmes Centro and Quilmes Oeste - Berazategui.

Fruits of Easter

As part of the fruit of the fifteen Easter retreats held by The Movement of the Word of God, we can thank God for: the beginning of new prayer and Gospel groups; a new place of meeting established in Haedo (Buenos Aires province); the strengthening of a prayer group and the Confirmation Community Process in Florencio Varela; the pastoral service in 'Nuestra Señora del Pilar' parish, in Córdoba.

Pastoral of Confirmation

The preparation of young people for the Sacrament of Confirmation, through the method Communitarian Process for Confirmation, extends from Avellaneda to Quilmes diocese (Santa Lucía parish, in Florencio Varela). 305 young people are prepared and receive Confirmation

Definitive canonical approval of the Work

On Sunday August 14, during Mary's yearly 'Jornada', Quilmes Bishop Jorge Novak reads the decree of definitive canonical approval of the Work. About 1500 brothers: young people, families, elder adults and 100 children participate of this beautiful and touching gift from Mary. At the end of the evening Eucharist, Fr. Ricardo consecrates the Movement to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as a close to the Universal Marian Year among us.

Life Communities

The Central Pastoral Service of the Work considered the initial period of discernment on the first six Life Communities as being closed. Those communities belong to the Centres: Janer (3), Devoto (1), South Area (1) and Córdoba (1).

House in Wilde

With the contribution of brothers and God's Providence it was possible to buy a new house in December. It is in Wilde, Avellaneda diocese.

First Alliance Retreat

The first Alliance Retreat is held in January, and essential aspects of the Charism spirituality are completed.

Nazaret Communities

The masculine community of Nazaret, consisting of five priests and situated in Quilmes, moves to Florencio Varela town. There it collaborates pastorally at the Santa Lucía parish. That move gives further occasion to constitute a new Nazaret community of consecrated lay women in Quilmes.

Pentecost in Rosario

Cecilia Di Fonzo, who is in charge of the mission in Rosario, travels to that city for the celebration of Pentecost which is attended by 75 brothers. About a hundred brothers participate of the groups of the Movement in Rosario.

Mary's 'Jornada' in the West Zone

110 children and 800 brothers gather in Castelar to celebrate Mary's Assumption. They come from Capital Federal, San Martín, Haedo, San Atilio (Derqui), 50 come from Córdoba and 14 from Mar del Plata and Bahía Blanca. The local bishop, Mgr. Laguna is present at the 'Jornada' and he talks to the assembly inviting them to put the charism of the Work to the service of the Pastoral Lines for a New Evangelization, which is being promoted by the Church in Argentina. In the afternoon Fr. Ricardo celebrates the Eucharist, accompanied by Fr. Oscar and Nazarene priests.

New School

On the occasion of Mary's 'Jornada' in Castelar, the Movement receive the news that they will take charge of the Sagrado Corazón School in that town. The news is received with joy and applause by everybody present.

Pastoral Changes

Avellaneda Loreto: This Pastoral centre is divided in three, Avellaneda Catedral and Lanús are separated. The young that cannot be served in the prayer groups there, continue developing groups of 'Way in the Word'. Quilmes Oeste: The mission zone Berazategui separates from this Pastoral Centre. Groups in Paraná: Our brother Ricardo and our sister Mercedes together with other brothers have being visiting the new pastoral reality in Paraná. There are two groups that meet there, and are making a process of evangelization, prayer and community.

Beginning of the New Time of Foundation

Time of transition to the institutional adulthood of the Movement.

Approval in Buenos Aires

By resolution of 21 February, the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires notifies the Movement of its approval "ad experimentum" for three years.

Visit to Paraguay

The week following the Easter Retreat, Fr. Ricardo travels to Paraguay. There it has occasion to visit and to know the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, founded by Basilea Schlink. This sisterhood, of religious votes, constitutes one more note of the pass of the Spirit in Christian Churches, impelled to a greater evangelical authenticity and the ecumenical search of unity.