{"id":22166,"date":"2026-02-27T23:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/?p=22166"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:09:32","slug":"the-2026-general-chapter-concludes-a-journey-of-discernment-communion-and-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-2026-general-chapter-concludes-a-journey-of-discernment-communion-and-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 General Chapter concludes: a journey of discernment, communion and renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“These were days of intense work, many blessings, and much light (\u2026) in which we experienced the richness of our Legionary brothers<\/strong>, each contributing their part to build the Chapter.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These words of Father Carlos Guti\u00e9rrez, L.C., Director General of the Congregation, at the closing Mass of the Chapter, summarize much of what is happening today: after several weeks of work, prayer, and discernment, the 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ has concluded<\/strong>, experienced as a time of grace and listening to the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From its beginning, the Chapter unfolded in an atmosphere of prayer, fraternity, and ecclesial communion, with the sincere desire to seek together God’s will<\/strong> for the life and mission of the Legion of Christ in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read | The 2026 General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ begins in Rome<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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A Process of Listening and Communal Discernment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Mt 18:20)
Throughout the Chapter, the 60 chapter fathers, from diverse countries, territories, and apostolic realities, worked following a synodal method that prioritized mutual listening, serene dialogue, and shared discernment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plenary sessions, group work, and contributions from the territorial assemblies allowed for a profound and realistic reflection on the current situation of the Congregation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the main topics addressed were authority and obedience, fraternal life, fidelity to the charism, the apostolic mission in Regnum Christi and in the dioceses, integral formation, vocational promotion, and the strengthening of an institutional culture of care, justice, and prevention, always at the service of people and in communion with the Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read | Listening, prayer, and discernment mark the beginning of the General Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Election of the New Director General and the Government of the Congregation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit.\u201d (Jn 15:16)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, February 4, after a moment of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, the Chapter Fathers elected Fr. Carlos Alberto Guti\u00e9rrez L\u00f3pez, L.C.<\/strong>, who will assume this mission for the period 2026\u20132032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following day, the General Councilors and the General Administrator were elected, thus forming the new government of the Legion of Christ, called to animate and guide the life of the Congregation with a spirit of service, co-responsibility, and fidelity to the Gospel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to know the new government of the Legion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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