{"id":13191,"date":"2026-08-04T11:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/?p=13191"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:52:06","slug":"formation-that-becomes-presence-novices-integrate-into-daily-life-at-cessc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/?p=13191","title":{"rendered":"Formation That Becomes Presence: Novices Integrate into Daily Life at CESSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, the <strong>Santa Cruz Educational Center (CESSC) <\/strong>has had a special experience, welcoming the novices of the Congregation of the Holy Cross as part of the official itinerary of their religious formation. More than just a one-time visit, the novices\u2019 presence is an integral part of the formative journey that prepares them for religious life\u2014combining spirituality, service, and direct contact with the reality of the Congregation\u2019s social ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their time at the center, the novices actively participated in the daily life of the organization, interacting with the children, adolescents, and families served there. Their presence strengthened the family spirit that characterizes the mission of Santa Cruz, offering the students a tangible experience of faith, welcome, and brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to educational activities and interacting with the community, the novices also helped revitalize CESSC\u2019s physical spaces by helping to paint the building. This gesture reflects the understanding that the mission is equally fulfilled through caring for the facilities placed at the service of the community\u2014a collaborative effort carried out in a spirit of fraternity, simplicity, and dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For CESSC, welcoming the novices also means bearing practical witness to what it means to educate minds and hearts. Every day spent together, every activity carried out, and every space revitalized reinforces the organization\u2019s commitment to an education that welcomes, transforms, and points toward the horizon of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CESSC-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13041\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life at CESSC is an integral part of the formation of the novices of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, combining service, fellowship, and care for the community as a concrete expression of their religious mission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ingles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13191"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13193,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13191\/revisions\/13193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbr.com.br\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}