FRASCATI  The Fifth Plenary Session of the General Office for Formation was held from April 25 to May 1 at Frascati, in atmosphere of joy fellowship and enriching experiences. The friars of the SGF, the members of the International Council for Formation who represent the thirteen conferences of the Order and the Rector of the International College of St. Lawrence of Brindisi were present for the meeting. The preliminary phases for a “Ratio Formationis Ordinis” in the context of inter-culturalism was the theme of study. The presentations by the specialists and the dialogue with them showed the validity and necessity of this useful tool to keep the essential values of our life and to stimulate a healthy and legitimate creativity to make an authentic embodiment of charism in the present context in which the Order is.