We are at the end of our 11th General Chapter, a powerful time of the Spirit, who has guided our every step, giving us light and strength, inspiring us with wisdom and “self-consignment,” especially in the most difficult moments. We lived an intense and extraordinarily rich month. Day after day, communion increased among us, in […]
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Welcome Address of Sr. Anna Maria Parenzan, Superior General
With joy, we want offer you a warm and affectionate welcome to this Assembly Hall, which will be the “Upper Room” of our Chapter. We are here as representatives of the whole Congregation, perhaps with rapidly-beating hearts in view of the days ahead of us. Some of us are “veterans” of General Chapters, while […]
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Convocation of the Congregation’s 11th Ordinary General Chapter
Dear Sisters, On the day on which we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of Maestra Thecla, I want to give you some information about a very important appointment in which we all feel deeply involved: the convocation of our 11th General Chapter. We have already traveled a sizeable piece of this road together. Since my first circular letters […]
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Launching the preparations for our 11th General Chapter
Rome, 6 January 2018 To the Circumscription Superiors, Superiors of the Communities Dependent on the General Government and All the Sisters Dear Sisters, Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany–the feast of “light and traveling.” Guided by the light of Christ, the Magi first make a stopover in Jerusalem. These wise men, who […]
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The Logo for the 11th General Chapter
The colored spiral, with its graphic swirls symbolizing openness and harmonious depth, represents the all-encompassing and transforming action of the Holy Spirit, whose life-giving breath recreates everything. From the embrace of the Spirit, the revealer of God’s fidelity, the decisive word Arise springs forth: an invitation to relaunch our life toward new missionary and prophetic […]
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Presentation of the Theme of the 11th General Chapter
“Arise, go on your journey” (Dt. 10:11) trusting in the Promise “Arise” This is the command of God to Abraham: “Arise, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I will give it to you” (Gn. 13:17), to our fathers in faith, to the prophets.[1] It is the invitation of the Spouse: […]
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