Gsn 264 June 2013.pub

Good Shepherd News
CongregationofOurLadyofCharityoftheGoodShepherd
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Maria Droste Mission in Guatemala
AnewlampislitinelTejar,Chimaltenango,Guatemala
ProvinceofCentralAmerica.
On8thJune2013,theProvinceofCentral
AmericahadthejoyofinauguratinganewcommunityinthetownofElTejar,inthedistrictof
Chimaltenango,Guatemala.
Thehouseiscalled,“MARIADROSTEMISSION”
and it was consecrated on the feast day of its
patron, Blessed Maria of the Divine Heart. The
house is located in an indigenous area of the
districtofChimaltenango,atthefootofasmall
mountain.Aswellasaccompanyingthepeople
in the neighborhood, we plan to do vocation
promotion.
On this feast day, the bishop of the diocese of
Sololá Chimaltenango,presidedatthe3irstcelebration of the Eucharist in our house. A new
lampwaslitbeforetheBlessedSacrament,and
JesusintheEucharistbecametheCentreofour
smallcommunity.
Thechapelwasadornedwithbeautiful3lower
arrangementswithroses,whichgavethechapelafestiveatmosphere,anairofjoyandgratitude.
We were joined by our province leader, Sr.
Francisca Torres, along with friends, benefactors and some sisters who travelled to Guatemala to experience 3irst-hand new life and
hope,inthemidstoftherestructuringprocess
whichwearegoingthroughstepbystep,with
enthusiasmandcommitment.
Adeliciouslunchwassharedwithlotsoflaughter,andthefreshraincameasasignfromheavenmakingusthinkabouttheblessingsthe Good
Shepherd has bestowed on each sister and lay
partner.Wehopetoestablishthismissioninthe
spiritofSt.MaryEuphrasiainthisbeautifulplace
wheretheLordhasledusinthisnewstepinthe
lifeoftheCongregationinGuatemala.
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WHAT IS INSIDE
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MariaDrosteMissionInGuatemala
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VocationPromotioninLatinAmericaProvinces
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Intensi3icationProgram,Bangalore-India
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Women’sDayCelebrationSouthAfrica
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LifewithinthechurchRenateNetwork
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GoodShepherdSistersinHongKongofferaDayof
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JourneyofEnrichment-BFMN
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MariaDrosteMission
A new lamp is lit in el Tejar, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Province of Central America
thepast,motivatesustobetrueshepherdesses,
welcoming all those around us with love, especiallythemostneedy.
“My principle to never turn anyone away and to
always give preference to the most abandoned is
so clearly blessed by the Good Shepherd that,
should I die, that principle would be my testament for our sisters, as a source of spiritual and
temporal blessings.”
These words of Blessed Maria Droste, spoken
from the heart, will inspire and guide our sisters,laypartnersintheirdailywork,astheydevelopthismission.
SisterNidiaQuesada
Co-leaderofCentralAmerica.
Some guest enjoying a delicious lunch on this occasion
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Toconclude,wesharethissentenceofBlessed
MariaDrostewhich, just as much today as in
SharingourExperiences
Vocation Promotion in Latin American provinces - RGS/OLC
JUMISE, founded December 5, 2010 – we are a
national movement coordinated by the Sisters
andLayCollaborators oftheGoodShepherdin
whichalltheEuphrasianyouthcalledbyJesus,
Good Shepherd are integrated to form a missionaryfamilyinclinedtoexperienceandtransmitthemercifulloveofGod,sharedreamsand
visions, and live in the ongoing search for the
willofGod.
From left to right: Carolina, Helena, Maria José and Cándida
It was gratifying to realize that we had a common feeling for the development of a different
apostolatefortheyouth.Thisencouragedusto
unfold greater creativity to reach more people
withourcharismofloveandmercy.
WebegantheencounterwithanopeningMass
toplaceinGod’shandsallthehopesandexpectationsofthemeeting.Thenthesisterstogether with the youth Jumise presented creatively
the dreams which gave birth to theMovement,
showing the process which had been gestating
untilitactuallyemerged.
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LastMay22-26,theJuventudMisioneraEufrasiana(JUMISE)hadthejoyofsharingwiththe
SisterswhoanimatethePromotionofMission
andVocationintheLatinAmericanprovinces
(GoodShepherdandOurLadyofCharity),the
experienceofbeingwiththeyouthinlivingour
spiritualityandcongregationalcharism.
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SharingourExperiences
VocationPromotioninLatinAmericanprovinces-RGS/OLC
Srs. Marta and Yolanda OLC
Personal Reflection
Community Reflection
Theyshowedthestructuralorganigramofthemovement,the
pro3ileandrolesoftheNationalAssessor,thezoneassessors,
the animators and the youth
coordinators.
The participating sisters then
continued to re3lect on the exposition and expressed the
challenges to be met in this
mission.Thedayendedwitha
lecture by Dr. Monica Pozo,
with the theme, “A Look at
YouthToday.”
During the second day, we
shared recruitment strategies
to attain a bigger membership
for Juventud Misionera Eufrasiana. The participants pre-
sented innovative strategies
withgreatcreativity.
Intheafternoonthedevelopment of a weekly meeting
with youth was shared. Other activities presented were
camping, pilgrimages, missions, vacation colonies, and
volunteerism. These events
hopefully will strengthen the
formation
and
integral
growthofthe youthinanattractivemannerandmakean
impactonthem.
The third day Brother Eduardo Duarte, SVD, facilitated
“the Bible from the Youth”
with great clarity from his
own knowledge and experience.Afterthenovelexposition, the sisters planned a
youth encounter which took
place immediately that afternoon with the group of
“FriendsofSt.Euphrasia.”Our
closing session was a Mass
which was celebrated with
much fervor, emotion, and
symbolism.
The experience was 3illed with
happy emotions, not only for
the young people but for the
sistersaswell.
That evening the Jumise youth
celebrated with a festive
“Euphrasian Night.” It highlighted the joy, creativity, the
artandhumor,spontaneityofa
trulyfraternal3iesta.
The closing of the session with a
Eucharistic Celebration
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Festive Euphrasian Night celebrated
by the youth
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Intensification program - Bangalore, India.
From left to right:
JyotiLakra,
JaneKendi,(Congo/Kenya)
PushpaJanappa,
RachelLeelaAruldass,
LydiaKagendo,
(CongoKenya)
MadhalaiVinnarasi
derstand our various accents and cultures! At
the same time there is a great spirit of silence
andserenityamongus.
Thethreedayswespentwithourcontemplative
sisters gave us a deeper understanding of our
two lifestyles in an apostolic congregation, and
howweneedeachothertoful3ilourmission.As
MotherFoundresssaid,“theContemplativesare
the crowning work of the Good Shepherd.” We
nowfeelcalledtopromotevocationsforthecontemplativelife.
At the end of each week we have had an
“IntegrationDay”whichwasveryenrichingand
af3irming.Wearelookingforwardtothecoming
sessions, such as: “The spirituality of St. Mary
Euphrasia, St. John Eudes and Blessed Maria
Droste, vowed life in religious life, community
lifeandmission,integrationofsexualityandintimacy, mission of justice, group therapy, and a
retreat guided by sisters of the province of India/Nepal,onthesametheme:
“Energized by the spirit we risk together for
mission.”Wehopethiswillenableustobefurther energized by the Spirit and to be women
who will risk for Mission. Four of us will make
our Perpetual Profession in India on 30th June
andourtwoKenyancompanionswillmaketheir
Perpetual Profession in Kenya on 8th and 15th
September.
ParticipantsoftheIntensi icationProgram
Six of us, sisters from the provinces of India/
NepalandCongo/Kenya,havegatheredinBangalore, India to prepare for our Perpetual Profession with an intensi3ication programme,
from 1st May to 30th June. The programme is
basedonthethemeofour2015Congregational
Chapter,“EnergisedbytheSpiritwerisktogetherforMission.”Wearehappytoshareafewof
ourrichexperienceswithyou.
Someofusrenewed ourvowson2ndMayand
Fr.AmbrosePinto,SJ,inhishomily,stressedthe
need for us to be in union with Jesus the Good
Shepherd.Asthedaysunfoldedweenteredinto
silence and solitude. We have had various sessions and sharing on topics such as:
journey of life, sacred space, history line, intensive journaling, group dynamics, contemplative
lifeexperienceinanapostoliccongregation,spirituality(cosmic,IndianandGoodShepherdspirituality),cultureandreligiouslife,and thefeminist face of leadership in religious life.
We have shared in depth, which has helped us
to connect both with ourselves and with each
other. We expressed the fruits of our sharing
through creative psalms, poetry, dancing, singingandartwork,whichwepresentedatprayer
servicesandsessions.Thereisagreatdepthof
learning and sharing of wisdom in our small
group.Weareenjoyingthechallengeofthisinternational experience, especially trying to un-
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Women's Day Celebration
StChristopherAETCentre-HEBRON-SOUTHAFRICA
O
n the 14th of February students of St. Christopher in Hebron, South Africa supported the One Billion Rising campaign through actively raising their voices and bodies creatively professing that violence against women and children are
not on. Some of our students at our Centre themselves come from
dysfunctional homes and know the effects of domestic violence, unjust treatment towards women and children in the family. The
chain of abuse needs to be broken and ended. An opportunity was
created for students at our Centre of Learning through various
forms of creative acting, song and dance.
Hereisashortre,lectionwrittenbyoneof
ourmalestudents:
Another male student expressed through a monologue his importance of having a mother,
He showed his appreciation to his mother by
setting a table where they both enjoyed the food
prepared and each other’s company.
After dinner he played music and asked his
mother for a dance. He thanked God for his
mother and ended his dance with the words,
“Mother dear, thank you for giving me life, I love
you” She embraced him lovingly with gratitude
in her heart.
Mothers, sisters, we love you. We are sorry for
hurting you, paining you, blaming you.
You deserve to be treated with respect,
care and protection.
Enough is enough, I care about you, and I love
you. You gave birth to me, you cared for me,
and you taught me right from wrong,
Wheredidwegowrong?
S
ongs of hope were sung by our young women as they raised their voices to the heavens asking God to heal all the women and children abused and silenced. Together with the educators
all were invited to stand and make a pledge/commitment to stop abusing all women and children. All of us are created in God’s image. Someone who is not like me is also created in God’s image.
All human beings will want to feel they matter. Every one of us belongs to God, male and female.
God found us very good. Let us continue to be people of goodness as we rise up and say ‘enough is
enough.’
Prayerforthewholeearthby:H.Hasselbalch
O God let there be peace, goodness and care in every
part of the world. Let billions of human beings cooperate to create a future full of hope for their children
and grandchildren. Let us truly live in peace and harmony with the Earth and one another.
SrLaurineRennick
ProvinceofSouthAfrica
Marie Françoise MESTRY, Communications Coordinator
Casa Generalizia, Suore del Buon Pastore, Via Raffaello Sardiello 20- 00165 Roma, Italia.
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
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LIFEwithintheCHURCHFromZagrebtoBrusselsandLourdes
RenateNetwork-byMarieHélèneHalligonRGS
From 4th. to 10th
April 2013 the
Working Committee
met at Zagreb; We
were a group of
around 20 Sisters
and lay members
who continue to
guide and implementanActionPlan
to combat Traf3icking in Europe in the light of the Gospel. It is a
long and exacting work which begun already 4
yearsagoforthebene3itofthosewholongtobe
released from this hellish prison. We say long
term work because we wish to include on an
equal footing our Sisters from Eastern Europe
who are isolated and under greater threat than
weareintheWest.
Ourobjectives:-
-ToraiseawarenessaboutTraf3icking,thedemandandthegrowingincreaseasaresultof
newmethodsofcommunication.
-Toshareresources,competenceandknow-how
throughNetworking.
-Tomakeavailableresearchandactiontomeet
therisingdemandbothinthecountriesoforigin
aswellasdestination.
-Toattackfromgrassrootslevelalltraf3icking
ofhumanbeings.
InternationalConferenceagainstHuman
Traf,ickingfrompreventionrightthroughto
reintegration.
For Ethna McDermot
and myself this was a
completely unexpected
andmostinterestingencounter with Young
Evangelical Christians
fromallovertheworld;
we prayed, listened and
sang but more importantly we heard
many young convinced
believers whose coura-
geousstandmadeusenvytheirenthusiasm.For
example,ayoungFrenchlady,22years,founded
anAssociationagainstTraf3icking,inRomania.
WereturnedhomewithmanynamesandaddressestoenlargeourNetwork.
Diaconate2013:ServicetotheFraternity
FromMay8thto11th,some12000peoplemetin
Lourdes for a deeper experience of mutuality,
fraternity and hope with persons in fragile circumstanceswhetherthosecloseoratadistance.
Tomeetthechallengeandtoensurethatnobody
feltisolatedweformedourselvesintogroupsof
six.
My group was composed of the following: a
young woman from Champs de Booz; a lodger
from the Association ‘APA’ ; a retired Social
workerandacouplefromMigrantCommission.
We listened to the stories of those who are seldom heard, shared a meal, joined the queues
and waiting lists in an atmosphere of joy and
peace.
IparticularlylikedthecelebrationintheChapel
ofSt.PiusXwhichwasinturnprayerful,recollected,orfullofjoy.
The Thursday vigil, prepared by the Young
members was particularly meaningful, even the
Seniorcitizensdidnothesitatetojointhem.
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The Testimony of POLA
moments and some intensely emotional moments
because of my own experience and also by sharing
withothers.
I met some wonderful people , and felt a kindred
spiritwithotherpilgrimsatthecelebrationofMass,
theMarianProcessionsaswellastheForumforMigrants,whereIlistenedtosomeheartbreakingstoriesofmigrantsonthefollowingtopics:
Some alleviation on the Regulations about
Documents.
The right to employment and accommodation.
Culturalexchanges.
Respect for the of3icial Asylum
establishedforthewholeofFrance.
Fraternity«Welikema»
Polafourthfromleft
Rights
Asolutiontotheproblemofcon3lictsintheirown
emigrantcountries.
Thedates9thto12thMay2013willalwaysremain
ComingasIdofromtheRepublicofGuinea,Ihad
thegreatpleasureofmeetingtheGuineanCardinal,RobertSarah,aswellasbeingintegratedintoa
friendlygroupof6persons.
IbecamefamiliarwiththemembersoftheGroup
called“WELIKEMA”,meaning“LOVE”inthedialect
ofagrouplivingintheregionofGuinea,intheRepublicofGuineaConakry.Thegroupwerecalled
Gerze.
unforgettable for me as they were the occasion of
myvery3irstPilgrimagetoLourdes.
I wish to thank the Association “ Les Champs de
Booz”whotookcareofmyvisit,asalsotheOrganisers of that gigantic event , DIACONATE 2013,
which drewmore than 12,000 pilgrims from every
corner of the globe. I must admit that I am supremely happy that such an event was so socially
friendlyandthatitpassedwithoutanyincident.For
thatIthanktheLordGod!Ispentsomememorable
Pola Kourouma
SharingourExperiences-VocationPromotioninLatinAmericanProvinces-RGS/OLC
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Thelastdaywasasharingonthechallengesthat
JUMISEhadencounteredinthetasksofintegrating the processes which flow into a response to
theoptionforlife–i.e.,apastoralproposalonvocation. We counted on the presence of some
young members of the different groups. They
sharedtheirexperienceinJUMISEandhowbeing
in the movement had transformed their life.
Thesetestimoniesanimatedtheparticipatingsisters to continue with greater enthusiasm their
mission in promoting vocations. They realized
the value of this session, getting very positive
feedback.TheencounterendedwithabeautifulclosingEucharisticliturgy.
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GoodShepherdSistersinHongKongOfferaDayofRetreat
toBoardMembers
Prayer”. This excellent presentation showed short vignettes
ofpeopleofdifferentages,races and life situations in every
daylifecircumstances.Itillustrated how every day life is
where we can meet God and
deepenourrelationship.Inthe
discussion that followed what
ismeantbya“spirituallife”becameclearer.
The participants of the Day of Retreat listening to the explanation of Sr. Juliana Devoy
(Standing 3rd from left)
In Hong Kong it is quite common for organizations to have
an annual day of retreat for
staff or key personnel.
However what is meant by
“retreat” is generally a review
ofoperatingprocedures,activities like team building, visioning, etc. When we approached
our Good Shepherd Residential
Services Board of Directors
about having a day of retreat
therewasaninterestingdiscussion that followed. Our architectsaidshehopedtherewould
be something “spiritual” to
nourish her spiritual life, our
lawyer said, “What do you
meanbyspirituallife?”
Oneofthesistersontheboard
tried to do the impossible and
giveabriefanswertothisquestion.Ourbankmanagerandhis
wife who belong to a Catholic
couplesgroupandhaveexperience in making retreats supportedtherequestofthearchitect. Most but not all of our
board members are Catholic
andhaveofferedtheirdedicated services for a number of
years. They are very familiar
with our spirit and charism
and provide invaluable help
becauseoftheirvariedprofessional expertise. But organizingaday’sretreat,a“3irst”for
usandalsoforthem,wasquite
a bit of a challenge. How to
strike a balance between
somethingspiritualandsomething relating to theirparticularroleinouragency?Howto
give them an experience they
would 3ind worthwhile and
that non-Catholic members
couldalsorelateto?
The venue chosen, a beautiful
school compound that had
trees and 3lowers, provided
justtherightatmosphere.The
school was the alma mater of
the doctor on our board and
he was so happy to have us
theretoappreciatethehistory
oftheplace.Webegantheday
with an inspiring video entitled “The Seven Circles of
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The next part of the program
wasaPowerPointpresentation
onthehistoryofourCongregationwithaspecialfocusontwo
signi3icant lay persons – Count
Augustin de Neuville and MadamGenevieveD’Andigne–who
played such an important role
as con3idantes and counselors
of St. Mary Euphrasia. Our lay
boardmembersgainedadeeper realization of how our Congregationreliedonlaypartners
from the very beginning. They
also could see a link between
the pastand their present contribution. The 3inal part of the
program was a sharing of insights,newlearningandalook
tothefuture.
Ofcoursethedayincludedtime
for personal re3lection, walks
around the premises, lunch togetheretc.Attheendoftheday
wefeltrewardedtoseetheparticipants leave with renewed
energyandsenseofpurposeas
board members. They also
madearequest–tohavesome
spiritual input when we have
our regular board mee ngs!
Sr. Juliana Devoy
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Journey of Enrichment GoodShepherdandtheUnionofOurladyofCharity
FromtheYearofSpiritualitytotheYearofCharism,AlwaysontheJourney…
T
he Sisters of Our Lady of Charity and the Sisters
oftheGoodShepherdembarked5yearsagoona
journey of enrichment. Having looked at our history, at
ourtwostories,wesetouttodiscoverandtodeepenour
commonspirituality.
Twointensemomentsmarkedourjourney:July,2012at
La Roche du Theil (Hospitality House of the Eudist Fathers) for sharing on our spirituality and June, 2013 in
Angers where we sought to deepen our charism as a
meansofimplementingthisspirituality.
Alloftheseeventsgaveustheopportunity«tomeetone
another and to know the important aspects ofour life ».
Each community experienced a time of sharing, of deepening,ofmeetings,ofcelebrations.
In the Forum on the Feast of the Ascension (May, 2012)
Our Lady of Charity / Good Shepherd, a desire was expressed: « to search new opportunities to intensify links
betweenourtwoCongregations,tomeetmore,toweave
more fraternal links » At that time, it was a question of
identity,offear,butalsoofopennessandoftrust…
Photo: Journey OLC and GS white stone from Caen
andslatefromAngers
ThemeetingatLaRocheduTheil(July,2012)markedanewstageinourjourney,to«moveforward
togetherinafestiveandrelaxedambience»,«TheSpiriturgesus».ParticipantswereInvitedtoexperiencethemeetingduringtimesofpersonalandcommunalprayer,ofmovingspeeches,ofroundtable
discussionswhere2SistersofOurLadyofCharity,2SistersoftheGoodShepherd,and2layAssociates shared about their lives on the journey.Every witness honestly shared fears, hesitations, calls,
shiftsinthinking,trustforthefuture.«Eachoneexpressedherselfnaturallywithtruth,depth….“Yes,
Godwaspresent!“.
Thevariousworkshopsprovidedapowerfulsharedexperience,launchingaclimateoftrust,moving
togethertowardacommonworkthroughtrilogy,PowerPointpresentations,prayerwithactions,creationofdecorations,dance…«Itisnecessarytotakeintoaccounttheother,tomoveawayfromoneselfinordertogotogethertowardstheLordalongthesame path ».Throughouttheyear2013,yearof
thecharism…communitiesheldtimesofevaluationtotakestockofthesituation:communitiesofthe
GoodShepherd,smallorlarge,apostolicandcontemplative,mixedcommunities(GS-OLC),allunited
forthemission,witnessedtotheconcernsofdailylife.
IntheProvince,ourtwocongregationshavecommitmentstogether,inacommonministry,intheservice of the sister or brother in distress. During this year, to prepare ourselves, meetings of Justice,
Peace,SolidarityarebeingheldinvariouslocationswiththeSistersofOurLadyofCharity,GoodShepherd,andlayAssociates.
Togetherwelivecommonriches.
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JourneyofEnrichment
BFMNFromtheYearofSpiritualitytotheYearofCharism,AlwaysontheJourney…
In the tent at La Roche du Theil
InParisformorethan10years,we
are,withabouttwentyothercongregations,attheserviceofwomenwho
areapplyingforasylum(withtheAssociation«ChampsdeBooz»)
ThenfollowedthoseofRoubaix,Brussels / Schaerbeek, and Caen, and the
creation of a new mixed community
inRennes,inthemiddleofthevillage
MaryHeurtault:4SistersofOurLady
of Charity and 1 Sister of the Good
Shepherd. The “sending” on mission
wasmade by both provincials on October6,2013.
InthenewcommunityofRoubaixMarquette,1SisterofOurLadyof
Charity,Ghislaine,hasjustjoinedthe
SistersoftheGoodShepherdonLalauStreet…..wherethereisaprogram
ofhousingandsharedgardens.
In Saint-Yrieix / Angoulè me, a Sister
of Our Lady of Charityhas joined the
community of Contemplative Sisters.
Wearetogetheralsoforretreatsand
sessionsgivenbytheSpiritualityCentreinAngerswiththeparticipationof
theSistersofOurLadyofCharityand
layAssociates.SistersofOurLadyof
Charity and Good Shepherd participatedinthe«SymposiumonInteriority»organizedbytheEudistsandthe
French School of Spirituality at La
Roche du Theil. Two Sisters of the
Good Shepherd were among the presenters.(April7-9,2013)
Andtoclose,inAngers,awholeweekend(June14-16,2013)to
«PausingtoCatchOne’sBreathintheCommonMission».
TheSistersoftheGoodShepherdandofOurLadyofCharity,lay
Associatesandfriendsnumberedmorethan100toshareaboutour
charism,ourcommontreasures,«togivethanksforallthatweaves,
thatknitsusbyourexperiences».Together,wetooktimetodiscoverthemarvelsofthetendernessoftheFatherandtoletthose
marvelsmanifestourfragility,topraiseGodforhiscreation...
OnFridayeveningoftheweekend,aplay«PierreandMohamed»1
introducedustothistimeofpausingtocatchourbreath:«tomeet
andtobewithoneanother,tolistentotheother,toletourselvesbe
formedbyanother…Thatisnottosaythatoneshouldloseone’s
identity,rejectone’svalues,butitmeanstonurtureaplural,nonexclusivehumanity»(BishopPierreClaverie).Thisreminderwas
aninvitationtoreceiveandtoturntowardothers.
Towelcomeusandtoshareourmissionofjustice,peaceandsolidarity;toimmerseusinthesocialthoughtoftheChurch,toenlightenus,toputusintheserviceofothers,suchwasthefocusofSaturday:re3lection,sharingandpanelpresentations(presentationof
thetopics“FamilyandMarriageforAll”,“EcologyandTheologyof
Creation”,“EthicsandEndofLife”).
Sundaywasatimeoffestivecelebration,everyonecalledtogether,
tobuildtheKingdombycelebratingourcommoncharism,themercyoftheFather.
Onourjourney,we,SistersoftheGoodShepherd,tried«towalkin
the steps » of a Sister of Our Lady of Charity… Not easy to adjust
ourselves to structures different from ours, to different ways of
lookingatasituation,tosupportthe“wearandtear”.Toputonthe
shoes ofanothersometimes is painful; it is dif3icult to walk in the
samerhythm…weexperiencedaverypleasantatmosphereonSunday.
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Common
Task
GS & OLC
presentation
This day was introduced by our
two Provincials. Magdalena GS,
and Marie Françoise, OLC. After
havingaskedmissiontositdown,
facingtheassemblytheyremoved
their shoes and each one slipped
ontheshoesoftheother.Apowerful gesture, each felt comfortable, (the same size)! They were
able to walk! Other exchanges
took place between Sisters of the
GoodShepherdandSistersofOur
LadyofCharity,withmoreorless
success (question of size, feet)
andalotofhumourandlaughter.
Thisgesturegotusintothereality
ofeverydaylifeatthisstageofour
journey.
Aftertheintroductionfollowed
thepresentationofthebookof
marvelsandweaknesses*
Forseveralmonthsaninvitation
was made to every community
to keep a book of marvels
(awesomeevents) and of weaknesses: to note gestures of fraternity, to give thanks for all
that creates and supports the
linksbetweenusandwiththose
whoonthemarginsofoursociety,orgesturesofexclusion…in
what we discover in us and
around us in our society and
which reveal exclusions, marginalization… an experience
livedinalltheChurchofFrance,
which culminated at Lourdes
during the gathering “Diaconia
2013”. We were invited to a momentofpersonaltime«toreceive
intoone’slife,inordertotransmit
it, the immense tenderness of the
Fatherforhiswoundedchildren».
Differentstepsoftheprocesswere
outlined after having accepted a
3lower:timeofpersonalre3lection,
exchangeintwo’sandinthelarge
groupofthefruitofourre3lection
which were then written on the
3lower… These 3lowers formed a
bouquet, a huge tree loaded with
fruit…A«festiveaperitif»gatheredeveryonetogetherbeforethe
mealofcelebration!
In the afternoon there was a time
of meetings with presenters who
liveotherwaysoftransmittingthe
tendernessoftheFather(2associations: Fondatio and Simon of
Cyrè ne)…
AdancecelebratingcreationintroducedusintothebigThanksgiving
oftheEucharist,celebratedbyFather Laurent de Villerocher,
Eudist. The Eucharistic celebration brought to a close this rich
time for our Provinces, but not to
ourjourneywhichcontinues!
ProvinceofBFMN
FirstprofessionofTheresiaAnitaYuniastuti
"Iloveyouwithaneverlastinglove"(Jeremiah13:3).
Sr. Anita with Sisters, priest and altar boy.
Bantul, 24 April 2013
April 24th 2013, Yogyakarta
community celebrated the
feast of St. Mary Euphrasia
and 3irst profession of TheresiaAnitaYuniastuti.
The Celebration was held at
theNovitiatehouseinBantulYogyakarta, the Eucharistic
prayer led by Fr. Prasetyantha, MSF, and choir by St. M.
Euphrasiaboardinggirls.
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M
ymostlovingJesus,Iconsecratemyselfanewtodayand
withoutreservetoYourDivineHeart.ToYouIconsecratemybodywithallitssenses,mysoulwithallitsfaculties.and
mywholebeing.
ToyouIconsecrateallmythoughts,wordsandworks;allmysufferingsandlabors;allmyhopes,consolationsandjoys;andchie3ly
IconsecratetoYoumypoorheartthatImaylovebutYou.
InYouIplaceunboundedcon3idence,andIhopeforpardonofmy
sinsfromYourin3initemercy.InYourhandsIlayallmycaresand
principallythatofmyeternalsalvation.
Grantmethegraceto3indinYourmostSacredHeartmydwelling
place;thereIdesiretopasseachdayofmylife;thereIwishto
breatheforthmylastsigh.
MakealsomyheartYourabode,theplaceofYourrepose;thatso
wemayremainintimatelyuniteduntilonedayImaypraise,love
andpossessYouforalleternity,andsingforeverthein3initemerciesofYourmostSacredHeart.
Amen.
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