INTERNATIONALITY
Come, let us get together and pass on hope!
This SAIL, made up of many fabrics, symbolizes that we form one family, the family of the Presentation of Mary.
Symbol
of the diversity of our cultures
and our own personal stories
that, once gathered by Christ,
form a harmonious and solid whole.
Symbol
of the gifts of the Spirit that we have received
and that we are called to share with others
as delicious fruit.
Symbol
of the work of our hands and our hearts
to be continued in the ordinariness of our days,
in the patience of threads
to unknot and reconnect,
thus creating a beautiful weaving.
Symbol
of the diversity of the challenges
that we have identified
and that we will be called to face
during the next six years
as Sisters of the Presentation of Mary.
Like the sail, filled with wind, allows the boat to move forward,
let us allow the Spirit to guide us and lead us
as we sail out to the deep
in the Ocean of the love of God,
towards horizons not yet explored.
Mother Maria Dos Anjos Alves, pm
Report of the 28th General Chapter
INTERNATIONAL RENEWAL
The experience of a time of International Renewal is part of the formation program of our temporary professed sisters. This renewal experience is offered at the most favorable time for each one. D69
This International Renewal, which takes place at the General House in Castel Gandolfo, is a yearly formation program organized by the Superior General and her Council for the temporary professed sisters who are preparing for their perpetual profession. The program, which lasts almost three months, allows the sisters to experience:
- living at the heart of the Church and at the heart of the Congregation, ROME
- rereading their lived experience in the light of the Gospel and our Rule of Life
- deepening the internationality of our Congregation
- making a pilgrimage to our SOURCES: Montpezat, Thueyts and Bourg St Andéol, FRANCE
