June has begun, in a few days the Chapter will start, and we wanted to do a little research to find out more about the Mothers General from Mother Cabrini onward. M. Francesca Saverio Cabrini 1880-1917: Foundress of the Institute and the first Mother General. It was she who decided to have a Chapter to…
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The General Chapter is attended by the General Council, provincials, regionals and delegates elected at provincial chapters. In the early years of the Institute these were appointed in the communities, only later did they begin to be elected during provincial chapters.The Constitutions state: “The component members of the General Chapter are thus:ex officio: the Superior…
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The General Chapter is a means of expression of unity, a privileged time of reflection, verification, and orientation in the communal search for God’s will for the Institute. In prayer and humble listening to the Spirit, the capitulants elect the members of the general leadership of the Institute, study, on the basis of the reports…
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Here is the beautiful video collecting all the good wishes given to Sister Antonieta who turned 100 yesterday. We also share photos taken during the celebration. What a joy to be able to participate even if remotely in this celebration! —— Aquí está el precioso vídeo que recoge todos los buenos deseos que se le…
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“What does capitulum mean?”Since the 8th century, monks, after the hour before, gathered to listen to the reading of a “chapter” (capitulum) of the Rule of St. Benedict. Gradually, the gathering itself was called “the chapter,” and the place where it was held: “the chapter house.” There were two types of “chapters” in monasteries:1) The…
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2 febbraio 2021, 2 febbraio 2022, 17 febbraio 2022, 8 aprile 2022 sono solo alcune date importanti per le nuove chiamate o conferme vocazionali del nostro Istituto. Oggi 8 Maggio si celebra la Festa della Mamma in Italia ma a livello internazionale celebriamo la giornata internazionale di preghiera per le vocazioni. Ecco alcuni passaggi tratti…
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‘The missionary breath of the spirituality of Mother Cabrini gives to her experience a sense of movement, of urgency, of running, of doing everything in a hurry as long as there is time. She travelled, seeking persons to console with God’s love. Everything was characterised by the symbol of ‘flying’, to be free from obstacles,…
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(…) (…) Heart of Jesus, I surrender myself to You, SPEAK TO ME, INSTRUCT ME, ENLIGHTEN ME! Ask whatever pleases You! I will accept any sacrifice in order to grow in Your love and promote Your glory”. Journal of a Trusting Heart, My Retreat, Good Friday, 1884, p. 63. In the months before the General…
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The Missionary Sisters from the Guadalupe Province met this past March 20-24 in preparation for the General Chapter that will take place this coming July in Rome. This process was facilitated by Sr. Constance Gilder, S.S.J., who led the Assembly through a communal discernement and contemplative dialogue process based on our hopes, dreams, fears, and…
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✧ HSR Regional Assembly 2022 – Entebbe, Uganda At last, the time for the Holy Spirit Regional Assembly had come!Originally planned for Ethiopia in January 2022, it had to be delayed due to uncertainty of the ‘when and where’, as the conflict in Ethiopia and difficulties to obtain visas concerned us all in the latter…
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Scalabrini and Mother Cabrini, the tension towards the last ones On Saturday, March 19, at 3:00 p.m., at the Saint Francesca Saverio Cabrini Spirituality Center of Codogno, the book “Pioneers in solidarity with migrants. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Francesca Saverio Cabrini”, edited by Silvano Tomasi and Gabriele Bentoglio for the publisher Città Nuova. Here is…
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