Women’s group in Tanzania
Another women's meeting organised by Sister Helena took place in Chikukwe, Tanzania. This time the women learned how to make decorations that are used for various celebrations. With each meeting, not only the number of women but also the number of sisters who want to help Sister Helena is increasing.
Sunday 16 October
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel - Luke 18:1-8 “Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.”. There is an intimate relationship between God and man. This intimate relationship is nurtured and expressed in prayer. And an essential element of relationship is its continuity. God continuously communicates with us because He loves us as His sons and daughters. In prayer this presence of God grows as we imbibe more and more His life and His love. Presence of God through prayer is like either filling in or emptying out. While praying the presence increases and when I stop praying, it starts emptying out. Moreover, we change in prayer. In the parable, the unjust judge changes and decides to do justice due to the constant presence of a just widow. The same thing happens in prayer. In prayer we feel the continuous presence of the love of God and this love of God changes us. The more you let the presence of God fill your life in prayer, better your life becomes. If there is no betterment in our life means, we are not praying enough. We grow in faith when we keep this loving presence of God in our life through incessant prayer. Therefore, the Gospel puts before us the question: Are you praying continuously enough to keep an uninterrupted presence of God in your life?
Saturday 15 October
Saint Teresa of Ávila, Virgin, Doctor Saturday of week 28 in Ordinary Time Gospel - Luke 12:8-12 “Everyone who says a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven”. This is very important because one who is speaking against the Holy Spirit is speaking against the same Spirit who is giving the grace of forgiveness. It is like denying the source and channel of grace. Therefore, it’s vital to recognize the action of the Holy Spirit in our life and in the life of others. When we fail to recognize that, when we close our hearts and eyes to the action of the Holy Spirit, we are shutting ourselves out of the Light. Let’s be vigilant to see and acknowledge the action of the Holy Spirit in others. Every good thing the other person does, let’s appreciate it. It is admitting the action of the Holy Spirit in him or her. Let’s see each small, good thing that happens in our life, it is understanding the action of the Holy Spirit in our life. Therefore, the Gospel puts before us the question: Are you recognizing each action of the Holy Spirit in your life and in the life of others?