Mar 15, 2024 | NEWS
On March 15, 2024, we sisters of the new General Leadership of our Congregation, together with the sisters of the Generalate Convent in Rome, went on pilgrimage to Manoppello in Abruzzo to invoke God’s blessing and the assistance of the Holy Spirit for the next 6 years ahead of us.
Manoppello is home to the shrine of the Holy Face of Jesus, which is run by Capuchin friars. A relic has been kept here for centuries, showing the face of Jesus on a wafer-thin fabric with clear signs of his passion. The image was not painted by human hands and it is not scientifically possible to explain how this image came to be on the cloth.
We were all very touched by this face. The prayer of Pope Benedict XVI, who himself was in Manoppello in 2006 and elevated the pilgrimage church to basilica status, should be a source of strength for us in our service to the Congregation, in the certainty that each of us is infinitely loved and that we can always trust in this love and His mercy:
…Your eyes rest on us with tenderness and mercy.
Let us draw from them the strength of love and peace,
that shows us the way of life, and that courage,
to follow You without fear and without compromise,
to become witnesses of your gospel
with active signs of devotion, love and forgiveness…. Amen.
After praying the Way of the Cross, whose stations are located on the way to the shrine, we returned to Rome in the afternoon full of gratitude and joy.
Mar 12, 2024 | NEWS
A workshop for the new General Board began at the General House on Sunday, March 10. The intensive meetings and workshops will last until Saturday evening. The meeting began with Mass in the Colosseum. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the work of the Generalate and to set the main tasks for the Board and for the congregation for the next six years, as indicated by the General Chapter. The program also includes a day of recollection and a pilgrimage to the Holy Face of Jesus in Manoppello. During this time we also surround all the Sisters with our prayers.
Feb 12, 2024 | NEWS
After two years of training as residential area managers
we are delighted at St. Hedwig in Cochem
with our employee Annika and our employee Fabian
for passing their exams so well.
For the official graduation and certificate handover, our nursing service manager Ms. Nuppeney and I were at the Caritas Association
in Trier.
I had wonderful encounters there with many highly qualified lecturers and motivated course participants.
It was a great enrichment for me to be there.
I am grateful for all our
precious employees we have in our company.
that we have in our company
and continue to look forward to the good cooperation with them.
Sister M. Felicitas
Feb 9, 2024 | NEWS
On Friday, February 9, Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda, the spouse of the Polish president, visited a community of sisters in Dar es Salaam. The visit was part of the program of President Andrzej Duda’s visit to East Africa. Mrs. President visited our kindergarten and spoke with our sisters. The sisters prepared a shared meal and gifts for the important guest. At the end, Mrs. President inscribed herself in the guest book, while leaving a trace of the visit. We are pleased with Mrs. Agata Kornhauser-Duda’s sincere interest in our ministry in Tanzania.
Jan 28, 2024 | NEWS
In January 2024, two of our sisters, Sr. Claudia and Sr. Augusta, left for Indonesia to start a new mission of the congregation in that country. A great support and help for our missionaries is Father Tadeusz Gruca, a Verbist, thanks to whom the sisters have good conditions to start a new activity in a new country. During the two weeks of our missionaries’ stay on the island of Flores, three candidates (Veronika, Filomena and Ursula) who want to be sisters in our Congregation came forward. Please pray for the new mission, the missionary sisters and our new candidates.
