MY MISSION EXPERIENCE IN ITALY/ ROME

MY MISSION EXPERIENCE IN ITALY/ ROME

On the 21st of this month ( November) we have celebrated the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In unity we came together in a special way to thank God. This day  touched me in a special way, I was able to thank God for the gift of calling, as well as for the various talents of my fellow sisters. These  talents are really  the enrichment of the Church and the congregation. Through our talents  we can offer a variety of services  happily.

I would like to share with you about the  mission I serve as a Catechist. Some years ago I did this mission in  various parishes in my country Tanzania, now I am doing this mission in the parish of St.Francis of Assis here in Rome,  Italy. I am preparing children to receive various sacraments including first communion and confirmation . For the first time   here in this general  house community of Rome, the leaders have seen it worthy  to be close to the society  around us for the testimony of our mission. So I happily started my mission  this year. At  the  beginning  I faced some challenges in terms of  language, culture and even the manner of teaching which is  quite  different from Tanzania. Since I have a passion to this mission I rejoice and now I no longer find it difficult . On 21/11/2020 ten children received the first communion. And despite this Covid 19 epindemic , these children received Jesus with great joy in their hearts. And although  their lips  were covered with  masks, their smiles of joy appeared  in their bright eyes.

Let us be proud of our talents and use them  in the benefit of others  instead  of hiding them . Our first mission  is prayer, then in every other mission that each one of us is entrusted, we should  offer  the very best of ourselves  for the praise and glory of God. We will be more blessed wherever we are.

Sr. M. Clementina

I thank God I am already in the Philippines!

I thank God I am already in the Philippines!

Due to the Covid 19 epidemic, I waited a long time for permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Philippines to issue a visa for me. And finally, I managed to get it, and then buying a ticket and the visa itself, went through without a problem. The journey was long, first, from Warsaw to Amsterdam, where I waited almost 6 hours for a flight to Manila, and this flight took about 15 hours. In Manila, at the airport, all passengers had to undergo testing on Covid 19. Which I did as required, then, after taking my luggage, I went for two days to a previously booked hotel designated by the government of the Philippines to wait for the test result. When I got to the hotel it was already 21.

The hotel also had Covid 19 regulations that had to be followed. Meals were brought to everyone’s door and the doorbell announced them. On the second day in the morning at 9 I got an email with my result, which was negative. I called Sister Klaudia so that she could pick me up because my result was negative, I also informed the hotel about it.

And thank God Sr. Klaudia picked me up from the hotel at 2 pm. So far I am getting to know work and surroundings.

 

Sr. M. Agata

FROM TANZANIA TO THE PHILIPPINES

FROM TANZANIA TO THE PHILIPPINES

I am very happy and thank God and the superiors of our Congregation for a year break in my mission work, I can go again to missionary work, this time not in Tanzania but in the Philippines in Manila. In the present time of  pandemic, after a long wait and uncertainty whether I will get permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Manila for inssuance by the Embassy of the Philippines in Poland for a visa, I have obtained a written permission. After a few days, I was at the Embassy of the Philippines in Warsaw, I will collect my visa and special entry permit, and on November 12 I will fly to Manila and I will join Sr. M. Klaudia. Together we will conduct missionary works and apostolate among the poorest neighborhoods of Manila.

I am asking everyone to pray not only for themselves but for our missions in the Philippines that we may continue the missionary work of Kosiło and our Congregation.

I cordially greet all the mission friends with my prayers.

May the Name of the Lord be blessed now and forever!

 

Sr. M. Agata Sobczyk

In homage to Saint John Paul II

In homage to Saint John Paul II

“Let’s share the good! Let all of Poland, and even the world, unite in expressing gratitude for the life and sanctity of John Paul II “- this was the invitation to participate in the action All of Poland sings “Barca”, which is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II

As sisters from the community in Brzezie, we received an invitation to perform Barka from Mrs. Aleksandra Gamrot – the conductor of the “Brzezie Choir” to sing our thanksgiving to God for the gift of such a wonderful man as the Holy Father John Paul II.

Full mobilization and a quick decision to YES to try to meet the challenge.

I immediately thought to prepare this song, more broadly inviting “Barka”, our sisters from Poland and abroad to perform.

Unfortunately, Covid-19 slowed down the pace of the project, but the hope that it will be possible, that I have to, that … why not try to sing together, though separately … it carried me, and here it is! Barka sang with heart and heart, solemnly and with emotion. I would just give Barka a different title: “Seriously Serious in Barka”

And today we can sincerely thank Mrs. Aleksandra, choir Conductor, in Brzezie our Polish and Tanzanian sisters for jointly creating a musical card for John Paul II

Thank you

 

http://youtu.be/1JK7iHl5fW8

Sr. M. Małgorzata Cur SMI

 

Feast of All Souls in Cochem on the Klosterberg

Feast of All Souls in Cochem on the Klosterberg

Because, yes, everything is different this year – so there was no grave blessing in our cemetery. Nevertheless, we lit the lights on our sisters’ graves and prayed for them.

 

Brother Michael from the Franciscan Friars from the befriended monastery but Ebernach had cards of the sisters from Treis and our Convent in our chapel on the Klosterberg during the Holy Mass for every departed fellow sisters of the congregation.

He brought the following meditation text from Norbert M. Becker for this purpose:

God we entrust you with these sisters. Hold them tight in your arms!

Give them your mercy in the sheltering power of your rest.

God we entrust you with these sisters.

Give them  healing of all wounds in the comforting power of your love.

Take them into your peace, give them new life in the glory of your kingdom.

God we entrust you with these sisters.

And we believe your loyalty and hope for the new life on their way to your joy.

Lord give all our departed sisters eternal life and let  the perpetual light shine upon  them.

Let them rest in your peace!

 

Sister. M. Felicitas