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General Chapter 2022 – Second Week

The second week of our General Chapter 2022 began with a memorable visit to our Motherhouse in the Netherlands on Monday, 29 August 2022. After the hearty welcome from our Sisters, we gathered for a festive mass presided over by Bishop Gerard de Korte of ‘s-Hertogenbosch. This was followed by a sumptuous luncheon and a special prayer service at the grave of our Co-Foundress Mother Paula Emunds. Our beautiful day ended with a special tea time outdoors before boarding the bus back to Neuenbeken, Germany.

The remainder of the second week was dedicated to working on our Chapter agenda, with various interventions and group work.

As we step into the Jubilee Year from December 2024 to 2025,

let us invite God the Holy Spirit to enable us to be real pilgrims of Hope

in our communities and among the people we serve.

Father in heaven,

may the faith you have given us

in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,

and the flame of charity enkindled

in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,

reawaken in us the blessed hope

for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us

into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.

May those seeds transform from within both humanity

and the whole cosmos

in the sure expectation

of a new heaven and a new earth,

when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,

your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee

reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,

a yearning for the treasures of heaven.

May that same grace spread

the joy and peace of our Redeemer

throughout the earth.

To you our God, eternally blessed,

be glory and praise for ever.

Amen (more…)