Initial Formation Directresses Workshop in Mozambique

Ten Sisters representing DR Congo, East Africa, Eastern Cape, Mariannhill, The Netherlands, North America and Mozambique participated in the workshop from 5 August to 1 September 2016 in Namaacha, Mozambique. The facilitators were Sr. Thecla Ndegwa, Sr. Maria Luise Wagner and Sr. Letwina Musekiwa, LCBL.  The theme of the workshop was “Martha and Mary – Called to a Place of Balance and Integrity, Our Double Vocation.”  The emphasis was to reflect more deeply about the encounter of Mary and Martha with Jesus.  The Sisters looked at how, having been touched by God, we respond by living a balanced life of Prayer and Service.

The workshop covered the following topics: Self Awareness, Group/Community Development, Relationships, Boundaries, Discernment, Facilitation and Accompaniment, Self-care, Role of the Formator, CPS Inner Spirit, Prayer, Conflict and Forgiveness, and last but not the least, Communication in Intercultural/International Settings.  The initial formation directresses shared more about their experiences in a letter available in our internal site.

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…)