Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Today our Advent pilgrimage – a time of pause and silence, in which to savor the “beatitude” of waiting for “greater, deeper, more delicate things…according to the divine law of germination, growth and development” – comes to an end in the heart of the night, in a region… Read more »
Dearest sisters and young women in formation, I do not usually write to you for Advent, but the desire to do so has matured in me during this time in which I am flying from one city to another in Bolivia, Peru and Mexico, meeting our sisters and listening from the heart to their joys,… Read more »
Dearest sisters, On 22 July, the Church invites us to celebrate the liturgical feast of Mary of Magdala, the disciple who, in the garden, sees, recognizes, witnesses to and proclaims the resurrection of Jesus. In her call to discipleship, which took place through her encounter with Jesus, who freed her from seven demons, a new ..
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, I wish to address to each of you, on this feast day, Paul’s exhortation to the Philippians, because they are a true balm in these difficult times, full of human drama and suffering: Rejoice in the Lord always. I say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known …
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, During the Easter Vigil, the Exultet proclaims: “O night brighter than the day… O night that knows no darkness….” Ancient words that, since the first centuries of the Christian era, echo every year in all our churches. Words of poignant beauty that move us to tears. The night… Read more »
Dearest Sisters, Last night, with the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, war entered the heart of Europe, disclosing disturbing scenarios for the peace and security of the world. Just yesterday, concluding his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis said: My heart aches deeply at the worsening situation in Ukraine. Despite the diplomatic efforts of the …
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Like all those who did not have the privilege of knowing Maestra Thecla personally, I enjoy listening to sisters who shared a part of their Pauline journey with her. I was particularly struck by their reference to her faith, manifested in all the nuances of love, because faith–genuine faith…
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FINAL MESSAGE THE FAMILY CHALLENGES THE PAULINE FAMILY Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Pauline Family, With joy, we are writing to you after our 39th Meeting of the General Governments of the Pauline Family. We would like to share with you a summary of the days we lived and thank you for your… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Our Advent journey leads us once again to the grotto of Bethlehem, where the mystery we contemplate each year takes on flesh and blood: “A child is born for us, a son has been given to us” (Is. 9:5). The eternal Word of the Father, “he whom the…
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, This year, too, Easter seems to have taken us by surprise. Indeed, as a human family, we feel that we are still immersed in the via crucis wrought by the pandemic, populated by hosts of brothers and sisters scourged or killed by the disease, and pierced by the… Read more »
