Missionary life

Praying in Khulna- Boyra…to grow as brothers and sisters!

01/10/2021, Missionary life, Bangladesh, Steps of fraternity

271. The different religions, based on their respect for each human person as a creature called to be a child of God, contribute significantly to building fraternity and defending justice in society. Dialogue between the followers of different religions does not take place simply for the sake of diplomacy, consideration or tolerance. In the words of the Bishops of India, “the goal of dialogue is...

Religions and Fraternity

14/09/2021, Missionary life, Delhi - India, Steps of fraternity

The ground breaking encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” of Pope Francis invites us to transcend every barrier and border, and rise above the dividing factors like races, colour, faith, cast and class.

World day of grandparents and the elderly

31/08/2021, Missionary life, Vijayawada - India

“The voice of the elderly is precious, because it sings the praises of God and preserves the roots of the people.” – Pope Francis Responding to the invitation of the Holy Father Pope Francis who instituted the maiden World day of grandparents and the elderly on 25th July 2021, we the Sisters of Vijayawada Province celebrated this day with joy and gratitude uniting ourselves with the grandpar...

The unexpected celebration of my missionary mandate

16/08/2021, Missionary life, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea

The two days of celebration of my missionary mandate which was held in my home parish Kurada on July 11th 2021 in the diocese of Alotau was something amazing. It was programmed and well planned out by my family along with our parish priest Fr. Basil Dekeuya involving the whole parish of Kurada with the four sub stations. It was held both in traditional as well as in spiritual way to balance the c...

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Called and Consecrated to Serve

18/07/2021, Missionary life, India

The emotions and the sentiments of the brides of Jesus Christ, started pouring into our hearts, at dawn, with the prayer service that our juniors conducted on the theme “YOU ARE INVITED TO THE WEDDING BANQUET.” It was a shimmering moment, that brought alive divine serenity in our lives. Truly! The compassion and the mercy of Jesus who called us, loved us, chosen us and vowed us to Himself, mov...

A thrilling experience

28/06/2021, Missionary life, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea

8 of March, 2020 marks a significant milestone in the history of our mission in PNG. It was a great joy for me to witness this remarkable event which was the erection of our tiny delegation into a new province as it took 32 years to grow this far. I remember well, in 2018 during our 12 General Chapter the erection of our new province was approved. I was in my mission in Cameroon when the announcem...

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My Holy Week among the Ticunas

15/06/2021, Missionary life, Missionary testimonies, Brazil

I’m Sr. Sunitha, a missionary in Brazil since 2015. I am currently working in Santa Rita do Weill, São Paulo de Olivença Parish, Diocese Alto Solimões, AM. Nomague (Good morning), chavega Sunitha (my name is Sunitha), these are my greetings in Ticuna language. Do you want to learn some more words? chamacu (friend), ngiãma (let’s go) , duri (butterfly), Mai (tree) Tupana (God) for today is ...

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Diversity and Inculturation in India

03/06/2021, Missionary life, Siliguri - India, Steps of fraternity

India’s culture is amongst the worlds oldest. It varies from place to place, depending on its vast geography. Over the centuries, there has been a significant fusion of varied cultures. People in India speak different languages, dress differently, follow different religions, eat different food, celebrate different festivals, but they are of the same temperament. So whether it is a joyous occasio...

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Contemplate, recognize, celebrate

01/05/2021, Missionary life, Reflections, laudato si, province of italy, Provincia Italia

In the sixth and last chapter of Laudato si, entitled Ecological Education and Spirituality, we discover that the “ecological conversion”, to be true, implies a “spiritual conversion” (cf. LS 202-221) that leads to a new awareness of the relationship of human being with himself, with the other, with society, with creation and with God. Pope Francis on March 27, 2020 in St. ...

Vision of the visionless

23/04/2021, Missionary life, Hyderabad - India

“Being a partially blind child, I was not interested in any activity including the study. It was only at the age of 15 I felt that I must study and have visions for my life. My age became a barrier for me to get enrolled in the schools. By God’s grace, I came in touch with Nirmala Bhavan- a Home for visually impaired girls. Sr. Lucy D’Souza and Sr. Ancy Thomas, did not mind my age, wholehear...

Praying in Khulna- Boyra…to grow as brothers and sisters!

Religions and Fraternity

World day of grandparents and the elderly

The unexpected celebration of my missionary mandate

Called and Consecrated to Serve

A thrilling experience

My Holy Week among the Ticunas

Diversity and Inculturation in India

Contemplate, recognize, celebrate

Vision of the visionless

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