Bogota-Medellin (Colombie), 11/20/2024, novicies.- We thank you, Lord, for this call through the Charism of Marie Poussepin to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. We thank the Congregation for sending us on mission to Putumayo (Puerto Leguízamo and Mocoa) and Cuba, in its two communities: Pueblo Griffo and Perico.
Caracas (Venezuela), Sr. Nícida Díaz Leal, 11/11/2024.- I would like to begin this reflection with an anecdote from Anthony de Mello: ‘It was bitterly cold, and the rabbi and his disciples were huddled by the fire. One of the disciples, echoing the teachings of his Master, said: ‘On a day as cold as this, I know exactly what to do. What is to be done, the others asked. Keep warm. And if that is not possible, I also know what to do. What is to be done? Freeze. The existing reality cannot really be rejected or accepted. Running away from it is like trying to run away from your own feet. Accepting it is like trying to kiss your own lips. All you have to do is to look, understand and be at peace’. (La oración de la rana [The Frog's Prayer], p. 28).
Concepción de Cañazas, Veraguas (Panama), 09/29/2024, Sr. Vanessa Villalobos y Emilianeth Ortega, student of the Carmen Conte Lombardo Institute - Churuquita Chuiquita Community.- From September 26 to 29, Sisters Bertha Atencio, Elisia Perez, Virgelina Gil, and Vanessa Villalobos, accompanied by 8 young people from the Carmen Conte Lombardo Institute, Churuquita Chuiquita Community, and 4 young people from the Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Center, El Bale community, traveled to the community of Concepción de Cañazas, in the province of Veraguas, Republic of Panama.