Joyful celebrations in India

Bangalore (India), 09/01/2020, Sr. Reetha Mechery.- During this year of grace of the Beatification of Our Mother Foundress, I am happy and grateful to share with you about some special moments of solemn and beautiful celebrations that the Province of India had in different communities. It wasn’t quite easy to organize them as we had to follow the Covid 19 protocols.

September 1: World Day of Prayer for the care of creation

Bangalore (India), 08/28/2020, Sr. Jacintha Gracy Miranda, Coordinator of Justice and Peace of the Congregation.- The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with the Creator and with all of creation and during the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers of the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.

Presentation Vocational Youth Meeting: “And you, do you dare to dream?”

Colombia, 08/14/2020, Sr. Zabrina Llanos Bolaños, Coordinator of the Interprovincial Team for Vocational Youth Ministry.- Since the 55th General Chapter, the Congregation in the provinces of Colombia and El Caribe has begun a process of forming an interprovincial team of Youth Vocational Ministry with the main objective of energizing the process of creating and developing the project of the Presentation Youth Network. For this reason, a group of sisters from the different Provinces of Colombia and El Caribe have had periodical meetings to find common lines of action and share significant experiences that can strengthen interprovincial network with young people.

Prayer requests

France / Philippines, 08/03/2020.- Two prayer requests come to us from France and the Philippines.

Sr. Ana María Echeverri: Named "Caldense of the Year 2019"

Manizales (Colombia), 07/21/2020, Srs. Province of Manizales.- Since 1976, La Patria, newspaper has been giving an award called "El Caldense del Año" (Caldense of the year, Caldense means a native of Caldas) to a person who has lived at least ten years in this department and is distinguished by his/her contribution to the social and economic sector.

"Your generosity increases Hope"

La Favorita, Mendoza (Argentina), Father Marcelo Martínez, Parish Priest, Parish San José Obrero.- The annual collection of Caritas is an invitation to share not only our possessions, but also our desires to build a future full of hope for many of our brothers and sisters.

Re-election of Sr. Elizabeth Caicedo as Rector of the UCM

Manizales (Colombia), 06/16/2020, UCM.- The Executive Council of the Catholic University of Manizales re-elects Sr. Elizabeth Caicedo Caicedo as Rector. 

MUSICAL PREMIERE: Bucaramanga sings to the Spirit

Bucaramanga (Colombia), 05/30/2020, Sr. Luz María Gutiérrez Rozo.- In this time of pandemic and in preparing for the feast of Pentecost, I wanted to write some lyrics asking the Holy Spirit to be present in our lives and Sr. Eleein Paola Navarro González has composed the music for this lyric and so we are able to share them with you. 

Lectio Divina: Pentecost Sunday. Cycle A

Bogotá (Colombia), Sr. Ana Francisca Vergara, May 31, 2020.- The gift of the evening of the first day, from fear to joy.