News and Events

Camporredondo (Peru), 11/15/2016, Sr. Rocío Cuéllar Dávalos.- We celebrated the jubilee of the youth from November 11 to 13 with the youth from the parishes of San Pedro de Camporredondo, to which we belong and San Simón de Ocalli. It was an event that took place during the year of Mercy. 

Barcelona (Spain) 11/28/2016, Sr. Gemma Morató and Sr. Conchi García.- As planned, November 28 began with the meeting of the General and Provincial Councils for the canonical visit in the Province of Spain. With great joy we received Sr. Maria Escayola, Superior General, accompanied by two General Councilors, Srs. Blanca Aurora Marín and Diana Dolorita.

Chile and Argentina, 10/28-11/17/2016, Sr. Gabriela Vergara.- The canonical visit to each community was begun with the Bible quote from Job 14: 7-9. Now, all of us in the Delegation of Aconcagua thank the Lord because, the presence of the Sisters of the General Government had been like water for each Sister, each Community and for the mission. It helps us to shoot out new branches and flower again in the soil of Chile and Argentina where we realize the mission entrusted to us.

"The feast that we are going to celebrate invites us once again to contemplate the mystery of the Presentation of Our Lady in the temple; may this celebration be for us an opportunity to deepen in us the attitudes of the Virgin Mary and to imitate her example of total and exclusive dedication to God" (Sr. Maria Escayola, superior general).

Fusagasuga (Colombia), 11/11/2016, the Community of Education at the School.- A great celebration of the 110 years of the existence of the Presentation School was held on October 27 and 28, with grateful recognition from the civil authorities, the Church of Fusagasuga and the accompaniment of the Province of Santafé.

Lourdes (France), 11/13/2016, Redaction.- Sr. Veronique Margron was elected as president of the Conference of Religious in France (Corref) on Saturday, November 12, at Lourdes. The 59 year old religious has been Provincial Superior in France since 2013.

Manizales (Colombia), September, 2016, Catholic University of Manizales.- The Congregation reaffirms the importance of its presence in the logo of the Catholic University of Manizales (UCM), its only university in the world. Sr. Maria Escayola Coris, Superior General and the General Councilors accompanied by Sr. Herminia Rincón Marín, Provincial Superior and some Sisters had a meeting with the UCM community in September during their canonical visit in the Province.

La Grande Bretèche (Tours-France), Summer of 2016, Srs. Gemma Morató and Conchi García.- We offer the third chapter of the series that we are preparing on archives and mission of archivist.

Lima (Peru), 10/1-25/2016, Sr. Amparo Vélez Pérez.- The canonical visit of the General Government was a time of grace for us in the Province of Los Andes. It was a very special time to share with them the journey of the Congregation in Peru and Bolivia during the past 51 years, a mission accomplished with audacity, creativity and risk taking and in simplicity, work and poverty.