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We celebrated the 49th anniversary with the Mass of the Delegate and her team to be sent to Chile.
Delegate and her team to be sent to Chile.
The coordinators and some associates from the different groups that live our charism joined us to celebrate this event with us. It was with great joy that we welcomed them. Sisters and associates from Chile and from the whole congregation in the different countries where we are present, were all united in prayer.
Sister Marie Aimée, General Councillor, delegate of the General House, sent these details: Sister Maria Elena, Chilean, has been appointed delegate and Sisters Florence, Cameroonian, Nelly, Chilean, and Marie Espérance, Malagasy form her reflection team - a very international team.
Sister Marie Aimée addressed a few words that accompanied Maria Elena's dispatch: "This hibiscus, with its many promises of life, is an image of the Congregation of the Sisters of Christ in Chile. In order to grow and produce the expected fruits, you have to care about it, know how to see what it needs and take care of it. This service was entrusted to María Elena, who was appointed by the Superior General, to be her delegate in Chile... If she is the delegate of the Superior General in Chile, she must be able to count first on her team who, with their gifts, talents, and diverse experiences... will collaborate with her, but Maria Elena must also be able to count on each one of you, Sisters of Christ in Chile. »
« This hibiscus, is an image of the Sisters of Christ in Chile. In order to grow and produce the expected fruits, you have to care about it, know how to see what it needs and take care of it. »
"To signify that with the best of themselves, each of the sisters would be able to contribute to the life of the Delegation, to the development of the charism of the Sisters of Christ in Chile, Marie Aimée invited each one "to come and place around the hibiscus her talents represented by a coloured stone." (Sister Marie Aimée)
The Mass was celebrated by Father José Raab, pastor of the parish of Christ the Redeemer in La Florida, who said in his homily:
We are very familiar with this text that we have just heard from Saint John 20:2-8 ... Saint John, whom we celebrate today, was the first of those who had the experience of meeting Jesus and believing. Today our sister (María Elena) has been appointed delegate, I think the text speaks to us clearly because it contains two very important elements. It is certain that the figure of John, and that of Peter, are linked to memory and prophecy.
Memory, Peter, prophecy John, the youngest: the one who runs first, the one who is the fastest, but the one who respects Peter because he does not enter, he looks from the door of the tomb, he enters only after Peter, who, in this case, is the head of our Church. This is why Memory and Prophecy, are two elements that you must also learn to use in this service that the congregation is asking of you, because it is clear that being in front of all your sisters will require from you, first an enormous effort, an immense effort, and also the ability to ask the Lord to help you in discernment, because it is not easy to coordinate, to delegate, to be forward... »
And to all of you, the sisters, the associates, always put her in your prayers. ... In your daily prayers, hopefully! for it is essential to feel supported, protected, also by the affection and prayers of all of you... When you take on responsibilities before the community, towards your brothers and sisters, no matter where you are, you must learn to manage loneliness. We must learn to live with this, to work closely together in prayer. Let us ask the Lord for you, for the community, for this service... so that the Lord may shelter us. (Father José Raab)
« Together, let's go further »
Words of thanks from Sister Maria Elena:
"Today, with you, I thank God for this service that is once again entrusted to me. I am honoured to receive this second mandate as a delegate of the Delegation of Chile, accompanied by Sisters Nelly, Florence and Emma, who will accompany me in this mission. I put myself at the service of each one of you with the gifts and abilities that the Lord has given me, trusting in God and in the power of the Holy Spirit to accompany our communities. I sincerely thank the General Council for the trust placed in me and, in a special way, in Sister Marie Aimée for her fraternal presence at this important time. I ask for your support, your understanding and your prayers. I encourage you to continue to bear witness with our lives, being truly witnesses of Jesus Christ, Principle and Maker of Unity, as expressed in our charism. »
The celebration was followed by a fraternal moment of sharing where the photos speak for themselves.
We thank the Lord for these 49 years of fidelity, fraternity and mission!
Sister María Luisa