The celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows gave a special tone to our day, reviving in our hearts the sorrows of many women and children who are subjected to discrimination and violence here and in many other parts of the world.
In this spirit and with the help of the input of the circumscription superiors and a comparison of ideas among ourselves, we revisited the situation of each circumscription and got to know what their superiors are doing or planning to do to redesign our presences on the local level. We also listened to their proposals concerning what should be done in this regard on the continental level. The picture that emerged was both moving and challenging. It reconfirmed our conviction that our Congregations greatest wealth is its members and at the same time it made us more aware of our weak points.
A number of words and phrases that recurred over and over again were: continental mentality; solidarity; witness; the need to form alliances; attention to initial and ongoing formation; the sharing of our charism; apostolic-professional training, above all in the area of communications
.all key concepts that bring us closer to the goal of our meeting, which is to draw up a Project for redesigning our presences on both the circumscription and continental levels. We will begin this work tomorrow so we need the support of your prayers more than ever. Thank you!
We also want to thank our Pauline brothers, who celebrate the Eucharist with us and for us each day, offering us through their homilies the nourishment and encouragement we need to continue our journey.