Sr Anastasie returned to us after three months back with our Community in Goma (DRCongo), having successfully renewed her UK visa.
We are delighted to have her with us again and she has been warmly welcomed by our many friends.....for those of you coming to the guesthouse, she is waiting to serve you with a smile!
Please pray for Sister Philomene who died yesterday at our Community in Goma.....she is the first of our African Sisters whom the Lord has called to Himself.
Please keep the Community at Goma in your prayers too..........
Today is the feast of the great Cistercian saint, St Bernard. A favourite quotation from his writings is:
'The reason for loving God is God Himself. The measure of loving God is to love without measure......'
We were entering the final week of our General Chapter. There are sisters present from all our Bernardine Communities. Sister Mary Philippa and S Elizabeth Mary are attending from Brownshill.......please continue to keep us in your prayers.
Following Sr Mary Helen's re-election as Prioress General, the sisters participating in the Chapter meetings have elected the new General Council.............
Top row: Sr Elizabeth Mary, Sr Marie Nicole
Bottom row: Sr Marie Daphrose, Sr Mary Helen, S Christine
“The radical gift of oneself to God, loved and served for Himself alone, listening to His Word, and a humble attentiveness to His presence in all human beings and in events, are the characteristics of this life; its sole aim is the search for God, lived out in Community.”
