Today we began by sharing in a very creative way the theme of yesterday's talk "SEEKERS REACHED AND PROVOKED BY HOPE". All this richness was contemplated in the heart of each sister and captured in an explosion of creativity on sketches of hope that were...
In order to enter deeper into the theme of this General Congregation, today we welcomed Sr. Nurya Martínez-Gayol as she expounded upon the meaning of hope as a theological virtue and a contextualized reality, as well as the dynamics that threaten our hope. As consecrated...
After a day of rest, we began the day on Sunday by electing the sisters who will join the Commission of the State of the Institute, replacing the two sisters appointed as Assistants General. Inés Ruíz and Lidia Aguilar (Peru-Bolivia), together with the new Assistants...
After four days of discernment and searching together, allowing ourselves to be enlightened by the Spirit, we are happy to inform you that we have a new team of General Assistants who will support Sr. Rosario Fernández-Villarán in her government of the Institute for the...
We began today with the Eucharist and the Gospel invitation to put out into the deep. Father Josemi Colina, SJ, invited us to alter Peter's words; instead of saying, "Depart from me," we wish to say to Jesus, "Stay with us, for we are small,...
A special day for all the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and also for all those who accompanied us this day with a very special affection. The reception of the remains of Mother Pilar in the church of Martinez Campos - a place...
Today, in memory of St. John de Brito, a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr in India, we began the day with the Eucharist, celebrated by Fr. Nico Widiontoro, an Indonesian Jesuit studying at the University of Comillas in Madrid. During the celebration, he wore a stole...
It is a privilege, as we begin the GC, to retrace the history of the beginnings of the Institute in Madrid. As Father Elías Royón, SJ, reminded us, knowing the roots of our history, remembering it with gratitude, allows us to recreate the present in...
Today, on the World Day of Consecrated Life, we began General Congregation XXI with a prayer in the chapel, presenting to the Lord the current reality of all the circumscriptions of the Institute along with a symbol of each country where we are present. We...
Today, February 1st, celebration of the lunar new year for the Eastern world, we are in the third day of the triduum, very grateful to God for His Presence that is preparing us within. We are also grateful to Fr. Cipriano Díaz SJ, for...
