Our departure also marks the end of this travel blog. We hope it has helped you to follow our journey and share in our experiences.A heartfelt thank you to all those who made the trip possible through their generosity.May the Lord bless and keep you…
17.1.2025 We must all set out from this wonderful experience and return to our everyday lives. May we succeed in ensuring that these precious experiences enrich our everyday lives. For those who are traveling far, it means getting up very early. At four o’clock we…
Our three weeks are coming to an end. We look back with joy and gratitude. The impending farewell fills us with melancholy. But we believe that this time has not only been a profound experience for all of us. The growing together of our Congregation…
Sr. Mechthilde and her team nourished us for three weeks. A big thank you for that!
16.1.2025 The day before departure, there is another working session. The formators continue their sharing and in the other group the first and last chapter of the spiritual part of the Rule of Life is on the agenda: our identity and our apostolic life.
15.1.2025 Our last excursion day took us to Bloemfontein, the capital of the Freestate.First we visited Naval Hill with its Nelson Mandela statue. From there you have a great view over the city. In the adjoining animal park we saw wildebeest and ostriches. From there,…
14.1.2025 Today’s excursion took us to Kimberley, a town in the Northern Cape. This is where the work of our congregation in South Africa began.First we visited a school in a camp where two indigenous tribes displaced from Namibia live.Then we went to the “Big…
Our last workshop day came to an end with thunder and lightning and heavy rain. Nature shows itself from all sides in this beautiful place
13.1.2025 Leadership was the topic we asked Sr. Katy van Wyk OP to address. In her workshop, she combined it with hope and the lightness of dance. Practical and with her feet on the ground, she introduced the topic of leadership in a religious community.…
11.01.2025 Today the formators continued their sharing (see picture). The other sisters worked on the chapters on serving and working and acceptance into this life
From 8-10-1 we had a workshop with Fr. Michael Lapsley on the healing of memories. Fr. Lapsley was severely wounded by a bomb attack as an opponent of apartheid and has experienced how healing it is to be able to tell his experiences. For many…
Tonight we had a nice evening with a game of bingo. The main prize was won by Sr. Valentina: a Brazilian apron.
Today we worked on the texts for the three vows through discussion and mime. Even though we live on different continents, it was noticeable that there is a common congregational culture.
Some of the sisters got up very early and climbed the nearby mountain before morning prayers to enjoy the view.
The evening prayer was accompanied by African drumming with an international team. Music unites!
After the big celebration, the workshops continued on January 7. Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani of Bloemfontein spoke about the main features of religious formation. Before his appointment as bishop, he was active in religious education for a long time in his religious community of Sacred…
On January 6, 2025, the South African Province celebrated the first profession of Sr. Roselima Teresa, Sr. Mary-Magdalene and Sr. Anna-Francisca together with the sisters of the New Generation’s Encounter and many guests. As in the preparation, the sisters from New Generation’s Encounter were also…
On Monday, January 6, we will celebrate the first profession of the three novices Sr. M. Anna Francisca, Sr. Mary Magdalene and Sr. Roselima Theresia. Many guests are expected and so everyone has helped with the food preparations and decorations. The altar servers also practiced…
