July. God of Creation, as we honor St. Benedict, the bringer of civilization and Pax Benedictina to Europe, help us to continue his legacy of caring for mother earth and in reinvigorating our Congregation as a source of sustenance and relief for pilgrims and the marginalized of our society. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Argentina was originally an attractive and liveable country, but for around 20 years it has been suffering from a massive economic and institutional decline, which has had a very negative impact on the standard of living and education and has furthered the loss of values in society. Half of the population lives below the official…
The Chesongoch Mission Hospital in Kenya, Elgeyo Marakwet district, Kerio Valley, is run by our sisters. The Kerio Valley is one of the most remote regions of the country, which is growing very slowly due to the insecure situation. For many years, the region has been plagued by tribal conflicts and insecurity due to cattle…
Grain prices are rising due to the war in Ukraine, and the effects of higher prices are also being felt in Kenya and Tanzania. In addition, there have been massive rainfalls in recent months and devastating floods as well as the destruction of arable land. Our sisters in Tanzania, especially Sr. Consolata Mey OSB, visit…
“Minibus for Peramiho”: The sisters urgently need a minibus for the St. Scholastica girls’ school and for the use of the sisters in training in their pastoral work, so that they can get to the outstations of the parish and to the projects. For our novices, the experience of pastoral and social work among the…
Education project to train our own sisters” for our schools and hospitals, etc. Our African and Indian sisters usually join our communities after finishing secondary school, but need a sound education to become teachers, nurses, doctors, medical specialists for laboratories, pharmacy and administration. In Uganda, Angola and Tanzania, our priories urgently need support. Annual tuition…
In Tanzania, there is only a free seven-year elementary school. Our sisters run state-recognized secondary schools for girls in Peramiho and Ndanda. But not all parents can afford the school fees. However, we do not want to reject talented schoolgirls and so we provide scholarships for girls from poor families to give them the opportunity…
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of July, and invites Christians to pray that the Church might show God’s closeness to people enduring illness. “Let us pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick grant the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones, and that…
On June 22, Sr. Simon Lee was re-elected as Prioress of Windhoek for a second term of three years. The election chapter was presided over by Sr. Lumen Gloria Dungca. Congratulations to Sr. Simon and the Windhoek Priory!
On June 3, the Preparatory Commission for the XIV General Chapter started its work in the Casa Santo Spirito in Rome. They were introduced to their task by M. Maoro Sye and Sr. Vania Maria Toscano,who will be for them the contact person to the Generalate. They are from left to right:Sr. Adelaida Ygrubay from Manila…
