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…
On June 16, Manila Priory in the person of Sr. Mary Thomas Prado, Prioress, turned over the stewardship of St. Peter’s College in Ormoc to the archdiocese in the person of Archbishop John Du. 94 years the sisters had served in providing Catholic quality education and formation based on Benedictine values. M. Mary Thomas thanked the Archbishop,…
From 14 to 16 June, the Bulgarian National Youth Congress was held in the monastery of our sisters in Zarevbrod. The theme of the meeting was “The Way of Hope”. On Friday, the first groups of young people from different parishes of the three Catholic dioceses in Bulgaria began to arrive at the monastery. The…
On the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 7, the new convent of the Sacred Heart Community in Majengo / Runzewe was opened and blessed. Our community belonging to Ndanda Priory stayed in Kabuhima / Runzewe since 2009 in the house of the parish.As the place became increasingly too small and busy, the sisters could with the…
On June 12, the Casa community could have the community outing.As places to be visited were chosen the sanctuary of Greccio, where St. Francis of Assisi presented the first living nativity scene in 1223, and Norcia, the birthplace of St. Benedict. The weather was beautiful with the sun shining and some cool breeze.It was still…
On May 31, four novices made their first profession and one sister, Sr. Maria Goretti Achieng, celebrated her ruby jubilee. The newly prfessed sisters are Sr. Jean Florence, Sr. Mary Grace Aime, Sr. Immaculate and Sr. Mary Christiane. The eucharistic celebration was presided over by Abbot John Baptist Oese of Tigoni. from left to right: Sr.…
On May 31, we celebrate the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.It is also the last day of the month of May dedicated to Mary.On this day, we expressed our filial devotion to Mary through a special liturgy. We prayed the rosary together in different languages and the litanywhile processing to the…
