On October 8, Sr. Rosann Ocken was elected as 14th Prioress General of our Congregation. M. Angela Strobel, who was Prioress General 2006 – 2018 presided over the election. Sr. Rosann will succeed M. Maoro Sye, the present Prioress General. Sr. Rosann was born in 1951 in Carroll, Iowa, USA. She entered the Missionary Benedictine…
OCTOBER God of new creation, inspire us with words and deeds of life-giving hope, so that we may embrace the future and all that you have prepared for our Congregation. In the spirit of faith and humility we welcome our newly-elected leaders. May we forge ahead in full accord with one congregational mind and heart.…
On September 8, Sr. Terese Zemale became the new and 8th superior of St. Benedict Monastery in Jinja / Uganda. She succeeds Sr. Benedicta Yeo as superior. She was delegated by M. Maoro Sye, Prioress General, to install Sr. Terese as superior. We congratulate Sr. Terese and thank her for her yes to this service of…
On September 24, the XIV General Chapter Was Opened at Casa Santo Spirito in Rome. The Opening Mass was presided over by the newly elected Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder, OSB with the concelebration of Fr. Javier Aparicio, OSB. In his homily Abbot Primate spoke to us about the need for forgiveness and reconciliation always…
On September 23, the Congregation Exhibit was opened in the Casa Santo Spirito by M. Maoro Sye and M. Angela Strobel in the presence of the community members and chapter delegates to the XIV General Chapter. It was a recommendation of the XIII General Chapter 2018 to the Generalate: To preserve and appreciate the history…
September 18 – 20 the generalate conducted the orientation for new prioresses for Sr. Bethania Lee, prioress of Daegu, and Sr. Bernarda Hyera, prioress of Peramiho. After the opening prayer and the welcome through M. Maoro, the generalate listened to the concerns of each of the two priories. Then, different members of the generalate explained…
On September 14, Ndanda Priory was happy to celebrate the Final Profession of Sr. Neema Adyuti Mkolokoti, OSB Sr. Hildegard John Shayo, OSB Sr. Victoria Mathias Danga, OSB Sr. Faustina Paulo Kadinde, OSB from right to left: Sr. Neema, Sr. Hildegard, Sr. Victoria, Sr. Faustina and the Silver Jubliee of Sr. Tumaini Ajali, OSB and Sr.…
Blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled! (Lk 1:45)Mother Maria Madalena Ferreira de Mendonça, Prioress, and the Missionary Benedictine Sisters ofTutzing, Olinda Priory ask your prayer for Novice Patrícia Avelino da Silva, who will make her first profession on Saturday, September 21 at 9 am in the Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia…
September. Most merciful God, as we remember the day of the foundation of our Congregation, we call on you to strengthen our chapter delegates with your Holy Spirit. Fill them with wisdom that their deliberations and decisions may be directed to the welfare of the Congregation, the church and the world. This we ask through Christ…
Mother Prioress and the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in Ndanda ask your prayers for Sr. Neema Adyuti Mkolokoti, OSB Sr. Hildegard John Shayo, OSB Sr. Victoria Mathias Danga, OSB Sr. Faustina Paulo Kadinde, OSB who will make their final profession and Sr. Tumaini Ajali, OSB. Sr. Fides Msanga, OSB who will celebrate their silver…
