Feastday of St. Maur and St. Placid

On January 15, we Benedictines celebrate in a special way the Saints Maur and Placid,the first disciples of St. Benedict.  On this feast we remember especially our formandees,the young women, who decide to enter our Congregation,and are still on the way of becoming full members. In the Casa Community,the junior sisters prepared the liturgy and enriched…

Seoul Visitation

 On December 29, the visitation of Seoul Priory was officially opened through the opening conference of M. Maoro Sye. She will be assisted during this visitation by Sr. Regina Tesch. M. Maoro had arrived already two weeks earlier in the country for a visit to Daegu. Sr. Regina arrived on December 27.  After the arrival…

First and Final Profession in Olinda

 On December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Olinda Priory could celebrate the final profession of Sr. Isabela Barbosa do Anjo and first profession of Novice Maria Helen Rodrigues das Neves, now Sr. Maria Hellen. Novice Maria Helen reads her profession card promising faithfulness for three years… …and signs it on the altar. She…

Sr. Madalena Mendonça postulated as Prioress of Olinda

Sr. Madalena with M. Maoro Sye During the election chapter in Olinda presided over by M. Maoro Sye, assisted by Sr. Vania Maria Toscano on November 4, Sr. Madalena Mendonça received the necessary two-third majority in the first ballot for a postulation as prioress for a third term.  The Dicastery of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic…

Visitation in Bulgaria

 Sr. Regina Tesch and Sr. Katharina Mtitu were delegated by M. Maoro to conduct the canonical visitation in Bulgaria from November 4-10, 2023. During Sunday mass they could encounter the parishioners of Zarevbrod parish.