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“Have courage, God is with you!”
(Venerable Mother Alphonse Marie Eppinger)
The celebration of the Beatification of Mother Alphonse Marie is approaching. Mother Alphonse Marie is the Foundress, of now existing three Congregations originated from her foundation. The Beatification will be held on September 9, 2018 in Strasburg.
Her Beatification is a unique historical period of the history of the three Congregations. We are happy that we can participate in it by prayer and support, in hope and faith.
The official acknowledgement of Mother Alphonse Marie by the Church is for us, a deep spiritual impulse and a great motivation. On one hand, she was the initiator of our form of life and on the other hand, she became for us an example of faith and fidelity in our vocation and the service to others in the Church and in the world.
Besides all necessary preparations, initiatives, and spiritual practices we want to remember that even Mother Alphonse Marie was always focused on God, she never forgot people. She saw the needs and worries of her neighbors. She understood the challenges of time and answered them at the right time. In the Original Rule, she clearly expressed what she held in her heart: “The spirit of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer should be the Spirit of Jesus Christ.”
The zeal and tireless engagement of Postulator Sister Katarína Krištofová was led to this spectacular result of beatification, for which we are very grateful. We hope and we are convinced that this beatification will bring blessing to the Congregations, originated from the foundation of Mother Alphonse Marie and all who are in connection with the Sisters, so they can bring a rich harvest in the work of Redemption.
The mission continues. We, who are redeemed shall contribute to the salvation of the Church and society and make visible the mystery of redemption in the challenges of today.
Sister Johanna Vogl, Superior General
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The Tertiate at our Generalate in Rome
From May 7 to 16, 2018 our General Leadership organized the tertiate program for the Jubilarians in Rome, on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary of profession. This Jubilee for each Sister is a time to reflect on her calling to follow Jesus. It is a time to look back with the view in the future and with a certain vision.
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LENTEN SEASON 2018
Ash Wednesday, again, made us enter a new Liturgical Season that leads us to the foundation of our Faith. Every year we begin Lent to open, repent, and direct ourselves to God and our neighbor. All of us already experienced the process of repentance, as well as the experience that we can start anew – reconsider the way as religious Sisters, as the women in today’s Church, as those who are called and sent, anew directing ourselves to Him as liberated, reconciled, and redeemed followers.
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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
“Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He came in the Spirit into the temple, took the child Jesus into his arm and blessed God. …for my eyes have seen your salvation” (cf. Lk 2:25, 27-28, 31).
Simeon, a devout man, was led by the Holy Spirit to come in right place at right time to meet and to see the Redeemer of the world. We, consecrated to God by our baptism or, deeper, with the religious vows, want to ask for the Holy Spirit to live in the constant presence of God. We want, also, to ask for the grace to see and do God’s will so we can become persons God wants us to be.
