Here the sisters share their feelings with us as they begin this important stage in their lives.
“We wish to share our experience of preparing for our final profession with all the members of the great Family of Pierre Bienvenu Noailles. After receiving the letter from the General Council giving us permission to make final vows, we: Sisters Marie Claire Kabanga, Claudine Gayongo, Eugénie Kayibo y Lydie Mbinza began our six months preparation. This crucial period of our religious life began on 11 July this year and will end in the month of December. We will celebrate our profession on the feast of the Holy Family.
During this time we will deepen our awareness of ourselves; we will come closer to God and study in depth the meaning of our commitment in the family of Pierre Bienvenu Noailles
In order to help us gain our objectives, the Delegation of the Congo has organised different sessions. We participated in an inter-congregational session in the Spirituality Centre of Kipalu/Kikwit in the province of Bandundu. There were 25 participants from 7 different congregations.
In the Holy Family sessions, we studied several themes such as: our personal and cultural identity, accompaniment, Holy Family charism, zeal and responsibility for the mission, the evangelical counsels, the large Family of Pierre Bienvenu Noailles, Holy Family Community Life, the place of Mary in our consecrated life.
As we have already said, our formation is short. Nevertheless, we are very touched to have this opportunity and to be able to profit from this time of renewal. The different exchanges and the shared experiences have been very enriching and we have greatly benefited from them.
Everything we are learning will be of great benefit to us; we are proud and happy to see that most of the conferences are given by our sisters of the Delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The legacy left to us by Pierre Bienvenu Noailles is being transmitted from generation to generation through his daughters.
We thank Sister Margaret and the General Council. We also thank Sister Yvette and her council who have shown confidence in us by accepting us for final profession and offering such a wonderfully rich experience to us.
We ask you all to support us with your prayers”.
Sisters: Marie-Claire, Claudine, Eugénie et Lydie
