Saint Paul, in his letter to the Romans, wrote "... in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Yes, it is true, God never stops loving and once he has chosen, he chooses forever; he renews his choice with his grace, mercy and fidelity. And though my love and fidelity are so often clumsy and weak, he gave me the grace to celebrate with such a great joy my jubilee of 25 years of consecrated life. My joy was really great, also because the anniversary coincided with the end of my annual retreat on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. And it was the same in the parish of Gorzyce; on September 8, feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, during the evening Mass, I could thank God with priests, sisters of the community, teachers, youth, children and parishioners for his presence in my life as sister of the Holy Family. After warm words spoken by Fr Dean and sincere wishes of all the present, I thanked everyone asking to continue to pray for me. I distributed commemorative holy cards, for which I thank our Provincial, and sweets. I take this opportunity to thank all the communities who remembered my jubilee and accompanied me with their prayers, words, gestures and gifts. May God Alone be always your joy and your blessing.
Sister Iwona Debska HFB