In Spring, the power of nature causes the sap to seep out of the maple tree, producing a liquid which humans will transform into something delightful. The sap is a symbol of strength, energy and vitality and shows us the wonders and power of creation.
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I began to walk with Mary towards the empty tomb, to enter into her experience so as to experience it as though it were my own. Perhaps after Mary the mother of Jesus it was Mary of Magdala who encountered the Risen Lord first and experienced the EASTER JOY. First she looked into the tomb and then moved away from the tomb. She had to grope in the dark, she saw that the stone had been taken away; she experienced the loss of Jesus. But she kept on searching till she found her loved one. She had to change her direction so as to experience the tomb as a life-giving womb. There she was told that her Lord was waiting to GREET her.
With Mary I need to go through this experience of the empty tomb, the stone being taken away. Then in my daily life I will hear the challenging question. WOMAN WHO ARE LOOKING FOR? Still fixing her eyes on the tomb Mary would have been engrossed in her loss experience. She had gone through a PASCHAL journey; her heart was burning and yearning with love for her lost one. She had gone through a Paschal journey. But it was Jesus who was looking for her. “MARY! ...” It is to say: “I know you.....” “RABONI” was her reply... “I surrender.....” A new journey begins. “Do not hold on to me but GO to my brothers and sisters....” Mary of Magdala went and told the disciples that she had SEEN the Lord and related to them what he had told her. Called to live for GOD ALONE; being sent like Mary to proclaim the Easter joy brings back to my mind the apparition of Jesus. In the Eucharistic miracle and the words heard by Milady Peychaud.
Do I seek him alone?
Have I a passion to make him known?
If you seek me you will find me.
Lorenza PONNANWILA
Contemplative (Nagoda)
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In the Congo, our different apostolates: the care of the sick, the education of youth, manual work, our commitment to pastoral work among women and children, are all signs of life. These two photos illustrate this. Here is the photo of a young man John, physically disabled, abandoned by his family at a very young age, has found joy again in the company of the sisters.
And this older mother, abandoned by her husband finds joy and a means of livelihood thanks to the work that the sisters have given her.
Other signs of life
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Health care
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Education of youth
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Impelled by our new cosmic vision, we emphasise our relationship with nature
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