November 2011, Vol. XXXI, No. 9
Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters
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ord, I was glad to be in that number when all the provincials met in Rome and then went flying back to meet their saints in every part of the world. The message that reverberates in my heart from the experience of the Provincials Assembly is: “We are united in a global mission.” We are as one in our contribution to God’s mission in our whole world today. I’m sure our saints above look down on us with pride and blessing, and we in turn are grateful to them for their faithfulness to our SSpS call and handing on the riches of our missionary religious charism.
Oh, when our saints come looking in, O Lord, we want to be in that
The Congregational Leadership Team arranged a very enriching time of on-going formation for us and also gave plenty of time for sharing amongst ourselves and with them. It was great to meet the generous provincials who have been sending us sisters and to share with provincials who had received their professional training with us here in the USA. They are now using their love and talents in other parts of the world. Yes, we are all listening to the same Holy Spirit and trying to follow her lead in God’s mission, each in our part of the vineyard. We received valuable tools and motivation for listening to the Spirit in contemplation and discernment. So often in our mission we act as if we believe our efforts are more important than God’s grace. Our work can become more “my” mission rather than our mission and God’s mission. We all need on-going formation to realize our role (continued on page 2)