“Abide in Me”: Beginning Our Juniorate Journey
Sisters Keneema Anosiata, Olive Nihorimbere, Dusenge Domina, Tusiime Donatira The juniorate is a stage preparing for the final commitment in the Congregation. It’s a time of deepening spiritual life, growing in freedom, and integrating one’s life to commit fully to the Lord and His mission. It is also a time of confirming one’s vocation to follow Christ in religious missionary life. Four sisters who began this stage of formation in September 2026 share with us their experiences at the beginning of this journey. By the Sisters of the Juniorate We are delighted to share with you our first experience of travelling to Rome, where we all arrived on the same day, 31st August. We travelled from three countries, but from four communities: Dusenge Domina from Algeria, Ghardaïa community, Olive Nihorimbere from Mauritania, Nouakchott community, Tusiime Donatira from Bunamwaya community and Keneema Anosiata from South B community, Kenya, both travelling from…
Remain in my love
A testimony from the Juniorate of 2021-2022 The Juniorate is a time of discernment that novices spend in the General House in Rome. In these five months, they follow the formation of preparation for the final vows. “Taste and see how good is the Lord.” Our Juniorate project was marked by the symbol of a tree rooted in the African world. By its roots it is oriented towards the source from which it receives life. We expressed our desire to be rooted in Christ, our source. We desire to live this time well and take advantage of our growth in order to better commit ourselves to the mission. This desire accompanied us during our journey, and allowed us to receive and taste the fruits of our various experiences. Indeed, this stage of the Juniorate allowed us to be away from all our apostolic and community activities, with a view to…
Our best wishes to the Junioristes of 2021-2022!
PREPARATION FOR FINAL VOWS: THE JUNIORATE The juniorate stage is primarily a time to go more deeply into the spiritual life, a time to allow each sister to receive from God the grace:
The Juniorate 2017 is started
Preparation for the final vows with sisters Vickness Muleya, Marie-Ange Ndayishimiye, Franceline Hien, Linah Siabana,Thérèse Namakoma Nyarukanyi and animators sisters Ingrid Hager and Hélène Mbuyamba The Well is a symbol for Community. It is often located at the center of the Community where everyone has access. From the Well, the community draws water, which sustains its life. In the olden days, the Well represented all the social resources of the community that were necessary to endure and thrive. This well for us represents the word of God, which invites us to listen to Jesus speaking, through events, formators, facilitators and many other people we encounter. It represents all that we are going to live during this period of this juniorate; all that allows us to rediscover and nurture the source of life within us. This well challenges us to live the values of openness (receiving and giving) to life…