Tag Archives: Missionaries in Africa

  In this day of her birthday in 1847, we remember Mother Marie-Salomé in the words of some Missionaries of Africa and in the Chronicles.   From the booklet “Centenary of Reverend Mother Marie-Salomé 1847-1947 – Lectures given at the Mother House by Rev. J. Joseph Maze, White Father” The direct action of God is clearly manifested in the humble only, for the humble are holy. Was Reverend Mother Marie Salome holy? She had asked for that grace when she made her First Communion. “What did you ask Jesus for?” somebody had asked. At eleven years of age she had answered: “I asked God to make me a saint by doing whatever He wills.” A simple enough answer, but admirable in the mouth of a child. If we study all the treatises of the Spiritual Life, if we read the advice and maxims of their authors, we find that the…

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  Sr. Celina Natanek shares her faith with us   Jesus came into the world so that we might have life and have it in abundance (cf. Jn 10:10). These words are my missionary programme, but also our religious programme. For we serve so that those to whom we are sent may have life and have it in abundance.   Before joining the congregation, I led a life similar to many other young people: studies, household chores, discos, working abroad. However, there were still questions in my heart: Who is God? What is the meaning of life? What is heaven? Even as a child I felt God’s presence, especially in nature, in the silence of the church and during adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. In my imaginings, God was powerful but also austere, which did not always match the experience of His nearness. My grandfather taught me to see beauty…

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