The gospel of the day from St. Luke, chapter 7, verses 31-35 guided the capitulars as in relation to the on-going general chapter, each one is asked on what messages we might not be hearing or responding to? With this disposition, the general chapter proceeded.
The facilitators led the capitulars to walk further 12 years forward and see how this present general chapter can be a turning point in the history of the congregation. They have to situate that the generation of sisters in the future, 12 years forward, will be able to say that they took such a powerful, audacious, radical decisions that the congregation is now walking together, rekindled and proclaiming and inflaming all. So that they might feel forever grateful to the capitulars of today.
Later on the capitulars again discussed on the powerful intention that comes out of the eight Salvatorian key elements. They have clearly pinpointed the mental models that have been operating in the congregation, but are no longer useful and must therefore be let go of. Creating visions for the future, new mental models that the congregation need to embrace in order to bring radical and life-giving transformation and accompanying behaviors have been shared,
The day ended with the solemn celebration of the Holy Eucharist presided over by His Eminence, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect for the Section of Evangelization; Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization. Reflecting on the gospel of today Lk 7, 31-35 he said that discernment is not as easy as we think. He prayed that we receive the grace to be freed from our preconceptions, and rigid ideas that might prevent us from seeing the diverse ways by which God is operating his Salvation. God can manifest his saving action through a variety of persons and signs and he wished that the Salvatorians may be attentive to the creative Suprises of the Savior.
The delegates from the Philippine Region organized the liturgy with a taste of their traditional Feast of the Child Jesus (Sto. Niño) during the offertory procession.
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