To paraphrase today’s first reading, we could say that there is a time to ask questions and a time to give answers. In addition, in the gospel reading from Luke 9: 18-22, it seems to be a time of asking questions for Jesus when he said, “Who do people say that I am?”. With this question, capitulars once again started the day with faith-sharing.
The whole day once again, is a time of working together, of getting nearer to something that we would like to tale with us to each of our units when we come back from this general chapter. The joy of being together, the commitment finish what has been started, to make improvements to what has been created and to confirm what has been written created an atmosphere of a synodal congregation. At this time, the capitulars prayed, listened, analyzed, dialogued, discerned and agree on making decisions which corresponds as closely to the will of God.
The day culminated with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist presided over by Fr. Vito Patera, CP who reminded us that charity and prayers go hand-in-hand and they are expressions of each another, and in this our lives should be modeled. The delegates from the Polish Province organized and prepared the liturgy.
6th Day: XXII General Chapter_“Change is the only constant in life!”
“Change is the only constant in life!” This famous quote seems to agree on the gospel of the day from Luke 5:33 – 39. In parallel to this was the reminder of Pope Francis when he was in Florence in 2015, “we are not living an era of change but a change of era”. On...
5th Day: XXII General Chapter_Feast of Bl. Mary Apostle and the sharing of the Salvatorian family
On this day, the feast of Blessed Mary of the Apostles, the capitulars were led to a personal experience with her. If she is with her Salvatorian Sisters in this general chapter, what would she be saying to each one personally, and to the whole BODY (congregation)?...
4th Day: XXII General Chapter_September 4, 2024_Generalate report and the continental meeting
The day started with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist presided over by Rev. Fr. Adam Teneta, SDS – General Vicar of the Society of the Divine Savior. The capitulars met together per continent, namely; Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. They shared about the...
3th Day: XXII General Chapter_September 3, 2024_Open Market
With the Gospel reading from Luke 4: 31-37, where Jesus had authority over unclean spirits, the capitulars once again started the day with faith-sharing. This time they were guided to name the “demons” which they are fighting right now at the beginning of the general...
2nd Day: XXII General Chapter_September 2, 2024
The second day of the XXII General Chapter started off with a faith-sharing on the Gospel of the day, from Luke 4:16-30, part of which says, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim the good news to the poor.” Connecting the whole...
Walking Together_Opening of the XXII General Chapter (1 September, 2024).
Right beside the majestic Colosseum of Rome, under the shadow of the Crucifix in the garden of the Passionists fathers guest house, Sr. Maria Yaneth Moreno Rodriguez, the tenth Mother General of the Sisters of the Divine Savior has convoked the XXII General Chapter...