30th Day: XXII General Chapter_Closing Ceremony

On the last day of the general chapter, another faith-sharing was done focusing on the gospel of today, and they shared on what gratitude they carry in their hearts in this shared journey of faith. The regular faith-sharing created in the capitulars the sense of the “holy” within them, as starting the day with the words of the Lord is indeed a blessing.

The first half of the day was spent on the two points needing formal voting, after some kind of deliberation and the meeting of the capitulars by continent. This meeting calls for an agreement on some plans and program designs where the different units in the continents strengthen their collaboration in the different areas of concern as Salvatorian religious life.

In the afternoon, the very meaningful closing liturgy was organized by the members of the Steering Committee. It is incorporated in the Holy Mass presided over by Fr. Milton Zonta, SDS– General Superior of the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorian Sisters), with Fr. Agustin Van Baelen, SDS – General Councilor/Secretary. In his homily, he spoke of gratefulness too. He thanked the capitulars for their apostolic service and their sense of belonging to the Salvatorian Family, together with the other branches. In regard to today’s gospel, he asks them to be very attentive and not to be carried away by mechanisms that cause division and counter-witness in our relationships with others.

In the evening the sisters cerebrated the joyful sisterly union that eliminated all tiredness and brought them more closer the sisters more closer to each other.