The XXII General Chapter will take place in Rome, from September 1-30, 2024, at the house of the Passionist Fathers, close to the Colosseum. General Chapter of a congregation is a time when all its members come together in synodality to listen, reflect, share and renew its Mission and Spirituality.
We, Salvatorians are called to re-create our ways to be and to act in the world as F. Jordan described, “…All peoples, all nations, all races, all tribes, everyone.. Do not rest until everyone knows, loves and serves Jesus the Savior”. (SDII/70, 14 February 1904). More and more, we are invited to walk together as sisters, to spend our lives by the action of the Holy Spirit.
“Walking together, rekindling the gift of the spirit among us, so to inflame all”.
We are approaching our 22nd General Chapter. It is our common chapter not just for the delegates. Together we want to listen to what the spirit of God calling us to do, we want to explore together how we should live our charism our spirituality and our mission today in the concrete reality of the world in which we live. To this end, in our reports, we will look back how we are at the last five years, but we will also try to describe how we perceive the world and the congregation today. The members of each unit of the whole congregation prepared themselves to participate in this upcoming chapter.
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THE LOGO reminds us of an atom. Around a stable, energetic core pulsates colorful, worldwide, diverse life. The core, the heart, is the resurrected Christ. It is written that He, once lifted up on the cross, will draw all to Himself. (John 12:32)
In the Logo, we can see how the mystery of faith represented in the picture permeates our world that is in need of redemption and is waiting for the Good News, the Gospel. As SDS – Sorores Divini Salvatoris – Sisters of the Divine Savior – we are called and sent to proclaim Jesus’ message of salvation and to make people His disciples, His apprentices because He is the Master. (Mt 28:1-20)
As Salvatorian Sisters, we have all the means of proclamation inspired by the love of Christ at our disposal! The seven colored ellipses allow for multiple interpretations of our worldwide mission. If we surrender to the dynamics of divine life with faith and trust, we will experience how we and all people through us come to life.
WALKING TOGETHER
As a community of women, in which each one is original with unique abilities and gifts and in which each one has been individually and personally called by Jesus to follow Him, we have consecrated our lives to Him and serve wherever we are sent in accordance with the worldwide mission of our Congregation. As Salvatorian Sisters, we are part of both the Salvatorian and the human family. What unites us all who live as individuals in a community is being human.
rekindling the gift of the Spirit among us so as to proclaim the gospel and inflame all
The one who has become aware of one’s own divine DNA (we were even entrusted with an “additional bonus,” namely that we, as Sisters of the Divine Savior, can recognize in Jesus (meaning of the word: God heals, God saves), the Son of God, our brother and thereby understand that ALL people descended from God and belong to ONE human family) will value oneself and deal with oneself as well as with others and the creation entrusted to all of us by God in a dignified way.
Prayer for the XXII General Chapter
Lord, Jesus Christ, Savior of the World,
You, who walked the paths of our humanity and called us to follow you out of love, towards the Kingdom of Heaven, revive in us, by the power of your Spirit, apostolic zeal, trust in your Divine Providence, the heart of mercy and commitment to those most in need.
Divine Savior, encourage our journey and inflame us with your love. We seek the intercession of Mary, Mother of the Saviour that our work of the XXII General Chapter may bear fruit in the lives of each member and the entire congregation.
Blessed Francis Jordan, Pray for us Blessed Mary of the Apostles, Pray for us Amen!