Sister Anabela Carneiro, Superior General of the Sisters Hospitallers, receives the perpetual vows of four sisters at the Motherhouse of the Congregation, located in Ciempozuelos.
-On Saturday, August 29, the diocesan bishop D. Ginés García Beltrán presided over the Eucharist in which four hospitable sisters made their final vows. They are Sisters María Nguyen Thi To Nhi, Amandine Wiendnongue Kontogomé, Marie Josee Matongo Lumbwa and Evelyne Ayawavi Katchekpele. The celebration took place at 12 noon in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, of the Benito Menni Hospital Complex. Precisely the holy founder of the Congregation, San Benito Menni, together with the founders, the venerable María Josefa Recio and María Angustias Giménez, rest in a chapel attached to the temple.
The sisters’ vows were received by Sr. Anabela Carneiro, Superior General, with Sr. Matilde Porras, Provincial Superior of Spain and Sr. Rosalía Goñi, Provincial Superior of France also present.
The four sisters, coming from Africa and Asia, have carried out in the last year – called the Josefinato – a renewal and deepening of the hospital charism in preparation for issuing their definitive promises. In these months they have been able to reread the letters of the founders, learn first-hand the history of the congregation in the place where it was born, and serve the residents of the psychiatric center, especially during the harshest months of the Covid-19 pandemic. .
With their perpetual profession the sisters complete their formation cycle and are at the disposal of the Congregation to be sent wherever the person who suffers in the four continents where we are, needs them. In accordance with the charism of the Congregation, taking care of people with mental illness and mental disabilities, preferably. #PracticeHospitality
–On Sunday, September 6, the celebration of the perpetual profession of Sister Emanuela Yang took place at the Villa Rosa House of Hospitaller Sisters in Viterbo (Italy), and her vows were received by Sister Asunción Riopedre, Superior.
The Bishop, Bishop Lino Fumagalli, presided at the Eucharist and Father Roberto Bracaccini concelebrated with the priests Father Mario Pesci and Father Aldo Bellocchio. Unfortunately, the limitations of the Covid-19 have limited the spontaneity and participation of the people who would have liked to participate, but there was no lack of love and joy to see a young life that, even today, chooses to follow the call of Jesus in the charism of our Founder, Saint Benedict Menni.
Sister Emanuela provided the great and beautiful opportunity to reflect once again on the values that unite us. Pronouncing the gifts of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience, forever, he commented that the charism is more alive than ever. Today we feel richer, renewed … by this new life at the service of the sick and those most in need of our hospital charism. We pray for her, for her natural family so generous in offering to Sr. Emanuela to God, at the service of the Church. We pray for us who represent their new family so that this new sprout renews our life and our fraternity and, thus, we know how to walk together towards the holiness to which we have all been called.
