Feast of the Immaculate Conception: the “beautiful day” – Greetings of la Madre, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, FMA

by | Dec 8, 2021 | Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Devotion to Mary, FMA, Immaculate Mary, Mother General, Salesian Sisters

Greetings from the Mother General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Rome (Italy). The Message of Greetings from the Mother General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, on the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: This is the “beautiful day”! This is how Mother Mazzarello defines the days of the novena and the feast of MARY IMMACULATE! (L 16 to the Sisters of Borgo San Martino). Truly everything becomes beautiful with her. The Christian people live this feast as the triumph of the beauty of grace and celebrate Mary with the most beautiful and intense expressions of nature, of creation. In Valdocco, in Mornese, in our houses, for 150 years we have been singing to Mary with particular affection. The Marian Circle that is celebrated in each community unites us in invoking her in languages from all over the world. One wonders on what other day, if not December 8, could the call to a ‘poor priest’ and a boy to embody the Salesian charism be fulfilled, so that young people, avid for the future, for beauty, for...

Closure of the 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

by | Oct 26, 2021 | a current event, Da mihi animas cetera tolle TODAY!, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, FMA, General Chapter, Mother General, Salesian Sisters

25 October 2021 Rome, Italy – October 2021 – The 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at the FMA Generalate in Rome ended yesterday, 24 October. In the morning, Mother General, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, presented her concluding speech to the Chapter members, thanking them “for their passionate and serene participation”. At 11am, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, presided over the Eucharist. Before the conclusion of GC 24, the Chapter members also received a special visit on 22 October from Pope Francis who met the participants and exhorted them to be “generative communities” and “women of hope”. The Holy Father lauded the ministry carried out by the FMA throughout the world, especially in the current multicultural and multireligious social context.  Source: Italy – Closure of the 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of...

Caritas Sisters GC18 concludes at Valdocco with the Rector Major

by | Oct 26, 2021 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, General Chapter, Mother General

By Sr Maria Letizia Yoko Ono General Councilor for Formation        Valdocco, 22 October 2021 — The 18th General Chapter of the Caritas Sisters of Jesus concluded with the Eucharist celebrated by the Rector Major Fr Angel F. Artime at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Valdocco, Turin on 21 October 2021 at 11:30 am. By Sr Maria Letizia Yoko Ono        CSJ 18th GC, Ariccia, Italy, 15 October 2021 — The Caritas Sisters of Jesus have elected their new Superior General, Sr. Emiliana PARK, during their 18th General Chapter, on 14 October (Ariccia, Italy) . She succeeds the former Superior Sr Teresia FURUKI (2016-2021) as the leader of the 900+ religious congregation established in 1937 in Miyazaki, Japan.        The new Superior General was born in South Korea, made her first religious profession in 1983, final vows in 1989 in Gwangju. Sr Emiliana served 6 years as provincial councilor for formation in Korea, then was elected as general councilor for the family apostolate (6 years) and then served as general councilor for formation until the GC18.        The 45 delegates of the General Chapter gathered in Ariccia, near Rome in...

Caritas sisters of Jesus elect their new Superior General

by | Oct 15, 2021 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, General Chapter, Mother General, Salesian Family

15 October 2021 (ANS – Ariccia) – Caritas Sisters of Jesus (CSJ, or “Suore della Carita di Gesù”, in Italian language) have elected during their 18th General Chapter on October 14th (Ariccia, next to Rome, Italy) their new Superior General, Sr. Emiliana Park. She succeed the former Superior Sr Teresia Furuki (2015-2021) as the leader of the more than 900 sisters strong religious congregation, born in 1937 in Miyazaki, Japan. The new Superior General was born in South Korea, made her first religious profession in 1983, final vows in 1989 in Gwangju. Sr Emiliana served 6 years as Provincial Councilor for formation in Korea, then was elected as General Councilor for the family apostolate (6 years) and then served as General Councilor for Formation until the GC18. Newly Mother General shares heart few hours after the unexpected election: “Humanly, although I’m afraid, I believe that the Lord will lead me because I have surrendered everything to the Lord and obeyed. At the 18th General Chapter, we are making a resolution that ‘we must live our founding charism creatively while looking at the signs of the times’. I’m asking the Spirit of the Risen Lord to renew us. And I would...

The 10 Successors of la Madre, St. Mary Domenica Mazzarello, FMA

by | Oct 7, 2021 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, FMA, General Chapter, Mother General, Salesian Sisters, St. Mary Mazzarello

Yesterday, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, gathered in Rome to participate in the 24th General Chapter of the FMA, elected Sr. Chiara Cazzuola as their Mother General. She is the 10th Successor of Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello. But, who were the Mothers General before Sr. Chiara Cazzuola? 1. Mother Caterina Daghero (1881-1924) 2. Mother Luisa Vaschetti (1924-1943) 3. Mother Ermelinda Lucotti (1943-1957) 4. Mother Angela Vespa (1958-1969) 5. Mother Ersilia Canta (1969-1981) 6. Mother Rosetta Marchese (1981-1984) 7. Mother Marinella Castagno (1984-1996) 8. Mother Antonia Colombo (1996-2008) 9. Mother Yvonne Reungoat (2008-2021) RELATED ARTICLE(S) Italy – Sr Chiara Cazzuola FMA elected New Mother General of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Italy – 24th GC of the FMA: awaiting General Council elections Italy – Report on the FMA Institute 2014-2020 presented at 24th GC FMA Institutes in the World: Data Italy – XXIV General Chapter of Daughters of Mary Help of...