CLARETIAN VOCATION

" We will never understand the greatness of the benefit God our Lord has given us in calling us to the religious state until the day of judgement, and only then will we know what we cannot grasp at present ." Const. 94

  Get to Know  our Novices

From the    NOVICES
1.

NAME:   VERONICA DE JESUS BARRETO

AGE:        27

COUNTRY: TIMOR LESTE

MOTTO IN LIFE:       I’m here only for one thing, to serve and love God,      

                                    and His   people.

FAVORITE PASSAGE:

“Love your neighbor as yourself: we are as a person sometimes we say the word love to other, to love is easy to say, but sometimes very difficult to put into our life because we do not say only in our lips but important to show it in our actions ”.(Leviticus 19:17-18).

I am grateful to God for the blessings and graces that He had given to me , during the retreat in preparation for the initiation. And also I am grateful to the community for their support and challenge us through their prayer. As Jesus said” without prayer we cannot do nothing”. So prayer is the root of every vocation. During the initiation, I felt so happy , sr. Cristina Ruberte Our perfect of Apostolate  presided our initiation. I was so challenge by her message where she said that novice is a time to deeply experience with the person of Christ, A time to have more intimate relationship with Christ, a time to have knowledge about yourself and the congregation.  ..... Thank You    Veronica Barrreto

2.

NAME:      KAGITHA SOLOMON ANTON

AGE:         24

COUNTRY: SRI LANKA

MOTTO IN LIFE:     For only firm to Him whom I love He has called me by name,

                         come and follow me   I   want to follow and serve in hi his people.

FAVORITE PASSAGE FROM THE BIBLE

“I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for”. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Today in my initiation, I am very happy; and I do hope in this new stage of formation that I can experience Jesus as the center of my life and I am become part of the congregation and at the same in receiving the Constitutions for me to put into practice and live by it. Thanks be to God for everything.      Kagitha

3.

NAME:      MIRIAM ROSHANI XAVIER MICHAEL FERNANDO

AGE:          22

COUNTRY:    SRI LANKA

MOTTO IN LIFE:      Servant of the Lord

FAVORITE PASSAGE:

“I have written your name upon the palm of my hands; your walls are ever before me”. (Isaiah 49:16)

I am thankful to God and to the congregation for the gift of this vocation which later on I can proclaim His Word through this life and it was my great pleasure for me to experience this new stage of my life as a novice . and thank you for the present of sister Cristina our perfect of apostolate who presided our initiation. Thank you very much sisters for giving me this opportunity to live God’s love and to glorifying Him.       Roshani.

                                  

 4.

NAME:      VERONICA SIM (GYU WON)

AGE:           26

COUNTRY: KOREA

MOTTO IN LIFE:    Cling to Mary

FAVORITE PASSAGE:

“We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him, whom he has called according to his plan”. (Roman 8:28)

I am so happy to enter this new stage of formation as a novice . I do hope that this formation will be a good foundation for me in order to become a Claretian Missionary sisters  and also I hope I will become closer to Jesus and help  me to discern my chosen vocation .          Veronica Sim

5.  NAME:      LERMIN SIAHAAN

       AGE:              21

     COUNTRY:    INDONESIA

WHAT I AM DOING FOR CHRIST?

Jesus Christ is the center of my life. I want to follow him and to know him and to offer my life to Him, especially in my vocation in the congregation of RMICM. In my vocation I must be responsible in my everyday life as a novice. Like in prayer, any activities, and my relationship with God and relationship with my community.

It is important to serve God and to love Him and to know Him more and more. What does He want in my life? What does he want in my community? In my relationship with other people I want to serve them and to share my life for them with love and full of hope. What does Jesus want in my life I will do and what can I do for other people I will do for them. And I will say “not my want but what do you want. To love God, to serve Him, to love other people and to serve them. Lord this is me use me as you will.

FAVORITE PASSAGE:  JOHN 6:68



6.  NAME:     TERESIA TINA SAMOSIR
     AGE:         20
 COUNTRY: INDONESIA

WHAT I AM DOING FOR CHRIST?
To serve and to love God with all my heart through all the people who are around me.

FAVORITE PASSAGE:

“I will never forget you or abandon you”. (Hebrews 13:5b)









7.  By  :  Ursulla Henakin  Tuan  ( 2nd year  novice ) , Indonesian , 22
I would like to share my this short reflection with a simple poem, The title is He is all about….

He is All About

The days are passing,
The experiences are overflowing
Neither pleasant events nor unpleasant
All are going on…
Do I still love this “Vocation, a beautiful gift?” 

Of Course!

That’s my own life

That’s my struggles

That’s my happiness, too…

What’s the special thing in living this life?

I don’t know precisely…

But…
That’s what I feel, burning inside
I see, moving me
I think, changing me
I do, encourage me
I experience, make me understand little by little that life….

Should be lived in gratitude,
Nothing is useless
Nothing is to be disappointed
And I believe to whom I live for
And To Let Him to stir up my life .

Jesus….

Open my heart to stay close to you and always bear in mind that you are present in everybody. May I continue to  persevere in my journey as a “New Claretian” who is able to cross the boundaries of my self and reach out to others as You did.

8. Francisca Mbawo , Indonesian, 22



 

THE GROUP PICTURE

INITIATION TO THE NOVITIATE

CONGRATULATIONS !

Philippines. There were four postulants who were initiated to the Novitiate last June 10 at Quezon City formation House.We are happy with the presence of M. Cristina,  who was with them on that special occasion.  Our prayers for their perseverance : Kagitha, Roshani ( both are from Sri lanka ), Veronica Barreto ( From East Timor  ) and  Veronica Sim ( from Korea ) . The Lord will continue to work wonders in your life. Watch out !

Exposure Experience 2010

Zamboanga City, Philippines. Hi... I am Ursula Henakin , a 2nd year novice . I have been doing my exposure " an experience of community and apostolic life " in Zamboanga City. Our second founded community here in Zamboanga City. I am leaving with three sisters named: Sisters Dina, Gerlin and Antoniette.

While adjusting myself with the new situation in the mission house, I am little by little started to get involved in the apostolate we have hare and as well in the activities of the communitites. Really I feel so challenging to see the reality of life or to be in touch with reality itself.with my being as person , nobive and most specially a Claretian sister I wish to be, but at the same time also , I am enjoying and grateful of the opportunity given to me.

I hope that this "light of excitement " within me keep on burning and leading me to the real commitment I have : TO FOLLOW HIM !

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH ( Fallecimiento )

May the Lord grant eternal rest to our ;

sister Catalina Morikawa Miyoko, who died  last May 27, Takatsuki Japan. At age 71 and had reached 48 years in religious life. May she intercede for us for our fidelity and Holy perseverance  in our chosen vocation.

June 5, 2010 . Our heartfelt condolences  and prayers be to the Family and relatives of sis. Marissa  Amog, whose father  Mr. Bonifacio Amog , died at the age of 73 . 

WELCOME Sis. Cristina

The General Prefect of Apostolate, Maria Cristina Ruberte is here to visit communities of the Vice Province. She started of her visit  last May 7 to communities In Japan - Takatsuki, Kurashiki and Ichihara  , from here she travels to korea, after spending few days there, her trip will take her to Philippines visiting Quezon City ( the Formation House ) , Zamboanga and Guimaras.  After here, she will fly to Indonesia  another formation house and then to  East Timor  our newly founded community. we pray and hope for a fruitful and  meaningful visit . During her stay in the community she  also takes the time to give a talk on the Apostles of Jesus Christ in the life of the Founders.Her pericial visit will end on June 25, and on the 26th she flies back to Rome. Thank you for being with us during these days sharing your person and your Religious -Claretian experiences . Gracias por ser nuestra hermana. We keep you and your intentions in our prayers.

         

Visit of Luisa Arganaraz- General Secretary

JAPAN. Sis. Luisa, the General Secretay was in Japan  from May 1 till the 7th for the Secretary orientation for Everdina being new in the position as Vice Provincial Secretary.    We thank her also for the short visit . It was great to have her with us and to open  ones interests ,  brings joy and  facilitate to see and realized the  importance of the   work of the Secreatry as  recorder and keeper of stories and histories.THANKS FOR COMING  SIS. LUISA.

Congregational- Seminar

JAPAN. As part of the 125th death anniversary celebration of Antonia the community of Ichihara , of  Kurashiki, of Takatsuki and of Korea, gathered together last May 2 to 5 , at Takatsuki , the host community of the seminar. There were 13 sisters including sis. Asunta Hori who  was also present for the said seminar  on Identity and Belongingness, Christology and Renewal of the Church given by Jolanda Kaffka . It was a wonderful to be together and share topics that facilitates to revisit and drink anew from the very lives and works of our founders Claret and Paris.

PHILIPPINES. It was a great joy to see sis. Jolanda back to Quezon City . Her stay in the formation house from May 6 until the 11th was her first stop for the congregational- seminar addressed to the formands ( Postulants and Novices –From : Indonesia, East Timor, Sri-Lanka and Korea ) with their respective formators. They were truly happy and grateful for the opportunity and additional knowledge they received .

After spending few days in the formation house , another set of group were getting ready for the said seminar.

Guimaras. The host community for the Congregational – Seminar for the professed sisters coming from Zamboanga City and Quezon converge in this Island called Guimaras. There were 10 participants among the 8 Filipinas are two Indonesians. The seminar on Identity and belongingness, Christology and Renewal for the Church were those topics shared to the group. Apart from listening and reading the notes . We enjoyed also moments in small group sharing , question and answer, reporting, sharing jokes , funny experiences and not to forget our out door activity. In the process towards the end we all were slain by the Spirit of God as we say THANK YOU for what has been, for the call of the Spirit to  renew and increase our love for our founders and congregation , found a deeper meaning for the different ministries/responsibilities  we carry out, claimed with pride our identity and found joy in our vocation as Claretian Missionary Sisters. We pray that we may rise and shine for who we are and for what we are called for in the daily reality of our lives.