CANONICAL VISIT OF M. ASUNTA HORI TO JOGJAKARTA

CANONICAL VISIT, “MAKE FRESH THE CONGREGATIONAL SPIRIT.”

All of us were so grateful to welcome the three council’s sisters (Sr. Asunta Hori, Sr. Fransisca Wakabayashi, and Sr. Anastasia Wio) in the community. To encounter each other was such an enormous joy as we believe that through this encounter we would have so many things to share and reflect upon. We started the meeting of canonical visit on January 11 up to 15 in the morning. First day, we came together to settle the agenda for four days meeting in order to make things easier till the last day. 

 

 

On the second day, Sr. Asunta invites us to see the document of XVII general chapter. It’s really hypnotizing us to thank the Lord and our sisters who have worked hard to make this document.  She also shared her experiences, impressions, and hopes during chapter. By the sharing, we could feel the good atmosphere and vibes of the general chapter. It also came out through the content of the chapter document.

 

 On the third day, we came together to share all the impressions and concerns based on the chapter document. We were amazed how the chapter document speak directly to each one of us. We’re made aware of the charism of the congregation. It enkindles the missionary spirit within us to be able to leave the comfort zone and daring enough to get in touch with the reality without hesitation. As Pope Francis ever said that we are called as missionaries to go to the peripheries. It coincides with the invitation of chapter document, “Walking with the Church going forth.”  We’re not called to stay in the place where we are, separating oneself with the facts of reality. But more than that, it’s urgent to rekindle the missionary, prophetic and apostolic zeal in each of us. We’re missionaries and we suppose to walk with others. 

On the fourth day, Sr. Asunta informes us regarding some changes in the directory. In the afternoon, Sr. Fransisca shared about Maria Antonia Paris. The topic comes from the Chapter document regarding the words that Jesus gave to Ma. Antonia about the  name  of  our  congregation,  “New Apostles  in  Imitation of  the Blessed Virgin Mary.”  

 On the last day, we listened to acta of Sr. Asunta for the community. From the bottom of our hearts,  thank you so much sisters for your presence.

As the chapter document says, “We’re heirs of the spirit of two great searcher, St. Anthony Mary Claret and Ma. Antonia Paris who were in love with the will of God.” Let’s be one in prayer to make Him be known and loved by all people.

 

Ucha, RMI-Jogjakarta, Indonesia

 

 

        

     

GREETINGS FROM EAST TIMOR

The community of Tilomar-East Timor would like to thank you Madre Asunta and the council, the sisters of the province, the sisters of other provinces and delegations, our families, friends, to all those who shared their time, prayers and manifested their support. 

We had settled the problem peacefully last Sunday. Prayers do work. We have walked and fought in faith.

Thank you so much

Tilomar Community, January 22, 2018

BISHOP'S VISIT

Today, May 11, 2017 on the fourth day of Good Shepherd week, we are blessed with the visit of our good shepherd ArchBishop ROMULO T. DE LA CRUZ, DD. (The present Archbishop of Zamboanga).

Archbishop Romulo celebrates the Eucharist with us in our community and had a simple dinner with us.

                 In his homily he reminds us to be always joyful and do the will of God who has sent us.

PRE-ASIAN YOUTH DAY

Joyful, joyful Asian YouthJogjakarta is ready for Asian Youth Day

Preparing for this coming Asian Youth Day that would be held in Indonesia, especially in Jogjakarta on August, diocese of Semarang animates the program of bringing “the Asian Youth Cross” all over the parishes and sub parishes belong to. This “Cross” would stay in the parishes and sub parishes according to the determined schedules. The theme of this coming youth is “Joyful Asian Youth: Living the Gospel in multicultural Asia”. The youth is really playing a big role for these activities.

Today, on May 3th, this “Cross” arriving in our sub-parish of Maguwo, Jogjakarta. The enthusiasm of people around the Church provens that how the faith, hope, and love of Christ planted in each hearts. The welcoming of the Cross to stay in our sub-parish up to Friday’s afternoon done in solemn Eucharist celebration. The postulants of ours led the procession of the Cross inside the Church by performing the traditional dance of Likurai. 

During the homily, the priets presider emphasizes the meaning of the Cross in our life, inviting the youth and parishioners to have these special days of being with the Cross in adoration, celebration, and union of all people. May this experience of treasuring Him always help us to grow in faith, hope and love. To live with and in Jesus, we never getting old in spirit. Thank you, Jesus.     

                       

       

By: Ucha Henakin

(Jogjakarta community)

ALLELUIA

Coming from darkness to light 

 

Every year, we celebrate  EASTER (the resurrection of CHRIST) though the same celebration, but not the same way of experiencing it. I am so grateful and thankful to God for allowing me to have a wonderful, meaningful and haunting celebration with my sisters. Through the activities of the community during Lent till Easter which enabled me to have a deep encounter with Christ, deepen my Christian faith, strengthen my vocation, and most specially opened my mind to understand the profound meaning of the two letters “D” and “L” that are Darkness and Light, Death and Life.

As Jesus, a man who performed many miracles, healed a lot of people, many praised him, many cried when he looked and touched with kindness, mercy and compassion, thousands and thousands followed him. But, at the last, at the darkest moment, nobody was beside him, even his disciples whom he loves most could not awake with him for an hour. This is “D” of Jesus. How about my “D”? Along my personal itinerary, especially in my vocation journey, there are many dead-experiences that I underwent, am undergoing. This dead- experience is not the dead of the body but spirit, the rejection, discourage, fears. In those moments, I use to remember the psalm sums “they have eyes but they cannot see, they have ear but they cannot hear…” Yes! Because the fear occupied my heart, covered my eyes, made me loss my way, sometimes I do not know where I am going and coming. But, I do believe that those dead- experiences would never absent as long as I still live in this world because it makes my life more meaningful. Therefore, the most importance for me is how I overcome the power of darkness in my heart (the pride, ego, self- center, self- closed…) it is all about how I conquer it not to surrender to it. Moreover, it also depends on my choice, the choice to go out of darkness, the choice to remove the door of my tomb to let the light shine into, the choice to live in the light not darkness. As Jesus, by the power of God the Father he was risen from the death for he is light, he belongs to the light and he also invites me  to a share of life  in the light with him as he “ called” Lazarus his friend come back to life from the death. This invitation demands my collaboration, the will of the heart.

This experience of coming back from darkness to light and death to life has opened the other page of my life story, to read the real meaning of EASTER (E- A-S T-T-E-R) of  my life, it’s all about: E- encounter, A-acceptance, S- surrender to God, T-trust in God providence, E- embrace all with joy, and R- remain in faithful.  Though many challenges, obstacles in life but once I know how to accept all things, accept my limitation, remain in faithful to trust and surrender to God there I live in the light of God, there I have a life in light and there I am resurrected in Christ. 

                                                                                    By

 Nov. THAI THI PHUC

LENTEN RECOLLECTION

 

 LENTEN RECOLLECTION

(Tilomar - East Timor)

On March 13, the 135 junior high school had their Lenten recollection at Tilomar chapel with Dina and Astuti as facilitators and some teachers to assist us. Fr. Johanes cmf was with us for the confession . The recollection was simple .; the presentation of the meaning of lent, ice breakers , reading of scriptures on the temptation of Jesus , God ' s love and penitential write through letter writing. The Eucharist followed after the recollection ...

 

 

 

LOCAL SECRETARIES MEETING

LOCAL SECRETARIES MEETING

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 gathered in Guimaras Community are the local secretaries of the Philippine dependent delegation, Korea and Japan for their first local secretary meeting. They are Sr. Teresita K. Buen from Zamboanga community, Srs. Anastasia Wio and Selfia Besi from Quezon City community, Sr. Yuliana Bunga Sogen from Guimaras Community, Sr. Teresita Noi from Takatsuki Community, Sr. Veronica Sim from Seoul community and Sr. Rizalyn Solitario, the provincial secretary.  We miss the presence of Sr. Delfina Llamas from Kurashiki community who is not able to join the meeting due to the difficulty in English Language. However we remember her in this occasion. This meeting is scheduled on January 4-7, 2017