Pope Francis delivered a special Urbi et Orbi blessing on Friday 27 March to pray for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Standing in an empty St. Peters’s Square, the Pope spoke to the world and in His meditation refleted on Jesus’ words to the disciples: “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?”. You
“When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our lives, filling everything with a deafening silence and a distressing void, that stops everything as
Join Pope Francis in prayer and receive his extraordinary “Urbi et orbi” blessing and plenary indulgence today, Friday 27, at 6pm Rome time.
On 22 March all women’s religious congregations belonging to the International Union of Superiors General were invited to participate in a worldwide day of prayer and solidarity in the face of the Covid-19 crisis facing our world. On our blog section you will find examples from each part of our congregation of how the CJ
Many communities of the CJ in Asia followed UISG in the worldwide day of prayer and solidarity on 22nd of March. Read their reports here: Report from Allahabad Report from Bangalore Report from Delhi Report from Korea Report from Nepal Report from Patna
Many communities of the CJ in the Americas followed UISG in the worldwide day of prayer and solidarity on 22nd of March. Read their reports here: Report from Argentine Report from Cuba Report from Toronto
Many communities of the CJ in Europe and Africa followed UISG in the worldwide day of prayer and solidarity on 22nd of March. Read their reports here: England Italy M.E.P. Romania Slovakia Spain Zimbabwe
I am often filled with awe that there seems to be nearly no situation that might be unknown to Mary Ward. Of course, she did not know the coronavirus, but she certainly experienced limitations and detention in times of illness and infectuous diseases. In 1631, after the suppression of Mary Ward’s houses, and even though
In our CJ Complementary Norms [CN 10.2] we are reminded that – “All her life Mary Ward loved and reverenced the Mother of the Lord…Mary shared in the life and work of Jesus in a particular way. We commend ourselves and our mission to her, as individuals and as the Congregatio Jesu…” Today, the Feast
In our CJ Complementary Norms [CN 10.2] we are reminded that – “All her life Mary Ward loved and reverenced the Mother of the Lord…Mary shared in the life and work of Jesus in a particular way. We commend ourselves and our mission to her, as individuals and as the Congregatio Jesu…” Today, the Feast
In the prayer section, you can find several prayers that you might find helpful for these challenging times for all of us sharing “our common home”.
Germany – Europe – the whole world is in a state of crisis. This time, it is not because of the financial markets or due to war. This time, the crisis is due to a little, invisible virus that causes swaying and even the collapse of our globalised perfection and security. Not only politicians and
Please join us in praying this prayer for our world at this difficult time as we ask God to bless and accompany all of us, His people, whether sick or well, and in particular those who are working so hard to care for those who are sick.
We invite you to visit the Prayer section of this website, where you will find two prayers for this difficult time of the coronavirus pandemic. We invite you to join us in these prayers.
The preparations for GC2020 continue and they are not only happening in meetings and prayers but also on social media. Perhaps you have already discovered our Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/CJGC2020/ and our Instagram profile https://www.instagram.com/cjgc2020/? The links to both social media profiles as well as to our Youtube channel are now also included in the header
As many parts of our world face the reality of the coronavirus and its implications, especially in Italy, South Korea and China, we invite you to pray through the intercession of the Venerable Mary Ward for all who are suffering from the virus, all who have died from it and all whose lives are being
As many parts of our world face the reality of the coronavirus and its implications, especially in Italy, South Korea and China, we invite you to pray through the intercession of the Venerable Mary Ward for all who are suffering from the virus, all who have died from it and all whose lives are being
It is already now a long tradition, that the leadership teams of CJ and IBVM meet twice or three times a year. Since there are many areas of collaboration, practical decisions have to be made as to who takes responsibility for what and how they will be followed up in the future. On Monday 2
The Congregatio Jesu has been running a primary school in Mbizo / Zimbabwe for 20 years. 1,150 girls and boys currently attend it. The CJ sisters of the Zimbabwe Region have long wanted to open a Mary Ward secondary school to ensure the continuity of education up to the age of 18. The sisters received
