In the prayer that we have been praying for several months in preparation for General Congregation 2020 – now General Congregation 2021 – we ask God to “help us to be aware of the realities and needs of our times and to respond to them with love and courage”. When we began praying the prayer,
The Congregation of Jesus in Slovakia has responded to the request of the Slovak government regarding the Covid-19 crisis to join the volunteering teams and help the repatriants during their stage at the quarantene centres in Slovakia. Our Slovak members, Laura and Veronika work from 2nd May at a centre in Banská Štiavnica (mid Slovakia)
Almost all communities are doing something to alleviate the suffering of those who suffer most. Our sisters in the nursing home have committed themselves to pray for the victims of Covid-19 and for the families of those who died. The same happens in all the communities through celebrations and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. In
We see ourselves as a community. We are three very blessed sisters who feel protected and amazed by our God, because in the midst of this worldwide overwhelming pandemic, He has allowed us to SEE and BE A PART of small and large signs of Resurrection throughout the island, giving us hope and renewing our
Covid-19 has been instrumental in bringing about some changes in the CJ Generalate as in other places. The pandemic not only forced us to postpone the General Congregation for one year, but it has also influenced our way of communicating with our extended leadership group of Provincial and Regional Superiors. In earlier years, we met
PRAYER SAVES LIFEbecause it reminds us that what is important is not subject to any virus…( L M Epicoco ) As you know, Italy was the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic and Lombardy more dramatically. Concern and fear have been with us from 23 February onwards. The first initiative taken by the Communities
In just 10 days, funds were raised for a total of approximately 21,000 euros and almost 5 tons of food was gathered! With the help of generous people, we managed to support the most vulnerable members of the community. Three weeks ago, we had to face a difficult situation at the Mary Ward Social Centre
The sisters in the community in San Fabián de Alico, with the help of material from the community in San Carlos, are making masks. Some were distributed free of charge in the village for the day when the seniors must receive their monthly retirement payment. The municipality was very grateful for this beautiful act of
General Congregation 2021, postponed from 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, will now take place from 14 July to 11 August 2021. The venue will remain the Divine Word Ad Gentes Centre in Nemi. One result of the postponement has been the re-designing of the GC logo, which you can find on the
We have created a new section to this website – Covid-19 – to share our responses, personal and practical, to the virus. If you have any reflections or experiences to share, please get in touch with assistsec@congjesu.org, so that we can share them more widely.
We have been asked, and are very happy, to share this link with spiritual resources for Covid-19 and Easter hope and Pentecost expectation with you: https://www.emmausproductions.com/special-feature/easter-hope-pentecost-expectation-2020/
On 3 May 2020, Selvi IBVM renewed her vows. What made this occasion both unusual and very special was that she did so into the hands of the General Superior of the CJ, rather than into the hands of her own General Superior, and did so in the chapel of the Generalate of the Congregation
