A day with Mother Veronica

Sister Lancia highlighted the theme in all the prayers that she conducted: Morning prayer, Prayers before sessions and Evening prayer. It rekindled in us the love and admiration for our Foundress, Mother Veronica, a woman of faith and zealous action.

The sessions started with a panel discussion.  The panelists were:  Sisters Lily D’Souza, Julie Ann, Vimala Paul, Sujaya, Deepani and Maria Nancy.

They shared the influence of Mother Veronica in their personal lives.  The sharing of each panelist was touching and inspirational.

Later in our groups, all of us shared the same point: The influence of Mother Veronica  in our personal lives.

The afternoon was devoted to the study of our charism.  Once again, in our groups, we tried to describe the charism in a simpler way.  The General session saw us trying to collate the work of groups and bring out a simple statement of our charism. 

Sunday with a difference

To-day, we had a marathon session from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.  We took up the points on ‘Juniorate’ and ‘ongoing Formation’.  We took sufficient time to discuss, discern and decide on what would be helpful to have a healthy climate in our communities.

We were happy to have a free afternoon even though some committees worked  non- stop even after lunch.

We had an enjoyable evening as we witnessed the dance drama on St. Teresa’s life, depicting the Interior castle and stages of prayer leading to union with God.  It was composed and choreographed by Sister Clarice A.C., the Principal of D.Ed college and enacted by her students. They had already performed this during the Mission Congress of Carmelite Family on the occasion of 5^th Centenary of St. Teresa’s birth.