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13th General Chapter is declared open!

On 20 August the 13th General Chapter of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood was officially opened. 44 Sisters from 12 provinces and regions are gathered in Shillington to discuss and discern the situation of the congregation and plan steps for the future.

The General Chapter is the highest authority of the Congregation and has also the task to elect a new General Superior and a new General Council. In his homily Fr. John Barron SJ (called Fr. Jack) encouraged the Capitulars to trust totally in the guidance of the Holy Spirit and to hand over to Him all their fears, worries and anxieties.

During the offertory procession, some of the Sisters brought forward a model of a tent, a globe, the four reflections used as preparation for the General Chapter together with the gifts of bread, water and wine.

Afterwards the Sisters went in procession to the Chapter Hall where Sr. Ingeborg Müller CPS gave her opening speech and declared the General Chapter open.

As we step into the Jubilee Year from December 2024 to 2025,
let us invite God the Holy Spirit to enable us to be real pilgrims of Hope
in our communities and among the people we serve. 

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity
and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen (more…)