Happy birthday Sr. Ingeborg CPS on your 75. birthday
General Chapter 2017 – The space of our tent widens
As we have said goodbye to the month of August and are almost halfway the great task entrusted to us here at the General Chapter in the USA, it is time for an overview over the last two weeks. The first days of the chapter were filled with the reports – namely the report of […]
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 […]
General Chapter 2017
A tent … is a meeting place; a place of encounter with God and one another, … is a shelter, but a tent is also open and allows us to see the wonder of the stars and feel the spirit of the wind on the face, … breaks down rigid barriers, … needs firm pegs that can hold […]
POPE FRANCIS FOR WORLD MISSION DAY 2017
Mission at the heart of the Christian faith Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once again this year, World Mission Day gathers us around the person of Jesus, “the very first and greatest evangelizer” (Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 7), who continually sends us forth to proclaim the Gospel of the love of God the Father in the power […]
Easter 2017 – Rejoice!
Rejoice! Hidden within your life is a seed of resurrection, an offer of life ready to be awakened. That is what this night calls us to proclaim: the heartbeat of the Risen Lord. Christ is alive! That is what quickened the pace of Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. That is what made them return […]
Procurators and Provincials’ Meeting in Neuenbeken, Germany
On 13 -24 March 2017, the Procurators and Provincial/Regional Superiors of Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, North America and Korea gathered at the Franz-Pfanner-Haus in Neuenbeken, Germany. The workshop was led by Sr. Franziscus-Maria Möller, Procurator General, with the theme of “St. Joseph, our Patron”. Among the topics they covered were budgeting, middle and long term […]
Secretaries’ Meeting in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
On 14 -25 March 2017, the workshop for secretaries was held with the theme taken from 2 Corinthians 3:3, “Be a Christ Letter in Serving Others”. Sr. Walburga Ballhausen, Secretary General from Rome, who, with her known enthusiasm facilitated the workshop. She asked the participants to reflect on their service, which is a call from […]
Tertiate in Wernberg, Austria
Seventeen Sisters from our African Provinces took part in an English Speaking Tertiate at Wernberg, Austria from 1 – 27 October, 2016. The Tertiate was facilitated by Sr. Irene Nelles and Sr. Julian Mujuru. The Theme was from the Story of the Samaritan Woman in John 4:1-42. “Give me a Drink”, a theme which portrays not […]
Beatification of Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, CMM
“Yes, God does not need us, only our love, our devotion, our sacrifice.” These were the words of Fr. Engelmar Unzeitig, CMM who was beatified at the Cathedral of Würzburg, Germany on 24 September 2016. Over thirty Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS) joined our brothers, the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM) and hundreds of people in the glorious […]