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A Hopi Elder speaks:
“You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour,
now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour:
And there are things to be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are uour relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the leader”
Then ho clasped his hands together, smiled, and said:
“This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are torn apart and will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river,
keep our eyes open, and our heads above water.
And I say, see who is in there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to tale nothing personally, Least of all ourselves.
For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time for the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from you attitude and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”
(Attributed to an unnamed Hopi elder – Hopi Nation, Oraibi, Arizona)
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Our dearest Mother General, Councillors and all the Chapter members,
We express our gratitude to you for all the hard work you have put in during the past one month and a half. This Chapter was a special one. We were all part of the Chapter, we celebrated together, prayed much, the whole Canossian World came together. we felt so close to one another.May this oneness grow stronger,may it help us to live the fulness of Charity and become witnesses of His Love.
Srs.Elsie Malat, Annette Devasia & Elizabeth Thottumari
Dearest Mother General, Counsillors and Chapter members,
thank you for your efforts and courage to walk through this chapter in our Canossian history. As we end this journey, let us invoke our dear Protector S. Joseph, may he intercede for us as we entrust to him all our endeavors to keep this CHarism of loving service to the poorest alive. One in St. Magdalene of Canossa,
The Sisters of Comoro, Dili East Timor.
Dearest Mother General, Counsillors and Chapter members,
We would like to say a big thank you for all the gifts you have given to us through your hard works. We were praying daily for you. We trust that the Lord would bless every one of you till the end of this chapter and grant you wisdom and taste the sweetness of charity that comes from the fruits of your giving. May all the Saintly Protectors of our Canossian Family celebrate with you and keep up your spirit in Loving God and our borthers and sisters always.
Our great appreciation go to all the team members working on this blog too. May the rich blessings of the Lord shower on you and grant you a blessed Easter.
Sisters of St. Mary’s
We Thank God for what has been done and said by you Dearest Capitular Sisters. We believe that the Holy Spirit is making all THINGS NEW.”BEHOLD I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW”. We will keep on praying and Hoping agaist Hope…unitl our lives are transfomed fully into the image of Christ. We are Greatiful to all what has been done and implemented: in the past- at present and for the future to come.
Thank you for these words of wisdom and the great courage that “it will take to push off from the shore”. We are in the river ready to celebrate with you. We thank you for all your hard work during these months and we look forward to hearing all about it.
With all our love and constant prayer.
Waterford West Community
Dear Sisters,
as you come to the conclusion of the General Chapter, we thank you for all your hard work and we look forward to welcome the fruits of your labour and with you to carry them forward. Have a safe journey home and Happy Easter to you all
Srs Elda, Ersilia and Amelia
Salisbury East Community SA
Dear M.General an all the Capitular Sisters,
We thank you for you attentive listening to the Spirit, we too were a part of the chapter and followed every happening at the chapter. We felt ourselves very close to this special chapeter of our Institute. Thanks and praise to God for all that has happened and continues to happen.We shall walk this journey together. To God alone be all glory.
El Obeid