Rome (Italy). On 24 October 2020, we celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Election of the Mother General of the FMA Institute, Sister Yvonne Reungoat.
God’s surprises ask us to welcome the unprecedented of each day with trust and hope. We join Mother Yvonne in living this unusual time, in communion with one another and with the world, ready to respond with joy to the invitation: “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5). And it is this same invitation that the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, in the Eucharistic Celebration of 24 October 2014, made to the Chapter members before the voting, recalling Mary at Cana, “Do whatever he tells you”.
Behold, Mother, the call still today to undertake the journey, listening attentively to the Teacher, to Jesus and to His Spirit with an open and docile heart to continue to “fill those jars with water”, with concern, with joy, with loving kindness, comfort, and compassion for the FMA, for the young, and for the Salesian Family in the World.
With Mary, welcoming this extraordinary time of generativity, you continue to give impetus and new life to the mission to which you were called on 24 October 2014.
Asked about the willingness to be the successor of Mother Mazzarello and to incarnate her motherhood to share a new season of prophecy in the FMA Institute at the service of the Church, you answered: “I accept! Thank you for the trust. The biblical expression that supports me is: ‘When I am weak, then I am strong’. I entrust myself entirely to Mary and I accept her invitation: ‘Do whatever He tells you’.”
And so, today, on the 12th anniversary of the Election, you repeat again: “Don Bosco assured us that the true Superior of the Institute is Mary Help of Christians. To her I entrust the mission of animating and governing the FMA Institute. I will try to be, like Mother Mazzarello, Her Vicar.”
To you Mother, the grateful greetings of all the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, of the Salesian Family, of the Educating Communities, and of young people in the world. Happy Anniversary!
WRITE BELOW, IN THE COMMENTS, A GREETING TO MOTHER
Carissima Madre,
Grazie di cuore per il DONO della sua VITA donato a ciascuna di noi.
Grazie per una vita consumata per Dio, per i giovani e per le FMA del mondo.
Grazie per tutto Madre.
Con tanto affetto e unite in preghiera,
Sr.Crescentia INK
Dearest Mother Yvonne,
Greetings and Congratulations from all of us in Cambodia especially from the community of St. John Bosco, on this 12th anniversary of your selfless and loving service to the Institute. We always felt very close to you and to the center because of your wise and motherly guidance, through your inspiring circular letters and your visiting councilors. We appreciate and thank you for your selfless service. Loving greetings from the young and the Educating community too.
With assurance of our prayers
Sr. Kokkatt Leeza
Beloved Mother Yvonne, Thank you very much and Congratulations for your 12 years of loving, dedicated and committed service to the Institute. We have received many blessings through your instrumentality. May our Blessed Mother continue to accompany you as we journey towards GC XXIV. Loving and prayerful greetings from all the Sisters of the Province.
Sr. Alice Pears, Sr. Mano .Assurance of prayers on this beautiful day
Congrats for your 12 years of selfless service to the Institute. May God Bless and reward you with good health peace and Joy. We are close to you in our prayer.
With love and prayer, Sisters of Mornese, Yercaud INM
Loving Mother General, We the sisters and Novice from Sacred heart Novitiate Wish you on this special day as we remember fondly and gratefully that you are our Mother and able guide to lead us onward! We assure you of our prayers. May the accompanying presence of Mary our Mother be your loving support at all times. See you. With love and prayers. Sr. Siriapusham, sisters and Novices
Carissima Madre,
Grazie di cuore per il DONO DI VITA che Dio Ti ha donata.
Grazie per una vita consumata per Dio, per i giovani e per le FMA nel mondo.
Grazie per il Tuo sorriso sempre sulle labbra
Grazie per tutto…tutto carissima Madre.
Le parole non possono esprimere tutto quello nel cuore che vorrei dirle.
Assicurando la preghiera per Te, Madre.
Beloved Mother Yvonne, Thank you very much and Congratulations for your 12 years of loving, dedicated and committed service to the Institute. We have received many blessings through your instrumentality. May our Blessed Mother continue to accompany you as we journey towards GCXXIV. Loving and prayerful greetings from all the Sisters of the Province.
Our dearly loved Mother Yuvonne
Hearty Congratulations to you dear Mother, for your best animation of our Institute . On this day we say a big thank you for 12 years of fruitful & successful animation, dedicated , selfless service , your guidance through your circular letters you reach out to each of us, you are our inspirer, our guide, you give us courage to fight against present situation , strengthen our vocation esp. encourage us in living our community life joyfully & many more … We will charish all … for all let us Praise and Thank the Lord. We promise you to live our lives joyfully in the service of the young, the poor & the needy. We love you… May you continue to lead us on our journe…. Thankyou so much…. We love and gratitude
Srs.. of Auxilium Gohpur Tiali, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh India (ING)
VG! Carissima Madre,
felicitazioni e auguri vivissimi per questo 12 anniversario di animazione del nostro caro Instituto. Grazie di cuore per averlo guidato con la ricchezza umana e con la sagezza divina, soprattutto in questo tempo cosi’ provato con sofferenza al di la’ della compresione umana. Riconosciamo con tanta gratitudine quanto si e’ stata per noi anche nella preparazione al CGXXIV. Maria sia davvero la Sua Guida e la sua Sapienza ogni giorno della sua vita. Dio ti sia la sua forza e il suo scudo. A nome della FMA-PCI
diciamo un sentito “GRAZIE” .
In comunione di preghiera,
Sr Lydia Komuhra (ING)