Mornese (Italy). On 5 August, on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of Foundation, the Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, from Mornese reaches all the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and the Educating Communities through a video-message.
“This will always be the place where the eyes of all the FMA are turned because the holiness of our Mother Mary D. Mazzarello wrote words of life on its stones, its walls, its furrows, in the depths of the spirit”.
“And today, with the heart in Mornese, from every community of the world, from sunrise to sunset, a hymn of praise and thanksgiving is raised to God for the marvels He has worked in history and in the life of each one of us”.
The long-awaited Jubilee celebration, whose echo resounds in the five continents where the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are present, arrives after a Triennial in which the Educating Communities prepared themselves to live this event of grace, of praise and gratitude, of charismatic deepening, and of celebration of the marvels worked by the Lord in 150 years of history:
“To celebrate is to give thanks for the journey taken, but it is also looking towards the future, at the journey that continues. We again refer to Mother Mazzarello because her educational commitment prompted her to start from immediate needs, to rekindle hope, to orient towards values, to a wide-ranging mission of which today we are a sign and its world-wide actualization”.
With the heart at the origins and the gaze directed towards the future, Mother Chiara gives the greeting for a Happy Feast and a good continuation on the journey of holiness, in the footsteps of Mary Domenica Mazzarello and with the support of the Help of Christians.
“In the depiction of the sanctuary built in the centenary of the foundation of the Institute (1972) at the Mazzarelli in Mornese, the Help of Christians is reaching out towards Mary Mazzarello. May she come to help all of us as well on the journey that opens to the future, so that in seeking new ways for education, we do not lose the original inspiration but remain faithful to the radical nature of the da mihi animas cetera tolle and of the I entrust them to you. May she support the journey of holiness of each of us and of our Educating Communities, because holiness is the most beautiful face of the Institute, the secret of its missionary and vocational vitality”.
Dear Sr. Chiara, sincere thanks for your inspiring message. It is so encouraging to know that people are more important than structures. May Mary continue to support you in your Leadership.
With affection and gratitude. Kathleen Taylor
Gracias Madre Chiara,
Hermoso su mensaje y augurio desde la tierra de los orígenes. Cantamos juntas el Magníficat a Dios por este regalo tan grande a la Iglesia. Feliz aniversario
Les deseamos a usted y su consejo muchas bendiciones.
Grazie Madre CHIARA per il messaggio cosi profondo e bello ricco di gratitudine per tutte noi FMA di oggi che viviamo qyesto momento unico della storia di Mornese alla carissima Amazonia stiamo qui in festa perche le FMA hanno avuto coraggio e il carisma e´arrivato in tutto il MONDO ora anche noi con i giovani bambini adolescenti diciamo G R A Z I E
Gracias! Feliz de pertenecer al grupo de ex alumnas de María Auxiliadora San Nicolas y recibir tan cálidos mensajes que nos unen y fortalecen! Saludos y muchas bendiciones!!!
Gracias Madre por sus plantas que nos invitan a una mayor fidelidad a fin de alcanzar el anhelo de Main: llegar a ser santas. Que la Auxiliadora nos ayude.
Grazie!
La fidelidad y el amor de Dios que se perenniza en el tiempo y en la eternidad; la ternura y las delicadezas de nuestra Auxiliadora nos fortalece para seguir tejiendo de colores el acompañamiento con los jóvenes los caminos de santidad. Un gracias inmenso en este grandioso día. ¡Feliz y Santa Fiesta! Madre Chiara y a toda nuestra familia del mundo sin fronteras
With Gratitude Always.Grazie Madre!
Avoir eu une éducation Salésienne en Haïti est l’une des plus grandes bénédictions de ma vie. Merci et pluie de bénédictions sur vous toutes les FMA
Muchas gracias Madre por tus palabras y augurios ! feliz dia del Instituto.