Rome (Italy). On 26 April 2025 in Tam Ha, Vietnam, the World Feast of Gratitude is celebrated, animated by Mary Help of Christians Province (VTN). Program of the Feast
“Light the Gospel of hope” is the theme of the Feast, which this year takes place in the atmosphere of the Jubilee Year, at the beginning of the Triennium in preparation for the 150th Anniversary of the first FMA missionary departure, illuminated by the Word of God: “Christ our hope” (1 Tim 1:1).
“The celebration of this feast will be, once again, a sign of love and fidelity and will give us the opportunity to express a ‘choral thank you’ to the Mother, who with generous dedication and wisdom, guides the Institute in the concreteness of daily giving”, explains the Vicar General, Sister María del Rosario García Ribas, in her Letter. “Grateful for the inestimable gift that her animation represents for each of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and for the educating communities of the world, let us live this time of preparation with sentiments of gratitude.”
As is traditional, you can express your own gratitude and that of the Communities to Mother by leaving a comment below, so that she can read them all:
Thank you, Mother Chiara, for your contagious joy. It is “a sign of a heart that loves the Lord so much” (L 60).
Thank you, Mother Chiara, for your word rooted in the charism.
Thank you, Mother Chiara, for your attention to the most difficult realities and to the conflicts… “blessed are the peacemakers.”
KEEP WRITING YOUR THANK YOU TO MOTHER below, in the box RESPOND
Dearest Mo. Chiara,
Viva Gesu’! Thank you so much for your great love for God, source of your love for each one of us, your Sisters and daughters, for the young and children. May the Spirit be your only Wisdom as you continue to serve God’s loving will for us and for our Institute in these challenging time. Thank you for being a Mother who cares and loves the poorest. May God bless your big and generous heart. May Mamma Mary be your tender Mother.
Beloved Mother Chiera, here we come to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for being the loving face of Jesus to each of your daughters. We thank you profusely for your untiring guidance, dynamic animation, and fidelity to our founders’ charismatic legacy. We join with the whole FMA in thanking God and the Mothers of the General Council for your selfless service. We assure you of our fidelity and loving prayers always.
Sr. Josephine Savarimuttu
INK Province
As we celebrate the FMA world gratitude day this year in the Vietnamese Province Mary Help of Christians (VTN) we wish you Dear Mother Chiara A Happy Feast Day! and say Mille Grazie! for your loving and dedicated service to our Institute. You are an inspiration to us to light the Gospel of hope and you light our path forward with your dedication and wisdom. I am glad and privilege to be able to meet you twice and experience your personal love and care towards me. Grazie Madre!
Carissima Madre Chiara, ti giunga il mio augurio unito al grazie al Signore per il dono della tua presenza. Grazie per il dono della tua testimonianza che aiuta a radicarci sempre più in Cristo per essere segni e strumenti del Suo infinito Amore. Sr Lucia Bardelli.
Happy Feast day Dear Mother!
We thank God for your gift to our Institute and we support you with our prayers as you continue to carry out your responsibility with joy and Love.
May God’s Spirit be with you always
Thank you Mother 🙏☺️
Obrigada – khanimambo, pela sua palavra cheia de Deus, da espírito das origens e de largos horizontes para continuarmos a ser expressão dos nossos fundadores. Esta festa tem o sabor da esperança e sentimentos que confluem em nos a alegria da gratidão e a dor mas também a gratidão por aquilo que o Papa Francisco foi para o nosso Instituto. Boa festa Madre Chiara
Your sisters in Ireland are united in prayer and gratitude for your generous and dedicated service to our Institute. May Mary Help of Christians guide and protect you always.
Thank you from all in the IRL province
Dearest Mother, thank you for your love and generous service towards each of us and the whole institute. Thank you for your fidelity and commitment. We cherish your visit to MM mumbai. We love you and Thank you for your love. Happy feast! Loving greetings from all of us sisters of community of St. Mary Mazzarello karnataka- INB province.
Grazie Madre
Grazie Madre Chiara.
Sentiamo il vostro amore, la vostra preoccupazione e il vostro sostegno. Che Dio continui a benedirti e illuminarti nella tua missione di guida dell’Istituto. Grazie mille
Gratidão infinita Madre Chiara!
Maria, Mãe e Mestra seja sempre sua auxiliar na animação do Instituto e proteja sua saúde, aspecto muito importante na vida. Desejamos muita coragem e esperança renovada dentro da vivencia do Ano Santo como Peregrinas de Esperança neste tempo de fortes contradições geopolíticas, entre de ordem diversa mundialmente.
Receba a oração e o abraço das Irmãs da Comunidade Beata Laura Vicuña de Bagé.