{"id":50776,"date":"2021-09-01T11:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cgfmanet.org\/infosphere\/oggi-la-madre-scrive-una-lettera-per-te\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T16:24:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:24:25","slug":"today-mother-writes-a-letter-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cgfmanet.org\/en\/ifma-en\/today-mother-writes-a-letter-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Today Mother writes a letter for You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome (Italy). \u00a0<\/strong>Towards the \u00a0150\u00b0 anniversary of Foundation of the Institute<\/a>, the Formation Sector of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians offers the Novices of the world a virtual encounter with Mother Mazzarello at Mornese, the sources of a Charism that expands and extends over time.<\/p>\n

The online meetings, which take place between 30 August and 4 September 2021 in the main languages, are coordinated by Sr. Nieves Reboso, Councilor for Formation of the FMA Institute, and Sr. Leslye S\u00e0ndigo, coordinator of Project Mornese<\/em>, in collaboration with some FMA of the various contexts.<\/p>\n

The theme proposed to the novices, about 300 around the world, is Today Mother writes a letter for you!<\/em><\/strong> with the objectives of:<\/p>\n

– offer the Novices a space for reflection to discover the beauty of the simplicity of Mother Mazzarello’s heart in the daily life of the first Community of Mornese.<\/p>\n

– listen to the profound wisdom of Mother Mazzarello’s words through the Letters written to the Novices: Laura Rodriguez (L 18); Sr. Ottavia Bussolino (L 45); Sr. Rita Barilatti (L 60); Sr. Mercedes Stabler (L 62); Sr. Lorenzina Natale (L 67).<\/p>\n

The program includes the greeting of the Mother General of the FMA Institute, Sr. Yvonne Reungoat:<\/p>\n

“In the meeting that is proposed to you, you will have the opportunity to study the exhortations and encouragement addressed by Mother Mazzarello to the novices of her time. I wish you to listen directly to Mother Mazzarello speaking to each one of you today. Mary Domenica was well aware that the spiritual quality towards which the novices walked was a guarantee of their happy future as holy FMA and therefore she gave much attention to the formative dimension. We have received 5 letters written by her to novices, moreover, in two collective letters, there are passages reserved for the novice present in the community. They are a sign of a significant\u00a0 concern for formation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Sr. Maria Vanda Penna, Animator of St. Mary D. Mazzarello Community<\/em> of Mornese, of Mary Help of Christians Province (IPI), then addresses a few words of welcome to Mornese to the Novices\u00a0 and Sr. Nieves Reboso, then with some questions, invites the Novices to “set out on a journey” in the footsteps of Mother Mazzarello:<\/p>\n

“Do you have confident abandonment, active listening? Are you ready to let your hearts be touched by the words of Jesus, of Mother Mazzarello, of your traveling companions? Are you willing to learn from everything, to go beyond appearances to discover the step of God? I encourage you to be attentive to what is going on in your heart. It is there, where Mother Mazzarello always sends us, that something new happens”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Following the presentation in each Novitiate, the prayer “From the heart of a Mother”<\/em> and the presentation of three letters from Mother Mazzarello written to the Novices in three significant places in the life of Mother Mazzarello:<\/p>\n