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quoteThe real infant JesusI keep the little statue of the Infant Jesus on my table but in fact I do not see it: It is the real Infant Jesus whom I gaze on… How can we nourish hope?Our communities are often situated in inner–city slum neighbourhoods. How can we nourish hope and give support to each other when confronted each day with the violence around us? Christ’s passion for humanityWe want to be there where human brokenness hides the true face of God and with our whole life share Christ’s passion for humanity. Choosing to be poor and to shareChoosing to be poor and to share is a way of handing over everything; my entire life into the hands of God and other people. Our religious life is a response to Jesus callOur religious life is a response to Jesus call to follow him from Bethlehem, to the Cross and the Resurrection. Our life is grafted onto Christ's. The eucharist cannot be separated from the whole church communityThe Eucharist cannot be separated from the Church community. Through our participation in the Eucharistic we are in communion with the whole Church, the Body of Christ. God, ‘the Hidden One’God, ‘the Hidden One’ in the Eucharist, is close to us in all we live. We want to bear witness to this Presence. ‘The kingdom of God is very near, it is in our midst. Community and TrinityThrough living in community we search to make visible the Mystery of God who is Trinity. The beauty of communityBelieving in the beauty of community.‘Making community life a priority, respecting the rhythm of different age groups. Cultivate the human virtuesBeing a good Christian is more important than being a nun. We must cultivate the human virtues of hospitality and love to the highest possible decree and then add to them the virtues of the religious life. |
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