Another week having passed, Wednesday was a day to rest, to do something else, to relax. They could visit nearby historic sites: Frascati and Grottaferrata, Fossanova Abbey or have a tranquil day at Lake Albano in Castel Gandolfo.
On Tuesday, a new stage of the Chapter’s process began. The capitulants now focused on how to embrace a common vision, values and guidelines that will guide the Society and the provinces in their way of living the new organisation, and to set the necessary landmarks for the next eight years.
Monday was a very memorable day for the capitulants. Pope Francis received four religious congregations (who were holding their Chapter in Rome) at a private audience.
On Saturday, the capitulants started a new stage of the Chapter, where the focus shifted to organisational issues.
The capitulants spent the morning in personal prayer, followed by a plenary in the afternoon. The day ended with a Eucharistic celebration, followed by a pizza dinner and a party to close the first third of the Chapter.
On Friday, the capitulants connected via Zoom with the sisters of the Society.
On Thursday, the capitulants prepared themselves to welcome the conversations of the day in a tone of openness, listening, honesty, truth, compassion, and mercy.
The first week of the Chapter has already passed, and the capitulants deserved some rest. They had the opportunity to spend the day in Nemi, enjoying its tranquillity, or to take part in one of the excursions to Castel Gandolfo, Subiaco or to the beach of Anzio.
On Tuesday, the feast of the Transfiguration, during the morning prayer the capitulants asked for the Lord’s help to make room for grace.
On Monday, the morning prayer invited the capitulants to return to the source of Madeleine Sophie in Joigny, to surrender our lives and our world to the action of the Holy Spirit. Each capitulant was then able to continue her visit to the Tents of Encounter to discover the realities of the possible new provinces,…