Saturday,  September 13, 2008 

Another day of recollection and silence on this “Holy Saturday”, when we meditate on the theme “…He descended into hell…"

In our prayer we heard the beautiful letter of St. Peter 3,18-4,6:

“For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit … For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.” 

In two rich and profound meditations, Brother Gilles Bourdeau ofm, explained the theological aspect and missionary and contemplative implications of this descent into hell and the miracle of the Resurrection. 

During the evening  prayer vigil, testimonies of our Sisters about the war and violence in Pakistan, Angola and Sri Lanka were read to tell us just how far love can go.