From June 2 to July 14, the session for the French speaking Pilgrimage Group was held at Via Giusti. Sisters Albertine Kubawazia and Adèle Wanzio, share their experiences. This pilgrimage in the footsteps of Mary of the Passion and of St Francis was for them a time of grace and spiritual renewal.

It is with great joy that we learned of the appointment of Sister Françoise Massy, Superior General of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, by Pope Francis as a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Our congratulations to Sister Françoise! A fruitful mission with the support of the fervent prayer of the whole Institute. Congratulations!

A Workshop for the novice directresses of the Institute is taking place from 29th May till 3rd July in Seoul, Korea. It is a second session followed by the first meeting, held last year, with the theme of “A Horizon from which our Charism flows out and is lived”. The theme of this year’s session is “an itinerary, the spiritual journey of Mary of the Passion.”

Early on June 4th 2019 our dear Sr. Maura O Connor passed peacefully into the arms of God. Maura’s brother, Fr. Tom O Connor and our sisters in Rush had accompanied her over these last few quiet days, as communications lessened and Maura gradually withdrew from us. The Sisters and her brother Tom were with her and had been supporting her in a special closeness for the past couple of weeks.