Dear all: This morning, when we saw the video that our young people made with the crown of people who form the Family of Vicenta Maria, I cried….these difficult times, as they recognize, have had a very hard impact on us, the Religious of Mary Immaculate and all of them have exercised with us the “Office of consolation”, typical of this Easter time, the Risen Lord has used his initiative, songs, messages and dances to console us, to give us courage, strength and confidence to move forward.
Let us allow ourselves to be consoled…we are too used to being or acting strong, those who have to help, support, sustain, above all…today is a day to humbly recognize that we needed this word of consolation, that it has done us a lot of good and that we want to thank it, with words or with the silence of the poor who receive it.
“Time to give, time to receive”… “time to do, time to suffer”, the Word of God reminds us…Time to console…time to be consoled…this is God’s time, for us and for all of them.
We are preparing the Year of Fraternity…Let us not forget that our Saint used to call the girls “our sisters”…today they have shown it to us. THANK YOU
María Eugenia Goñi