A quadranscentennial anniversary of the beginning of the MSI Lay Associates at Vijayawada was celebrated with all pomp and gaiety on 21 September 2022, at St. Paul’s Cathedral Church, Vijayawada.
As the book of Ecclesiastes chapter 3:1-8 proclaims that there is “time for everything,” so also a time came for us to come together in order to share the faith experiences that we lived during the pandemic specially of the past five months. On 23 August 2021, 16 Lay Associates, gathered at Nirmala House, Bangalore, to spend the day in prayer and sharing. Our program was initiated by inviting ...
Jackie Lau, is an artist and is also the MSI Lay Associate from Hong Kong. This year being dedicated to St. Joseph, she organised painting exhibition in Hong Kong. At length she shares with us her approach to religious paintings and her spiritual experience. ————————————————– I adopt an artistic a...
I grew up with the image of a just God who punishes His children. I was used to telling lies at school and use bad words every day. At the end of primary school, when I was about 11 years old, I developed a strong rejection for God and went astray. At the age of 14, the high school teacher of Religion was able to reverse the idea that I had in mind about God. The teacher showed me another face of ...
We try to unveil the life of late Mrs. Josephine Matti, MSI Lay Associate from Suryapet in the Province of Hyderabad in India. On 24 August, the family had arranged a requiem Mass at the Parish Church of Suryapet. Sr. Fabiola Fernandes, had the possibility to speak with the people who were present. Down below is an excerpt.
We have twelve regular members. Most of them live and work in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. One works in a government educational institution, two in private sector companies, and the rest are in self-employed businesses and trades for their living. Professionally we have a lawyer, economist, teachers, psychologist, communications engineer, and almost all are engaged with parish a...
Matilde and Myself come from the same Parish – says Gabriella. I liked her lifestyle and her enthusiasm for the mission that she knew to communicate even during the sales in the markets. She saw me participating in the various initiatives in the parish. One day she proposed to me to take one more step. To tell you the truth that the mission has always fascinated me. I knew well the Missionar...
It is certain that the Lord does not use WhatsApp but sends strong and clear messages. It is up to you then to view and above all … to respond. But what matters is always listening, waiting to receive a sign, an intuition. When I was an adolescent, I came to know the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate. Thanks, to a dear sister who accompanied me on my vocational journey of discernment. I...
Here Ciro Ambrosino and Nunzia Scamardella are sharing their mission experience.. They are married almost 50 years. In these long journey of their life together, the Lord has given them the gift of communion that can be described in two words: SERVICE and MISSION. They are from Pozzuoli (Naples). It is rare for any MSI Lay Associate or missionary sister or the youth of PIME if they have not experi...
Obviously, the question may seem strange, but not for us MSl Lay Associates of Italy isn’t it… now I will explain you why it is so! On 9th and 10th June we, the MSI Lay Associates of North and South Italy met together in Rome for the annual meeting. But this year some people from Rome were also present who, if God wants, they will “start” a group in Rome-Italy. The symbol that helped us du...
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