CTC No. 53 (12.2018)

Each period, along the course of human history, has particular characteristics that give it a specific meaning and expression. It is in fact linked, for better or for worse, to the people who pass through it, to the role that each one of them occupies in society and to the resources it enjoys. [...] This is the reality in which we live and try to realize our charism and this is also the reality that creates suffering in many sisters. Some communities that have decided on one of the two options (affiliation or suppression) have not easily managed to resolve their situation: the monasteries they are addressed to are not prepared to receive them or do not want to take on such a responsibility. I would therefore urge the communities to become increasingly aware and to commit themselves to open their arms to those sisters who must abandon their monasteries in which they have lived their whole life. May God grant that every situation is resolved in a dignified and fraternal manner, so that the deep love between the sisters is evident and it is possible for many nuns to live the joy of being welcomed.

I take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas with the coming of the Son of God in our history: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us". Jesus was also rejected: "There was no room for them in the hotel". That this does not happen among us! The One who came to share our life may accompany each sister on her journey and in the realization of the charism that God has given us.

(From the Message of the General Assistant for Nuns, fr. Fernando Mendoza Laguna, ofm)