FOLLOWING CHRIST IN MY DAILY LIFE

As I write these lines, this familiar song rings in my mind “Follow me, follow me…leave your home and family…” from the Gospel of Luke 9:57-62. Jesus says: “Follow me..”  (v. 59.) My response today is: Yes Lord I will follow you … but how? Our FMM Charism helps me to do just that. It guides […]

PROXIMITY IS THE KEY TO LIFE

There are times in life when being close to certain people is a source of joy and fulfilment. Thus was my experience of proximity with the late French sister Marie Madeleine PORQUET, fmm, in my community and with Mrs. Fati, a sick and needy person who resided in the National Hospital of Niamey in Niger […]

LIVING THE FMM CHARISM IN DAILY LIFE

The FMM charism is above all “a gift from God”. It was entrusted to Bl. Mary of the Passion, who first lived it and then transmitted it to us who are her daughters. To live this charism in daily life and to try to transmit it to her Institute was not a simple matter for […]

Transformation towards the region

I am sister Maria Yaw Myu Mang from Myanmar province. I would like to share a small event of our daily living according to the charism in the intercultural community. Being FMM, happy living interculturality in the community is one of the beautiful gifts from God.  As a body we are in the path of […]

GOD INVITES ME TO LOVE AND TRUST

On 17th May, 2014, God led me to Kenya/Ethiopia, an English speaking province and to a place called Kakuma.  When I arrived in this semi-desert place, I found that the local Turkanas and the Refugees were lacking in basic necessities like housing, water, light and food.  It was heartbreaking, but soon I experienced them as […]

The mile stones in my missionary life

The sharing on the mile stones in my missionary life begins from the Province Chapter 1989. Venturing into the unknown where Christ is least known was the mission priority of the Province at that chapter. After serving as Pre- Novice directress, God led me to respond to this call and I felt the zeal for […]

“Path of Transformation towards the General Chapter”

“In the depths of our being the Spirit of the Son continuously cries Abba, Father God who acts unceasingly within us and transforms us, invites us to enter into communion with him and in him with our brothers and sisters.  In welcoming his presence, our life becomes prayer.” (Constitutions 8)     We are Not Alone! […]

My journey in the Institute has been a creative one

My journey in the Institute has been a creative one …… Why? As I look back over the years there has been growth, pruning, detachment, suffering, NEW LIFE, joy, love and faithfulness. God’s plan for me had gradually unfolded before my eyes, and like guiding lights, continually showing me the way where I would find […]

An adventure that strengthens and encourages growth

I am Julita Dziekan, a Polish Franciscan Missionary of Mary. After my perpetual vows, I was sent to the province of Mauritania-Senegal where I worked for 11 years (one year in Senegal and 10 years in Mauritania). Since 2017 I have been in the Province of the Near East, currently in Damascus, Syria.   Since […]