Madrid (Spain). On 5 August 2021, the beginning of the 3rd year in preparation for the 150 years of the foundation of the FMA Institute, in Madrid (Spain) at the Provincial House of Mary Help of Christians two young women made their First Religious Profession in the FMA Institute..
The newly professed shared two years of formation in the International Novitiates Mary Help of Christians of Castel Gandolfo (Rome) and Sr. Teresa Valsè Pantellini of Rome, with two young women from the Province of Our Lady of Jasna Góra (PLJ), who made their religious profession on August 5 in Poland, and with five young women from the Provinces of Italy on 6 August at Rome.
The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by Fr. Fernando García, Salesian of Don Bosco, Provincial of the Province of St. James the Greater (SSM), who in his homily invited to live the day, remembering their vocational history and living the spirit of Mornese in the Community, and he said, “There is great need to incarnate the Charism of the origins today!”
Recalling the words of Pope Francis on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, “Where there are religious there is joy”, he invited the newly professed to bring joy, which for Don Bosco was asceticism that instills hope everywhere. “Without Jesus it is impossible to carry out a mission that goes beyond our abilities. We cannot live the Beatitudes radically if we do not have the strength that the Lord who walks with us gives us”.
The young women read the formula of Profession, expressing the freedom and willingness to give themselves to God and to others. Sr. María del Rosario García, Provincial, welcomed their vows as Delegate of the Mother General of the FMA Institute, Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, and said: “From now on we will live together a more intense communion of life and a generous commitment of self-giving to the young people in the love of Christ”. She then gave each Newly Professed the Constitutions and the Crucifix, signs of the spousal covenant with Christ.
The assembly expressed joy and gratitude to the new Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, a gift from God for children and young people.
Source: salesianas.org
