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"I will never cease to appreciate little things" Saint Raphaella M. These words of Santa Rafaela have accompanied us on our pilgrimage as we retrace and re-experience our humble beginnings as an institute. We have visited significant and precious places where our institute was born...

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations." (Psalm 100) It is with great joy and gratitude that we celebrated...

Last Saturday, October 8, we celebrated the 50 th anniversary of our mission in Sangmelima. Sangmelima is a small city in the Dja et Lobe Department in the South Province of Cameroon. There you find a cosmopolitan population coming from many different backgrounds. The Bulus comprise the main...

“God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son” (Jn 3,16) The Feast of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus - October 1st 2022, was a joyful day for the Sisters in the Region of Vietnam. It was the first profession of our...

On August 15 we made our first vows in the parish church of San Pedro in Palmela, Portugal. With the Sisters, family members and friends we celebrated a feast that we know does not belong only to us. It is a gift! We want to share...

ONLY A RETURN OF LOVE One of my favorite lines of St. Raphaela Mary is “Today, I want to be the joy of the Lord”. It speaks so much of her great desire to follow the Lord and her willingness to do it one day at...

With great joy and full of hope, we inform you that today we have finished the XXI General Congregation, with the approval of all the documents! Praise God! Sister Rosario closed the GC XXI with a beautiful final message, thanking us for the labor of these...

We want to send our fraternal greetings to the ACI Family all over the world, a gift of the Spirit that unites us and makes us companions in mission, men and women of Hope. BLESSINGS ON THIS DAY! In the Congregation, we continue to progress...

This week we continue in our joint searches through the work of the postulates, with prolonged reflections and in an atmosphere of discernment. The work groups are also meeting and advancing what will later be presented to the assembly. AFTERNOONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT On Monday afternoon, Daniel...