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Education

Educating is an act of hope

In the time and space in which they lived, Saint Raphaela Mary, Mother Pillar and the first Handmaids found the way, through education, to respond

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June 12, 2023
Education

ON THE WAY TO TRANSFORMATION. Third probation

“An indispensable quality in an educator is love for her students. If this love truly exists, that love will make you seek at every moment

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June 1, 2023
Education

SOCIAL CENTER SAINT RAPHAELLA MARY. RD Congo

Santa Rafaela Social Services Center began in Kinshasa in the 90’s as a literacy center for youth and for the mothers in the neighborhood who

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May 25, 2023
Education

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS TO BECOME MORE HUMANE. ECUADOR

Two years ago in the private school of La Dolorosa in Quito, Ecuador, we proposed a reassessment of the model of evaluation and the methodology

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March 15, 2023
Education

CHALLENGES TO OUR EVANGELIZING EDUCATION. TIMOR

Timor is a small country that has achieved its independence after having suffered many human losses. During the Indonesian occupation, education was largely provided by

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February 19, 2023
Education

CHALLENGES IN EVANGELIZING EDUCATION. PHILIPPINES

Pope Francis launched an impressive initiative, called “Reinventing the GlobalCompact on Education” in order to “rekindle our dedication for and with youngpeople, renewing our passion

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February 15, 2023
Education

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.INDIA

As a concrete response to the theme that the Region of India chose for this advent – “hoping with others and for others”, the Pune

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January 15, 2023
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PROJECT: PEER TUTORING. SPAIN

For the past four years we have been conducting an Early Education Peer Tutoring Program, whose acronym is TEI. The Program is an educational strategy

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December 16, 2022
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PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. USA

This year, with our school theme focused on “Living the Legacy”, the Academy is strengthening its commitment to sustainability as guided by Pope Francis’ encyclical on the

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December 13, 2022
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EDUCATION for Development and Global Citizenship. SPAIN

Our project AGENDA 2021 arose as a proposal for the whole educational community in theframework of Education for Global DevelopmentTo begin, the 17 Objectives for

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November 28, 2022
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🌏 Two months of intense life for our sisters in th 🌏 Two months of intense life for our sisters in the Philippines!
It all started with the visit of our General Sister Charo, accompanied by Inés and Margari. On the agenda: meetings with our sisters, families, collaborators… And above all, the question that guides everything: how can we better respond to what the Lord asks of us?
The provincial gathering opened with a big celebration: 60 years of the province — marking the anniversary of our sisters’ arrival in February 1956. 🎉
Afterwards, the sisters stayed together to explore essential topics such as communal discernment and the deepening of the vows.
On May 18, many gathered for another moment of pure joy: Michelle’s perpetual profession in our community of Daraga. 🤍
And finally — they kicked off the round of provincial congregations. First ones out of the gate! 🙌
So much life, so much grace. ✨ Solo gracias!
🕯️ International Refugees Day — June 19 Last nigh 🕯️ International Refugees Day — June 19
Last night, at Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, we remembered all those who took to the road in search of a life with a future — and never arrived. They are so many. Too many.
Last week, from the Canary Islands, the Pope challenged us with a question that cannot leave us in peace:
“May history not accuse us of turning the pain of those who suffer into a common sight along our shores. Today, here by the sea, every individual that arrives asks us what remains of our humanity. Sooner or later, it will be known whether we protected life or whether we yielded to indifference”
A call to each of us, wherever we are, to take our share of responsibility. Will we remain indifferent, or will we know how to welcome our brothers and sisters searching for a life with a future?
🌏 Busy months of April and May in East Timor and I 🌏 Busy months of April and May in East Timor and Indonesia! In no particular order: Charo’s visit in Indonesia in Sukaria and Benlutu with the blessing of our house and Lourdes’ renewal of her vows, Geni’s final profesion, the feast of Saint Raphaela Mary, and saying goodbye to Honey as she heads back to India… 🎊
So many reasons to give thanks to the Lord for so much life!
#WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #SoMuchLife #Thanks
Maybe someone once told you: « You’re too sensitiv Maybe someone once told you: « You’re too sensitive. »
Or worse — you said it to yourself.

So you learned to do what everyone else does:
close up. Harden. Hold on.

The world admires those who need no one.
Those who don’t cry. Those who don’t get attached.
Those who are — heartless.

But today, the Sacred Heart of Jesus turns all of that upside down.
Not with a show of strength. Not with a speech.
With a heart. Open. Pierced. Always burning.

That heart is the answer to everything you carry.
And it has something to say to you.

👇 Read the text. Let it meet you where you are.
🔥 From His heart, to your Heart. Together to the world.
#WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #SacredHeartOfJesus
Yesterday, Sunday, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Yesterday, Sunday, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, our sisters in the Philippines concluded their Vice Provincial Congregation.
Francia, the Vice Provincial Superior, shares her gratitude:
“We are grateful for a grace-filled and Spirit-filled Vice Provincial Congregation. We ended our Vice Provincial Congregation on this day, our significant feast, the Eucharist, our life as Handmaids. Thank you for accompanying us with your loving prayers. AMDG! Happy Feast to all!”
We join our sisters in giving thanks for the graces received during these days of discernment, listening, and communion.
🙏 Let us continue to pray for the Philippines Vice Province and for all the Provincial Congregations taking place throughout the Institute.
#WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #ProvincialCongregation
“Do this in memory of me” In my busy week, what p “Do this in memory of me”
In my busy week, what place does the Eucharist have? Do I go? Do I sleep in? Or does something else come first?
💭 Is it really the most important appointment of my week?
At every Mass, Jesus gives Himself to us.
🍞 He is our Bread of Life.
❤️ He nourishes us.
🤝 He brings us together.
🔥 He sends us out.
And He asks us to do this in memory of Him.
The Eucharist is not just a ritual. It is an encounter that changes lives.
But receiving Jesus also means welcoming those around us. Faith is never meant to be lived alone: we walk together as a community, just as Jesus did with His disciples and as the first Christians did.
✨ Do I know my parish community?
✨ Do I share my faith and my gifts with others?
✨ Do I bring the joy I receive from Jesus into the world around me?
🌍 From the altar to everyday life, from communion to mission, let us be witnesses of hope.
# WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #Eucharist #CorpusChristi
(painting from Bernadette Lopez, www.evangile-et-peinture.org / www.bernalopez.org)
It’s not about checking off a list or knowing ever It’s not about checking off a list or knowing every congregation.
It’s more like this: you walk in, you feel at ease… you feel at home.
And you—do you know where your home is? Need a “real estate agent” 😉?
# WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #Vocation #Looking4God
✨ On May 29, Cate, from the province of Italy, sai ✨ On May 29, Cate, from the province of Italy, said her definitive Yes to the Lord.
📍 The celebration took place in her hometown of Bologna.
🌍 To symbolize the lands we came from, as well as those Cate has walked throughout her life and mission, we brought a little soil from each place.
🤲 A simple yet meaningful gesture, reminding us that wherever we are, the Lord says to us:
💬 “Sei qui! E questo mi basta”
“You are here! And that is enough for me.”
❤️ As expressed: “Dio resta e a chi in Lui confida nulla mancherà”
“God is always there, and those who place their trust in Him will lack nothing.”
🙏 May Cate always know that the Lord walks with her and accompanies her every moment of her life!
# WeAreACI #aci_esclavas #aci_sisters #SayingYes
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