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Distanced but Connected/vietnam

In Vietnam, as in other places around the world, we have been keeping  “social distance” and wearing masks to avoid getting infected with coronavirus. We,

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April 30, 2020
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life always makes its way/chile

A short article to tell you about how some immigrant families are entering our daily lives. Tierra Amarilla is a community established in the center

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April 27, 2020
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networking is the only possibility to respond

We present a brief video in which, Sr. Constanza Diprimio, aci who is very much involved with Migrants and Refugees from the Episcopal Delegation of

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April 26, 2020
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Forced like Jesus Christ to flee

The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on 27 September 2020. As the title for his annual message, the Holy Father has chosen “Forced

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April 25, 2020
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all in the same boat/argentine

“We are all in the same boat” (Padrinazgo COVID19)  is a simple program that aims to alleviate not only the effects of the food crisis

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April 25, 2020
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A COMPASS TO KEEP US FROM BEING CARRIED AWAY BY THE CURRENT

There is a lot circulating around the internet these days, and it is not always easy to choose where and what we want to focus

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April 24, 2020
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THE OPEN SIGN IS STILL ON THE DOOR IN ATALAYA/SPAIN

In these times of “remaining at home” we are all obeying the regulations for our own sake and that of others. So that no one

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April 23, 2020
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when the rug was pulled out from under our feet/USA

At the Oasis Católico of Athens (Georgia – USA) where a Handmaids community have been involved in for 17 years and are willing to continue

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April 23, 2020
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you-we are not alone/spain

Dear Immigrant Brothers and Sisters: As these days of lockdown caused by Covid 19 are being extended, I want to tell you that from the

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April 23, 2020
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Empathy and compassion move us…/philippines

More than one month ago have passed since our President placed the entire Island of Luzon on lockdown “Enhance Community Quarantine” to contain the explosion

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April 21, 2020
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🌅 Happy Easter to all! ✨ And in your life… what is 🌅 Happy Easter to all!
✨ And in your life…
what is your experience of Easter?
💫 Where has God brought you back to life?
💛 Where has He lifted you up?
🤍 And maybe also…
in the life of someone close to you?
🌿 A light after the night.
✨ Life rising again.
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🤍 The world has stopped For the disciples. For the 🤍 The world has stopped
For the disciples.
For the apostles.
Everyone seeks solitude.
😔 To weep.
💭 To swallow their shame.
And now… what?
And then there is Mary.
🤱 She held her Son in her arms.
Her little one… and yet, so big.
She did not understand everything. But she knows.
✨ She knows this is not the last word.
✨ She knows her child is the Child of God.
So yes, she weeps.
💔 She weeps for her Son, dead, killed by the wickedness of men,
men crushed by their pride, their violence, their desire for power.
But even more,
she weeps for humanity,
for the evil it is capable of.
✨ And yet… she hopes.
Like Abraham, she hopes against all hope.
🤍 And, she welcomes.
One by one, the disciples come to her.
They need a mother to weep.
And she is there.
🤍 She takes them in her arms.
🤲 She consoles them.
💬 She whispers to them that her Son, Jesus, forgives them — even their flight, even their unfaithfulness, even at the worst moment.
And through her words, they know it is true.
Because they know Christ.
And because this cannot end here.
⏳ Mary waits…
So we too, let us go to Mary.
🤍 Let us stay with her.
😔 Let us weep with her.
✨ And let us learn to hope.
#WeAreACI #aci_handmaids #aci_esclavas #Lent2026 #WithMary
🤍 Good Friday ⚖️ Day of judgment. 💥 Day of mistrea 🤍 Good Friday
⚖️ Day of judgment.
💥 Day of mistreatment, of the Way of the Cross, of crucifixion… and death.
😔 Day of mockery, violence, and suffering.
👣 Today, we follow Jesus through the hearts of women, especially Veronica.
💔 Throughout this day, Christ endures outrage.
He suffers physical and psychological violence, even on the cross.
😒 He is mocked.
👊 He is struck.
👑 A crown of thorns is placed on His head.
🩸 His face is nothing but blood… and suffering.
A face that frightens.
A face that seems no longer human.
✨ And yet…
🚶‍♀️ On the road to Golgotha, a woman stops. She dares to come closer.
🤲 She wipes His face.
It is Veronica.
🤍 She wipes the face of Christ
to restore His human face,
no longer disfigured by human violence.
✨ Or perhaps…
in that moment,
she restores a face to humanity itself,
a face to life.
👩‍🦱 With the women who remain faithful,
she says in silence:
“You are loved.”
🌿 Today,
may we become Veronicas.
🤝 When we meet wounded people…
👀 a look,
💬 a listening ear,
❤️ a simple gesture — like wiping a face —
✨ to restore their trust in humanity.
(Painting: Otto Dix, Le Christ et Véronique, 1943)
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You lay aside your cloak — a symbol of authority. You lay aside your cloak — a symbol of authority.
You kneel down… and wash your disciples’ feet. 🕊️🧎‍♂️
“I have not come to be served, but to serve.”
A logic that feels upside down… and yet.
If we look closely, our world is woven with acts of service:
✂️ Hairdressers who restore confidence
🚛 Sanitation workers who keep our cities livable
🌾 Farmers who feed our tables
🤲 And so many others, often unseen…
In reality, almost all of us serve in one way or another.
Yes, we also work to earn a living 💼 — and that is right.
But with Jesus, service takes on a deeper meaning.
To serve is not just to “help.”
It is to lay down our cloak — our ego, our power —
to enter into relationship.
It’s not about being the boss 👑,
but about caring. 🤍
Not about being served,
nor just doing favors,
but truly serving.
Not just doing… but doing out of love. ❤️
Service stops being service
when it becomes only about personal gain 💰,
without encounter,
without the joy of giving,
without love.
“Dear young people, do not be afraid to give everything — your time, your energy — to God and to others; to spend yourselves without counting the cost.”
So, like Christ,
let us place ourselves at the service of those He sends us. ✨
Let us give ourselves fully —
because that is where love and joy flow. 🌊💛
Let us care for those we meet each day. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️
And thank you — truly —
for all the small daily gestures that make life more beautiful. 🌿
#WeAreACI #aci_handmaids #aci_esclavas #Lent2026 #BeCloserToGod
Judas Iscariot A man who follows Jesus ✨ A man who Judas Iscariot
A man who follows Jesus ✨
A man who lived with Him, day after day, for three years 🤍
One of the Twelve, chosen to proclaim the Good News 📖
Surely a man of prayer 🙏
a committed, apostolic man,
touched — in some way — by this God of love and mercy 💫
You don’t walk three years with Jesus without mattering to Him.
Without being seen, loved, chosen.
And yet…
he betrays Him 💔
he sells Him.
For thirty pieces of silver 🪙
Why?
What shifted within him?
Disappointment? A thirst for justice… his own way?
A desire for power, recognition? Impatience with how God was acting?
So today, let us pray 🙏
For the “Judases” of our time,
those who betray, destroy, and wound humanity 💔
those who seek more and more power and wealth.
Let us pray that their hearts may open,
that they may be touched and transformed by love 🤍
Let us also pray for ourselves…
For those moments when we too become Judas:
when we betray Christ,
when we “sell” Him for so little —
our pride, our anger,
our ideas, our will imposed on others.
Lord, convert my heart 🤍
Convert the hearts of those who lead the world into war 🌍
those who make others suffer, who crush and wound.
Convert also the hearts of those who remain passive,
who see evil and do not dare to oppose it.
And make us men and women after Your own heart 🌿
#WeAreACI #aci_handmaids #aci_esclavas #Lent2026 #beclosertogod
John rests his head on Your heart… Your beloved di John rests his head on Your heart… Your beloved disciple 🤍
I must admit, I feel almost a little jealous 😄
But today, he becomes my example ✨
and I want to try, in the coming days,
like him, to rest my head on Your heart,
to follow You and stay close to You.
May Saint John, Your beloved disciple,
guide us throughout this Holy Week 🌿
so that we may remain near You,
follow You more closely in Your Passion,
and not leave You alone.
Give us the grace to accompany You, simply,
but with all our heart. 🤍
📷 Icon by G. Setién
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Lord, 🙏 😮 We’ve never seen anything like this. You Lord, 🙏
😮 We’ve never seen anything like this. You enter Jerusalem like a king… on a donkey 🐴
We’ve never seen anything like you,
you move us.
You tell us:
🚫 Do not seek power,
🚫 nor strength,
🚫 nor wealth!
Nothing.

🌿 Your entry into Jerusalem reminds us of what truly matters,
🤍 the love we have for one another,
🤲 mutual help,
👀 the attention we give, …

🐴 The donkey that Jesus chose to ride
reminds me that I am not much,
✨ but above all that I become
through what others make of me:
💞 through their love,
👀 their attention,
😊 their shared joy,
😢 the sorrow we carry together.

🌱 Jesus reminds me to be humble.
To be humus — earth —
🤲 where others can come
👃 and breathe in the scent of welcoming soil,
🌿 that allows growth,
🌸 to flourish,
🌍 to live in the reality of what I live.
#WeAreACI #aci_handmaids #aci_esclavas #Lent2026 #beclosertogod
✨ Yesterday, our sisters Stella and Margaret made ✨ Yesterday, our sisters Stella and Margaret made their final profession 🤍
Like Mary, they said their definitive YES to the Lord.
Today, they are a little more the Handmaids of His Heart.
💫 A yes made of just a few letters…
yet opening to a deep covenant with God,
a promise of faithful love, given forever.
🌿 It is not the promise of a life without difficulties,
but of a life filled with love,
of self-giving and commitment to those most in need.
A life filled with His grace to love and to be loved.
🙏 May the Lord take care of Stella and Margaret each day, so that they may always say YES to His calls.
🕊️ And may the Holy Spirit sustain them at every moment, in joy, fidelity, and peace.
#WeAreACI #aci_handmaids #aci_esclavas #Mary #YES
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