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Merry Christmas from the Postulation of the Venerable Mother Carmela Prestigiacomo

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Dearest Sisters, Friends and devotees of Mother Carmela, With great jubilation we wish you all the best wishes for a Christmas of the Lord full of Blessings, may the immense gift of love of Jesus the Incarnate Word bring to today's humanity the much-desired Peace and communion between all Peoples. “Verbum caro factum est” Yes, it is the cry of hope that flows from hearts that find in Him, Word of God incarnate, the Light in this world darkened by the darkness of error and war. May each of you...
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Sacred Heart of Jesus 2023

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In this edition of our greeting Sheet we want to give particular prominence to the Heart of Christ the Lord and exhort with renewed faith to draw now more than ever, from the life source of the Eucharistic Heart of the Word Incarnate, the greatest and most fruitful spiritual nourishment for our life. Our Venerable Mother Carmela, who was assiduously contemplating the Mercy of the open Heart of Incarnate Word,   wrote: "The Sacred Heart is that divine source from which gushes that healthy wate...
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Jubilee of the 75th anniversary of Mother Carmela Prestigiacomo’s birth into heaven

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On March 25, the Solemnity of Mary Most Holy of the Annunciation, the Jubilee Year was inaugurated by Mother Cleusa A. De Carvalho, Superior General, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the birth in Heaven of our beloved Foundress, Venerable Mother Carmela Prestigiacomo. The Eucharistic celebration at the Mother House in Palermo was presided over by Fr. Domenico Napoli, concelebrating with two of his brothers and Fr. Nino Rocca, parish priest of Acquasanta. It was a beautiful celebra...
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Throwing the nets

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“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 To talk about vocation ministry nowadays is not easy, however, I will try to do it. This writing of mine wants to be a reflection in a loud voice that I wish to share on the reality that raises many questions in me. “Put out into deep ..." resounds in my heart as a sign of hope, there, where it seems that there is nothing. The apostles had spent the whole night trying to catch fish, but then they caught nothing even though t...
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National Youth Day

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National Yuth Day "And the Word became flesh" (John 1,14) On November 6, the Youth Ministry Group of the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Gloria de Andaraí-BA, participated in the NYD (National Youth Day) in Bonito, in the Diocese of Ruy Barbosa. We asked the Coordinator of the group Marcos dos Santos, what did it mean to participate in this moment that the Church offers to young people? For him this was a moment of reunion and joy. After a pandemic, to be able to be together again as young archdi...
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News of Bahia-Brazil

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“I am the vine and you are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit; because without me you can do nothing" John 15, 5 On November 05, 2022, the first stage of the Parish Assembly of the Nossa Senhora da Glória Parish took place in Andaraí-BA. Illuminated by the text of John 15, 1-11 (The Vine and the branches), we reflected on the importance of being connected with the true Vine that is Christ, because without Him we can do nothing. After the moment of prayer, eve...
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Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Carissimi  Devoti di Madre Carmela, In occasione della Solennità del Sacro Cuore di Gesù, si innalza a Lui il canto di lode e gratitudine. Siamo invitati a contemplare con stupore le meraviglie compiute dal Cuore misericordioso di Gesù.  La nostra Venerabile Madre Carmela ha molto contemplato e amato il Cuore di Cristo squarciato sulla croce per noi, e nella sua perenne eredità spirituale e apostolica, risplendono le sue eccelse virtù. Madre Carmela, tramite i suoi Scritti e le testimonian...
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Rosary for vocations

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One different afternoon on last Saturday 5 th of February we have experienced in the the General House of the Congregation. We have prayed a meditated rosary for vocations, for every vocation in the Church, during which we harmonized reflections with symbols, which at each mystery we prayed for different vocations: family, priestly, religious, lay and missionary.  Holy Mary was enthroned in our chapel. Each sister had participated with so much faith and joy because we were in pray...
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On the synodal journey … the joy of meeting!

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Day 28 December u.s. our community in Bethlehem welcomed a small group of religious women from other congregations in order to answer some questions proposed by the USRTS (Union Superior Religious of the Holy Land) regarding the experience of communion within the local Church, in the socio-religious context and between the present religious congregations. Even if the experience of communion, participation and solidarity, here in the Holy Land, is a fact, we want to commit ourselves ever m...
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Merry Christmas!

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Dear Sisters and Devoted Friends of Mother Carmela. With great Spiritual Joy I come to you in these solemn Christmas celebrations, and in the name of Postulate of the Cause of our beloved Foundress Venerable Mother Carmela Prestigiacomo and of my Sisters, I wish you a Holy Christmas of the Lord and a Happy New Year! With lively Faith we had the opportunity to prepare ourselves during the time of Advent to welcome in the heart the Son of God, Emmanuel - God with us. Listening to and meditating...
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