MIC mission news, 1 janvier 1995, Septembre - Octobre

MIC Mission News E D I TO RI A L • • „•» • $S3.- -J -¦ **> '.InS&d *¦ - — '.-Vff tf mmr*.- Æ'i, t pj.’omen of the fyeatitudeo \ PHOTO: M.I.C., PHILIPPINES PHOTO: M.I.C., CHILE Jesus went up a hill one day and He began to teach His disciples: "Happy are the meek, the peacemakers, those who thirst for what is right.Happy are you because.the kingdom of heaven is yours." (Mt 5, 1-13).In a heart-to-heart encounter, He outlined for them a program of life centered on their richness of being before sending them out to spread the Good News among their brothers and sisters, and He set down for them some practical attitudes that related to their mission.The Beatitudes are central to the Gospel message; they show the paths of the mission in the footsteps of Jesus.These paths are called poverty, justice, peace, charity, compassion, tenderness, love of the little ones and of the humble.As disciples of Jesus, what attitude do we pre- sent to the world today?Pope John Paul II reminds us that: "The missionary is a person of the Beatitudes" and that "The messenger proclaims the Good News not only by what he says or does, but by what he is" (RM, nos.91, 13).Being and Doing are two realities which define and usually characterize a person or a group.In God's eyes, each person is chosen, selected for a very specific mission.The same is true of groups.In religious life, one speaks of the charism of a community in fidelity to the particular gift of the Founder or Foundress.In our case, as Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.), who are we?What is our unique vocation in the world and in the Church?What is the heritage handed down from Délia Tétreault, our Foundress?What is the spirituality that moves us?How many members do we have?Where can they be found?What ministries do they carry out?The M.I.C.colours are shown throughout the pages of this calendar, allowing you, by means of excerpts of our Constitutions (our Rule of Life) and of the Encyclical Mission of the Redeemer (RM) written by Pope John Paul II, to get a fuller picture of these missionaries whose desire is to recognize the spirit of thanksgiving in all human beings.In the same vein as on the Mount of the Beatitudes, the Lord could say: "Happy are you who can feel the heart of God beating in the heart of the world: joy will brighten your eyes." Huguette Turcotte, M.I.C.«4- r ¦ PHOTO: HAÏTI r /i r Genesis Inspired by the Spirit, our Religimui Institute war born in 1902 of Délia Tetreault’d thankdgiving.Ad early ad 1904, we received the name of Middionary Sidterd of the Immaculate Conception from Pope Find X.The Pope addigned the whole world to ud ad field of apodtolate in 1908.PHOTO: BOLIVIA Life and Common Mission Women of different nationality, brought together in fraternal community by the dame call, we want, in thankdgiving and in a Marian way, to live the God pel and proclaim it to thode who do not know it.In all formd of apodtolate, we participate in the mud ionary activity of our vending Churched and of our receiving Churched the wMd over.Spirituality Thankdgiving ad the dpirituality bequeathed by our Foundredd, dtemd from an awarenedd of the Father d gratuitoud love manifedted through Creation and Revelation.It expredded throughout our whole life, the humble and jubilant attitude of Mary in her Magnificat.The motive for our condecrated life, ad for our apodtolate, id to be perpetual thankdgiving in the Church in the name of all our b rot herd and didterd.(From M.L C.Constitutions) mtmpm ft.as mM&M* mmm0m w$&êsm§Æ r'J/te ! I >* & : '.J- -fA J iwm ¦ •.• >• ’ > '* r.r • - • t .1 * »- rlJ mr&i £4Ê®*% %*/$& Wjf&mâÆîi mm 'f y v f' .W-5® PHOTO: M.I.C., BOLIVIA Promotion of Women - Elmire Allan/.M.I.C., Huancarani, Bolivia Promotion of Women - Elmire Allary, Huancarani, Bolivia PHOTO: M.I.C., BOLIVIA The promotion of women and children, an area which needs to be illuminated with the light of the Cospel.rm no 37 JRNURRV1996 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 • Mary, Mother of God • New Year's Day • Day of Prayer for Peace 2 3 4 5 a 6 • Bl.André Bessette 7 • Epiphany 8 9 • Bl.Pauline-Marie Jaricot 10 11 12 • St.Marguerite Bourgeois 13 “ 14 • 2nd Sun.Ordinary Time • Baptism of Jesus 15 16 17 18 19 20 ¦ 21 .Sun.0.T.• Christian Unity Week 22 23 24 • St.Francis de Sales 25 • Conversion of St.Paul 26 • SS.Timothy and Titus 27 œ • St.Angela Merici 28 .4* Sun.0.T.• St.Thomas Aquinas 29 30 31 • St.John Bosco December 1995 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 1995 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Generalate (Canada) 2 Antananarivo (Madagascar) Prov.House (Malawi) 2 Infirmary, Laval (Canada) Prov.House (Haiti) 2 Novitiate (Taiwan) A suggestion - MIC MISSION NEWS, a gift to offer! The Missionary Sisters ofŸhe Immaculate Conception *•> I ri • • ‘ founds Rsavom PERCEVOIR COURIR |J UZIZSi* E ÂLL^/îf^ MOURIR BATTRE DE VERBES FERER ER ER FER XER R .W«*wrvk.10 CRA HBÊ5 PHOTO: T.LORTIE, M.I.C.Pastoral of Immigrants - Fernande St-Pierre, M.I.C.Center for Immigrants, Quebec, Canada Sü Pastoral of Immigrants - Fernande St-Pierre, M.I.C.Center for Immigrants, Quebec, Canada PHOTO: T.LORTIE, M.I.C.Among migrants, refugees occupy a very special place and deserve the greatest attention.RMno37 FEBRURRV1996 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Cochabamba (Bolivia) Morondava (Madagascar) Val-Marie, Laval (Canada) 2 Prov.House (Philippines) 2 Prov.House (Hong Kong) 2 Colon (Cuba) January 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 • Presentation of the Lord 3 • Bl.Marie Rivier 4 D .5* Sun.0.T.• Birth of Délio Tétreaulî 5 6 • SS.Martyrs of Japan 7 8 9 10 • St.Scholastica 11 .6*Sun.0.T.• 0.L of Lourdes • World Day for the Sick 12 ™ 13 14 • SS.Cyril and Methodius • St.Valentine 15 • St.Claude de la Colombière 16 17 18 ¦ .7* Sun.0.T.• St.Bernadette Soubirous 19 20 21 • Ash Wednesday 22 • Chair of St.Peter 23 24 25 • lsl Sun.Lent 26 “ 27 28 29 A gift of the heart - life annuities for the benefit of our missions The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception 1 wêêê WÊËÊÈÊÊÊÊÊS3ËÊÊÈÊ f&i*' • -î: Utêù %*vn f't*- PHOTO: M.I.C., ZAMBIA Formation in Leadership - Leonila Stewart, M.I.C., St.Ann's Homecraft and Leadership Training Center, Chipata, Zambia ''mm wm ¦ \ vv .AV"*' Wlk'VA V'»»' ' J VN Formation in Leadership - Leonila Stewart, St.Ann's Homecraft and Leadership Training Center, Chipata, Zambia PHOTO: ZAMBIA Missionaries, who come from other countries, must immerse themselves in the socio-cultural milieu of those to whom they are sent, rm no 53 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Joliette (Canada) 2 Longueuil (Canada) Prov.House (Japan) 2 Hinche (Haiti) Trou-du-Nord (Haiti) Santiago (Chile) February 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 April 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 • 2"'1 Sun.Lent 4 5 D 6 7 8 • St.John of God • World Women's Day 9 10 • 3,d Sun.Lent 11 12 11 13 14 15 16 17 • ^ Sun.Lent • St.Patrick 18 19 ® • St.Joseph 20 21 22 23 24 • S11' Sun.Lent 25 • Annunciation of the Lord 26 27 B 28 29 30 31 • Palm Sunday / Passion of the Lord MARCH 996 A word of thanks - a donation assures the future of our magazine The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception UnanMHHH tJW PHOTO: T.LORTIE, M.I.C.M.I.C.International Formation - Sr.Victoria Cardenas.Peru.Sr.Florita Galido.Philiooines.Sr.Gloria T.Aouilera.Cuba.Lonoueuil.Canada ' " ‘ - «Nk i ¦ ' \ - - Wm* ^¦yL m* 1 tVv m at w*n\ >: iffiss* PHOTO: T.LORTIE, M.I.C M.I.C.International Formation - Sr.Victoria Cardenas, Peru, Sr.Florita Galido, Philippines, Sr.Gloria T.Aguilera, Cuba, Longueuil, Canada Cod is preparing a new springtime for Christianity, and we can already see its first signs, rm no 86 RPRIL1996 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 D • Holy Thursday 5 • Good Friday 6 • Holy Saturday 7 • Easter 8 9 10 “ 11 12 13 14 • T4 Sun.Easter 15 16 17 “ • Bl.Kateri Tekakwitha 18 19 20 21 3,d Sun.Easter 22 23 24 25 E • St.Mark, Evangelist 26 27 28 • ^Sun.Easter • St.Louis-Marie G.de Montfort 29 • St.Catherine of Siena 30 • 0.L.of Africa • Bl.Marie de l'Incarnation March 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May 1996 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Pont-Viau, Laval (Canada) 4 Novitiate (Zambia) Greenhills ICA (Philippines) 2 Napo 1317 (Peru) Ambohibary (Madagascar) Huancarani (Bolivia) A vocation - as an M.I.C.or lay missionary why not?9 The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Classes - Guadalupe Sempio, M.I.C., and street children.Manila, Philippines PHOTO: M.I.C., PHILIPPINES Literacy Classes - Guadalupe Sempio, M.I.C., and street children, Manila, Philippines The evangelical witness which the world finds most appealing is that of concern towards the poor and the weak.RMno42 PHOTO: PHILIPPINES MOV 1996 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Vancouver (Canada) 2 Chantal (Haiti) Davao (Philippines) Wakamatsu (Japan) 2 Prov.House I.C.(Canada) 2 Prov.House (Madagascar) 2 1 • St.Joseph, the Worker 2 3 a • SS.Philip and James, Apostles 4 • Bl.Marie-Léonie Paradis 5 • S"' Sun.Easter 6 • Bl.Francois de Laval 7 8 • Bl.Catherine de Saint-Auqustin 9 10 ™ 11 12 • ô"1 Sun.Easter • Mother's Day 13 14 • St.Matthias, Apostle 15 16 17 ¦ 18 19 • Ascension 20 • Dollard / The Queen 21 22 23 24 • Bl.Louis-Zéphirin Moreau 25 B 26 • Pentecost 27 28 29 30 31 • Visitation of Mary April 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Collaboration - 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Education - jeanine Blanchard, M.I.C., and her students, Wakamatsu, Japan i^yI- V * The Spirit leads us to broaden our vision in order to ponder his activity in every time and place • RM no 29 JUNE199G SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Ancud (Chile) St-Jean (Canada) 2 Los Palacios (Cuba) St-Dominique St., Mtl (Canada) Prov.House N.DM (Canada) 2 Me Neal (U.S.A.) May 1996 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IQ 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 July 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 a 2 • Holy Trinity 3 • SS.Martyrs of Uganda • Foundation of the M.I.C.Institute 4 5 6 7 8 :| 9 • Corpus Christi 10 11 • St.Barnabas 12 13 • St.Anthony of Padua 14 • Sacred Heart of Jesus 15 • Immaculate Heart of Mary 16 ¦ .ll*Sun.0.T • Father's Day 17 18 19 20 21 • St.Aloysius Gonzaga 22 23 .12*Sun.0.T.30 .13*Sun.0.T.24 i: • St.John the Baptist 25 26 27 • 0.L of Perpetual Help 28 29 • SS.Peter and Paul, Apostles A meaning to life - MIC MISSION NEWS offers values to the youth $ The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception our apootolate, io to be perpetual tha n ko giving in the Church in the name of all our brothers and oiotero.motive for our consecrated life, as for M.LC.CoiwtitutLoiu The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception The first Canadian Missionary Institute founded in Montreal by Délia Tétreault has 827 Sisters of 17 different nationalities present in 15 countries.Principal ministries Education, health care, promotion of women and children, centers for immigrants, refugees and the handicapped, mission awareness, catechesis, literacy programs, pastoral work in parishes, families, youth groups, prisons, vocational guidance, administration, communications media, internal services, prayer and offering of our lives to God in health, TAIWAN SHARING OF OUR SPIRITUALITY WITH THE LAITY: ASMIC (Associates of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception) JASMIC (Young Associates.) MISSIONARY FORMATION FOR THE LAITY: Discernment and formation process for lay people called to live a missionary project YOUTH MINISTRY: Guidance and Christian reflection groups Information on the missions Vocational discernment and guidance MISSION AWARENESS: Schools, parishes, seniors' residences.Classes and groups organized in Pont-Viau, Joliette.Guided visits of the Délia Tétreault Center at the Mother House and of Délia Tétreault's tomb in Pont-Viau M.I.C.MISSIONARY PRESS: Collaboration of lay people to promote our magazines Animation and formation of teams and leaders Contact us for any information concerning these services.r mr- PHOTO: T.LORT1E, M.I.C CANADA PHOTO; H.TURCOTTE.M.I.C. ,,v < Special Education - Louise Bussières, Marie-Thérèse Beaudette, and handicapped youth, Kowloon, Hong Kong PHOTO: HONG KONG Special Education - Louise Bussières, Marie-Thérèse Beaudette, M.I.C., and handicapped youth, Kowloon, Hong Kong Jesus drew very close to those on the margins of society, and showed them special favour.RM no 14 PHOTO: HONG KONG JULV1990 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 a • Canada Day 2 3 • St.Thomas, Apostle 4 5 6 • St.Maria Goretti 7 a .14* Sun.0.T.8 9 10 11 • St.Benedict 12 13 14 .15*Sun.0.T.15 ¦ 16 • 0.L.of Mount Carmel 17 18 19 20 21 .16* Sun.0.T.22 • St.Mary Magdalene 23 E 24 25 • St.James, Apostle 26 • St.Ann and St.Joachim 27 28 .1Z* Sun.0.T.29 • St.Martha 30 G 31 • St.Ignatius of Loyola June 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 August 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Mzuzu (Malawi) Delia Kan (Japan) 2 Les Cayes (Haiti) Central House (Haiti) Gagalangin (Philippines) 2 Ave du Parc, Qc (Canada) 2 Sharing - life-insurance, a donation for the missions The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception ¦v~ s \j 'y.WSMj, Nutrition Service - Claire Caron, M.I.C., Tsaramasay, Madagascar vttfÿjt Nutrition Service - Claire Caron, M.I.C., Tsaramasay, Madagascar Even before activity, mission means witness and a way of life that shines out to others.RMno26 AUGUST 199G SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY July 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 0 0 MASSES FOR YOUR INTENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD Novitiate (Haiti) Prov.House (Taiwan) 2 Chipata (Zambia) St-Laurent Blvd., Mtl (Canada) Pucallpa (Peru) Tak Oi (Hong Kong) 2 7 8 9 lO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 1996 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 • St.Alphonsus Liguori z o 4 5 6 “ 7 oo 9 10 .1811' Sun.O.T.• St.John Mary Vianney • Dedication of the Basilica of St.Mary • Bl.Frederic Janssoone • Transfiguration of the Lord • St.Dominic • St.Lawrence 11 12 13 14 ¦ 15 16 17 .19* Sun.O.T.• St.Clare • St.Maximilian Kolbe • Assumption of Mary 18 19 20 21 22 E 23 24 .20*Sun.O.T.• St.John Eudes • St.Bernard • St.Pius X • Bl.Victoire Rasoamanarivo • Mary, Queen of the World • St.Rose of Lima • St.Bartholomew, Apostle 25 26 27 ?oo