INTRODUCTION
233 Birth Anniversary M. Maria Rafols
November 5th, 2014
Today, 233 years ago, Mother Maria Rafols was born to life. She was God’s gift for the world, Good News announced to so many people who experienced, through her, God’s Love and Compassion.
Mother Maria, blessed with the gift of Universal Charity through the practice of Hospitality, knew how to understand in the midst of unjust and violent situations; she served and surrendered herself for the little ones; she did not store up grievances and was a peacemaker; she fought for justice, for worthier conditions of work, for better conditions of life for those whom she was in charge. Mother Maria was always ready to make allowances, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever came.
Beside her sepulchre we want to thank God the Life she sowed, being transparency of God’s Love. We also thank Him for the lives of our Sisters of Golden Jubilee and their fidelity to God in what is daily. We remember in a special way the Sisters and Laity of the Province of Mother Rafols.
May, through her intercession, our Congregation and the Laity of St. Anne’s Family, we surrender ourselves day by day, being sowing of God’s Love made hospitality, wherever we may be.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
233 Birth Anniversary M. Maria Rafols
November 5th, 2014
~ We pray for the Pope Francis, for all those who are part of the Church. May we live the “you did it to me” of the Lord Jesus, by contemplating God in the brethren and reaching to them with gestures of love. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for peace in the world. May, as Mother Maria Rafols, there always be men and women willing to make it possible, committed with the development and welfare of the peoples. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for those who suffer for any kind of reason, so that, through the intercession of Mother Maria Rafols, they may discover the Provident God revealed in those who accompany them in their pain and need. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for each Sister of the Congregation and the Laity of St. Anne’s Family. May, as Mother Maria Rafols, we be reflection of God’s Love. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for our Sister in thanksgiving celebration for 50 years of fidelity. May, through the intercession of Mother Maria Rafols, they continue experiencing the assurance of God dwelling within them and supporting them in their daily answer of living Charity made Hospitality. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for all the Sisters, benefactors and friends of the Congregation, who already enjoy God’s Presence and who kept and updated the heritage of Mother Maria Rafols. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for those who feel called to the Consecrated, Priestly and Missionary Life. May they answer with trust to God’s call and be, in this way, Good News in our world. LET US PRAY
~ We pray for each one of us. May, together with Mother Maria Rafols, we love God with all the heart and surrender ourselves day by day to our brethren, “with the greatest care, with full detail, with all love”. LET US PRAY