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Today-28/1- I found it very interesting reading that "Mary walked her path as a woman waiting for God's hour, a saint of ordinary things". Or could it be the 'extraordinary in the ordinary'? Finding God in all things...How long that hour can extend?

When I really start to wait for what I need and let it go, for God to manage 'The Hour',

Things can get really interesting. I can get frustrated in the waiting, or let it happen when the time is 'right'. The difference can be amazing.

Have found today's reflections enlivening.

Margie

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Som velmi nadsena a povzbudena. Dakujem.

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Som velmi nadsena a povzbudena. Dakujem.

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¿Qué la motiva? ¿Qué nos motiva? Mary, danos la gracia de encontrar como vos, la motivación en Jesús y el Reino. Guíanos!

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¿Qué la motiva? ¿Qué nos motiva? Mary, danos la gracia de encontrar como vos, la motivación en Jesús y el Reino. Guíanos!

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Wow! I love this versión en español! And the beautiful harmony. Very moving! and thank you!

Rachel McLoughlin ibvm Sydney Australia

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En Cuba los niños de la escuela de música cantando la versión en español.

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En Cuba los niños de la escuela de música cantando la versión en español.

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Just as Mary Ward lived with deep love of God and the poor, with courage and joy, sharing her life and inspiring others, we read the stories of these women. They all seek to follow Jesus, focused on serving others and sustained by God's love. You inspire us, and we join in praying for more vocations.

Susanne Nelles Australia, student of IBVM Loreto schooling.

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También nos acompañó cada día nuestra mascota Atenas. (Comparto que siempre me llamó la atención la huella de perro/a que aparece en la foto del pie de Mary sobre los mapas que nos acompañó durante toda la semana)

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También nos acompañó cada día nuestra mascota Atenas. (Comparto que siempre me llamó la atención la huella de perro/a que aparece en la foto del pie de Mary sobre los mapas que nos acompañó durante toda la semana)

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Unidas de todo corazón en este día tan especial! Aquí, en Argentina, compartimos cada día de la semana MW en nuestras Eucaristías durante los 8 días de EE. Mary Ward guíanos y danos tu espíritu! En la foto de izquierda a derecha: Antonia, Francisca, Mariana, Isabel, Tereza, Teresa, Liliana y Analía. 

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Unidas de todo corazón en este día tan especial! Aquí, en Argentina, compartimos cada día de la semana MW en nuestras Eucaristías durante los 8 días de EE. Mary Ward guíanos y danos tu espíritu! En la foto de izquierda a derecha: Antonia, Francisca, Mariana, Isabel, Tereza, Teresa, Liliana y Analía. 

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Un gracias final a DB por compartir con nosotras su don, su arte, a través de la canción que fue guía de nuestra reflexión y oración común en todos los lugares del mundo y estas palabras finales! Hemos viajado por cada lugar junto a la Peregrina que nos guía hacia el futuro con el corazón y la mirada puesta en lo alto. Gracias y más gracias a Dios por todos los beneficios recibidos! Mary Ward guíanos y danos tu espíritu! Saludos desde Argentina-Amerindia, Mariana 

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Un gracias final a DB por compartir con nosotras su don, su arte, a través de la canción que fue guía de nuestra reflexión y oración común en todos los lugares del mundo y estas palabras finales! Hemos viajado por cada lugar junto a la Peregrina que nos guía hacia el futuro con el corazón y la mirada puesta en lo alto. Gracias y más gracias a Dios por todos los beneficios recibidos! Mary Ward guíanos y danos tu espíritu! Saludos desde Argentina-Amerindia, Mariana 

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Thank you to everyone for all the input and the hard work for this Mary Ward Week. We all share more deeply in the spirit of Mary Ward because of your sharing with us from yourinmost thoughts and desires. Many thanks and many, many blessings, Helen in Toronto.

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Mary Ward's spirit certainly touched Srs. Mariana

and Christa and Deirdre in their ideas for this

week of prayer. Thank you so much.

Thank you to each team that gave us these

reflections. Your sharings were deeply personal and

and challenging. The art was meditative, too. Very well done.

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Hand in hand, around today's world,

women and men, inspired by Mary Ward, are the

presence of love wherever we are living.

We have reflected on examples of this love all week.

Thank you to each of you.

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Soy única para Dios/ I am unique for God

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Soy única para Dios/ I am unique for God

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Al reflexionar qué me distingue de otras personas laicas comprometidas por el hecho de ser una mujer religiosa, me preguntaba si era necesario buscar lo que me distingue. No me distingue nada y todo. Me distingue que yo soy yo y cada persona es única. Me distingue quizás mi manera de ser, pero de la misma manera que me distingue de cualquiera de mis compañeras en la familia de Mary Ward. Soy única y soy a la vez en todo porque todo y tosas las personas me hacen ser quien soy.

Reflecting on what distinguishes me from other committed lay people because I am a religious woman, I wondered if it was necessary to look for that distinction. Nothing and everything distinguishes me from others. What makes me different is that I am me and each person is unique. What distinguishes me perhaps is my being, but in the same way that it distinguishes me from any of my companions of the Institute. I am unique and I am at the same time in everything because everything and everyone makes me who I am.

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Deep Thanks to Sr Natalie, Sr Estela, Sr Christa, Sr Mariana and all the team. Thank you for your creative work and sharing your beautiful insights in Mary Ward’s spirituality and God’s love. It’s like a week retreat for me to reflect and refresh my vocation on this journey with all members of Mary Ward family. It helps me to love more and it gives me more confidence and courage to walk on, “for God is near”. Venerable Mary Ward, pray for us! 🌷🌷🌷 Aithien Nguyen IBVM from Vietnam

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Maria Ward: “Ia-mă de mana și mergi cu mine”

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Maria Ward: “Ia-mă de mana și mergi cu mine”

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Va multumesc mult; m-am mobilizat și am reușit să citesc toate mărturiile, pe cat de diferite pe atât de impresionante…reflecțiile trebuie să le mai “rumeg”…dar la o primă citire ce îmi rămâne mai puternic:

1. “De cine depind eu când întâmpin provocări”…nu întotdeauna realizez ca “Cineva ma ține de mână și merge alături de mine”..și poate nu realizez ca provocările mele sunt f mici față de cele întâmpinate de alte persoane…

2. ⁠sunt ochii mei ațintiti înainte…nu mereu, de multe ori mi-e teamă să privesc înainte, este mai comod să rămân ancorată în realitatea zilei..să mă limitez doar la rutina zilnică…

3. ⁠cântecul ei a fost o surpriză plăcută pt mine, nu îmi amintesc să mai fi citit vreodată versurile, dar voi păstra ca o rugăciune penultima strofa:

“Noi suntem acesta femeie când avem curajul să apărăm ceea ce credem , mărturisind adevărul, in crezându-ne în Dumnezeu, acționând pentru libertate și dreptate.

O ia-mă de mână și mergi cu mine, vino și cântă cântecul meu”

O seară binecuvântată!

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Dejarme tocar por el dolor ajeno. Dejarme tocar por la esperanza de quienes, de la mano de Mary, soñamos con un mundo mejor. Gracias.

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Feliz día querida Mary Ward! danos la gracia de mirar como vos hacia el futuro con esperanza, honrando y sanando el pasado, abrazando el presente, co-creando el futuro. Guíanos! ❤🕯🙏

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Feliz día querida Mary Ward! danos la gracia de mirar como vos hacia el futuro con esperanza, honrando y sanando el pasado, abrazando el presente, co-creando el futuro. Guíanos! ❤🕯🙏

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Dear Sr. Deirdre,

the song is so beautiful- we would like to sing it ourselves. Can we get the music notes?

Greetings from Gefährtin Annette aus Augsburg in Germany

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Whole booklet great! Seeing where we are in so many different situations came to life when the contributors wrote personally about it.  Also the excellent content draws me to read MW's life again . So have restarted on Margaret Mary Littlehales life and am really enjoying it.

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Whole booklet great! Seeing where we are in so many different situations came to life when the contributors wrote personally about it.  Also the excellent content draws me to read MW's life again . So have restarted on Margaret Mary Littlehales life and am really enjoying it.

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All shall be well God is near being repated so beautifully was inspiring . Thank You Deirdre

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Saludos a toda la Familia Mary Ward. Estela

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Somos testigos de cómo nuestras hermanas siguen los pasos de Mary Ward en las diferentes circunstancias y culturas llevando el Evangelio de la paz. Estamos muy inspiradas por cómo viven los carismas y como ha impactado las vidas de las jóvenes con las que caminan. En nuestras propias misiones, sentimos que es muy importante compartir a los carismas de Mary Ward con aquellos a quienes servimos. ¡Gracias por su ejemplo de gran sinceridad y valentía!

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This song takes on more and more meaning for me. Thank you again, DB

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This book has been so inspiring. We are all One in our dreams and ministry, our focus and desire to do what’s needed for God in each we meet. I loved the format, the current realities and the hope proclaimed. Thank you to all.

Mary C. US Region

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We are witnessing our sisters following in the footsteps of Mary Ward in the different circumstances and cultures bringing the Gospel of peace. We are very inspired by how living the charisms has impacted the lives of the young women you journey with. In our own missions, we feel it is very important to share the charisms of Mary Ward with those we serve. Thank you for your example of great sincerity and courage!

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There is a blessing in living into our realities as they are and as who we are. I think the reflection of this day calls each one of to be present to the life before us. To be present to where God is in the struggles and the joys of life. God is found in the calm and acceptance as well as in the struggle and confusion. I am grateful to find Mary Ward women living in faith and walking in step with the God who loves and sends them.

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La comunidad de Alza- San Sebastián, hemos trabajado en común las reflexiones y nos ha enriquecido el compartir juntas.

Gracias por la semana de Mary Ward.

Nos sentimos unidas a la mano de Mary Ward y a toda la familia.

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When I read the experiences of sisters and lay people with the life of Mary Ward in their daily reality, I am struck by the variety of situations in which we live. Thanks to Mary Ward's charism, we are connected, even though we are on different continents of the world.

I am grateful for every sharing of ideas.

I was very impressed by Angela CJ and Miroslava IBVM walking together because they were able to "match steps" .

Greetings to all from Munich, Sr. Julia CJ

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Carissime dalla famiglia Mary Ward! Desidero ringraziarvi per la belle testimonianze ,esperinenze cotidiane nelle nostre misioni. Quest anno la NOVENA era qualcosa DIVERSA, REALE nelle diverse parti del mondo dove tante misionare vivono e portano lo spirito di Mary Ward ! Come e' bello legendo queste testimonianze e di sentirsi una con voi della stessa FAMILIA! Siamo nella stessa barca! Dio vi benedica! Buona festa!! Con riconoscenza e affetto Varvara CJ /ROMANIA

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Carissime dalla famiglia Mary Ward! Desidero ringraziarvi per la belle testimonianze ,esperinenze cotidiane nelle nostre misioni. Quest anno la NOVENA era qualcosa DIVERSA, REALE nelle diverse parti del mondo dove tante misionare vivono e portano lo spirito di Mary Ward ! Come e' bello legendo queste testimonianze e di sentirsi una con voi della stessa FAMILIA! Siamo nella stessa barca! Dio vi benedica! Buona festa!! Con riconoscenza e affetto Varvara CJ /ROMANIA

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Sentirme bendecida en mi vida cotidiana y todo estará bien porque Dios está cerca. Gracias.

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Maria WARD, stâncă neclintită

Nu te-ai lăsat de neguri biruită!

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Venerabila MARIA WARD, roaga-te pentru noi și da-ne spiritul tău!

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Laudetur Jesus Christ!

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Sometimes the movement is an interior one - being present, compassionate, listening with my whole being - sometimes these can be more challenging with whom I love than being the same with 'outsiders'.

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Gracias por este día compartido. Pido a Mary que nos guíe para que "nuestra forma de vida abra caminos a muchas mujeres jóvenes". Lead us on Mary Ward! Gracias  Selvi y Catherine. 

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Gracias por este día compartido. Pido a Mary que nos guíe para que "nuestra forma de vida abra caminos a muchas mujeres jóvenes". Lead us on Mary Ward! Gracias  Selvi y Catherine. 

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La prima vedere mi s-au parut prea pretentioase aceste cuvinte, dar astazi, invitandu-i pe elevi sa rosteasca un vers din cantec care i-a atins, care le vorbeste, ..., am ramas surprinsa sa aud mai multi copii alegand aceasta strofa.

"Noi suntem aceasta femeie cand ..."

reflectand si asupra textelor propuse de sr. Silvi si sr. Catherina, imi dau seama ca la aceasta suntem invitate, incurajate: sa cautam gloria lui Dumnezeu.

" Fa fata provocarii!"

sr. Victoria CJ

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Mary Ward has graced footsteps. I am inspired to have the graced footsteps like her and share the same with others .Sr. Lucia C J from Mary Ward Convent ,Pizhaku, Kerala, Bangalore Region,India

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Mary Ward has graced footsteps. I am inspired to have the graced footsteps like her and share the same with others .Sr. Lucia C J from Mary Ward Convent ,Pizhaku, Kerala, Bangalore Region,India

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Keep moving open to the unknown and letting be touched. Thank you.

Seguir moviéndome, abierta a lo desconocido, dejándome tocar.

Gracias.

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This is the best MWWeek! I'm Angela from Australia. The honesty and earthiness Cecilia, Trinh, Selvi and Catharina shared these last two days echo something of my experience. Lots of times have been really tough when I've been in unfamiliar places, and yet, something bigger and inner leads us on. The image of a child taking Mary's hand reminds me of the image of Jesus finding a home in Mary's heart - and staying there. How beautiful is that! Thank you everyone for this week's booklet.

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De tu mano, ser canal de paz. Gracias.

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De tu mano, en itinerancia, “todo estará bien porque Dios está cerca”. Gracias.

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Precioso testimonio. Incorporar a los laicos… Siento que somos muchos los que nos sentimos de la mano de Mary Ward

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sr. Victoria

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Maria Ward a calatorit nu numai in intinderea pamantului, dar si in adancul fiintei ei pentru a cunoaste voia lui Dumnezeu si apoi a o implini.
Sunt recunoscatoare pentru binele pe care l-am primit pe drumul vietii prin carisma ei.
Tot ceea ce fac surorile Mariei Ward e ca un izvor de apa din care oamenii la care sunt trimise se adapa.

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Thank you to each person who helped put such a beautiful week of reflections.

The gifts of our great foundress have truly found a home in you and you have inspired me to seek Mary's help daily in my quiet place in Tallaght, Dublin.

Mary O'Farrell ibvm

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With a well of inner peace, I am held in God's hand for my journey today.  Grateful to Cecilia and Tran for sharing the challenges and graces in their spaces.

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With a well of inner peace, I am held in God's hand for my journey today.  Grateful to Cecilia and Tran for sharing the challenges and graces in their spaces.

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I am inspired to explore the richness and greatness of the ordinariness of life. Sr. Lucia C.J. , Mary Ward Convent ,Pizhaku, Bangalore Region, India

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I am inspired to explore the richness and greatness of the ordinariness of life. Sr. Lucia C.J. , Mary Ward Convent ,Pizhaku, Bangalore Region, India

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Quien es esa mujer? Profundamente agradecida por este espacio de reflexión compartida que nos une y nos regala el don que pedimos cuando decimos: María Ward, ruega por nosotros y danos tu espíritu!

Esa mujer que mueve corazones y nos mueve a pedir su espíritu, a desear vivir el Alma Justa!

Unidas a toda la familia MW

Silvia cj

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Deep  gratitude to  Christa and  Marianna for putting together the wonderful booklet for Mary Ward week.  The theme is excellent and each day i deepen within the  Question,"who is this woman to me today in my  life and to  the world?" Marren 

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Deep  gratitude to  Christa and  Marianna for putting together the wonderful booklet for Mary Ward week.  The theme is excellent and each day i deepen within the  Question,"who is this woman to me today in my  life and to  the world?" Marren 

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A beautiful reflection and so poignant for each one who recognises the vulnerability & challenge of being someone on a journey - on foot or in the heart & mind. Thank you so much.

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Today I remained in this two realities that Cecilia and Trin shared with us. The conflict and difficulty of living extreme situations of risk and on the other hand the every day life and simplicity of the hidden life like the Hidden life of Nazareth. Both realities call me to STAY; to live the gift that comes to me every day, in any form.

Hoy me quedaba en esta dos realidades que Cecilia y Trin compartían con nosotras/os. El conflicto y dificultad de vivir situaciones extrema de riesgo y por otra parte la cotidianeidad y simplicidad de la vida oculta como la vida oculta de Nazaret. Ambas realidades me llaman a PERMANECER.

Vivir el don que cada día se me presenta en cualquiera de sus formas.

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Para mi Maria Ward es in ejemplo de la bùsqueda continua de la voluntad de Dios, y siento como ella me acompaña en mi vida y mision en Cuba. Ser invitada a colaborar un dia para la semana de María Ward fue un desafio y un regalo. Angela cj

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Sr. Noelle asked me a long time ago to share my songs. I didn’t do it right away. I had a car accident and was rehabilitating for some time. Just lately I picked up the guitar again. Today we had our Mary Ward celebration and I was moved to share these songs with my CJ/IBVM sisters and my Mary Ward family.

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What do I ask for the Body of MW women and men?  Freshness for today's journey, the present place in which we stand.  This is where God loves us.  This is where we respond to God's vibrant love.  I wish to thank our Tertians, Miroslava and Angela, for sharing the challenges and grace of their journey.

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What do I ask for the Body of MW women and men?  Freshness for today's journey, the present place in which we stand.  This is where God loves us.  This is where we respond to God's vibrant love.  I wish to thank our Tertians, Miroslava and Angela, for sharing the challenges and grace of their journey.

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"Aceptamos el desafío! Damos un paso adelante sin miedo. ¡Todo estará bien, porque Dios está cerca!...El amor de nuestro Señor es lo que las mantiene en marcha”. Gracias Miros y Ángela por animarnos a ir más lejos aún!

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"Aceptamos el desafío! Damos un paso adelante sin miedo. ¡Todo estará bien, porque Dios está cerca!...El amor de nuestro Señor es lo que las mantiene en marcha”. Gracias Miros y Ángela por animarnos a ir más lejos aún!

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Heartfelt thanks to the authors who have shared their love of our dear foundress as well as about how Mary Ward's life and theirs are linked for God's kingdom, for good deeds in different parts of our world. Blessings! 

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Heartfelt thanks to the authors who have shared their love of our dear foundress as well as about how Mary Ward's life and theirs are linked for God's kingdom, for good deeds in different parts of our world. Blessings! 

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We ask the Body--personal and communal to take risks and to believe as she did, that we walk with God showing us the way. We ask to have the courage to go and love the world and be in the world that is near and far to show the gift and good news of the gospels. And then we give thanks for who we are and where we are. Thank you for these diverse reflections that show us how Mary Ward lives in us today. Brenda

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The Mary Ward week reflections help us  to have more love and reverence for Mary Ward. Along with Mary Ward  we  search for God's project of love for the world. - Mary Ward convent , Pizhaku, Bangalore Region, Kerala, India.

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The Mary Ward week reflections help us  to have more love and reverence for Mary Ward. Along with Mary Ward  we  search for God's project of love for the world. - Mary Ward convent , Pizhaku, Bangalore Region, Kerala, India.

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Grazie mille per questa condivisione dei testi per la Settimana di Maria Ward! Anche per il canto! Molto profondo!

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“Quien no avanza, retrocede”/ who does not go forward, goes backward”

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“Quien no avanza, retrocede”/ who does not go forward, goes backward”

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Thank you Angela and Miros for your reflection that makes me feel my own reality. It is true that when we cross our borders we feel our self, our fragility and also our greatness. This journey that makes me go out of my self-love, will and interest in the language of Ignatius...

Resistance? Many; obstacles? also; but convinced as you well remember in the words of Mary Ward that "who does not go forward goes backward.”

Gracias Angela y Miros por vuestra reflexión que me hace palpar mi propia realidad. Es cierto que cuando cruzamos nuestras fronteras palpamos nuestro yo, nuestra fragilidad y también nuestra grandeza. Este viaje que me hace salir de mi propio amor, querer e interés en lenguaje de Ignacio…

¿Resistencias? Muchas; ¿obstáculos? también; pero convencida como bien recordáis en las palabras de Mary Ward que “quien no avanza retrocede”.

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El convento de Saints Simon and Jude, Phoenix, Az

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El convento de Saints Simon and Jude, Phoenix, Az

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¡Gracias María y Victoria por su hermoso testimonio de vivir el lenguaje del corazón! Nos invitaron a reflexionar sobre nuestra propia viaje durante muchos años en Arizona acompañando y sirviendo a la gente en nuestras escuelas y parroquias. Ahora estamos aprendiendo cómo hacer esto en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

Estamos profundamente agradecidas por su testimonio de vida Inter religiosa y por hacerlo con gran alegría, aprecio y respeto. Gracias por recordarnos hacer pequeñas y/o grandes cosas con mucho amor. ¡Guíanos, Mary Ward! ❤️

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Nos anima la manera en que Baiadamary y nuestras hermanas de Ucrania han aceptado el reto. A través de ustedes estamos acompañando a personas que se encuentran en situaciones de injusticia y extrema vulnerabilidad. Como creemos, donde está una de nosotras están todas nosotras. Nos sentimos inspirados por vosotros y con vosotros.

Tenemos el reto de vivir el momento y de estar presentes ante las personas con las que nos encontramos a diario, confiando en que Dios está cerca.

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Thank you Maurizio and Julia for walking with us! Your passion for Mary Ward and taking her hand is a great inspiration for us. We value you and are grateful for our companions around the world. Thank you for your enthusiastic appreciation for Mary Ward! We love our Arizona companions as well! 🤗🙏🏽❤️

¡Gracias Maurizio y Julia por caminar con nosotros! Tu pasión por Mary Ward y la manera en que toman su mano es una gran inspiración para nosotros. Les valoramos y estamos agradecidos por nuestros compañeros en todo el mundo. ¡Gracias por su entusiasmo y aprecio por Mary Ward! ¡También queremos a nuestros compañeros de Arizona! 🤗🙏🏽❤️

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Mary Ward es el testimonio de una peregrina que encarna la fe y la muestra con sus obras e incluso con el camino que dejó para todos y cada uno de nosotros,con la misión de co- crear la historia,la educación y el corazón de cada persona que se cruza en nuestras vidas. Hay un lenguaje que encarna la vida y se evidencia en la mirada del otro.

Un placer compartir juntos a ustedes esta misión.

Unidad Educativa Nuestra Señora de Luján.
San Andrés de Giles. Buenos Aires , Argentina

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Gracias Julia y Maurizio por el regalo de caminar juntos en la vida y misión, tomados de la mano de Mary, haciendo juntos, a la mayor gloria de Dios.

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Gracias Julia y Maurizio por el regalo de caminar juntos en la vida y misión, tomados de la mano de Mary, haciendo juntos, a la mayor gloria de Dios.

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I am inspired to bear witness to Christ in my everyday life.

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I am inspired to bear witness to Christ in my everyday life.

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Muchos saludos a todos de la Familia Mary Ward. Es muy fuerte compartir esta semana con tantas personas y tantas culturas. Muchas gracias por esta oportunidad. Pavlina CJ, Praga

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Muchos saludos a todos de la Familia Mary Ward. Es muy fuerte compartir esta semana con tantas personas y tantas culturas. Muchas gracias por esta oportunidad. Pavlina CJ, Praga

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Students of grade 7 living out the Maxims of Mother Mary Ward !

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Students of St.Mary's Kathmandu, Nepal resonates with the Maxims of Mary Ward!

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Ven y canta mi canción/ come and sing my song

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Ven y canta mi canción/ come and sing my song

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I wonder who says "take my hand and walk with me"

Is it me? Is it Mary Ward saying it to me? Is it the world and the people around me who are saying it to me?... it takes on different meanings depending on where I interpret it. Today I imagine the world, the people around us, addressing us with that cry and at the same time, we asking them for the same: “To walk together and sing the same song”. That is what resonated in me after Maurizio and Julia's reflection. That Oneness, walking side by side, that perhaps bring us to unthinkable paths, to new ways. Thank you very much indeed. It was a very moving and touching testimony.

Me pregunto quién dice “toma mi mano y camina conmigo” ¿soy yo? Es Mary Ward quien me lo dice a mí? Es el mundo y mi alrededor quien me lo dice?… adquiere diferentes significados desde dónde lo interprete. Hoy me imagino al mundo, a las personas que tenemos alrededor, dirigiéndose a nosotras con ese grito y a la vez, nosotras pidiéndoles a ellas lo mismo. Caminar juntas y cantar la misma canción. Eso es lo que resonaba en mí tras la reflexión de Maurizio y Julia. Esa Unidad, caminando codo con codo, que tal vez nos lleve por caminos impensables, nuevos. Gracias de verdad. Ha sido un testimonio conmovedor, entrañable.

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Am taking a big step trying the padlet for the first time! Thanks to all who have prepared this prayer for the week. Here in a village for seniors and taking Communion to those I knew in a previous parish ministry I see relevance in keeping MW's vision alive as best we can. Her energy is real and able to spread in the easy sharing of our simple gifts. Blessings from Perth, WAust.

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지금을 살아가는 누군가에게
메리워드의 발자취를 전하며
메리워드 시복시성을 위한
서명 동참에 함께하도록 동행했답니다.

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Thanks to all our wonderful associates of Mary Ward who walk with us on our journey. How inspiring to hear from you both.

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Thanks to all our wonderful associates of Mary Ward who walk with us on our journey. How inspiring to hear from you both.

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Thanks, Baida, so much for your lovely reflection and for your experiences and those of our CJ sisters in Ukraine.  You are all exactly where Mary Ward would be going today, I am sure.  Thanks for highlighting the plight of women and girls around the world.  Marg Callaghan ibvm 

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Thanks, Baida, so much for your lovely reflection and for your experiences and those of our CJ sisters in Ukraine.  You are all exactly where Mary Ward would be going today, I am sure.  Thanks for highlighting the plight of women and girls around the world.  Marg Callaghan ibvm 

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We are encouraged by the way Baiadamary and our sisters in Ukraine have stepped up to the challenge. Through you we are accompanying people who are in situations of injustice and extreme vulnerability. As we believe, where one of us is all of us are. We are inspired by you and with you.

We are challenged to live in the moment and to be present to the people we encounter on a daily basis trusting that God is near.

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Today we had a beautiful reflective time together at the Mercy Circle community. Yesterday I celebrated Mary Ward week with the Casa community here in the Chicago area. We pondered the foot steps of and the face of Mary Ward reflected in the different cultures and experience around the world. It was graced time to be with Sisters and Companions on the journeys we all have crossing the Alps of our lives. We're invited to contemplate where our feet would take us. One step at a time someone reflected is how we do it at this stage of life. MW did it that we too. She traveled in faith one wholly determined step at a time.

Brenda

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I'm Una from England, living in Birmingham. I'm enjoying the interaction and international dimensions of the MaryWard week. With CJs and IBVMs, being One is becoming our reality. Well done to all team for this year's wonderful week.

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I think I am catching on how to post.  I'm up for this tech exchange.  As I don't venture far from home, I find hearts on the periphery nonetheless. As Baiadamary says, being a presence to such people and to accompany them in their sufferings is an exchange of grace with both of us lifted up for our separate journeys.  Thank you, Baiadamary.  Julie Stapleton, IBVM

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I think I am catching on how to post.  I'm up for this tech exchange.  As I don't venture far from home, I find hearts on the periphery nonetheless. As Baiadamary says, being a presence to such people and to accompany them in their sufferings is an exchange of grace with both of us lifted up for our separate journeys.  Thank you, Baiadamary.  Julie Stapleton, IBVM

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I’m so thankful that we have sisters from both branches who are willing and prepared to go to critical areas, especially to women and children. I did not know that you are also working in countries where the majority belongs to the Islam.

My reality is quite different. I have to accompany the sisters who are in their last part of life. Their active time lays behind them. I compare my mission to that of a shepherdess whose main task is to provide stability in unstable circumstances due to age and illness

It’s good for me to hear about these different missions around the world.

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Sabine Adam CJ

I’m so thankful that we have sisters from both branches who are willing and prepared to go to critical areas, especially to women and children. I did not know that you are also working in countries where the majority belongs to the Islam.

My reality is quite different. I have to accompany the sisters who are in their last part of life. Their active time lays behind them. I compare my mission to that of a shepherdess whose main task is to provide stability in unstable circumstances due to age and illness

It’s good for me to hear about these different missions around the world.

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Pilar Urretavizcaya

Me encanta la frase " toma mi mano y camina conmigo"

Con ella que se apoya en Dios y María de Nazareth, podemos seguir hasta el " fin del mundo". Eso sí, bien agarradas de la mano y si somos muchas, ¡ mejor!

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Hoy María Ward nos sigue invitando a un lenguaje del " corazón ", sin prestigio ni sabiduría humana,sino frágil y convincente.

Su saber y credenciales eran JESUS.

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I am inspired to be reflective in the times of trouble and tension.

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I am inspired to be reflective in the times of trouble and tension.

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Gracias Baiadamary por invitarnos a ir con valentía donde Dios ya nos espera y envía a la vez... Mary Ward guíanos, ruega por nosotras y danos tu espíritu!

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Gracias Baiadamary por invitarnos a ir con valentía donde Dios ya nos espera y envía a la vez... Mary Ward guíanos, ruega por nosotras y danos tu espíritu!

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May Mary Ward continue to Bless US all!!!

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May Mary Ward continue to Bless US all!!!

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Feel so JOYFUL to be CONNECTED in this VIRTUAL WORLD. 

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Feel so JOYFUL to be CONNECTED in this VIRTUAL WORLD. 

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Me anima en mi vida diaria, el entusiasmo y la fe de los últimos días de Mary Ward en Inglaterra. Ya no se trata de hacer grandes viajes, llevar a cabo grandes proyectos. Se trata de vivir en plenitud, ayudar , escuchar a los que están cerca.

Procuro que así sea. Vivir el día a día con el corazón

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Creo que mi reflexión de ayer está muy en sintonía con la de hoy. No sé a donde me llevarían mis pies si me dejara tomar por el espíritu de Mary Ward, pero sí sé que lo que necesito siempre es una libertad interna grande para estar disponible a a lo que voy intuyendo en mi vida.

I believe that my reflection of yesterday is very much in tune with today's. I don't know where my feet would take me if I let myself be taken by the spirit of Mary Ward, but I do know that what I always need is a great inner freedom to be available to respond to what I am sensing in my life

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Loreto Lead Us On Mary Ward composer Deirdre Browne IBVM

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Loreto Lead Us On Mary Ward composer Deirdre Browne IBVM

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Liquid Metal Studios, Will Kuiper and Meliesa Judge, bronze sculpture, contemporary figurative sculpture

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Thank you to Meliesa Judge and Liquid Metal Studios! 

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Thank you to Meliesa Judge and Liquid Metal Studios! 

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"There is a sheer visceral materiality to sculpture that keeps an artist grounded in reality; the grit and slip of clay, the slow emergence of form from shapeless mass, the slurry of plaster, the hot honey smell of wax melting, liquid rubber gelling into shape, mapping the path of burning gas as it spirals through a kiln, hot moulds that weigh ¼ of a tonne yet are as fragile as eggshells, the astonishing, wondrous, iridescent fluidity of molten bronze, the crucible glowing orange. I find myself looking into a 'volcano', looking back into the cauldron of creation. And then, when the firing is over; the black crust of the cast contours in a mountain of plaster waste, like the first clues emerging from an archaeological dig, three dimensional jigsaws of jagged fragments. I live in my dust mask and gloves amongst shards and splinters of ground metal. I spend whole days in the silent chamber of earplugs and facemasks, every ounce of energy focused on the spinning of the tungsten tipped grinders.

The final serenity of a completed work never reveals the whirlwind of activity that has brought it into being."

Liquid Metal Studios combines the resources of two Sculptors; Will Kuiper and Meliesa Judge. Amongst the foremost producers of contemporary figurative sculpture in Australia, the artists cast their own original sculpture into bronze using their unique professional facility.

Their work is informed by directions taken in recent British Sculpture, where the human figure is used as an active element in a dialogue that includes many other references. The figure becomes the expression and mediation of aesthetic experience.

Liquid Metal studios is fully independent. The Artists do not seek government funding, as they believe that art should be autonomous. They are not signed to any gallery or agent as they prefer to sell direct to the public at wholesale prices.

Mitcham Council granted the artist's a lease for a workshop in a disused Council Depot site in 2003. Extensive renovations made the space suitable for the multipurpose sculpture studio. They overlook the city of Adelaide, tucked into the Foothills, backed by old quarries and remnant bushland. A small gallery area attached to the workshop exhibits recently completed sculpture.

The artists run a bronze casting foundry specifically to cast their own work. The combination of the sculptor's modelling and design skills with mastery of the bronze casting methodology, enables a confluence between inspiration and technique. The distinctive possibilities of the process also inform and extend the sculptor's approach.

The foundry uses the traditional lost-wax bronze casting techniques. The process and equipment has been modified to minimise environmental impact and is fully compliant with EPA standards.

Bronze casting requires a team approach; project management, mould making, casting, assembling and finishing are shared tasks, with each artist responsible for diverse areas of production. However the two Artists sculpt their own work individually and separately, developing their own styles and themes.

Both sculptors are well represented in private collections across Australia and in Europe. Permanent public site work can be seen locally at the University of Adelaide, Waite Arboretum; The Hindmarsh Library; Windsor Green; Carrick Hill and Linde Reserve,Stepney.

Will Kuiper is best known for the sculpture of Malcolm Blight for Adelaide Oval. Will's design captured the singular style of Malcolm's long-kick, but also demanded a complex engineering solution as the entire sculpture is canter-levered back from the single point of contact, as the heel of the striding foot hits the ground. The short deadline meant that both artists worked the wet clay alongside eachother, climbing over and around each-other, trying to resolve the musculature in the sculpted form. They had an athlete as a life model to bring authenticity to the sculpt. The finished work almost floats beside the stadium, every muscle ready for the next stride.

A series of large sculptural elements in Linde Reserve, Stepney showcases the skills of both artists. Seven large bronzes create a sculptural dialogue in the park, engaging with the significant history of the area as well as with the environment. Sculptures include one of Will's signature series of large howling wolves in its original configuration with an oversized tuning fork; and a giant spider, designed for the site and suspended high in a tree over the children's playground.

Mary Ward, for the Loreto Schools in Australia, was Meliesa's first nationwide commission. It took several years to bronze cast the entire edition of eight of the life sized portraits, casting them all at the Studios. Subsequent projects have honed her skills in historic interpretive portraiture. Her most recent sculpture is St Elizabeth Seton for Seton College, Samson WA 2021. Meliesa is a Churchill Fellow 2001.

The Aurora sculpture in the Aurora building, Pirie St Adelaide is a bronze that truly reflects the combined skills of these two artists. It is a loosely sculpted figure of a walking woman cast as a fine filigree of bronze, ethereal and not quite solid. It is a sculpture that could only have been made by artists who also are bronze casters.

Ancient skills and techniques combining with contemporary sensibility; it is the collaboration of minds across their busy workshop, the level of unique insight from each artist, that brings the sculpture into existence.

"The studio has come to life again... It has once again become creativity's sanctuary from the world... the art created in it is neither traditional nor avant garde, but a combination of the two. It brings together the spirituality and humanism of the Old Masters and the innovation and criticality of the Modern Masters... Unless the concept is embodied in the object - is brought to life and lives through its material - there is no art."

Donald Kuspit; The end of Art.

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Liquid Metal Studios, Will Kuiper and Meliesa Judge, bronze sculpture, contemporary figurative sculpture

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"There is a sheer visceral materiality to sculpture that keeps an artist grounded in reality; the grit and slip of clay, the slow emergence of form from shapeless mass, the slurry of plaster, the hot honey smell of wax melting, liquid rubber gelling into shape, mapping the path of burning gas as it spirals through a kiln, hot moulds that weigh ¼ of a tonne yet are as fragile as eggshells, the astonishing, wondrous, iridescent fluidity of molten bronze, the crucible glowing orange.

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Lead Us On, Mary Ward. Canción de Deirdre Browne IBVM

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Lead Us On, Mary Ward. Canción de Deirdre Browne IBVM

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Thank you Aleta and Basilisa for sharing from your heart. Your joy, commitment, and witness to Mary Ward’s presence inspires us. Grateful that Mary Ward’s presence is so alive in your ministries! In reflecting together we talked about the importance of community life in facing challenges. We support one another through tough times. We truly do care for one another. We are grateful to be connected to Aleta, Basilisa, and our world wide family!

Gracias Aleta y Basilisa por compartir desde vuestro corazón. Vuestra alegría, compromiso y testimonio de la presencia de Mary Ward nos inspira. Agradecidas de que la presencia de Mary Ward esté tan viva en vuestros ministerios. Al reflexionar juntas, hablamos de la importancia de la vida comunitaria para afrontar los desafíos. Nos apoyamos mutuamente en los momentos difíciles. Realmente nos preocupamos los unos por los otros. Estamos agradecidas de estar conectadas con Aleta, Basilisa y nuestra familia mundial.

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Thank you for this reflective booklet. Going through the material for the last two days makes me realise how related we are in IBVM/CJ companionship. Lead us Mary Ward as we continue reflecting on your invitation to 'becoming one. Wamuyu, Nairobi

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Thank you for this reflective booklet. Going through the material for the last two days makes me realise how related we are in IBVM/CJ companionship. Lead us Mary Ward as we continue reflecting on your invitation to 'becoming one. Wamuyu, Nairobi

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I am Maria Goretti CJ, Zimbabwe Region. Thank you sisters for the inspiring reflections from the Mary Week booklet. May our dear mother Mary Ward "lead us on"

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I am Maria Goretti CJ, Zimbabwe Region. Thank you sisters for the inspiring reflections from the Mary Week booklet. May our dear mother Mary Ward "lead us on"

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It is absolutely inspiring to share our variety of

experiences during this Holy Week. Thank you to

all who contributed to this success!!!

Helen

US Region