Did you know that the special commission created for this process aims to provide guidance for study and discernment in the communities of sisters?
My name is Nicole Mayinga. I am a Sister Hospitaller from the Province of France and member of the Commission tasked with preparing and promoting the project to review and update our Constitutions.
Adaptation and renewal are necessary
The Constitutional review allows us to adapt to current circumstances. History changes; it is dynamic and that is why adaptation and renewal are necessary, to ensure our Constitutions reflect our daily lives. An update is essential to keep our book of life alive. Current developments require the implementation of our Constitutions in the Hospitaller life and mission.
As I review each Constitutional issue, all my convictions, aspirations, and hopes find meaning and coherence! It is a very enriching and restorative spiritual experience, a true wonder of faith! It is the veritable conversion of our consecrated life in symphony with the decisions of the XXI General Chapter.
Because life is creative, it requires openness to be critical, to analyse the principles and the approach to the current way of life. It is beneficial to review the Congregation’s positive achievements and continue that path. It is the programme of Hospitaller life that is under review.
Through this review process, in which I participate as a member of the Commission, I feel that every day God grants me the resources necessary to fulfil my Hospitaller calling. Following the different paths proposed in each worksheet, I realise that often the absence of prophetic risk impoverishes the practice of hospitality in our environment.
