At 40th Anniversary, Catholic Nuns in Angola Urged to “prepare foundations for future”

In his homily, the Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda Archdiocese urged the newly professed FSMG members to remain faithful to the Lord's call and be agents of transformation in the communities they are commissioned.  

“These Sisters of ours have been called out of their context to be part of this new family, the restored family,” Bishop Fernando Francisco said, and added, “Wherever these Sisters arrive, they are to bring or carry the Good News of Peace.”

On her part, FSMG Superior General, Sr. Juana Altagracia Xique Bello, said that the 40 years of their presence in Angola had been challenging for the members of the Congregation. 

“These were remarkable moments for all the Sisters who have been here, because they left the Word of God, like a light shining, in those hearts that were suffering the anguish of war,” Sr. Bello said.

She added that in their service, “the sisters knew the dignity of those most forgotten.”

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“The sisters knew how to raise the dignity of those most forgotten, who lived on the outskirts, getting rid of the embankments, going over the broken bridges, walking on foot because the car no longer went over the broken bridge,” the FSMG Superior General said.

At Christ the King Parish of Sumbe Diocese, FSMG members serve in the community of Pedra 1, where they have two schools.

João Vissesse is an Angolan Journalist with a passion and rich experience in Catholic Church Communication and Media Apostolate.