Jose Parappully, the Director of Sumedha Centre, was invited
to facilitate a one-month renewal programme at Sisters Centre at Samphran,
Thailand. This is the national training Centre for religious sisters run by the
Association of Major Religious Superiors of Thailand and Laos.
Currently the Centre is managed by Sister Pornthip of the
Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Bangkok and Sister Wantana of the
Congregation of Infant Jesus. Sr. Wantana was a participant of the Sumedha
Sadhana programme at Jeolikote a couple of years ago.
The programme was held from January 18 to February 18 and
was titled “Renewing Consecrated Life: Journeying Toward Fullness of Life.”
There were 26 sisters from seven different religious congregations,
working in Thailand and Cambodia. A few of them were preparing for their Final
Vows; a few others for the Silver jubilee of their religious profession. The
rest were interested in their own personal and spiritual renewal.
Topics covered included: Spirituality; Prayerfulness; Midlife
Dynamics; Psychosexual and Celibate Integration; and Religious Life. The
programme culminated in a Spiritual Retreat on the theme of Wilderness and
Paradise.
At the end of the programme we had a very enjoyable picnic
to Ratchaburi, which included a lunch out on the sea, visit to the Cathedral
and the famous seaside shrine of St. Anne.
Participants found the programme very useful and were
grateful that they had the opportunity to attend it. They observed that the programme
really helped them to better understand themselves and their religious
consecration and to renew their commitment to, and enthusiasm and passion of for
their religious life and ministry.
Jose will be doing the same programme at the Sisters Centre
next year too.
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