Day 3-5
Daughters of St Paul
Provincial
Chapter 2025 News Flash 2
After entering into Recollection on Day 2, the Chapter
delegates began with the Rosary, followed by the online talk by Fr Jose
Pottayil SSP, who is presently based in Spain. He invited us to reflect on our
identity as a Pauline and cautioned us that many of us hold Blessed James
Alberione as an object of devotion but he has left us a legacy. He challenged
us to be concerned about the absence of the Good News among people we have not
yet reached. We need to carry out our mission, never as an individual but as a communitarian
enterprise. We pondered on these among other inspirational thoughts from him,
and later came as an assembly to share what had inspired us. Day 3 also
continued in recollection, by Fr Devasia Puthiyaparampil SSP, who gave us 3
talks through day, explaining the Chapter theme from the angle of Pauline
charism, that is to Jesus the Truth, Way and Life. In the sharing which we had
later, many were touched by the emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit, which
he explained, in the life of Jesus, Mary, Alberione, apostles and every
Christian. He focused on the need to ‘listen’, and this is very much in line
with the synodal journey we have recently begun. In this evolving world, we
need to adapt according to the spiritual needs of the people, with a
professionalism in both personal and apostolic life. Many noted his call to
become more alert about the growing tendency to imbibe secular influence in our
day-to-day life becoming more individualistic and consumeristic. Day 3 came to
a conclusion with this listening and sharing.
The main highlight of Day 4, i.e.
8
th January, was Listening to the Reality of the Province, which
included a report by our Provincial Sr Matilda D’Souza and each of the
Provincial Councillors about the formation, spirituality, apostolate and
administration. By evening all were thoughtful and reflective about the
concerns of the province. Day 5, 9
th January wakened the delegates
to a day dedicated to
getting fresh highlights from the Fr Joby Anand, Director
of Atmadarshan TV, Indore, on digital evangelization and
its success story. We gained new insights and were
challenged by him to be true to our identity as media evangelizers and the potential
we have at hand, which we are not tapping enough. Showing us varied genres and
categories of events which he showcases through Atmadarshan TV,
he gave us a clear idea of quality in
terms of audio and video content. In the afternoon we had sharing in groups, on
what inspired us from his talk, and what could be actually achieved in our
province in the digital apostolate. By evening the Chapter delegates were
filled with ideas and enthusiasm for renewing the apostolic fervour in our
province, especially with regard to our response to digital audiences. The day came to a close with time for
personal prayer, bringing a meaningful close to Day 5.
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