Vedruna Europa Province
1826: Vic
All this generated the need to organize the Congregation in various provinces, until, in 2012, the Vedruna Europe Province was created, integrating also the presences in Italy, Albania and Morocco. Two hundred years after the founding of the Congregation, the weight of history is reflected in the numbers: the Europe Province continues to be the one with the largest number of sisters, Vedruna laity and works, mainly educational and social.
Discover the Vedruna Province of Europe from its web site
Vedruna Mission in the Province of Europe
Education
In the Vedruna Province of Europe there are more than 70 schools. Most of them are grouped in two foundations: the Fundació Vedruna Catalunya Educació and the Vedruna Education Foundation.
Joaquina’s educational project was born as a response to the poverty and marginalization of her time, especially among women and girls. Today, the Institutional Educational Project updates that mission, making Vedruna schools meeting places where students are formed in human relationships and values such as welcoming, joy and commitment to the most vulnerable.
Vedruna Youth Ministry
Un espacio para compartir la alegría de sentirnos jóvenes y anunciadores de Jesús, de Buena Noticia y de Sentido.
Destaca el
Centro de Pastoral Juvenil Vocacional de Madrid
, para jóvenes, universitarios y profesionales de 18 años en adelante, que quieren crecer juntos en la fe. Sus encuentros y reuniones se celebran en el
Colegio Mayor Vedruna
, que proporciona una formación integral para las universitarias que allí residen.
Otra importante iniciativa Vedruna en el ámbito de la pastoral juvenil es el grupo musical
Ain Karem
, que se define como “proyecto de evangelización con el objetivo de anunciar la Buena Noticia de Jesús a los más jóvenes”.
Social commitment and integral care
La Provincia Europa mantiene viva la versatilidad de las primeras fundaciones Vedruna, respondiendo a diversas necesidades del entorno.
Su
labor social
abarca residencias para menores tutelados, mayores y mujeres, proyectos de desarrollo comunitario y trabajo en barrios con riesgo de exclusión. Destaca la acogida a personas migrantes, con iniciativas como la Casa Vedruna en Tánger o el proyecto Antonio Felices en Almería. Se colabora también en salud, en el Hospital Asil de Granollers, y en la promoción de la mujer.
Además, muchas comunidades Vedruna son casas de puertas abiertas para migrantes derivadas por entidades sociales o eclesiales. En Tánger, la Casa Vedruna ofrece acogida y protección temporal a mujeres en tránsito hacia Europa, labor a la que da continuidad en Ceuta la
Asociación Elín
.
Training and support
Formation and accompaniment are distinctive signs of the Vedruna mission, with proposals adapted to the different stages of life. Among the programs are Monte Horeb and Búsqueda for young people, Monte Carmelo for pastoral agents, or El Lago, for religious and lay women and men of different charisms who have passed retirement age.
There is also specific formation for teachers interested in the charism. Key spaces are the Vedruna Center of Valladolidthe Youth Pastoral Center in Madrid and the Casa Mare de Vic.
The Ruaj Team, a reference point since 1997, offers personal and spiritual accompaniment, as well as ongoing formation to people of different charisms, promoting an authentic culture of accompaniment.
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
The JPIC team seeks to promote an integral ecological spirituality within the Vedruna Family, and at the same time to influence the Church and society. The Vedruna Province of Europe works in a network with various entities and congregations, and is a member of the Laudato Si’ Movement. From its web pageJPIC carries out a continuous outreach work, with monthly newsletters aimed at generating formation, reflection and awareness.
