On November 22, in the province of Vedrun-America, an online journey began with young people who are going through a process of vocational restlessness. Girls from Brazil, Peru and Venezuela participated. It was a beautiful and meaningful moment, both for them and for those who accompanied them: the team of Vedruna Youth Mission (MJV) and Vocational Culture, along with some accompanying sisters.
We began with a time of prayer and welcome, followed by a brief presentation of each participant. Then we shared a moment of spirituality illuminated by the text of Lk 6, 12-16 and the vocational song What a detail, Lord, you have had with me.
Next, we reflect on two questions:
- What questions or concerns do you have today about the meaning of your life and the path to which God invites you?
- When you think about your future, how do the different vocations (religious life, married life, single life) resonate in you? Which option do you feel closest to you today or are in the process of searching for?
Afterwards, Veronica, a young Venezuelan woman in the process of getting to know each other, shared her vocational testimony in a simple and profound way, answering the question:
- What was it that attracted your attention to begin the process of approaching formation within the Vedruna Family?
The young women shared their experiences with sincerity and depth. This exchange filled us with hope and encourages us to continue walking with the youth, especially in this time towards the Bicentennial.
We concluded with a final prayer, expressing what each one took away from this meeting. We ended by praying the Our Father and the Hail Mary.
We continue to advance in the meetings with the young women in search. On February 7 we had the first virtual meeting of the year, marked by the spark of the Vedruna Charism, on the way to the celebration of 200 years. The young women from different parts of the province shared the meaning of this time for them.
We close this moment feeling deeply accompanied by St. Joaquina de Vedruna and renewing the desire to continue to meet.
Today, the Bicentennial motto continues to become a reality among young women:
“Generous love, inspiring mission.”
Sr. Maria do Socorro Vieira, ccv
