During the last week of the year 2024, we visited the communities of the Saurashtra region (Gujarat): Merubaug, Gogha and Bhavnagar<\/strong>. On December 29 we celebrated the Regional Assembly in Bhavnagar<\/strong>, with the attendance of 24 sisters, some of them coming from other communities, as they were unable to participate in their respective regions. <\/p>\n\n On the 31st we traveled back to Mumbai<\/strong>, where we spent the last night of the year, with the celebration of the Midnight Mass at the Holy Family parish, celebrated in the parish compound, in the open air, with the participation of about 1500 people.<\/p>\n\n As of the beginning of 2025, we left again for the last visits to the communities of Vijayapura <\/strong>(Karnataka) and Adkur <\/strong>(Maharastra), as well as the celebration of the last Regional Assembly in Mumbai<\/strong> on January 5.<\/p>\n\n After returning to Mumbai on the evening of the 10th, the following days were spent in meeting with the Provincial Team<\/strong>, finalizing the last things pending from the visit and preparing our luggage full of souvenirs and gifts from our visit. These days were also marked by the sudden passing away of Sr. Karen Noronha<\/strong>It was a painful blow for all of them and their family, but we had the opportunity to accompany them from there with all our affection and closeness to the family and the sisters.<\/p>\n\n Early on the 15th, the entire community of the Shradhaseri House in Mumbai bid us farewell with love and affection, while at the same time we felt the sorrow of having to leave after having shared and lived so much during these two and a half months. The HH. Rita and Resmi <\/strong> We were escorted to the airport and returned to Rome, together with the Sr. Ila Khristi<\/strong>who will carry out her mission at the General House for the next few years. It was a joy to have the opportunity for the three of us to travel together and share our feelings of joy, gratitude and love for this visit that has left a deep impression in our hearts. <\/p>\n\n These days allowed us to fulfill the main objective of our trip: to visit and get to know closely the reality of the life in mission of the sisters and communities of the Saurashtra region in Gujarat and the communities of Vijayapura and Adkur. We were able to share with the communities their challenges, joys and to deepen together the call to Be Born Again<\/strong>, concretized in the Chapter Document<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n The second objective was to celebrate the last two Regional Assemblies planned during our visit to this extensive province, deepening our understanding of the motto that summarizes their content: “Synodality and shared leadership”<\/strong>. This deepening has been complementary to what we have been able to experience in the community meetings, which have also had these two dimensions as their main focus. <\/p>\n\n The last objective was to share with the Provincial Team<\/strong>, formed by Sisters Daisy, Rita, Dolly and Rubina, the experience and evaluate with them our two and a half month visit to the province. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Equipo-Provincial-Reu-Evaluacion-Mumbai-11ene25-300x225.jpeg\")