{"id":23521,"date":"2025-05-06T12:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/chronicle-4-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:13:20","slug":"chronicle-4-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/chronicle-4-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicle 4 of the General Team&#8217;s visit to the Province of Vedrun-America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Between February and April 2025, Sisters Maria Teresa Cuervo and Maggie D&#8217;Costa travel on behalf of the General Team to the Province of Vedrun-America.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Below we share the fourth and last chronicle of their trip, between March 27 and April 19, 2025, when they were in Puerto Rico and the United States.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Guaynabo Community<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p>Celebrating <strong>75 years of presence<\/strong>, of animating, accompanying and serving in the fields of education, social work, pastoral and health, the small group of Vedruna Sisters of Puerto Rico begins <strong>a new stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Due to the frailty and advanced age of the sisters, and given the impossibility of receiving reinforcements from Vedrun America, after a long discernment the decision has been made to close this presence. However, a new modality has been opened: two sisters, Ada Miriam and Virgenmina, will continue in Puerto Rico sharing community life and mutual care with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hijasdelacaridad.net\/\">Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul<\/a>; while the third, Maria del Carmen, at 91 years of age, will be sent to Lima, Peru. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pgc-sgb-cb wp-block-pgcsimplygalleryblock-justified \" data-gallery-id=\"cd443324\"><div class=\"sgb-preloader\" id=\"pr_cd443324\">\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"simply-gallery-amp pgc_sgb_slider \"><noscript><div class=\"sgb-gallery\"><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23280\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Equipo-Provincial-Vedrunamerica-y-Familia-de-las-hh-Rivera-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Equipo-Provincial-Vedrunamerica-y-Familia-de-las-hh-Rivera-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Equipo-Provincial-Vedrunamerica-y-Familia-de-las-hh-Rivera-1024x768.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Equipo-Provincial-Vedrunamerica-y-Familia-de-las-hh-Rivera.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Equipo Provincial Vedrunam\u00e9rica y familia de las Hnas. Rivera<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23284\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-y-amigas-Vedruna-277x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-y-amigas-Vedruna-277x300.jpg 277w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-y-amigas-Vedruna-947x1024.jpg 947w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-y-amigas-Vedruna.jpg 1766w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Hermanas y amigas Vedruna<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23308\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-de-San-Vicente-de-Paul-y-Amigas-Vedruna--300x151.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-de-San-Vicente-de-Paul-y-Amigas-Vedruna--300x151.jpg 300w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-de-San-Vicente-de-Paul-y-Amigas-Vedruna--1024x514.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hermanas-de-San-Vicente-de-Paul-y-Amigas-Vedruna-.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Hnas. de San Vicente de Pa\u00fal y Amigas Vedruna<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23292\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HH-Hijas-de-la-Caridad-de-san-Vicente-de-Paul-y-HH-Carmelitas-de-la-Caridad-Vedruna-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HH-Hijas-de-la-Caridad-de-san-Vicente-de-Paul-y-HH-Carmelitas-de-la-Caridad-Vedruna-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HH-Hijas-de-la-Caridad-de-san-Vicente-de-Paul-y-HH-Carmelitas-de-la-Caridad-Vedruna-1024x767.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HH-Hijas-de-la-Caridad-de-san-Vicente-de-Paul-y-HH-Carmelitas-de-la-Caridad-Vedruna.jpg 1176w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Hnas. 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The Eucharist was presided by Monsignor Eusebio Ramos Morales, Bishop of Caguas, and had a remarkable and admirable response to the invitation: friends, acquaintances, lay associates and members of the Religious Life were present to accompany this significant moment. We shared with the Christian community of Aibonito; the Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Monsignor Roberto Gonzalez N.Roberto Gonz\u00e1lez N.; the President of the Conference of Religious of Puerto Rico, Fausto Cruz, Claretian; the secretary of the Conference of Religious of Puerto Rico, the responsible of the Religious Life of the diocese, Alfonso Guzm\u00e1n OFM; the dean of the Inter-American University; Sisters of Charity of San Vicente de Paul and religious of other congregations; besides numerous Vedruna friends, among whom were the Lay Associates of Aibonito.   <\/p>\n<div class=\"pgc-sgb-cb wp-block-pgcsimplygalleryblock-justified \" data-gallery-id=\"f1451383\"><div class=\"sgb-preloader\" id=\"pr_f1451383\">\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" style=\"background:#d4d4d4\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"sgb-square\" 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In his homily, Monsignor Ramos stressed the call to fidelity in Religious Life, and emphasized that, with this new stage, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and the Carmelites of Charity Vedruna are undertaking an unprecedented experience in Puerto Rico: the experience of mutual help and fraternal sharing among congregations. 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They also support the vulnerability in the illness and advanced age of our sisters.   <\/p>\n\n<p>In addition, one of them serves on the <strong>board of <a href=\"https:\/\/unanima-international.org\/\">UNANIMA International<\/a><\/strong>, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecosoc.un.org\/es\">Economic and Social Council of the United Nations<\/a> (ECOSOC). Founded in 2002, it is composed of <a href=\"https:\/\/unanima-international.org\/coalition-participants\/\">23 congregations of women religious<\/a>, including our Carmelitas de la Caridad Vedruna congregation.   <\/p>\n\n<p>The first community meeting took place in the residence for the elderly, where our sister Maria Rosa lives. It was a brief but very meaningful space, since, in spite of the limitations of age and health of the elderly sisters, we were able to share a moment of <strong>family reunion <\/strong>together with Migdalia and Maureen. 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src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/panteon-225x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/panteon-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/panteon-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/panteon.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Pante\u00f3n de hermanas<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23385\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/visita-al-panteon-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/visita-al-panteon-300x225.jpg 300w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/visita-al-panteon-1024x768.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/visita-al-panteon.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Visita al Pante\u00f3n<\/em><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sgb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/?attachment_id=23373\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Basilica-of-the-National-Shrine-of-the-Immaculate-.-Maggie-y-Maria-Teresa-225x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Basilica-of-the-National-Shrine-of-the-Immaculate-.-Maggie-y-Maria-Teresa-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Basilica-of-the-National-Shrine-of-the-Immaculate-.-Maggie-y-Maria-Teresa-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/vedruna.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Basilica-of-the-National-Shrine-of-the-Immaculate-.-Maggie-y-Maria-Teresa.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"250px\"\/><\/a><div class=\"sgb-item-caption\"><em>Maggie y Mar\u00eda Teresa en la Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate 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Today they have really moved forward, besides having elements to accompany their children in the process of growth and maturation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The friends emphasized how from the beginning, being a congregation of Spanish origin, the sisters, mostly Spanish and one North American, live the option of following Jesus, in their<strong> social commitment and pastoral work that responds to reality.<\/strong> They also emphasized their constant concern to form leaders. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is striking how the sisters laid the foundation for Latinos to become <strong>autonomous and capable of organizing themselves within the Christian community<\/strong>. Today, little mention is made of those who prepared Latinos to build a better future, which is evidence that the sisters knew how to withdraw at the right time, thus allowing them to grow. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are struck by the <strong>meal times<\/strong>: at noon it is a very light meal, like a sandwich, and the main or formal meal is at around 6 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another important detail is that the <strong>doors of the houses are open <\/strong>and the properties do not have high concrete walls or similar material to isolate or separate them from the neighbors.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p>The other chronicles of the visit are already available:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/chronicle-1-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america\/\">Chronicle 1: Provincial Assembly in Peru<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/chronicle-2-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america\/\">Chronicle 2: Cuba<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/chronicle-3-of-the-general-teams-visit-to-the-province-of-vedrun-america\/\">Chronicle 3: Dominican Republic and Haiti<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between February and April 2025, Sisters Maria Teresa Cuervo and Maggie D&#8217;Costa travel on behalf of the General Team to the Province of Vedrun-America. 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