{"id":31139,"date":"2025-11-27T14:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/weaving-paths-of-light-and-hope-ii-virtual-meeting-of-the-vedruna-laity-peru\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:23:57","slug":"weaving-paths-of-light-and-hope-ii-virtual-meeting-of-the-vedruna-laity-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedruna.org\/en\/weaving-paths-of-light-and-hope-ii-virtual-meeting-of-the-vedruna-laity-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving paths of light and hope: II Virtual Meeting of the Vedruna Laity Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Sunday, November 16, we celebrated, in a virtual way, the II Intermediate Meeting of the Vedruna Laity<\/strong>, with the motto “Moving forward in hope”<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n
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At 8 o’clock in the morning we gathered punctually the communities “Walking with Joaquina”, “Spouses in the Vedruna Style” and “Followers of Joaquina” of Sullana; the community of Celend\u00edn; Gina Pardo and the community of El Ermita\u00f1o in Lima; together with the Sisters Companions of the Way: Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Gimeno, Rubelia Reto (liaison of Peru) and Alicia Zanichelli, Provincial of America. A total of 35 lay people and 8 sisters<\/strong> participated. <\/p>\n\n

The opening prayer and greetings<\/strong> opened the meeting. Later we worked on the theme: “Preparing his coming, we welcome his arrival”,<\/strong> guided by Sr. Inma Eibe, ccv<\/strong>, and we made progress in the organization of the Bicentennial celebrations. <\/p>\n\n

. Inma reminded us that Advent is a time of preparation and opportunity<\/strong>. Each year, the Church gives us an ample period to review our lives in the light of the Word and to contemplate the mystery of a God who becomes a child. It is not just a matter of waiting for a future event, but of recognizing that the Coming is also happening here and now<\/g>. We are not mere spectators, but protagonists<\/g> of an encounter that is already taking place, because the One whom we await has been given to us from the beginning (cf. Jn 1:1,9-10). His call was to welcome our inner noises<\/strong>, to present them to the Lord and to recover our amazement in order to open ourselves to the Mystery. <\/p>\n\n

Next, we reviewed the Bicentennial Activities<\/strong>, evaluating those already carried out and promoting those that are still on the way. The new teams<\/g> were presented, thanking with affection and gratitude the service of the outgoing teams and the country team -Ela Mondragon, Anita Cordova and Charo Alvarado-. We ask for everyone the blessing of the Lord and the accompaniment of the Vedruna Family<\/strong>, so that St. Joaquina and the Good Jesus may strengthen their mission. <\/p>\n\n

Some challenges for this new era<\/strong> were raised:<\/p>\n\n