Dearest sisters, On 22 July, the Church invites us to celebrate the liturgical feast of Mary of Magdala, the disciple who, in the garden, sees, recognizes, witnesses to and proclaims the resurrection of Jesus. In her call to discipleship, which took place through her encounter with Jesus, who freed her from seven demons, a new ..

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, During the Easter Vigil, the Exultet proclaims: “O night brighter than the day… O night that knows no darkness….” Ancient words that, since the first centuries of the Christian era, echo every year in all our churches. Words of poignant beauty that move us to tears. The night… Read more »

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Like all those who did not have the privilege of knowing Maestra Thecla personally, I enjoy listening to sisters who shared a part of their Pauline journey with her. I was particularly struck by their reference to her faith, manifested in all the nuances of love, because faith–genuine faith…

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Our Advent journey leads us once again to the grotto of Bethlehem, where the mystery we contemplate each year takes on flesh and blood: “A child is born for us, a son has been given to us” (Is. 9:5). The eternal Word of the Father, “he whom the…

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, This year, too, Easter seems to have taken us by surprise. Indeed, as a human family, we feel that we are still immersed in the via crucis wrought by the pandemic, populated by hosts of brothers and sisters scourged or killed by the disease, and pierced by the… Read more »

Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, In March 1964, a little more than a month after the death of Maestra Tecla, Fr. Alberione consoled the Daughters of St. Paul for the loss of such a great “mother and teacher”: Do not grieve too much, for she is not absent, she is present! Present first… Read more »