We, the members of the Commission set up to prepare for our 10th General Chapter; carried out the third stage of our journey from 7-27 March at the Generalate in Rome. Our task was to revise the Chapter’s Working Document (Instrumentum Laboris) in the light of the suggestions offered us by our Provincial Chapters, Delegation Meetings and Meetings of the communities dependent on the General Government-all of which sent in an abundance of input that gave us the chance to reflect even more deeply on the wealth and beauty of the Pauline vocation. The revised document has now been handed over to the General Government, which will examine it carefully and then send it to the Chapter delegates.
In these days, we also had the opportunity to watch the live TV coverage of the election of Pope Francis and we joined the entire Church in rejoicing wholeheartedly over this momentous event-an experience that also helped to enrich our reflections and journey toward the Chapter.
At this point, all that remains for us to do is to thank all the Daughters of St. Paul for their intensive labors on the draft of the Working Document. Thank you also for your prayerful support of our work. Very best wishes to the Chapter delegates, who will now base their own work on this document. Let us all remain united in prayer for the upcoming Chapter.
