POPE WELCOMES, ENCOURAGES FRANCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS

VATICAN CITY, NOV 15, 1999 (VIS) - Today, in welcoming the Franciscan Sisters of Penance and Christian Charity, the Pope said that their theme, "'Moved in God,' reflects your commitment to build upon the rich spiritual heritage of your foundress, Mother Magdalen Daemen, which has inspired the witness of religious consecration and the missionary commitment of generations of sisters in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Indonesia, Brazil and the United States."

"I encourage you, as true daughters of St. Francis," John Paul II told the sisters, who are in Rome for their General Chapter, "to promote in every aspect of your congregation's life a commitment to conversion, penance, intense prayer and contemplation as the basis for your presence and mission in the world. By being 'moved in God', may you be channels of His peace in a world often tragically beset by conflict, division and injustice."

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