VATICAN CITY, NOV 9, 2004 (VIS) - This morning the Pope received participants in the 13th General Chapter of the Teresian Carmelite Missionaries, founded by Blessed Francisco Palau i Quer. The chapter is lead by Sr. Luisa Ortega Sanchez, who was recently elected as superior general.
"As the theme of the chapter says," affirmed the Pope, "you must inspire in all your sisters true 'passion for the Church: God and our neighbors,' so that every community may enrich the local church and make the marvels of God visible 'with the eloquent language of a transfigured life, capable of amazing the world'."
John Paul II emphasized that the challenge of consecrated life is "to make Christ present in the world through personal witness." To do so, he continued, "we can be inspired" by the Eucharist.
"I reminded the entire Church," he concluded, "of the central and irreplaceable nature of the Eucharist in Christian life, in order be faithful to the vocation to sanctity. I remind you also now, as I am sure that, because of your contemplative Teresian tradition, you will understand very well and will make the Blessed Sacrament the pinnacle of spiritual life and an inspiration for every missionary and apostolic project. In effect, in the Blessed Sacrament we encounter Christ, and therefore, it is a privileged point of encounter for souls in love with Him."
AC/…/TERESIAN CARMELITE MISSIONARIES VIS 20041109 (240)
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