mission day

 

Novisiadu kontinente Asia nian selebra loron misaun ho aktividades oin - oin atu anima ho ksolok ba maluk sira iha Manila; 

hamutuk ho ita Nai feto Virgem Maria do Rosario nu'udar inan misaun nian, ema ne'ebe sempre hamutuk ho nia Oan lori Maromak ba ema hotu

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INSPIRADOR MISSIONÁRIO

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Inspirador ba Missionário

Monsignor Ramon Zubieta, Fundador das  Irmãs Missionárias Dominicanas do Rosário

Hau mai atu sira hetan moris no bele  hetan moris ba nafatin”( Jn 10:10)

Moris ne’e hanesan prezenti ida husi Nai Maromak. Ita simu gratis deit husi Nia. Ita la hili  atu moris oinsa, no atu moris iha mundo ne liu husi ema ida nebe los. 

Ita nia inan aman mak sai instrumento domin husi Nai Maromak nune’e ita bele koñese mundo ne’e ninia furak.

     Wainhira ita sei labarik ita nia inan aman hakiak, tau matan no hadomi ita to’o ita boot ona  ita iha ona hanoin no  bele ona decide ba ita nia moris rasik no hanoin oinsa atu ita bele hadia ita nia moris diak liu tan.

     Hanesan presenti ida husi Na’I Maromak, Ita presiza tau matan didiak, hadomi no fahe mos prezenti ida ne’e ho ema seluk. Wainhira ema ida fahe nia moris ho ema seluk, nia la lakon buat ida maibe nia sei manan tan sei ema ida fo nia an atu  ajuda ema seluk nia hetan ksolok no hetan sentido moris nian basá  bele hatudu nia an lolos ba ema seluk. Nia bele halo ema seluk haksolok.

     Msgr. Ramon Zubieta iha vokasaun atu sai Na’I Lulik wainhira nia sei kiik. Nia hakarak sai Dominicano no sai Missionário. Nia simu nia knar atu sai missionário iha Filipinas no iha Peru. Nia simu ninia kompromisu ho obediencia to’o nia mate. Obediencia mak guia nia atu hatan ba saida mak Maromak hakarak husi Nia. Nia dehan “Ida ne’e husi Maromak”,” Maromak hakarak ida ne’e” “saida deit mak Maromak hakarak.”Liafuan sira ne’e hatudu ninia obediencia atu sai missionário to’o hakotu nia I’is. (Foti husi Mons. Ramón Zubieta y Les ninia hanoin no hakerek sira, Unit 16, p. 96)

     Dala barak saida mak ita hakarak la’os Maromak nia hakarak maibe Ninia hakarak lori ksolok no paz ba ita nia moris.

   Wainhira atu hatan ba ita nia superior sira uluk nanain ita duvida se ida ne’e Maromak nia hakarak duni ka lae? Maibe ikus mai mosu realizasaun  katak ida ne’e los hela mesmu antes  ita hare hanesan la los.

   Molok atu simu knaar foun  atu mai Filipinas atu tau matan no akompaña novicia sira, hau laran taridu teb-tebes atu husik hau nia rai doben Timor Leste, husik inan aman, maun alin, familia, Irma sira no  belun sira hotu iha neba maibe ohin loron senti haksolok no hakmatek tan bele hasoru ema foun, realidade foun no esperencia foun. Haksolok no hakmatek ida ne’e la’os mosu mai deit. Ita mos presiza haka’as an, tenki kumprende katak hau moris la’os ba hau an rasik deit maibe hau iha missaun atu tau matan mos ba ema seluk.

 Molok atu hetan ksolok ida ne’e mos mosu tauk, duvida, senti abandona, senti mesak maibe buat ruma boot no kapas liu ida ne’e mak hau bele descobre katak moris ne’e PREZENTI furak liu.  Atu moris lor-loron presiza aprende Arte atu moris liuliu aprende buat essential iha moris katak Moris ne’e sagrado no presiza apresia, tau matan atu nune’e bele fahe mos ba ema seluk atu ema seluk bele hetan moris diak liu tan.

     Fahe hau nia moris no esperensia ba novicia sira, hau  aprecia hau nia moris hanesan presente folin boot liu. Halo hau kumprende lolos katak atu sai missionária precisa brani mate ba an no hakarak sira  rasik atu ema seluk bele hetan moris.

Irmã Fatima Pui, OP

                                                                                                                      

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DESCOVERING THE TRUE HAPPINESS

 

 " The secret of peace and happiness is found in one's self denials, in emptying oneself and letting everything be filled by God's love(Blessed Ascencion Nicol Goni). There are People who are searching for their happiness in the material things, such as money, car, possessions and others things that are not from God. Mother Ascension gives us the clear answer to happiness. These are to be found only in God through the discovering of oneself.

Let me share to you about my experiences of finding true happiness. The stage of postulance is as a ticket to journey back to my experiences. Such a great time, I discover that being a postulant it is also a special opportunity for me to reflect myself, and to find out, WHO WAS I BEFORE, WHO AM I NOW and WHO WILL I BE in the future. 

I found out that discovering a true happiness is not from what people say but it comes from within oneself. It is true that experience is the best way to learn. Since, one year of postulance I actually learned many things through my experiences, especially in the most difficulties times that I encountered. Therefore, for me “experience is the best teacher ever” Nelson Mandela. In order to be a great missionary it is the precious time for me to change and to prepare for the future. Everybody knows that the future is a mystery, but it is our own duty to take care because it is in our own hand and we always have freedom to make a choice. I believe that life is never late to change. 

I started my postulancy on August 15 together with my two companions: Rosalina and Rosita in St. Rosa de Lima community, P. Noval. Before this stage, we have a retreat with our provincial Philippines Sr. Virginia Benito. During our retreat I was inspiring with her powerful messages that “our called is a especial gift from God.’’ Through this sentence made realized the important of my vocation and helped me grow a lot in my personal prayer. I am very happy with the sisters in my community for their helped and supported. Being great missionaries, it is not easy you can be abandoned, unloved and unwanted. Yet, I have never been experience these things because I have great sisters who are not only be my sisters but my parents and best friends who I can share and felt the presence of God through them. I have owed them much; their love and friendship have made my vocation grow stronger in God. I discover the love of Christ through them each day. As a human being I am not perfect, many times I struggle with myself in order to follow some of their examples and teachings. Sometimes, I found it hard just to listen to them, I think what I thought is the best, for this reason I decided to go away from what they wanted to teach me. Since, they did not see my imperfections and failure they always try to guide me back to God’s way. Their generous and loving patients have inspired me a lot to follow Christ. These are not the only things that I learn from them, but I also learn that being a follower of Christ I should be joyful and loving person as they are.

This Congregation of Dominican Sisters of the Rosary is following the teaching of Saint Dominic that everyone should study in order to know more about Christ our master. Therefore, with grateful hearts my sisters in this Philippines province especially in my community have decided to send me to study. This place where I study I learnt many things and know more the meaning of someone who is called by God.          

During my modular classes I met a lot of brothers and sisters who were coming from different Congregations. They were very good friends, they shared with me what they have such as; their knowledge, talents and times. First time, when I decided to enter in the convent I thought that being a nun I do not need to study, but during my Sojourn classes for one year I realized that studying is also one of the important things for the religious life. In order to preach the good news to the people I need to learn to know and understand the life of Jesus through others. 

After learning many things in this sojourn classes, I was sent by my professors and had my exposure in Baseco Tondo and I stayed for nine days with the Urban Poor. 

Baseco is the place where the people of Manila throw the garbage. Therefore it is dirty and smelly. At the same time, it is a small place which full of populations. Their daily work is peeling garlic's. Since they do not have work, the governments make a project for every family. In order to sustain their family, they have to peel one sack of garlic's and the payment is 100 peso. Besides most of the children are lack of education and malnourished. 

I was shocked when I arrived in my foster parents’ house, eventually they are very poor but they are very generous and faithful to each other. It was a first time for me to stay with some trans Genders, despite of my first prejudice, I was very happy to stay with them and overcome my feelings because we shared our life to each other. During my exposure I was helping my foster mother to cook for the district children and helped in the parish Church.  

Religious life is a beautiful gift for the Church therefore I am challenge to alert, awake and always be attentive to those who surround me. I try myself not to harm anyone and not to be selfish. When I concern about others and give myself to them, then I really discover the great happiness in my heart and it gives me strength to go beyond. As a saying goes “in order to be happy we should make others happy.” I am grateful to San Luis Beltran Province, Philippines and Virgen Fiel community for all the support and prayers.   

Everything is possible for God. Trusting in God is to let oneself be protected by Him. I am grateful for all his protections throughout my life especially during nine days of my exposure in Baseco. Once I realized my calling I decided to follow Christ. In order to be a disciple of Him I entered this Congregation of Dominican Sisters of the Rosary. Yet, I started my state of life in Postulance last year which taught me a lot of things that I could never imagine. Being a missionary I must be an instrument of God to all the peoples. In Particular way is to bring the good news to the poorest among the poor. The experiences of being with the poor has made me realized my own life how lucky Am I to be a religious life. I have enough things for my need, yet many times I still complaint, by looking at the poor, I questioned myself, as a missionary what will I do to help them? Can I just concern about myself and leave them alone? When I am thinking of leaving them alone my heart was not in peace, because I found Christ in them, I discovered his love through their sufferings and their pains that I have seen with my own eyes. It is not easy to leave somebody alone in their times of difficulties. I believe that my calling is for them, but it is not easy if I am not united with my community. Therefore, as long as I am united with my community there is nothing difficult and the true happiness can never be away.

 

 Sara Mendonca
Novice       

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