Editorial
On the Road...
By Marie-Paule Sanfaçon, m.i.c.
Since the beginning of 2025, we’ve been on the road in a Church on the move, bearing witness to the hope that dwells within us. Courageously, we continue our journey, carrying only our faith in Jesus Christ, who said to us: I am with you always, until the end of the world.
Mother Délia, Witness To Hope
Life is made for moving forward with courage and confidence, as our foundress, the venerable Délia Tétreault, used to say. She knew how to draw strength and determination from the Word of God to continue her journey despite the difficulties. This woman was always moving forward, confident in her accomplishment of God’s work day by day. Hope gives us joy, serenity and boldness in the events we face.
Following her example, we continue our pilgrimage with faith and courage, despite our fatigue. Life calls us to discover what is beautiful and true all around us. Indeed, with the blossoming of buds, spring offers us its wonders of rebirth, its brilliant colors, the promise of radiant days. Our pilgrimage invites us to pay attention to all that is good and beautiful before our very eyes, to avoid considering only evil and violence. On our journey, let us freely sow seeds of goodness and love to become witnesses of the hope our world so desperately needs...
As you will see, all the articles in this issue invite us to valiantly continue our pilgrimage as witnesses of hope, the dynamism that dwells within us.
Happy Reading!
In Focus - Witnesses of Hope
A Bundle of Hope A Great
By Évangeline Plamondon, m.i.c.
A bundle of hope! Why not? How original! Can bundles be used to carry hope? Surely! Come to think of it, maybe this is the best way to travel light... or not. A whole community is getting ready to use hundreds of them. Once again, we’re hitting the road. As missionaries, we are experts at packing, unpacking and re-packing. And what can we say about boxes and bags of all sizes! This time, we’ve opted for a bundle of hope. Where are we headed? What is our new mission?
A Great Disturbance
We are leaving. We are leaving our home for good. It is more than a move, it is a great upheaval! We are leaving the premises acquired by our foundress, Délia Tétreault, in the early years of the Institute, where the vast majority of us entered the community and took our vows.
We are leaving Pont-Viau and the Rivière des Prairies to live southwest of Montreal, in Lachine, near the river. You have talked so much about China, you M.I.C.s. Yes, but this time it is a lot closer. And there are a lot of people to move.
There are two main reasons for this departure: the age and precarious health of the Sisters in the community, and the administration of a large house that is also many years old. But it is not all over! The mission continues. A future is on the horizon for us and for our motherhouse. The City of Laval is already hard at work[ … ]
Mother Délia has given us the treasures of her bundle. When we draw from them, we find the hope she nourished with her faith and shared with others in charity. Mission has a future! Let us cross over to the other shore!
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