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[email protected] 1 2 CONTENTS To the Readers p. 4 Letter from the President p. 6 L’insieme comunionale p. 9 Angela’s Story p. 14 Worldwide Identity: Brasilian Culture, Part 2 p. 21 Meeting with Italian Sisters in Initial Formation p. 26 Living for the Lord, Right Where We Are p. 28 The Lord’s Desire for Us p. 29 Ring the Bell p. 32 Special Year of Laudato Si’ p. 34 Surveying Integral Ecology p. 35 An Invitation from One of Our Canadian Sisters p. 36 Martha: Example of a Secular Vocation p. 37 FROM THE COMPANIES AND GROUPS 120 Years if the Company of Bergamo p. 41 Group of Eritrea p. 45 Group of Nigeria p. 46 Company of Burundi p. 47 Company of Congo p. 48 3 TO THE READERS The Sands of the Sea, the Drops of the Waters, the Multitude of Stars A year dedicated to ecology, announced by Pope Francis! Does it concern us? Does it require something from a secular consecrated woman? I do not think that at the time of St. Angela it would have been necessary to talk about ecology with the concern we have today. Back then, people lived with little, they took care of everything, they did not waste, they did not pollute, they were respectful of nature, they adapted to the seasons and its needs. Yet Angela Merici, as a good farmer, as a true contemplative, close to her Lake Garda..