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I have made a bridge of my P SIENA Son, with walls and a roof of mercy. and the hostelry of holy Church is there, lest journeying pilgrims TULAY faint on the way. Dialogue 21:27 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CONGREGATION OF DOMINICAN SISTERS OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA Vol. 6 No.9 PHILIPPINES October- December 2008 Farewell our beloved Sisters Dear Sisters, Greetings of Peace and Joy this Sr. Pilar Esquivel, O.P came to Tahanang Siena, Advent San Jose del Monte, Bulacan in 1994 after her ac- tive ministry and three years past her golden ju- and Christmas Season! bilee of religious profession on February 2, 1991. On October 16, 2008, Sr. Pilar was transferred to the ne aspect of ADVENT is waiting that is Mother Josefina Burgos Infirmary at the Mother- full of hope. We are always waiting in our life. house. In her ripe age of 95 years, she succumbed ODespite present challenges encountered and still encoun- to pneumonia and respiratory cardiac arrest on tering in our daily life and mission, we never cease to hope October 19, 2008 at 10:00pm. All her life, she was for better times. We have always hoped and trusted that open and docile to her superiors’ decision no mat- the Lord will always be present with us on our journey ter how much she had to suffer. She considered her crosses always as disguised blessings. Sr. Pilar throught life. Advent helps us to wait with joyful an- left us a legacy of holy simplicity and generous ticipation of the greater experience that is still to come. service to God and community. “Only in God is It is a Christian and proper way of waiting and hoping our soul at rest; He is our refuge, our hope and for Christmas: The distant God becomes our God, becomes salvation.”(Ps. 62:6-7). She was interred at the Gar- Emmanuel - “God is with us”. den of the Resurrection on October 20, 2008 after the concelebrated mass at 9:00 o’clock a.m. held at he Christmas greetings received and will be receiv- the Siena College, Q.C. chapel. ‘ ing are symbolic of the Congregation/Sisters’ sup- portT and understanding to my role of service. I feel safe Sr. Juliana Hermosa Aplacador, O.P. fondly called by to say that the support, encouragement and affirmation everyone as Sr. Julie, OP had endeared herself to have been always there despite my failings, and to this I almost all the people she was journeying with. She was walking with a smile permanently etched in would like to express my sincere gratitude. I humbly pray her beautiful face canceling the sickness (system- and wish that God, the Emmanuel, continue to shower our ic lupus erythematosus) she carried for 30 years Congregation more abundant blessings this Holy season since 1978. Her reason, “only one who experience and through the New Year. pain know how to touch others’ life. The cross and burning love of Jesus can’t be separated.” She died A blessed Christmas very peacefully of respiratory cardiac arrest last December 12, 2008 (Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe) and A Peaceful New Year to All! at 7:45 P.M. at the Sta. Catalina Convent Infirmary, Quezon City. She left the sisters many wonderful Mother Teresa Examen, OP memories to reminisce. Her remains was interred in the Congregation’s cemetery at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of December 14, 2008 after the fu- neral mass held at Siena College, Q.C. chapel. From the desk of THE COMMISSION OF GOVERNMENT REVISION OF THE CONGREGATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS AND DIRECTORY 4. Seminars attended for Networking and Connections 4.1. September 11-13, 2008: CEAP National Convention The Advent of the 11th General Chapter is past 1. The Congregational Research and Development Office had approaching. With past changing times and the “ Growing Into Soul : Inner Space, Sacred Place in growing demands on our life as consecrated for one of its major activities for the second quarter Catholic Education” persons, revision of the Book of Constitutions the launching of its Newsletter called Congregational Ateneo de Davao, Davao City and Directory is a must. As mandated by the Research and Development Office (CORDO) NEWSLETTER. 4.2. November 27-29,2008 10th General Chapter and reflected in the Actas The purpose of this Newsletter is to give the religious O.P.-Siena 5th National Educators’ Congress of 2004, Chapter 7, Resolution No. 116 states communities and various apostolates the activities of “Heart and Soul Education: Breathing Life into that “We commissioned the Prioress General to said office. Updates will give an overview of what is Our Schools” set up committee to work on the revision of the taking place in religious entities for the growth and Siena College Taytay, Rizal Book of Constitutions and Directory”. development of our Congregation. It is a supplement of 4.3. Nov.30 – Dec. 2,2008: Seminar-Workshop “ the Research and Development Column in the “TULAY”. Managing Schools: How to Do Well in Order to The essential purpose of the Congregation and the way of life inspired by it are important Do Good” in every age of the Church. The understanding 2. Research on Spirituality: Handouts given to the O.P.-Siena Subic Holiday Villa and esteem for both are of utmost importance Communities are the following: 4.4. December 4, 2008 in times of change. To incarnate the message 2.1. “The Blessing Cup” TVET – Manila Grand Opera Hotel, Manila of Christ in the world, the Congregation is to 2.2 “The Cup Is My Teacher” continuously grow in concern for others through 2 . 3 . “ T h e C u p o f T h a n k s g i v i n g ” 5. Important Meetings Attended ; an ongoing process of awareness to changing “THE CUP OF OUR LIFE” -Joyce Rupp Domnet Board Meeting - July 28,2008, realities, self-actualization and intensifying the Angelicum College, Q.C. life of the Spirit. Although basic elements of the 3. Some Financial Aids Received Recently Council on Education Meeting with Several Benefactors We congratulate the following schools for their project from Netherlands - December 3, 2008 proposals that were approved and we thank the funding agencies that helped recently : PRAISE THE LORD FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS. Manos Unidas – St. Martin Mission Clinic Equipment Kirche in Not – Religion Program – Congregational Religion Commission Missio - Religion Program – Congregational Religion Commission Holy Childhood - Propogation of Faith – Scholarship for Night High School Students Sta Catalina College, Legarda, Manila Visit to Missio Visit to Misereor DOMINICAN SISTERS Volunteers International(DVI) DSI COORDINATING COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (D.S.I) MEETING IN ROME Representatives of 160 congregations of Do- SI is an international movement minican Sisters gather every three years for r. Cecilia Espenilla, OP, the DSI among Dominican Sisters of apostolic the DSI General Assembly to set the goals life, founded in Rome by 80 Prioresses Coordinator of Asia-Pacific attended D and directions for the following triennial and the DSI Coordinating Council’s annual General in order to support one another in S to select the DSI Coordinating Council. Sister meeting, which was held last November 18-23, living out the Dominican charism and to pro- Cecilia Espenilla,O.P. in lieu of Mother Teresa 2008 at Sta. Sabina, Rome. The Coordinating mote the identity as women preachers Examen,O.P. is a member of the Coordinating Council has five Coordinators representing the Council and takes care of DSI Asia-Pacific. regions of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin The theme is : "Releasing the Fullness of America and Caribbean Our Preaching Another World Is Possible and North America and " Canada. This year each of the Coordinators This could be possible through: presented their report 1. Making the Dominican charism more before Fr. Carlos relevant in today’s world by promoting Aspiros, the Master of the formation of the identity of women the Order and the 12 preachers, by discovering different members of the General forms of preaching and by engaging in Council of the Order. common study projects. .. The Coordinators 2. Strengthening the communication, reported the joys, networking and formation in c h a l l e n g e s , technology. c o n c e r n s , 3. Cultivating a concrete commitment to activities and the Millenium Development Goals programs of 4. Strengthening of the Dominican 2 Congregation cannot be changed, yet they ought OP-JPCC UPDATES: In response to the proposed actions, the following to inspire new forms of loving and preaching that Sr. Asuncion Domugho, OP were accomplished. A mobile De Las Casas Con- are fitted to the needs of contemporary man and ferences were held in three regional or pilot centers the Church. (response to Contemporary Man and in Mindanao, General Santos City; in Visayas, Iloilo the Church, BCD XXVIII). OP - Siena - JPCC AIDS TYPHOON FRANK VICTIMS City. For Luzon area, this will be done this coming January 16, 2009 in Legaspi City. The group also The office of the Prioress General wishes to inform Last July 2008, the Congregation of Dominican tied up with Visayan Forum, a non-government or- you of the following development as regards the Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena ’ Justice& Peace ganization which is currently working on curtailing REVISION OF THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS and Integrity of Creation Commission in coordi- human trafficking and migration. Education and AND DIRECTORY: nation with the St. Martin Foundation, responded information through mass media in particular Radio to the typhoon Frank victims in Iloilo and Antique Veritas ’Hello Father’ Program was also tapped.