Vitigudino, Salamanca, Spain | The monastery of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters of Vitigudino on Sunday, May 18, was the scene of a special moment of joy: Sister Maria Zhanga native of China, consecrated herself to God in the contemplative life in the following the Augustinian Recollect charism. The celebration, presided over by Msgr. José Luis Retana Bishop of Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo, was a serene song of fidelity and hope in a Church that continues to bear fruit in silence.
A STORY THAT CROSSES BORDERS
Sister Maria arrived from China with a clear search: to live for God. She found in the community of Vitigudino a place of welcome, prayer and listening. There, in the simple rhythm of the liturgy, work and common life, she matured a vocation that today has become a public commitment, he matured a vocation that today has become a public and definitive commitment..
THE JOY OF A COMMUNITY
The monastery celebrated this consecration with emotion. During the homily, Bishop Retana encouraged Sister Maria to be faithful in small things and to live deeply her union with Christ.
“Every religious profession renews us as Church -said the community.. It is a sign that God continues to call, and that his voice continues to find available hearts.“.
A SIGN FOR THE CHURCH
In a time that values the immediate, the consecrated contemplative life is a witness that love can be total, faithful and hidden.. Sister Maria’s profession reminds everyone that the Church does not grow only with structures, but with dedicated lives.
WE PRAY WITH HER AND FOR HER
From the entire Augustinian Recollect family, we join in thanksgiving for the vocation of Sister Maria Zhang.. We ask the Lord to strengthen her in her daily fidelity, and that her consecration may be fruitful for the Church and for the world.
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