Month: October 2017

Apostolic Experience in Ecce Homo 2017

Andrea and María have lived in the community in the Ecce Homo Guesthouse, Jerusalem with Sisters Bernadette, Trudy and Rita who have received us with a warm welcome. Ecce Homo is a special community, since we eat and share our meals with volunteers and the community of the Chemin Neuf. Also it was very significant for us to work in the guest house, since we could share, speak and listen to our guests, volunteers and staff. In this way, we could learn about their faith traditions and cultures, specially the Muslim. The Sion community, the Chemin Neuf Community, students, volunteers and guests pray together every Friday in silence, in the Basilica for peace in the world, especially for Jerusalem: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, prosperity for your homes! Peace within your walls, prosperity in your palaces!” (Psalm 122, 6-7). We have lived a beautiful sharing and outings together. We went to visit Nahla’s family who prepared a delicious Lunch for us and we enjoyed and being with her family. Nahla is a Muslim woman, …

Finishing our apostolic time in Egypt

“Wherever we are we must become involved in the situation in which we live. Our charism is not defined by activity alone; nor is it limited to a specific task. A presence in faith and hope, an appreciation of the values and significance of cultures and religions different from our own, is already an apostolic response.” NDS, Constitution #16 This quote from our Constitution summarizes very well Sion’s presence in Egypt. Through their ministries each community, Cairo, Alexandria and El Berba, are responding and carrying the Word of God to their own reality. The apostolic time of Lucia and Nancy was an opportunity to get involved with the reality of the sisters and the people in Egypt. Some of the unforgettable memories that we will carry with us are: Sister Emmanuelle, NDS memory We visited with Sr. Wafaa’s family the Manshiyat Nasser, a neighborhood located in the Mukatam Hills in Cairo where the garbage workers („Zabaleen“) live and work. Through their work of selecting and recycling garbage, they have their income and help the country …