August 8, 2026. The day begins by praising the Lord and acknowledging that everything in life comes from His providence. In faith, the grace is sought to see with His eyes and to discern the realities of the different circumscriptions that will be presented throughout the day.
Through the symbolic gesture of removing their sandals, the Sisters are invited to welcome these realities with an open attitude and attentive listening, seeking to see them as they truly are and, from there, to contemplate the traces of the Spirit of God.
Sr. María Anabelle Céspedes Morales, 2nd General Councilor, facilitated the day’s proceedings.
Nazareth Circumscription, Europe
Sr. Matilde Mena Moreno, Provincial Superior, together with the Council of the Province of Nazareth-Europe, which comprises the communities in Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Italy and Poland, began the presentation of the provincial reality.
Our Lady of Africa Circumscription
Dressed in her traditional attire, Sr. Pelagie Lima Dossi, Delegate of the circumscription, together with her Council, presented the realities of the Our Lady of Africa Delegation, which comprises the communities in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin and Equatorial Guinea.
Mother of the Good Shepherd Circumscription, America
Next, Sr. Lilia Celina Barrera Ramírez, Provincial Superior, together with her Council, presented the realities of the Province of the Mother of the Good Shepherd, which comprises the communities in Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile.
St. Clare Circumscription, Asia
Moving toward the Pacific, Sr. Daniela Silos Villanueva, Vice-Provincial Superior, together with the Council of the General Vice-Province of St. Clare – Asia, presented the realities of the communities in China, the Philippines, South Korea, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Mother of Divine Providence Circumscription, America
Turning toward the Caribbean and the Andean region of America, Sr. Ana Tulia López Bedoya Salazar, Provincial Superior, together with her Council, presented the realities of the Province of Our Lady of Divine Providence, which comprises Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circumscription, America
Moving toward Central America and Venezuela, Sr. Maribelle María Umaña Machado, Provincial Superior of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, presented the realities of the communities in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela.
The presentations stirred various feelings among the Sisters. Each circumscription revealed different realities and challenges, but all shared the same Spirit that impels the Sisters to embody and make our charism increasingly present in the public squares where we live and serve.
The Sisters also enjoyed the gifts and cultural expressions characteristic of the different circumscriptions, which brought joy and richness to the experience of encounter and sharing amid diversity.
