In the “Big House” of Guadalajara we were welcomed by the Older Sisters, who from the first moment made us feel “at home” by their affection and welcome, their interest and constant enquiries about our well-being, and their unceasing prayer.

Among ourselves, we felt from the first moment that we were in a very pleasant atmosphere, which encouraged sincere and profound sharing, from prayer at the beginning of each day to the evening time of relaxation.

Each Province presented its challenges and obstacles by means of a practical and authentic case-history, and we learned from one another and inspired each other to perform our tasks as a service, giving priority to attention and care for the quality of life of our older and infirm Sisters, and seeking to make Community of Goods another dimension of our being as educators.

The Socio-Economic Analyst, Luis Ignacio Román, brought us up to date on the actual situation of our countries, with clear reference to the present crisis and to the need for consistency and commitment.

This sharing of context was significant when we visited the Community of Miramar. The Sisters and the women taking part in the Project “CRECE” (GROW) gave us an outstanding presentation of their dreams, and how they could make them come true, in this Project of Popular Education, and it was very pleasant to share lunch with them, as with the Sisters of the Community of San Cristóbal, who also let us see their pastoral work; we tasted their delicious “TACOS”.

Because of our concern for the future and our desire to share, we are organising Capital into various Funds which guarantee that we are sharing in solidarity with other men and women.

The practice of discernment in decision-making, especially about constantly increasing the involvement of all the Sisters in the Province, will be our way of setting up policies and criteria for acting in justice and solidarity with those with whom we share life.