The Institute's Mother General, Mother Yvonne Reungoat, wrote in the opening letter of the Triennial: “'Mary walks in this house' (cf Cronistoria V, 51-52), are the words that Don Bosco addressed to the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at his last meeting in Nizza Monferrato in 1885, in harmony with the theme of the forthcoming XXIV General Chapter of the Institute. The house is the world, where the mission entrusted to the whole FMA Institute is carried out, wherever Mary is present as a guide and inspirer in helping us to live the generative power of the charism in the contemporary world. 'Mary walks with us' is a reality that evokes a 'vision', a certainty, rooted in faith and the Salesian charism, a lived experience.”
For the occasion, Mother Reungoat also released a video-message.
The celebration of August 5, recalled Mother Reungoat, is an opportunity to “renew the certainty that Mary walks with us, she supports and accompanies, protects and embraces us” (Christus Vivit, n. 45). The renewal of the “Yes” of each FMA that takes place in every time and place is an event of communion.
For this reason, the hope is to live the preparation to the 150th of the Foundation of the Institute and the journey towards the XXIV General Chapter – scheduled in Rome between September and November 2020 - “with gratitude and awe in contemplating the richness of sanctity, of educational passion, of missionary creativity that flourishes in the Institute.”
“With the young we remain united in prayer and in the joy of belonging to the Lord and to the Salesian Family, entirely of Mary,” concludes the FMA Mother General.
