A Chapter's Day


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Each day starts with Lauds and ends with Vespers at the Theatre, where each one can also spend some time of prayer before the tabernacle at any time.  Mass and the liturgy of each day is assigned to a different region. Breakfast is in silence while lunch, dinner and break times are always good occasions of convivial encounter and sharing.


The first session begins with Terce.  The opening hymn is a recorded video, each day by a different community singing the Jubilee song in their own languages.  Again, it is a privileged time to see the faces of different communities in the Order.  Terce is enriched with texts by Dom Armand-Jean de Rancé around the theme of ‘hope’, followed with a pause for reflection in silence.

A common session in the aula consists of presentations and interventions, nominations and votes. There are 13 Commissions assigned with house reports and topics to be studied.

Within the second day of the General Chapter, every region had presented their regional reports to the assembly.  Despite the vulnerabilities and challenge that mark every region, getting a glimpse of the rich diversity of the Order is truly a source of hope!  And how wonderful that this time USA, ORIENS and REI opted to present their report in multimedia format.

Keep your heart united with the capitulants as they go through the Agenda these days. We are counting on your prayer while journeying forward together with each one of you, co-pilgrims of hope!  


 

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