OSSM – XAI-XAI
Brief History
In 1995 Fr Jose Correcher OSM, visited the servant sisters of our Lady the Mother of Cenacle with a women called Lameca Vilanculos who was going to have retreat for a week. She had an opportunity to meet a group of women from the local parish who use to go to Cenacle for Bible reflections.
Lameca shared with them her vocational experience with the OSM. Then, the group started to show the interest in knowing more about the servite life.
Then, sister Alda who was accompanying the group started to show them the way how to know batter the life secular order.
By the end of 1995, 8 members showed the willing and the skill to follow Christ in the secular order fraternity. Since then it began the OSSM in Xai-Xai, with 7 women and one man.
This group was presented to D. Julio Duarte Langa, the former Bishop of Xai-Xai. He approved the ideia and with his blessing on the 6th August 1996, was admitted the first group. Fr. Honorio Mª Martinez, was there representing the order.
The members of Secular order help the sisters in their humble duty like taking care of the orphanage, the abandoned old people; visit the hospital and the prison.
After three yeas of formation, on the January 1999 the first group made the first profession.
This group usually meets once a week for reflection and prayers. Moreover, have monthly retreat.
They all participate in the UNIFAS programme.
The group asks to help them with prayer books and the rule of the OSSM.
Actually there are 23 professed members, 13 novices and 33 candidates.
Brief History
In 1995 Fr Jose Correcher OSM, visited the servant sisters of our Lady the Mother of Cenacle with a women called Lameca Vilanculos who was going to have retreat for a week. She had an opportunity to meet a group of women from the local parish who use to go to Cenacle for Bible reflections.
Lameca shared with them her vocational experience with the OSM. Then, the group started to show the interest in knowing more about the servite life.
Then, sister Alda who was accompanying the group started to show them the way how to know batter the life secular order.
By the end of 1995, 8 members showed the willing and the skill to follow Christ in the secular order fraternity. Since then it began the OSSM in Xai-Xai, with 7 women and one man.
This group was presented to D. Julio Duarte Langa, the former Bishop of Xai-Xai. He approved the ideia and with his blessing on the 6th August 1996, was admitted the first group. Fr. Honorio Mª Martinez, was there representing the order.
The members of Secular order help the sisters in their humble duty like taking care of the orphanage, the abandoned old people; visit the hospital and the prison.
After three yeas of formation, on the January 1999 the first group made the first profession.
This group usually meets once a week for reflection and prayers. Moreover, have monthly retreat.
They all participate in the UNIFAS programme.
The group asks to help them with prayer books and the rule of the OSSM.
Actually there are 23 professed members, 13 novices and 33 candidates.
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