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On March 25, 2021, Solemnity of the Annunciation Sister Maria Sofia Paolucci made solemn profession at the monastery of Vitorchiano (Italy). Sister Maria Sofia was born in 1989 in Trento (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano …

A Program of Reflection and Sharing OCSO Project approved by the General Chapter of 2017 Supplementary Volume – Responses (Contributions for the Supplementary Volume corresponding to units 4 and 10) …

On March 25, 2021, the community of Acey (Diocese of Saint-Claude, France) elected as Abbot for an indefinite term, Dom Godefroy Raguenet De Saint-Albin. Dom Godefroy was born in Versailles (France) in 1970. He entered …

The Newsletter n°28 of the Central Secretary for Formation can be obtained from the Internet under the heading “Formation/Newsletter”: Formation/Newsletter

On March 19, 2021, Solemnity of St. Joseph, Sister Thérèse Mayala made solemn profession at the monastery of Mvanda (Dem. Rep. of Congo). Sister Thérèse was born in 1991 in Imbongo (Kikwit, Dem. Rep. of Congo). She …

On March 19, 2021, Solemnity of St. Joseph, Sister Maria Carolina Omodei made solemn profession at the monastery of Vitorchiano (Italy). Sister Maria Carolina was born in 1986 in Cremona (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano …

Mother Miryam-Monique Frossard, prioress of Géronde (diocese of Sion, Switzerland) since 1991, having reached the age of retirement mentioned in ST 40.A of the Constitutions, presented her resignation to the Abbot …

On February 27, 2021, Dom Marco Antonio Maldonado completed his term as Prior of the Monastery of Jacona (Diocese of Zamora, Mexico). On the same day, the Community elected as Prior for a six-year term **FatherFlorencio …

On February 14, 2020, Sister Maria Silvia Previato made solemn profession at the monastery of Vitorchiano (Italy). Sister Maria Silvia was born in 1979 in Rovigo (Italy). She entered Vitorchiano in 2016 and made first …

On February 11, 2020, Sister Maria Goretti Nankabirwa made solemn profession at the monastery of Butende (Uganda). Sister Maria Goretti was born in 1980 in Tororo (Uganda). She entered Butende in 2013 and made first …

**Publication of the Monastic Lectionary (Spanish version) is on the website of the Cistercium review. ** The Editor of the review, Brother Francisco Rafael de Pascual of Viaceli, informs us: Queridos todos, y lectores …

On January 30, 2021, Brother Augustine Kandathil was ordained a priest at the monastery of Kurisumala (India). Father Augustine was born in 1968 in Bharananganam, Kerala (India). He entered Kurisumala in 1997 and made …