Election of the Superior General

26th July 2011

To our surprise, it has been possible to hold today the election of the Superior General which was foreseen for tomorrow.

All along the day, prayer and discernment have prepared the capitulants to elect the new Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa :

Sister Carmen Sammut

During a ritual following the election, the out-going Superior General, Sister Piluca Benavente addressed herself to Carmen as follows:

« Carmen,

In my name and in the name of all the sisters of the Congregation, I want to assure you of our trust and our support at this moment of your election as Superior General.

We believe in your leadership capacity because, all along the years, we have benefited from your qualities of membership.

Today, you have been set apart, consecrated for an passionate Mission. We rely on you so that, during the coming six years, the Congregation may decidedly go forward on the way that the Chapter will have shown.

May the God of our Ancestors, the God of the Covenant, the One who has shared his Spirit with the prophets of all times and anointed Jesus, his Servant, shower His Spirit upon you.

And now, with this scented oil, olive oil from the Mediterranean which is, at the same time, your cradle and your host land, I am going to anoint your head, your hands, your heart and your feet.

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May the God of History give you His Spirit.
May the God of Jesus give you His Spirit.
May the God of Mother Salome give you His Spirit.
May the God of Cardinal Lavigerie give you His Spirit.
May the God of Africa give you His Spirit.
May the God who has hired us for a reconciled Creation give you His Spirit.

Shukran ya ukhti
Al hamdou lilah
Amin. »