Dear Sisters,
Consecrated life seems to be an enfleshment of all the mysteries
of the Holy Rosary. It is a mystery of joy: the joy of being
called by God, the joy of responding to his call with the total
giving of oneself, the joy of living in community and generous
service to our sisters; the joy of a spiritual maternity that
has not limits in its fecundity and is communicated through all
our services and apostolates: the joy of giving birth to Christ
in many hearts and of going across the mountains, fields and
oceans to bring this life to many hearts.
Consecrated life is a mystery of light: the light that flows
from our relationship with the Blessed Trinity, of being
daughters of God, brides of Christ and living temples of the
Holy Spirit; the light of the maternal mediation of our Lady in
every moment of our lives; the light of our mission of teaching,
preaching, proclaiming and forming many hearts with the power of
the Gospel; the light of Our call to be a monstrance, a
brilliant one, a beautified one to hold in our spiritual wombs
the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.. the call to be eloquent
witnesses of a transfigured marian life. It is also a mystery of
sorrow, for the consecrated woman journeys through life with the
mark of the cross in her heart and cooperates in giving birth to
His grace and life in many hearts, through her participation in
the sorrows and tribulations of human life and of apostolic
mission. She follows her Bridegroom through the path of Calvary…
she walks close to him and never allows herself to run away from
the cross or to allow the Blood of Jesus to be wasted by
receiving it with superficiality.
Consecrated life is also a mystery of glory: we experience the
powerful effect of the Paschal mystery, we live, die and rise in
Christ and with Christ, only if we live all for Christ. We are
called to live in the contemplation of His Face, His Heart, His
Life and His Word, and from this contemplation, prayer and
recollection of our hearts in the cenacle of our Lady’s Heart
and by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are purified, elevated
and sanctified, we are brought to the a true experience of the
virtues, holiness and elevation of the totality of our human
person. It is a mystery of glory, for we are given the diadem of
the princesses, of those who are totally consecrated and
available to follow with fidelity the guidance and words of the
Queen. Indeed, sisters, consecrated life is an enfleshment of
all the mysteries of the Holy Rosary… every mystery speaks of an
event… it helps us remember an event that reveals a profound
mystery… a mystery that must be actualized and enfleshed in our
consecrated life, particularly in our marian charism.
Let us enflesh in our daily lives the mysteries of the Holy
Rosary and in this way become a living rosary, a missionary of
love with a rosary in our hearts and in our hands.
