The spirit of our missionary vocation is to bring the whole world to Jesus Christ.
                                                                                                         Bl.Mary of the Passion

Sent from the Province of the USA to the Province of South Africa
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary processed into
the chapel singing a hymn to Mary in Latin,the
"Monstra Te Esse Matrem"-to begin the Prayer
Service for the sending of Phi Uông.

“We who are Mary ’s missionaries ought to continue her
work and give peace,give Jesus always and everywhere .
..we have been chosen to announce that Jesus has risen
from the dead...”

 

(MD 93,783)
To Anh did one of the selected readings for
the Prayer Service

“Be faithful messengers of truth on all journeys ...
and be faithful to the God of Truth.”

Bl.Mary of the Passion
Mary Motte,fmm,anoints Phi Uông.

“We will work as missionaries in
Mary ’s way;through Jesus.In this
way she was a true missionary in
the shadow of Jesus and the
Apostles.We bring both Jesus and
Mary with us at the same time.”
(NS 341)


Sisters come to bid farewell to Phi Uông.

 

“May the Spirit of our God
enable us to become living
Epiphanies manifesting Jesus to
the world,always,everywhere,
in all things.”

Bl.Mary of the Passion


Each sister embraced Phi Uông as
she bid her go with God ’s blessing.
L-R:Mary Motte,fmm,Phi Uông,fmm and
Beatrice Cote,fmm
Sent to the Province of Indonesia.
Jacqueline LaVie,FMM was
sent in a previous sending.
“We are all sent on universal mission
throughout our whole lives,within or
outside our province.This radical
disponibility to be sent is an essen-
tial dimension of our FMM calling.”