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JOIN
THE MSOLA
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There are different ways of sharing
in the MSOLA mission for Africa.
- Commitment
for life.
Becoming a Missionary Sister
of Our Lady of Africa, dedicated fully to the mission
in Africa.
- Lay
Associate.
Sharing the charism and mission of the MSOLA, living
with them in a community in Africa for a limited period
of time.
- Lay
Affiliates.
Sharing the charism
of the MSOLA, participating in their mission, while
going on with your work and your life.
- Benefactors.
Participating financially,
to allow the mission of the MSOLA in Africa to continue.
- Lavigerian
groups.
Different independant groups following the charism
of Lavigerie, inspired by the life of the Missionaries
of Africa and the MSOLA.
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| Sr.
Gloria Sedes is a nurse working in Chad. Here we see her
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Commitment for life
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Today's
young people from different countries, cultures and
nations, are ready to answer God's call to dedicate
their life to his people and to build God's Kingdom,
becoming a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa
(MSOLA).
Every
year a group of young women answer this call and join
the MSOLA community.
After a time of preparation they make a commitment
to dedicate their life to God, by sharing their life
and profession with the people of Africa and living
in an MSOLA community. The first commitment is for
a year renovable for five years.
After
this, they commit their whole life to God and to His
people.
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Lay Associates to the MSOLA
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They
are lay persons associated to the MSOLA in their
apostolate in Africa: young women desirous of
sharing the mission of the MSOLA and their community
life for a time, in the name of their faith.
The MSOLA sisters open their communities to
young lay women, in response to a demand
For
the MSOLA, to welcome these young people is
a way of expressing their love without expecting
any return… as they share their missionary
charism, their love for Africa, their life of
prayer, their house, their friendships, their
knowledge of the milieu… with these young
women coming from other countries to meet Africa
and its people.
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The
community of El Kabbaria (Tunis) eats a couscous
with two young women making an experience in Africa
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This
is a way for many of these communities of participating
in the Missionary Animation of the Congregation.
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Conchi
(right) is a medical doctor from Spain. During her
holidays she goes to Espungabera (Mozambique) to participate
in the work of the MSOLA and to share in the community
life of the sisters. To the left Sr. Mari Carmen Ocon,
with a lady from Espungabera.
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Affiliate Members
of the MSOLA
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| Alejandrina
(back 2nd left) a MSOLA affiliate member with Sr.
Celsa (first row right) and other volunteers of
Karibu Centre, which welcomes the African immigrants
in Madrid) |
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They
are lay people, who live christian commitment
participating in the mission of the MSOLA, by
sharing their apostolic spirituality and their
missionary charism in order to become bearers
of the Gospel in their own milieu.
The
way in which the lay affiliates share in the
mission of the MSOLA and live this commitment
varies from country to country.
Some
participate in the Missionary Animation and
in any other activities of the MSOLA, others
just share their interest and prayer, and others
live the spirit of the MSOLA and of Charles
Lavigerie, their founder, through different
commitments in their parish or in other organizations
or services.
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Benefactors
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They
are persons who share economically in the mission and apostolate
of the MSOLA in Africa. Their contribution makes it possible
for the MSOLA to live their mission in Africa, and allows
them to be missionary reaching the African people through
the different projets in which the MSOLA are involved.
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Lavigerian
Groups
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They
are groups of men and women, young and less young,
that are attracted by the life style of the Lavigerie
family (Missionaries of Africa and MSOLA sisters).
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The
first members of the Lavigerie group ofBukavu (D.R.
Congo) the day they made their promise.
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The
Northern-Europe Lavigerie group (Mike from U.K.,Peter
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Lidia from Belgium, Sr. Anne and Jeannette from
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They
commit themselves to live as lay persons, the
charism and the spirituality of Charles Lavigerie
and to work in that spirit.
The group is a help for them. Their commitment
varies dependigng on the country, and the group.
In the group they deepen their faith, share
how they live their commitment and study the
charism and spirituality of Lavigerie and the
missionary families he founded.
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Lavigerian
groups in different countries:
Bukavu and Goma in D. R. Congo
Leuven (Belgium) "Missionary Movement"
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)o)
Montreal (Canada)
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