REDISCOVERING THE JOYS OF OUR CONSECRATIONS: LOOK TO THE PAST WITH GRATITUDE, PRESENT WITH PASSION AND FUTURE WITH HOPE

Abstract

Our Holy father Pope Francis in declaring this year of grace a year for consecrated life wrote to us Consecrated persons a thought provoking apostolic letter in which he called on each one of us to live up to our identity; by living a joyful life for that is the shape of our calling. He also highlighted three aims of the year consecrated life which we are to focus in order to rediscover our essence in the church. These are: “Look to the past with gratitude, live the present with passion, and embrace the future with hopeâ€. These three captions hold the key to our rediscovering the joy of our vocation as consecrated persons.