Sion commemorates death anniversary of Fr. Alphonse.
Today, May 6, 2017, brothers and sisters of Sion celebrated the 133rd anniversary of the death of Fr. Alphonse Ratisbonne (one of the founders of the Congregation).
Today, May 6, 2017, brothers and sisters of Sion celebrated the 133rd anniversary of the death of Fr. Alphonse Ratisbonne (one of the founders of the Congregation).
This is a very important week for Brothers and Sisters of Sion, as we have two special days: May 1st was the anniversary of Birth (1814) of Alphonse Ratisbonne and tomorrow (May 6th) is the day when we commemorate his death (1884).
On the last Monday (May 1st), the religious of Sion celebrated the birth anniversary of Fr. M. Alphonse Ratisbonne.
Thursday (April 27) the last session of ConnecSion 2017 took place in Ein Kerem (Jerusalem) and tomorrow evening there will be a Mass to celebrate its conclusion, with Fr. Donizeti Ribeiro (Superior General of Brothers of Sion).
Last Saturday (April 8), Fr. Carlos Vasconcelos, NDS celebrated the Eucharist in the chapel of the Ein Karem Community, commemorating the closing of the canonical year of the International Novitiate of the Sisters of Sion, which was officially concluded on April 4 . There were present contemplative, apostolic sisters, associates, brothers and friends of Sion. Read More
by Sr. Juliana, NDS Just as April begins, we will take a look back over the month of March and what has engaged us here in the Novitiate Community. With the liturgy of Ash Wednesday we began our Lenten time which we lived individually and also communally. It was a spiritual time and we fasted Read More
On this last Thursday (February 23), there was the second presentation of the Reshit Da’at seminar in the Ratisbonne (Jerusalem). The theme chosen by Br. Joel Moreira, NDS was “The JewishChristian Controversy in the 1st-2ndcenturies CE,” in which he analyzed conflicting positions between Jews and Christians in apocryphal (non-canonical) writings of that period. Br. Joel still used Read More
Mr. Harry Sinnaguel, President of O.C.J.B. (Organe de Consultation entre Chretiens et Juifs en Belgique, in French) congratulated the Sion Sisters for receiving the Cardinal Bea Award. Click here to see more details.
The Congregation of Sisters of Sion has been awarded the Cardinal Bea Interfaith Award. Last Tuesday, February 7th, the Congregational Leadership Team, Adriana (Costa Rica), Marie Lise (France and other European Countries), Clare (UK) and Mary (Canada-US) met delegates from the Anti-Defamation League (United States) to speak about the work of the Congregation in the Read More