By Father Simon Peter Zikusooka SSS, Masaka, Uganda, East Africa
The Province of Saint Ann in the USA organized a retreat commemorating the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of the Congregation’s Rule of Life. We also reflected on the Project of Life of the Aggregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Associates). It was inspiring to see the similarity of the two texts. Religious and associates of the Blessed Sacrament attended this retreat.
…Father Norman Pelletier SSS briefly introduced the Rule of Life and the Project of Life. Father Norman emphasized that our primary identity is that of community — we are a people gathered under the constant inspiration and animation of the Holy Spirit. Each Eucharistic celebration starts by gathering us together. …
Our retreat reflection was focused on these two documents about community, prayer, and service; with the guidance of Mary Muehle, Father William Fickel SSS, and Brother Micheal Perez SSS –we entered into a time of personal reflections of how each of us related to the different numbers of the Rule of Life and the Project of Life. We had different groups daily, which helped us interact with different people. We look at the Rule and Project’s past, present, and future living.
Photos from top: Father Simon Peter Zikusooka SSS; Father Norman Pelletier SSS; The 3 Presenters of the Retreat (left to right): Mary Muehle, Father William Fickel SSS and Brother Michael Perez SSS
