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Shi Jia Zhuan (Agenzia Fides) – Formation, evangelization, witness, spirituality, and service will be the key commitments of the next three years for the Union of Superiors General of Female Congregations in He Bei. This was the decision made by the new directors of the Union, elected in recent days in Shi Jia Zhuang, during the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Union, which was attended by 12 Superior Generals of religious congregations of the Province of He Bei, which is the stronghold of the Catholic community on mainland China and also the region most organized in terms of facilities. On the same occasion, there was also a three-day training course for major superiors.
According to reports received by Fides, the gathering, which took place in an atmosphere of prayer and communion, stressed the importance and urgency of vocational training. In addition, the Superior Generala are working hard to organize a series of lectures on theology for the religious. According to the new President of the Union "this is our strongest desire, but we are aware of the difficulties ahead. But we put ourselves completely in the hands of the Lord, we have full confidence in our Lord. He listens to our prayers and gives us the strength to carry on the cooperation among our sisters, with the Bishops, with priests and laity, with the Diocese, in addition to our social and apostolic commitments and our testimony." The outgoing President retraced the journey of the Union's 10 years in existence, confirming the successes thanks “to the service, testimony, and formation, according to the charism of the action of the Holy Spirit, always present among us.”
The Union of Superiors General of Female Congregations of Hei Bei was founded April 20, 1999 in Shi Jia Zhuang, the provincial capital of Hei Bei, inspired by what is stated in the Code of Canon Law: “Major superiors can be associated usefully in conferences or councils so that by common efforts they work to achieve more fully the purpose of the individual institutes, always without prejudice to their autonomy, character, and proper spirit, or to transact common affairs, or to establish appropriate coordination and cooperation with the conferences of bishops and also with individual bishops.” (708). (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 14/12/2009)
