While Fr. Antoine-Marie Zacharie Igirukwayo was Superior of the Teresianum, the Teresianum community decided a few years ago to celebrate its feast day on 12th March, anniversary of the canonisation of St. Teresa of Jesus.
This year, 396th anniversary of this prestigious date, the community met in the chapel for the celebration of Holy Mass, presided by Fr. Saverio Cannistrà.
In his homily, the Father General recalled, in the light of the readings of the day, St. Teresa of Jesus’ passion for life and pointed out how Lent is a time to recall how God always wants to bring us to Life and shows us through the rich signs which are manifested in our lives. We are able to recognise them in the mesure when we live out an authentic conversion based on faith, the source of the fullness of life and not a life based on our puny human schemes.
‘God offers us a plan for our lives, a plan which is creating new heavens and a new earth, perhaps a new Carmel, a new Teresianum, new communities. May we have the capacity to be aware of it and walk in that direction…’ Fr. Saverio finished by saying that God discomforts us, but he also empowers us to open ourselves up to change.
His whole homily is available in Italian by following our social networks profile on Twitter and Facebook using the following link: https://www.pscp.tv/w/1kvJpWlkeooGE
The celebration ended with a fraternal dinner, which was attended by the Fr. General, as well as Fr. Vicar, Agustí Borrell and some the members of the Definitory, as well as Carmelite Discalced friars from the diverse communities in Rome who were also at the Eucharist.
