Called, Gifted and Sent


 Called, Gifted and Sent

Reynaldo R. Capili, SSS

 

An irresistible call gathers us five - Jose Arnel, Gregorio Jr., Reynaldo, Dante and Victoriano,  in Sta. Cruz Parish Convent, Sta. Cruz, Manila where the blue car with smiling driver awaits us, that was April 27, 1988.  We continue listening to the call, and like St. Paul on his way to Damascus, we were blinded by His light and we asked “Who are you, sir?” The voice, of the one who calls, said, “I am Jesus, the Nazarean, whom you do not know?” we replied, “Then, reveal yourself to us, Lord.” A reciprocal love story unfolds before us, as “…we welcome the Lord Jesus in His Eucharistic presence…,” (Rule of Life #3) on that faithful morning of May first, nineteen ninety.

Twenty-five years ago, is not so distant a time, but ever so fresh and invigorating to reminisce, especially if it is something dear to us, our consecration to God and his people. So this silver anniversary of our religious profession is a kind of being called, being gifted and being sent. We are gifted with a community, where all truly love one another (ROL #5); we become witnesses of Christ by making ourselves servants of our brothers (ROL#7); though we differ in our persons, capabilities, duties and circumstances, this diversity manifests the wealth of the gifts of the one Spirit (ROL#8). We are gifted with a calling to live as a Eucharistic community, so as to give a more explicit witness to the life of Christ which springs from the Eucharist (ROL#21).

Nourished by Christ, who gives himself to us totally in the Eucharist, we are sent, and we express, in our form of life, the gift of ourselves as it is lived and taught by our holy Founder, Saint Peter Julian Eymard (ROL#15). Oh, what a journey! Oh, what a life! (synaliz0menos)

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