Discipleship in the Congregation Of The Missionary Benedictine Sisters In The Light Of Mary's Discipleship in Luke-Acts
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2005-04
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
It has been a great pleasure for me to write this paper concerning discipleship as
Missionary Benedictine Sisters in the light of Mary's discipleship. Society looks up to
us to see prophetic and genuine disciples of Jesus who bring hope to the people.
Through our community life we give witness to Christianity genuinely lived. Mary is
a model for us on this journey of faith and discipleship.
This long essay is divided into three chapters. The first chapter explains briefly
the life of the founder and the beginnings of the congregation of the Missionary
Benedictine Sisters and the understanding of discipleship that the founder had at that
time. Finally, this paper treats the charism of the congregation and the challenges of
living that charism today.
The second chapter introduces Mary's discipleship. The main insights of her
vocation to discipleship are taken from the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the
Apostles. The main focus will be Mary as a woman of faith, prayer, and service. The
aim is to see what in her discipleship can enrich our own discipleship as
a congregation.
The third chapter pictures how the Missionary Benedictine Sisters are striving to
live out their discipleship in the light of Mary's own discipleship. Furthermore I will look at the elements of Mary's discipleship that can be integrated in our formation
programme. Finally, I will reflect on how Mary's discipleship affirms and challenges
our own discipleship today. The nature of this long essay is descriptive and the
materials used are from reliable sources, from the rich mines of the Holy Scripture,
from the Benedictine spirituality and from my own personal reflections.
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Idea of Discipleship, Charism of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters, Characteristics of Mary's Discipleship in Luke-Acts........., Life of Mary According to St. Luke's Gospel.