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TERESIAN CARMELITE MISSIONARIES: PASSION FOR THE CHURCH

VATICAN CITY, NOV 9, 2004 (VIS) - This morning the Pope received participants
in the 13th General Chapter of the Teresian Carmelite Missionaries, founded by
Blessed Francisco Palau i Quer. The chapter is lead by Sr. Luisa Ortega
Sanchez, who was recently elected as superior general.

"As the theme of the chapter says," affirmed the Pope, "you must inspire in all
your sisters true 'passion for the Church: God and our neighbors,' so that
every community may enrich the local church and make the marvels of God visible
'with the eloquent language of a transfigured life, capable of amazing the
world'."

John Paul II emphasized that the challenge of consecrated life is "to make
Christ present in the world through personal witness." To do so, he continued,
"we can be inspired" by the Eucharist.

"I reminded the entire Church," he concluded, "of the central and irreplaceable
nature of the Eucharist in Christian life, in order be faithful to the vocation
to sanctity. I remind you also now, as I am sure that, because of your
contemplative Teresian tradition, you will understand very well and will make
the Blessed Sacrament the pinnacle of spiritual life and an inspiration for
every missionary and apostolic project. In effect, in the Blessed Sacrament we
encounter Christ, and therefore, it is a privileged point of encounter for
souls in love with Him."
AC/./TERESIAN CARMELITE MISSIONARIES VIS 041109 (240)

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