To the ACI Family members
Dear all: Today I want to send this e-mail to ask for your prayers for the General Congregation XIX, that will start on February 2, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. It will take place in our house of XX Settembre, Roma, where the incorrupt body of Saint Raphaela Mary is. 53 Handmaids will participate, representing all the Institute; we will discuss some matters and issues, important for our life and mission.
I thank your greeting on the 125 years of the final Church approval of the Institute. I also thank you for all the messages you send. I always read them with interest and with sadness for not being able to answer due to lack of time. I hope to write more when the General Congregation ends.
On March 2 we will especially remember all of you in front of the Saint.
Kind regards, Inmaculada Fukasawa aci
“With all my heart I ask Our Lordto bless you in this new year with both hands,
and may you return His gifts
by doing many good works
which are pleasing to Him.”
(St. Raphaela Mary - January 1, 1924)
“The lovely season is approaching,
let us pray that the Child Jesus
may truly be born in our hearts.”
(St. Raphaela Mary – November 29, 1903)
Dear ACI Family, 
PENTECOST
«When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed
to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit…» (Hch. 2, 1-4)
Dear ACI Family, dear
Sisters: We c
elebrate this day the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. It is the Spirit proclaimed by Jesus, present and active in us, guiding our steps and making us strong.
Let us ask for the grace to be attentive to this presence of the Spirit and to be aware of his actual performance in us, so that our life is animated by Him, to do spring from our heart the best of our inner life. May Him help us be strong and courageous to proclaim with our lives loyalty, service, solidarity, justice, joy, commitment to the poor, freedom, hope, love and unity.
With love, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF THE ACI FAMILY June 12, 2011
Looking forward to sharing our celebration Mass and thanksgiving with all who can be present tomorrow ,10am Mass at Corpus Christi and at the Convent afterwards.
Wherever we have to be tomorrow, I know we will all be present at the heart of this celebration. (for full letter - see attachment below called S.Inmaculada)
We celebrate the Day of our Family Day and we wish to give all of you courage and hope in the daily life of each of the people that belong to this great Family.
We join your prayers and celebrations of this day, and we pray Jesus and St. Raphaela Mary, so may our Family really be a Gift of the Spirit, and may our work contribute to bring the Kingdom to the forgotten of the Earth.
We want also, with this greeting, welcome all new members of the Family: May you find in the Charism of St. Raphaela Mary and in our groups, hosting, proximity and answers to your questions!
A big and universal hug for the whole Family.
International Commission of the ACI Family March 2, 2011"
21st November 2010
Dear ACI Family and Sisters:
We attach the greeting for the feast of Christ the King.
ACI Family International Commission.
AMELIA-GRACE COOPER RIP Sad news - d ear Amelia Grace, Anne's beautiful and courageous great -granddaughter has died, aged 8 years 8 months. Amelia passed away peacefully with her parents at her side late in the evening of 24th June 2010. She has been constantly in our prayers ,so we are sure Heaven's doors have been opened wide to receive her. We will want to continue to pray for her family, especially for her parents Chantel and Karl, and for our dear Anne and John who were so very close to her always. As Monday is our Meeting day ,we will have a wonderful opportunity to pray together and silently before the Blessed Sacrament for them all, and to give thanks for the grace-filled and inspiring life of little Amelia . We know that Our Blessed Lady and St. Raphaela Mary will be praying with us. Lord, may her soul find peace forever in the palms of your hands. MIRIAM COOK RIP - We ask for your prayers for one of our Family who died suddenly on 8th June 2010. Lord, may her soul rest peacefully forever in your love. Corpus Christi - see message below. Pentecost Sunday - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CHURCH - TO US!! See the message from the Sisters attached below. Tuesday 18th May, the Feast Day of St. Raphaela Mary was celebrated at Mass at Corpus Christi. See 18 May greeting in the attachment below, On Tuesday 2nd March we celebrated the International ACI Family at morning mass at Corpus Christi. The 2nd is the day on which St Raphaela Mary was baptised. Sr Immaculada announced last year at the April Assembly that this would be a feast day to be celebrated each year in thanksgiving for the ACI Family. All Welcome. Greetings from the International ACI Family Commission - message issued March 2010. See attachment. |
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