18/05/2026
総長Sr. Claire Castaingと2人の総顧問Sr. Ananda Amritmahal, Sr. Sheila Smithが日本を訪問中です。
ナザレのマリアのエリザベト訪問になぞらえて、私たちNEANZ管区への訪問を楽しみにしていてくださいました。シスターたち、学校や修道会のPartners in Mission(協働者)たちに、また同窓会などに、それぞれ事前に深い問いをしたためた手紙を送られ、その手紙の内容に対しての私たちのことばを直接「聴くこと」をとても大切になさって、日本を回っておられます。
オーストラリアから私たちのNEANZ管区長Sr. Anne Corryも来日し、この訪問に同行しておられます。
写真は成井大介司教様(新潟教区)をお迎えし、日本の教会の現状についてお聞きした時のものです。前列左からSr. Ananda Amritmahal、成井大介司教様、Sr. Claire Castaing、Sr. Anne Corry/後列左からSr.髙橋登志子、Sr. Sheila Smith、Sr.棚瀬佐知子、Sr.佐々木良子
4人のシスターたちにお会いできて、私たちの心は喜び踊っています。
残りの滞在もよい出会いと交わりの時となりますように。
Sr. Claire Castaing (Superior General), Sr. Ananda Amritmahal and Sr. Sheila Smith (two General Councilors) are visiting Japan now
They have been looking forward to the visit to our NEANZ Province, seeing it in the light of Mary of Nazareth’s visit to Elizabeth. Before coming, they sent letters with deep and thoughtful questions to the Sisters, the schools, Partners in Mission, and alumnae associations. They are now travelling throughout Japan, deeply valuing the opportunity to listen directly to our responses to the questions they raised in their letters.
Sr. Anne Corry, Provincial of NEANZ Province, has also come to Japan from Australia and is accompanying them during their visit.
This photo was taken when we welcomed Bishop Daisuke Narui of the Diocese of Niigata and listened to him speak about the current situation of the Church in Japan.
Front row, left to right: Sr. Ananda Amritmahal, General Councilor, Bishop Narui, Sr. Claire Castaing, Superior General, Sr. Anne Corry, Provincial of NEANZ Province.
Back row, left to right: Sr. Toshiko Takahashi, Sr. Sheila Smith, General Councilor; Sr. Sachiko Tanase, Sr. Yoshiko Sasaki.
Our hearts leap with joy at the grace of this encounter.
May the rest of their stay be filled with rich encounter and communion.