Suore Terziarie Francescane Regolari - Firenze -Italia
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We are invited by the Diocese of Njombe to render service in the newly opened Health Centre by the Italian Volentiers in 2010.
The then Superior General Sr.Margherita Zedda has sent 3 Sisters to start our mission in the land of Tanzania.
The 1st Community was opened at Wanging'ombe close to the Hospital and the Sisters are serving in various sectors of the hospital, in nearby schools and in the Parish. At present there are three comunities, including the novitiate.
The primary place of our apostolate is our own community, where each of us ought to have a maternal love for others, mindful of the exhortation of St. Francis: “Let each of you love and nourish your brother as a mother loves and nourishes her child”.
Following the example of the first Christians, we seek to “encourage each other in charity and good works”, “teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom”, correcting each other as sisters, “edifying one another” and “consoling each other with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God”.
1. Elisabeth Corsini Convent
​Foundation: 2009
Activities:
Health Care in the Hospital, in the Orphanage and in families Education for the youth and children, in School Pastoral care in the Parish Formation for the Aspirants for the Religious life.
​3 Sisters are doing the service in the Rehabilitation Hospital Inuka:
Sr. Moly Secretary & Cashier,
Sr. Bindhu In- charge of the reception, Food and Accommodation ,
Sr. Omana Pharmacy Store in- charge and assistance in operation theater.
Sr. Elsa is In-charge of the Candidates, Aspirants, and postulants.
There 9 Aspirants at present.
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responsible :Sr. Bindhu RFTS
Adress:
Elisabeth Corsini Convent
Wanging'ombe
Njombe Diocese
Pn. +255765358117 - Sr. Bindhu
OUR HOUSES AND ACTIVITIES
02. St Francis Novitiate
Opened: 2019
Activities:
At present 3 Novices are doing their 2nd year. Since another Congregation is in this Parish we are not engaged in pastoral activities and the Novices in the non canonical year doing small services in the Parish. Till last year the assistant Mistress was doing the nursing service full time in the Orphanage run by Rev. Fr. Tarcisio Moreschi. The other Congregation is in charge of them.
This year Sr Elsa is serving them as a visiting nurse and administor the medical care and go back to Wanging'ombe.
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Responsible: Sr. Anice
Adress:
St Francis Noviziate
Ilembula, Njombe, Tanzania.
email: francisnovitiate@gmail.com
3. Serafic Convent
opened: 2024
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Activities:
Sr. Vincy is the Co- Ordinator for Tanzania to Mother. She is the Local Superior & In-charge of the Junior Sisters.
Sr. Vincy is teaching in School. Sr. Betty is teaching in the School.
One Junior Sister is teaching in the Dicesian School.
One Junior Sister is working in the Dispensary as a Nurse .
Other 3 Junior Sisters are studying in the university
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responsible : Sr. Vincy RFTS
Address:
Serafic Convent
Makkambacko
Njombe Diocese
Ph. No. +255625175339 - Sr. Vincy
As they announce peace with their lips, let them be careful to have it even more within their own hearts. No one should be roused to anger or insult on their account; rather, all should be moved to peace, kindness and harmony because of their gentleness (L3C 58). The sisters and brothers are called to heal the wounded, to bind up those who are bruised, and to reclaim the erring. Wherever they are, they should recall that they have given themselves up completely and handed themselves over totally to the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, they should be prepared to expose themselves to every enemy, visible and invisible, for love of the Lord because he says: Blessed are they who suffer persecution for the sake of justice, theirs is the reign of God . (Rule and Life 9.2)
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In the charity which God is all the brothers and sisters, whether they are praying or serving or working, should strive to be humble in everything. They should not, because of good words and works even anything good that God does, speaks and makes in and through them, seek glory or rejoice or exult interiorly. Rather, in every place and circumstance, let them acknowledge that all good belongs to the most high God, Ruler of all things. Let them always give thanks to the one from Whom all good proceeds. (Rule and Life 9.3).
Sharing in the Father’s mandate to the Son, we are invited by the Church, whose nature is missionary, to bring to people everywhere the proclamation of salvation attained in Redemption.
We exercise all apostolic activity in the name of the Church and in response to her mandate, while actively participating in community life and faithfully living in obedience.
We are fully aware that the responsibility of proclaiming Christ is not so much that of the individual religious as of the whole community. We take an active part in spreading the Gospel, proclaiming penitence to everyone, “without which no one can be saved”, so as to lead everyone to accept the divine gift of peace.
We entrust ourselves to Mary, the “Star of Evangelization” and the “Star of Hope”, to guide our steps on a path which leads to human hearts. She is our model in the apostolate. She bore her Son in her womb, announced salvation to Elizabeth, presented Jesus to the lowly shepherds, the Magi and the Jews in the Temple. She will know how to transform the tasteless and colourless water of our spiritual poverty into a savoury wine.(C.13.1)
In one sense, our whole life ought to be permeated with the apostolic spirit and, conversely, our apostolic activity ought to be animated by the spirit of a religious. Our apostolate ought to originate in and be continuously strengthened by a constant union with God. We ought to be contemplatives in our activities and active in our contemplation.
Our consecrated life is the privileged means of an effective evangelization. In fact, those who are consecrated to God “in the most intimate part of their being, find themselves caught up in the dynamism of the Church, satiated by God alone and called to holiness. Consecrated persons bear witness to this holiness. They incarnate the Church insofar as they wish to surrender themselves to the radical nature of the Beatitudes. Their lives are a sign of being totally at the disposal of God, the Church and their brethren”.
To accomplish this task, they know it is not so much a question of “preaching” as “practising” the Gospel. Our primary apostolate is witnessing to our consecrated life, which we nourish through prayer and penance
In particular, “traversing the world as pilgrims and strangers”, we introduce ourselves with the greeting: “God give you peace”. We want to bear silent witness to our fellowship, “minority”, simplicity, poverty and spiritual joy, which St. Francis expressed even externally through being at the service of God and his brethren.
In this way, our consecration will be an epiphany of God’s love.
Our apostolate ought to be characterized by a prophetic character, boldness, creativity and the “feminine genius” and be incarnated in the ever-changing social and ecclesial situations.
To accomplish this, we engage ourselves in prudently updating our presence, structures, approaches, priorities, means and life-style, while taking into account the signs of the times. Through prayer, we draw the necessary strength to accept the challenges of the present moment and of the place where we do our work.(C.13.4).
Aware of the great suffering and many forms of misery present in our world, we, as workers of peace and messengers of perfect joy, offer assistance to those who are suffering, to the poor and to those on the periphery of society, sharing in their pain, as Mary did with her Son on Calvary. We also see in them the person of Jesus, who assures us: “As long as you did it for one of these, the least of my brethren, you did it for me”.
In the places where we work each day, we create a familial atmosphere, the indispensable basis for respecting human dignity and generating in those who receive our assistance a desire for supernatural values, because of our witness of life.(C.14.5)
The last profession and inauguration of the new house: 16/04/2024
MATUKIO KATIKA PICHA- ILEMBULA NJOMBE.
Ni wakati wa Adhimisho la Misa Takatifu ya Nadhiri za muda kwa Wanovisi watatu wa Shirika la Wafransiskani wanaofanya utume wao katika Parokia ya Bikira Maria Msaada wa Wakristu Ilembula,Jimbo Katoliki Njombe.
Misa hiyo imeadhimishwa na Mhashamu Eusebio Samweli Kyando,Askofu wa Jimbo Katoliki Njombe.
