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The 2026 Plenary General Council (CGP) has begun in Auteuil, inaugurated in an atmosphere of prayer, communion, and attentive listening. The opening liturgy and the opening message invited us to live this time as a path of shared discernment, where fragility opens itself to God’s action and the conviction that sustains us resounds strongly: “we are all foundation stones.”
Read the CGP 2026 - Opening Message from Sister Rekha M. Chennattu
The Eucharist celebrated in our chapel with the parish community expressed the joy of walking together as Church and placed the Council at the heart of the People of God. This beginning was completed with the presentation of the General Council report, a grateful rereading of the journey made and of the challenges opening up for the mission.
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From 1 to 20 February, the Plenary General Council (PGC) of the Congregation will take place in Auteuil (Paris), under the theme: “Towards a more Synodal Congregation: Our Journey forward.”
This gathering will bring together the Provincials from all over the world, together with the Superior General and her Council, to evaluate—within a climate of prayer and discernment—the implementation of the decisions of the most recent General Chapter, held in Paris in July 2024.
It will be an intense time of communion, during which the life of the provinces and of the peoples among whom the Congregation is present will be shared, as we listen together to what the Spirit is saying today.
The mission of the Plenary General Council is to strengthen unity of heart and spirit within the Congregation, to discern creative fidelity to the chapter orientations, and to open the provinces to the common good of the Congregation and of the mission, in dialogue with the major challenges of the world. In this way, it ensures the Congregation’s missionary dynamism and also becomes a true place of formation (cf. RV 101).
Along this synodal journey, words that enlighten and commit us resonate strongly: “We are all foundation stones. Saint Marie Eugenie” (Saint Marie Eugénie), and “All the Sisters are responsable for creating in the Community the climate of discernment” (RV 32).
We invite you to join us in prayer, so that the Holy Spirit may accompany the work of our Provincials and of the entire Council, and so that, together, we may continue to move forward with evangelical boldness along the path opening before us. Throughout these days, we will be sharing news through the various channels of the Congregation.