Greetings from Guatemala with Love - Just sharing!

Letter & pictures from Hna. Teresita Prudente, SM - Superiora Local of "Villa de los Niños" Zona 6, Guatemala - Just sharing to my fellow alumni of the Sisters of Mary School Boystown and Girlstown Philippines! The message is for all of us - GRADUATES! :)

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Dear Al,

"Let us serve the Lord with joy!"

Thank you for writing me a beautiful letter. I am happy to know that many graduates are asking about me. Rest assured that although I am physically absent from my native land what matters most is that in prayers we are always united. I thank God for having you as my spiritual son in-Christ whose always concern for the well-being of the Sisters of Mary and its bountiful fruits---the graduates! I am so proud that many graduates are actively involved in the activities of the alumni. Keep up the spirit! Fr. Al is proud about you.

Always remember that the future of the Sisters of Mary Boystown and Girlstown which our dear Fr. Al had founded with so much love and sacrifice is in the hands of the graduates. Be faithful children of Fr. Al until the end... You are what you are now because of the grace of God through the life of our founder. Do not forget that now is the time to return all the blessings you have received from God. "Freely you have received, freely give!" "The more you give, the more you will receive!"

You have been blessed by the Lord in many wonderful ways, now try to share the blessings to others. You might not be able to contribute big things but you can share "something"...your time, your talent, your prayers, your sacrifices but above all things by being "candles" that will light the world which is depraved with darkness due to lack of love and concern by men to others and due to sin.

Be firm in your faith. The world needs young and valiant persons with good moral values and principles to convert others. The church needs your good examples more than ever.

Our Lord needs your eyes to see the suffering of others, your ears to hear the cries of the graduates in pain, your heart to feel their pains and your hands to walk with them. It is love that will make God happy, it is your love to one another that will elevate Fr. Al to the altars...in a word to be a SAINT!

Pray for all the Sisters of Mary. Offer more of your prayers to the sisters in mission country. Pray, pray, pray always!

EVERYONE IN LIFE HAS A HERO...Someone they look up to and try to be like, one day. DEAR CHILDREN OF FR. AL...MAY FR. AL BE YOUR HERO, YOUR ROLE MODEL.

You are always remembered in my daily prayers and sacrifices.

May God bless us always!


Sincerely yours in Jesus & Mary,
Sr. Teresita Prudente, SM