Books, journals, and spiritual resources from our Congregation
The Book ‘Lighted to Light’ is dedicated to all the Founding members of the Ursuline Franciscan Educational Society namely Mother Genevive Castelino, Mother Reparata D’Souza, Mother Caritha Sequeira, Mother Margaret D’Souza, Mother Ernestine D’Almeida, Mother Elise Mendonca, Sr Alicia Suares, Sr Nympha Menezes and Sr Euginia D’Souza. This Book ‘Lighted to Light’ gives us the view of the History of the Ursuline Franciscan Educational Society, brief History of Nursery, Primary, High School, Pre University College and Degree College where our Sisters render their service especially in India and Africa. The Book ‘Lighted to Light’ gives us the dates of the permission obtained from the Department of Education to start the Schools.
ON EAGLE’S WONGS NOTATION BOOKS-VOL I AND II: Ursuline Franciscan Hymnal
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY 2019 - book of the Congregation in keeping with our Vision, Mission, Core Values and best practices in governence. It is designed to address the protection of children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination, violence and to the fulfillment of children’s rights and well-being as well as creating a protective environment for their positive development. This important set of guidelines will help our Collaborators/Staff in our Institutitons to work more uniformly and systematically to assure the appropriate protection of our children may it be in Schools, Children’s Home, Boardings and Hostels or Social Development andHealth Care Centres.
PEARLS - Book on Thoughts for the day for Ursuline Franciscan Sisters, released in 2019, on the occasion of the 110th death Anniversary of Mother Nympha Fernandez and the Silver Jubilee of the Approval of the Congregation as Institute of Pontifical Right.
The book 'Angel of Bunder' dedicated to Mother Nympha Fernandez, the First Superior of the ’Company of St Ursula’ was released on the accasion of her 110th death Anniversary (1909-2019), Silver Jubliee of the Pontifical status of the Congregation (1995-2020) and the Blessing of 'UFS Heritage & Musium' on 29th Dec, 2019.
Souvenir was released on 30.12.2013 on the occasion of the 125th Death anniversary of our Founder Fr Urban Stein S.J. and the Profession of the Vow of Virginity of Our Pioneers.
The Magazine Habariza Tanzania News letter of African Region published one edition in a year.
St Angela Merici, originally in Italian by Rosa Serina, translated to .English by Sr Lenita D,Souza UFS and released on the occasion of the Birthday of Sr Edilburga, Superior General 2003. The purpose of the translation was to introduce the life of St Angela Merici to our formees in basic formation. The text gives a simple but attractive description of the Saint with illustrations.
St Angela Merici Rule Counsels Testament, published by the Congregation in 2004 in order to make available to the members the Writings of St Angela Merici, the Patroness. In accord with the mind of the Eleventh General Chapter the Superior General Sr Doreen D’Souza took it as the first means to strengthen the Ursuline Franciscan Identity in her Sisters. In her Preface to the Book she expresses her desire to search earnestly for our identity and journey enthusiastically towards the spirituality of the gospels which has been passed on to us by our Patrons and Founder. Through this booklet of Writings of St Angela we are helped to discover the interiority of a ‘woman’ who attained holiness through her deep faith in God and lively zeal and commitment towards the contemporary needs of our times.
The Life and Mission of Fr Urban Stein S.J., a simple biographical account of our Founder written by Sr Ivy Fernandes UFS in 2005 for the sake of offering it as a easy study for the formees of the Congregation. The material is adapted from the life of Fr Urban Stein written by Rev. Fr Devadatta Kamath S.J. and published in the book of the Congregation ‘In the Land of the Living’. It contains the portraits of the paintings displayed in the Foundation Room of the Congregation.
Leaven of Love Charism and Spirituality of Ursuline Franciscan Sisters published in 2007 as a response to the mandate given by Eleventh General Chapter. This book introduces the Ursuline Franciscan Sisters to the amazing power that lies within the charism and spirituality of the Congregation. The hard work of the Commission and the Editorial Board that were formed by the Superior General and her Council we are enabled to go to the roots of our Congregation and relish the sap that runs through its veins. ‘Leaven of Love’ in its six Chapters give us a deep knowledge of what charism and spirituality in general are and educates us in the charism and spirituality of the Ursuline Franciscan Congregation. Our charism and spirituality lays emphasis on one side on the primacy of the love of God, and on the other we realize the truth that the more genuinely we love God, the deeper and more effective will be our love of neighbor, especially the poor and the unloved – Passion for Christ, compassion for Humanity.
Leaven of Love Catechism of Charism and Spirituality of Ursuline Franciscan Sisters, published in 2008 as an aid to study the Charism and Spirituality of the Congregation. It was Rev. Fr Remigius Sequeira, OFM Cap. who inspired the Superior General and her Council to prepare a Catechism on our Charism and Spirituality in order that the material given in the LEAVEN OF LOVE is made easy to learn. It is a kind of text book which can be used in the different stages of formation to help the formees memorize the content of the book and to assimilate it.
Purposeful Journey
The book is dedicated to All the Departed Members of the Congregation, who have left the rich legacy of faith, love and dedication to the living members of the Congregation as an inspiration and challenge. It contains the necrology of our forty six members of the Congregation till October 2012. This book also tells us about their life and mission
Sant Angela Merici Hici Neez Katha, a Konkani translation of The True Story of Angela by Rev. Fr Stany Goveas, Professor, St Joseph,s Seminary, Mangalore. This small booklet was thought of for the purpose of giving it to the children in the parish and to our formees.
It is released on April 12, 2012. The Hand book of Ursuline Franciscan Lay Association provides us the vision, mission, aims and objectives and other necessary guidelines for those who with zeal become members of this lay association. This guidelines explain as to how to associate and become sharers in the gifts of the Spirit focusing on their life and mission. Associate members will come to know the way of life, the charism and spirituality of the Congregation.
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