The first sisters began their life of faith in a hostile and complicated environment. Stories of suffering, illness and imprisonment were mixed with internal and external concerns that seemed to refute and even deny what they had then experienced, a human and compassionate love; but this, far from being an impediment that led them to withdraw into themselves, motivated and encouraged them to turn their own vulnerability into a great opportunity for evangelisation, giving witness with their own life and dedication to their love for Christ and his gospel. (EG, 279) “whoever offers and surrenders himself to God out of love will surely be fruitful.”
Objective:
To follow step by step and deepen the events in the historical time of the Mahdist revolution, understanding the context and the situations that led a people, our sisters, missionaries to live slavery and imprisonment in Sudan, and the death of the first two sisters Eulalia and Amalia. And the long martyrdom of the whole group in their different realities.
Gordon, Charles George
called Gordon Pasha British General (Woolwich 1833-Khartoum 1885). He fought on several fronts, Crimea and China before entering Egyptian government service as governor of the province of Equatoria (1873-76) and then governor-general of the Sudan (1877-79). A few years later in 1884 he returned, sent by the British government to evacuate Egyptian civilians and troops stranded in the Mahdi revolt.
Profile
The theme of a Messiah from the offspring of the Prophet, with strong political overtones, with demands for justice, political liberation and domination over enemies has been a predominant idea running through eschatological literature.
Read: AMN 18, 19-26
After Comboni’s death: Forward the mission continues
Reading
The mission continues, and in this moment Maria Bollezzoli’s role is fundamental. It is here that we discover the great missionary in her, the PMN trainer.
Follow the story in AMN 22, 11-20
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What feelings are awakened in your heart?