This year being dedicated to the consecrated persons, very often I hear this sentence “Wake up the world”. When my attention went to the poster in the chapel which read “Wake up the world” the question that came into my mind is “Am I sleeping”? And I ask myself again “Kitty … are you sleeping? “ This indeed helped me to go to the root of my call. As I recall it, I thank God for my vocation, my family, my religious family and all the people who help me continuously in my consecrated life. I experience the Joy of being called and chosen. The call to Religious life has attracted me and my consecration to God is collaboration towards the growth of church by being, relating and doing for what I am called and challenged. I am witnessing it and I could say YES to God. I have read in a book called “Starting from afresh” that “Consecrated life is born in contemplation from relationship from moments of intense communion and from deep relationship of friendship with Christ and from the beauty and light which was seen shining on His face”. This is what exactly I have experienced in life. When I was younger my consecrated life was not very easy for me. I still remember during one of the worst time of my life, it was my intense communication and relation with Jesus Christ in prayer and the friendship with God that has help me in to go forward to this today. I have seen the light shining on His face as he listens to me. I really thank God for such moments. I find life by giving my life. When I am with the weak I find hope and try to give hope. I have experienced the positive energy when I am fully available to the needy. The conviction and motivation of my life as a consecrated person helps me to be joyful witness. The awareness of my own limitations helps me to be more compassionate. Consecrated life gives me the freedom to choose, reflect and to be available. I feel that I am a courageous prophet who speak and act with the attitude of prayer and Discernment. This consecrated life helps me to be a sign of unity, Joy and hope in the midst of a world of darkness and division; it indeed helps me to be a sign of Gods kingdom. It helps me to focus on my life as a constant gift from the Lord and helps out to live common mission in a community life. I would like to state a small incident to share about my witnessing of consecration which took place during my life in East Timor. I was working with the youth group. When I was working for the youth encounter of FABC of South East Zone, I was asked to be with this group in order to plan and organized the whole program with the help of another sister, a priest and youth. My presence had brought great Joy to that group with my service in organizing without limits and this was expressed by the Bishop. I remember him saying “sisters presence makes a difference very specially the sister who is sensitive dedicated and available for whatever situation”. For me this has brought me to light of my availability and of my being Handmaid – Sr.Kitty Nigrel aci

Happy Birthday Sr.Kitty!!!