Last month we launched the series “Voices from the Peripheries” with a first video from Córdoba, Argentina, which gave us a glimpse into the presence of the Daughters of Jesus in the “Mama Antula” project. It was born out of a conviction: care is already alive among us, in communities, ministries, and everyday gestures that often go unnoticed.
Today we share the second installment, which takes us to Bangladesh.
Faces and Voices of the Daughters of Jesus
This video was filmed during the canonical visit of our Superior General, Graciela Francovig. She was accompanied by General Councilor Rosa Espinosa. Thus, the sisters’ voices are captured in a moment of special closeness and mutual listening between the community and the General Government.
A Mission on the Periphery
In Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim country, five Daughters of Jesus carry out their mission as witnesses to the values of the Gospel. They do so in Utrail and Mymensingh, at the boarding schools of St. Candida and St. Teresa of Calcutta—the latter in a shared mission with the Salesians. Throughout the year, 119 young people between the ages of 11 and 20 live there. Two additional sisters work in the Diocese of Mymensingh, at the Diocesan Social Formation Center and in vocation ministry.
It is a simple, joyful presence, deeply engaged with reality, which finds expression in education, interreligious dialogue, and closeness to the families in the villages. It is, in short, one of those realities in which “as Daughters of Jesus, we feel called to be present alongside our brothers and sisters who are suffering, contributing our mustard seed according to the strengths available to us at this stage of our lives, (…) spaces in which to embody the living presence of Christ,” collaborating in care networks that the 19th General Congregation invites us to weave from an awareness of our sonship.”
Listen to Keep Weaving
Each video in this series aims to shed light on what is happening in the geographical, social, and existential peripheries where life is most fragile, and to help these communities recognize themselves as part of a larger movement. We invite you to watch the video, share it, and let these voices touch your heart.
Wherever life is most fragile, God is waiting for us.
