{"id":53417,"date":"2026-04-01T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hijasdejesus.org\/i-wish-to-be-called-daughters-of-jesus-day\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:42:16","slug":"i-wish-to-be-called-daughters-of-jesus-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hijasdejesus.org\/en\/i-wish-to-be-called-daughters-of-jesus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"I wish to be called Daughters of Jesus Day."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On this Rosary Day<\/strong>, the Mother Candida Family looks back to the origin, to that foundational moment when everything began to take shape in the heart of Saint Candida Maria de Jesus.<\/p>\n\n

There, in front of the Rosarillo altarpiece, an intuition clearly emerged that would become an identity and a mission: “I wish to be called Daughters of Jesus”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A simple and profoundly evangelical expression that captures the core of the charism: to belong to Jesus, to seek to resemble Him, to live from Him and for Him. Today, in a special way, this phrase resonates strongly in our congregational journey<\/strong>, accompanying us in this moment we are living around the Determination of General Congregation XIX<\/strong>, as a call to renew our identity and availability. <\/p>\n\n

An experience that is still alive today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

To remember the Rosarillo is to recognize that the origin is not the past, but a source that continues to give life<\/strong>. That is why, on this day, we wanted to gather the experience of young people who participated in the FI Youth Pilgrimage of Hope<\/strong>, held in July last year in Spain, on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Youth. <\/p>\n\n

On their journey, they reached Valladolid, where they contemplated the altarpiece of the Rosarillo<\/a>, today guarded with special care as a true treasure for the Congregation. In front of it, as Mother Candida did, they were able to stop, pray and let themselves be touched by a dream that continues to beat. <\/p>\n\n

Young voices updating the dream<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

We asked these young people two questions that connect directly to the heart of Rosarillo:<\/p>\n\n

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  • What did it mean to you to contemplate this altarpiece live and to get in touch with Mother Candida’s dream?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • If you had to translate that experience for someone who is looking for their path today, what would you tell them?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    Her answers, which we now share in these brief videos, show us how the Spirit continues to stir life. In them we discover a certainty: Mother Candida’s dream does not belong only to the past, but becomes present in those who are open to listen and respond.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n

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