From October 24th to 30th, our community and the Our Lady of Consolation School in Villa Santa Rosa received a pastoral visit from Mother Loreto Navarrete, Superior General, accompanied by her Vicar, Sister Maribel Sánchez. These were days of encounter, listening, dialogue, and fraternity, lived under the motto: “He looks at me, He saves me… hand in hand with my brothers and sisters.”
For one week, our religious and educational community had the joy of receiving M. Loreto Navarrete, Superior General of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation , accompanied by her Vicar, Sister Maribel Sánchez .
Their presence was an opportunity to meet, share life, and get closer from different places to the reality of our community and the mission we carry out in Villa Santa Rosa.
An educational community that lets itself be known
Over the course of these days, Sister Loreto and Sister Maribel met with administrators, teachers, students, and families of Our Lady of Consolation School. Each meeting provided an opportunity to get to know the members of this educational community and to gain insight into the realities of families in the 25 de Mayo Department.
Music, art, and pastoral care also had their place. Led by the students, these elements were present at different moments of the visit, expressing the richness, creativity, and vibrant life that unfolds daily in our school.
Beyond the activities, the simple gestures of closeness, the conversations, the greetings, and the opportunity to share everyday life were especially valuable. Because it is in these small encounters that communion is built.
Share the mission with the local Church
The visit also included participation in the celebration of the Eucharist with the parish community , where M. Loreto was able to meet and share with some members of the Christian community.
Another significant moment was the meeting with Archbishop Jorge Lozano of San Juan de Cuyo . In a warm and fraternal dialogue, Archbishop Lozano expressed his gratitude for the presence of Sister Loreto and Sister Maribel, as well as the Sisters of Consolation in San Juan.
He also highlighted and valued the educational work that the Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Consolación carries out in the 25 de Mayo Department , as a service to families and the entire community.
A visit experienced in community
For the Sisters of our community, these days were also a time of prayer, dialogue, fraternity, and communion . The visit allowed us to share our reality, our searches, challenges, and hopes, feeling accompanied by the Congregation and strengthened in our mission.
The motto that accompanied these days — “He looks at me, he saves me… hand in hand with my brothers” — took on a face in each encounter: in the sisters, in the teachers, in the students, in the families, in the parish community and in so many people who are part of this shared mission.
A closeness that also extends to families
The pastoral visit also allowed Sister Loreto and Sister Maribel to connect with the families of the Sisters of St. John . These simple and intimate encounters provided an opportunity to meet and share with those who are part of the personal and family history of our sisters, strengthening the bonds that make the Congregation a true family.
On each visit, the desire to walk together was once again present, recognizing that the mission of the sisters is also sustained by so many people who, from their families and communities, accompany and make this journey possible.
We walk as the Consolation Family
At the conclusion of this pastoral visit, what remains above all is a profound gratitude .
Thank you, M. Loreto and Sister Maribel, for your close presence, for listening, for each encounter, and for helping us experience, once again, that we do not walk alone.
These days have allowed us to renew the bonds of communion and closeness with the entire Congregation and with the Consolation Family , recognizing ourselves as part of the same history and mission that we continue to build together.
We are left with the challenge and the hope of continuing to walk "hand in hand with our brothers," allowing ourselves to be seen and transformed by the One who calls us to continue being a presence of consolation wherever we are.