OUR CALL TO MISSION

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​Nano: your heart yearned to embrace the world ----------
We touch the common heart of all humanity in our own yearning: 
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May we burn with like desire while we seek to bring the dream of God alive today in this small corner of our yearning world.
Presentation is a dynamic way of seeing, listening, being and acting in the world that is enlivened by the Spirit of God at its heart, as revealed in the life of Jesus and the good news of the Gospel in each time and place.  It is inspired by the founding grace and life of Nano Nagle.
Being Presentation involves a particular orientation of heart,  a quality of presence,  and loving commitment to fullness of life for all people and for all of creation.
Being Presentation is to be of contemplative heart, present and open to God in the joys, challenges, and mystery of life.
Just as Mary the mother of Jesus, and Nano Nagle, pondered the Spirit’s calling deep in their hearts, Presentation people, too, are deeply considerate of life’s invitation.
Nano Nagle knew in her own heart God’s love for her and for the world. It was this creative energy that overflowed through her into the world and it is the well from which Presentation people today are invited to draw. 
The source and heart of our lives is, as it was for Nano Nagle, communion with God in Christ. 
This communion is deepened by our contemplation of scripture and through the sacraments. 
We value silence, stillness and solitude as ways of nurturing our relationship with God. C13*
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Our Way of Life expresses our yearning
for union with the Living God,
            present in mystery
                 in the unfolding of creation,
                       in its magnificence, beauty,  and wonder,
                             in its darkness, pain, and  woundedness.
We are called to awaken to the Spirit of God
 present and active in all that exists;
to a Spirituality of Being in Communion;
to participate in the universal mission of Jesus Christ. C3
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​The compassionate Heart of Jesus is a significant symbol for us and conveys our call to live in mutual love and unity; to listen together with compassionate hearts to the Spirit of God in the cry of the Earth and of people made poor; to stand with people in their struggles; to speak and act for justice and healing in our world. C10

​Our faith is deepened by being shared with one another and the people with whom we live and minister. Our prayer gives us vitality for mission, moving us beyond ourselves in solidarity with the whole community of life, strengthening and enriching us as we witness to God’s love and compassion. C13
* C denotes Our Way of Life – Constitutions of  the Union of Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary