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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>When the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate arrived in Do\u0301mue\u0300, in northern Mozambique, they were met with a great celebration. After 40 years, the Church in this area is once again home to a female congregation.<\/p>\n

Sister Mirian dos Santos was stunned and moved by the greeting that she and her fellow sisters received in town. The people of Do\u0301mue\u0300, in the Diocese of Tete, took to the streets in joy.<\/p>\n

To fully understand their enthusiasm, historical context is needed: the last female congregation in the region left due to the anti-Catholic hostility that followed Mozambique\u2019s independence from Portugal in 1975, as well as the subsequent civil war. So, for the local Catholics, the sisters\u2019 return is significant.<\/p>\n

Bishop Diamantino Antunes of Tete says that their arrival is providential. \u201cThis is something we have wanted for a long time, even dreamed of. Now, it has finally happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need\u2019s Portuguese office, Sister Mirian could barely hide her emotion. \u201cSeeing how much the people wanted our presence, after 40 years without women religious, exceeded our expectations. It was a very simple, but very generous, welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides Sister Mirian, the community is formed by Sisters Ana Cla\u0301udia Melo and Rita Nascimento, as well as the postulant Agne\u0301lia Porto. They have been charged with pastoral work, such as catechesis and formation, for over 100 community leaders, some of whom are based very far away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are here to serve in whatever way we can, and we are eager to bring the good news and the joy of the Gospel to these simple people who thirst for God. We count on everybody\u2019s prayer and support,\u201d Sister Rita explains.<\/p>\n

There is great poverty in Do\u0301mue\u0300, and the sisters have not yet been able to take stock of the community\u2019s more urgent needs, but they know that they are going to need help. \u201cThe parish is poor and has over 100 communities. We need a vehicle, for example, to be able to reach the more distant people. We know that this will be difficult work, but we have faith in God, and we are aware that this is His mission, and that we are just fragile instruments in His hands\u201d, says Sister Mirian, who is originally from Brazil. In her message to ACN, she asks for everyone\u2019s prayers for the success of this new mission.<\/p>\n

The sisters\u2019 presence in this part of Mozambique is a sign of the importance of international aid in keeping the Church alive. Even though Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) does not yet help the Little Missionaries directly, it has supported 20 projects in Tete over the past five years, which the bishop says are very important. \u201cACN helps in many ways: in the formation of seminarians, supporting the restoration of infrastructure, building chapels, purchasing vehicles and, very recently, in the purchase of equipment for our diocesan radio station, so that we can improve our broadcasts,\u201d he explains. \u201cThank you to all the benefactors and to all those who make the mission of Aid to the Church in Need possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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