Having participated in our First CGS Provincial Assembly in the Philippines, and still relishing the graced experiences, we, Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd, desire to deepen the commitment to a life of union with God that we have vowed. This we hope to do by living out the essential elements of ourt contemplative life in an authentic and creative manner.

    In response to the recommendations of the General Assemblies and Chapters of 1991 and 1997 on Complementarity, we have embarked on the search for our own identity, spirituality, and our place in the congregational structure of governance with zeal and enthusiasm. Our Province leadership has supported and encouraged out efforts at self-determination and self-governance which we acknowledge with gratitude.

    Together with our RGS Sisters, we live to pray unceasingly for creation and all peoples in the world, particularly those deprived of human and spiritual necessities.

    Our compassion for one another and for others, especially the poor, makes us dare that we, in our contemplative lifestyle can, become lifebearers for the poor, journeying with them towards integral transformation through our prayer and with the legacy of that burning zeal inherited from St. Mary Euphrasia.

    May Jesus, the Good Shepherd, Who called us to this life of prayer, contemplation and solitude, bless our aspirations and enable us to live them out day by day, "en corde magno et animo volenti