Convent in Detail

RANI MARA F C CONVENT MARIALINDON EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

   Rani Maria F C Convent is the formation House for our candidates. We have started the formation House at Cwele Mission on 14^th December 2017. Unfortunately, because of the lack of water, we had to move to Maria Linden Convent in the same Diocese on 19^th march 2021. This convent was built by CPS Sisters and once they decided to leave the convent they have given it to the Diocese. When we got the convent from the Diocese it ... was fully furnished but we did some repairs.

At the moment we have 3 sisters in this community and they are doing parish work, learning language, village evangelization, visiting sick and bereaved families, conducting workshops for the youths, visiting home and praying with them, helping the poor and teaching catechism and preparing people for marriage and other sacraments in the parish and outstations. Sisters are also cultivating vegetables and rearing hens, cocks, ducks and other animals.

Since there are no candidates, we decided to give chance to young girls to stay in the convent, those who are interested to join us, and also helping in their studies since they are still schooling and making sure that they also involved in some activities of the community.

In the community we are living a simple and hardworking Franciscan Life. We also make sure, to get blessings from God through Holy Mass and adoration early in the morning and to boost our strength for the day.

Rani Maria F. C. Convent Esatern cape, south Africa