On 26 November, a double celebration took place in Seville in a single event: the closing of the centenary of the pontifical approval of the Teresian Association and the opening of the one hundred years of its presence in Seville (1925-2025).
More than two hundred people filled the hall. Carmen Azaustre, member of the Sector Council of Spain, who presided over the event, began by thanking the various civil, ecclesiastical and academic representatives of the city for their presence. He made a special mention to the Association of Former Students of the Teresian Association in Seville, to the Director and staff of the Colegio Itálica, as well as to the collaborators, friends and relatives present at the event.
The reason
Afterwards, the emeritus professor of the University of Seville, Consuelo Flecha García, gave a lecture entitled The Teresian Association: The reason for a proposal for women. From the lectern, she drew the situation of Spain in the first third of the twentieth century regarding the situation of women and developed through a presentation, agile and documented, Poveda's proposal for women, one of the strengths of the charism. Action and reflection were interwoven in her speech, so well brought to the present, that several of those attending the event said at the end that Poveda's statements were statements that remain relevant a century after they were written.
Seville realizes the proposal
And in this context of the first three decades of the twentieth century, the presence of the Association in Sevilla more than materialised Pedro Poveda's proposal. In this way, Consuelo Flecha opened the way to the celebrations that will take place in Sevilla in the year 2025, building a bridge between today and yesterday.
A firm commitment
Carmen Azaustre, before closing the event and after thanking Consuelo for her splendid conference, gave the floor to the Director of the Andalusian Institute for Women, Olga Carrión Mancebo, who warmly thanked the invitation for the opportunity that Consuelo's intervention had meant for her to learn about the firm commitment of the Teresian Association for Women. Finally, Enrique Belloso, Diocesan Delegate of Secular Apostolate of the Archdiocese publicly thanked the involvement of the Association in the formation of the laity and in the life of the Delegation.
The sentiments of the message received were evident in the faces, in the effusive hugs, in the many people who approached Consuelo to thank her for her words.
María Isabel Sancho, Seville.
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