
Our two-part Advent Recollection, organized by the Teresian Association Family Ministry – Manila, composed of members of the Association, held at the Teresian House in Kalantas, Brgy. Quisao, Pililla, Rizal, gathered almost 50 participants from the Day Care parents and some parents from the neighborhood of Kalantas. The recollection guided participants through a meaningful journey of prayer, reflection, and sharing in preparation for Christmas.

The Colegio Virgen María de África in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) has been proclaimed national champion of the VÍA 2025 Programme, after winning the regional island phase and beating L'École Français de Bata, representing the mainland region, in the national final.

Congolese writer Marc Kanyinda, author of La implacable Kinshasa (The Relentless Kinshasa), gave a lecture on the Congo's strategic minerals at the Karibuni Library. The event was attended by around 30 people, mostly young people, specialising in various subjects.

This year TA Founder, the martyr-saint, Pedro Poveda celebrates his 151st birth anniversary. It is without doubt that everywhere TA members marked this significant date with a celebration.

On November 29, the Cervantes Theater in Linares hosted the Linares (Spain) Sings to Poveda Tribute Concert, an event that culminated the series of activities that began on December 3, 2024, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Pedro Poveda in the city of Jaén.

Responding to the call of EIJIT PLANTAte por la tierra y la paz, the Chinautla Youth Movement, a project born out of the Pedro Poveda Foundation, joined the formation process proposed by the TA before the International Youth Meeting in Assisi in 2026 (EIJIT). In this chronicle, they describe their participation.

The Teresian Association's Advent Message for 2025 comes this time from the General Secretariat team and the Information Department.





