{"id":3600,"date":"2018-02-05T10:10:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T09:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pddm.org\/ciao-mondo-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:11:16","slug":"ciao-mondo-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pddm.org\/en\/ciao-mondo-1\/","title":{"rendered":"First Religious Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INVITATION<\/a><\/p>\n

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Neideane Alves Monteiro was born in the city of Coari, in the Amazon.\u00a0 She is the eighth child of Nazar\u00e9 and Maria Lucinda.<\/p>\n

From childhood, she was educated in the Church and began by participating in the community of St. Alphonsus, which belongs to the parish of St. Ann and St. Sebastian.\u00a0 At the age of 11, she became an altar server, the beginning of her dedication to the Church. \u00a0Assisting the celebrant in the preparation of the gifts, the bread and the wine, was something that filled her heart. \u00a0After her fifteenth birthday and receiving the sacrament of Confirmation, she began to participate in the liturgical ministry of the community.\u00a0 Love for the Liturgy continued to grow in her.\u00a0 Together with the members of her community, she diligently prepared the celebrations for each Sunday.<\/p>\n

In September of 2012 she met the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master through a liturgical formation program in her parish. \u00a0This moment was marked in her story and in her heart.\u00a0 The sisters there, Sr. Leticia Pontini and Sr. Marinez Cantelli, caught her attention for the enthusiasm with which they carried out the liturgical mission, and the manner in which these two sisters bore witness to the consecrated life. \u00a0On the same day, Neideane searched the internet for information on the Sister Disciples. \u00a0She arrived late for the presentation of the sisters and, therefore, did not hear what was said about the Congregation.\u00a0\u00a0 It was a pleasant and joyful surprise when Neideane understood that their mission was the liturgy.\u00a0 She did not know that there were religious women dedicated entirely to this mission.\u00a0 Thus, on the last day of the formation program, she approached Sr. Leticia with some questions.\u00a0 Among these was how she could know the sisters better, since she felt drawn to the consecrated religious life.\u00a0 Her vocational accompaniment began on that day. \u00a0With the passage of time, the young Neideane nurtured a strong desire to go out into the deeper waters, even if this took her away from her beloved Solim\u00f5es River. \u00a0She did not hesitate. \u00a0She interrupted her studies toward a degree in biology and chemistry at the Federal University of the Amazon to continue her vocational formation. During that period, the presence and guidance of her pastor, Fr. Jo\u00e3o Batista de Almeida, a Redemptorist Father, played a significant role in her entrance into the Congregation of the Sister Disciples in the community of Manaus.<\/p>\n

In 2013 she attended World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. \u00a0It was an unforgettable moment for Neideane: to be close, to see and to hear the Holy Father, Pope Francis, bearing witness to the faith before thousands of youth present there and seeking the same ideal: to proclaim the Kingdom of God, gave her support and strength for the journey.<\/p>\n

On August 20 of the same year, she entered the community of the Sister Disciples in Vila Mariana, San Paolo. Neideane recounts: \u201cLeaving the immense Amazon and going to live in the city of San Paolo was not difficult for me, since in my heart I carried a strong ideal: the Divine Master is guiding me\u201d.\u00a0 During this period of aspirancy, I assisted in the Liturgical Apostolate Center.\u00a0 In 2015 she went to Cabre\u00fava, for her postulancy and helped in the workroom.\u00a0 In 2016 she was admitted to the novitiate, a moment of special importance in the journey, and lived this with joy and enthusiasm.\u00a0 These were two years of significant learning: in relation to the community and in prayer.\u00a0 Especially in prayer, she was able to solidify her desire to follow Jesus Master, Way, Truth and Life as a Sister Disciple of the Divine Master.\u00a0 For her apostolic experience, she was sent to the communities of Christ Redeemer, RJ and Mother Scholastica, SP. Neideane described her experience: \u201cI am happy and grateful to have lived this phase of the novitiate in Rio Grande do Sul, in company with this joyful people, who have strong faith and a beautiful culture that I have learned to love\u201d.<\/p>\n

On February 10, 2018, she will make her religious profession in Caxias do Sul, RS, sealing her covenant with the Divine Master.\u00a0 The novice testifies: \u201cTherefore, with my life offering, I would like to continue to collaborate in the proclamation of Jesus Master and Shepherd, Way, Truth and Life, which our Founder, Blessed James Alberione entrusted to us as a mission. \u00a0I am grateful to my family for all their support and love, to my friends, to the Pauline Family, and my sisters \u2013 the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, who welcomed me in this religious family and accompanied me during this period of initial formation.\u00a0\u00a0 This includes all those who are joining me and who rejoice with me in this special moment of my life.\u00a0 I entrust myself to the intercession of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, of Saint Paul the Apostle, of Venerable Mother Scholastica Rivata, and to the prayers of each one of you\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”35457″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The vocation rises day by day from the heart of God<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pierenza Mellone is from the Puglia region in southern Italy, from the city of Pulsano in the province of Taranto, a marvelous location near the sea.<\/p>\n

She is the second of three children.\u00a0 Maria Paola is her older sister, and Federico is her younger brother.\u00a0 The three are a gift of the love of her parents, Vincenzo and Maria Addolorata Mellone Peluso.<\/p>\n

The seed of the vocation received in Baptism was growing in her heart and was gradually nourished. \u00a0She was always active in her parish and in her diocese.\u00a0 Her spiritual, human and cultural formation is the result of a treasure that God placed into her life by calling her to Catholic Action.<\/p>\n

Pierenza studied ceramics.\u00a0 After completing these studies, she attended the school of cultural arts, preparing herself in the area of theatrical arts: cinema, television and multimedia production. \u00a0In recent years she worked in the kitchen of a hotel and organizing birthday parties for children.<\/p>\n

After receiving this first degree, she began in a new field: Literature and Philosophy, with a specialization in cinema, obtaining various opportunities for work in the area of television, in the Vatican (as a volunteer), and with the Jesuits for Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica, where her vocation began.<\/p>\n

She casually met the Sister Disciples through a means of social communication: Facebook, where, by enjoying a photo, this was revealed to be a sign from God! \u00a0Pierenza said: \u201cMy\u201d projects \u201cwere different from God\u2019s, when I made my first retreat for discernment in Alba, I was still engaged and I saw that time as a moment of grace to prepare me for matrimony\u2026 but it did not work out that way!\u00a0 God began moving in my heart through Mother Scholastica, who soon became like my \u201csister\u201d, a great witness and a living and near presence in my journey\u201d.<\/p>\n

A series from God \u2013 incidents \u2013 opened the way for discernment. \u00a0When she discovered that Alberione was the Founder of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, she had already begun planning her thesis, which was on the person of Father Alberione.\u00a0 She was directed by the Jesuits, who were unaware of her vocational desire.<\/p>\n

Since December of 2015, like Abram who left his land, Pierenza was sent to Brazil for the novitiate. \u00a0She narrates her experience: \u201cIt was a time of grace that, besides the spiritual growth, enabled me to experience ever more deeply our marvelous charism, to open my mind and heart to welcome and allow myself to be welcomed into this reality, which soon became for me \u201chome\u201d. \u00a0I had many experiences on this journey, and especially in the past two years, but I was struck the most by the simple lifestyle, the possibility of remaining with and among the people, and also the wonderful experience through vocational animation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pierenza is now prepared to live a new important step in the following of Jesus Master, Way, Truth and Life: the first religious profession on February 10 at the Church of Jesus Master in Rome.<\/p>\n

Pierenza concluded: \u201cI am grateful for the continual manifestations of Love the Divine Master places in my life, for the support of my family and friends, for belonging to this most beautiful Pauline Family and for the grace of having experienced this time of formation with the support and the prayers of my two provinces of Italy and Brazil.\u00a0 I ask that each of you be in communion with me in this new time in which the Divine Potter continues to form my life in order to complete the work he has begun! \u00a0May the Lord continue to enlighten my path and thus, with the desire to proclaim the one who is light and love, I joyfully offer myself confidently into his hands!\u201c[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”35458″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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