Precious Blood Companions
R-L : Tim Deveney , Nora O ’ Connell , Kara McNamara , Evelyn Moreira , Kathy Keary , and Carolyn Wynk during a young Companions meeting at Precious Blood Center in 2016
My Precious Blood Pathway by Evelyn Moreira , Companion in Formation
Evelyn Moreira is a has been a parishioner at St . Agnes Church in Los Angeles all her life . She participated in a retreat in Salzburg with Fr . Barry Fischer , c . pp . s . and has also served as a member of the Young Adult Task Force for the Companion Movement . She currently is in formation to become a Companion and is working with other young adults in the parish who are in formation as well .
My road to Precious Blood Spirituality began with one simple question in the summer of 2012 in the International Center for Precious Blood Spirituality in Salzburg , Austria , “ What is Precious Blood Spirituality ?” It was a gathering with Precious Blood members from seven countries answering the same question to unravel our topic “ New Blood : a Conversation with Today ’ s Youth .” Before attending the gathering , Danny Oliva ( young adult member from St . Agnes ) and I were given the task to ask youth from our community various questions . Little did I know that it would be an enhancement of my faith in a significant way .
I never knew about Precious Blood Spirituality except that the Missionaries of the Precious Blood was
8 • The New Wine Press • February 2017 the congregation at our parish of St . Agnes and that the founder was St . Gaspar . I was also not aware that it was so big in an international level . Seeing different people with different languages , and cultures coming together to share common interest makes everything so beautiful . One of the many questions and reflections that were given at this workshop was to “ Find a symbol of how have I been attracted to pbs ?” While walking around the beautiful outdoors of the center , the symbol that described my understanding was a garden . Different plants and flowers with distinctive petals , colors , shapes , and sizes gathered together to show God ’ s beautiful creation . Although , it is not easy for a garden to contain so much beauty . It needs care , soil , sun and water to grow and maintain its place . As we need , prayer , love , passion , and unity to contain Jesus in our hearts and accept all those around us . From a garden , seeds travel with the wind to find a new establishment to show its beauty . We ought to be like these plants and flowers , travel and share our spirituality of God ’ s love to others . So that they may