1949年4月,戴格蘭修女和雅培理神父展開另一趟新的旅程。戴格蘭修女再次因眼前蜂擁的人潮而震撼不已。拜訪菲律賓讓她充滿熱忱,在自然的美景與亮麗的天空下,她覺得非常接近天堂。
戴格蘭修女對於天堂與服務人靈,具有極大的熱情與渴望。她寫信給家鄉的姊妹:「許多人靈正等待救贖,但為福音工作的人卻那麼少。想想看,世界上仍有半數以上的人不認識天主……」
這些話讓我們感受到,戴格蘭修女深切的熱愛使徒工作。這熱情也同樣催促在世界各地的修女,努力服務當地的人民,盡可能彌補二十世紀以來,無神論造成那些國家在價值觀與理想上的斷層。
幫助人們重新發現存在的深刻意義,這強烈的需求鼓舞傳播福音的熱誠。以今日的文化而言,即是善用所有的大眾傳播工具──從印刷到新科技──來服務天主聖言。
戴格蘭修女總是按照雅培理神父的指示,支持、推動新的工具。因為她的心思完全在於宣傳福音,所以她總是帶著聰慧的好奇,並以鼓勵和啟示來陪伴、激發她的女兒,善用各種工具實踐保祿會的使命。
當電影媒體開始發展時,戴格蘭修女看到影片在福傳上的價值,尤其對那些不識字的人更能達到福傳的效果。因此,保祿修女評估這新工具的可行性後,便開始投入這項使命。她們提供給聖堂播放影片,並嘗試製作和推廣教理及培育基督徒信仰的電影。
「當面對那麼多需要做的善事時,我們感到自己很渺小,因為我們知道靠自己無法勝任。」戴格蘭修女對她的女兒說:「不過,天主與我們同在。在我們所有的聖堂裡都有這句話:『不要怕,我與你們同在!』因此,要勇敢並信賴上主。」
第二次世界大戰結束後,隨著經濟逐漸復甦,社會上也浮現一些問題,為能提供適合當時情況的精神食糧,最理想的工具似乎就是雜誌。
此時,聖保祿會神父已發行專為司鐸、家庭和兒童的雜誌。而保祿修女則計畫針對要理講授、堂區牧靈,以及年輕婦女出版期刊。戴格蘭修女全心全意的支持,並為所有的出版和刊物祈禱,希望能受到大眾的歡迎。
即使修會的某項計畫由一個人來執行,但背後卻是整個團體的合作。團體的使徒工作不僅是團隊合作的成果,更是大家同心合意朝向共同目標的表現。而這目標就是教會託付給聖保祿孝女會,運用傳播工具來服務天主聖言。因此,身為保祿的每一個女兒,在實行任何一項使徒工作時,都不可失去這完整的視野。
戴格蘭修女十分關注使徒工作的各個面向。她認真負責、虔誠祈禱且具體地履行總會長的職務,不斷從旁指引、協助修女執行工作。更重要的是,她給她們立下徹底活出奉獻生活與宣揚福音的榜樣。
雅培理神父繼續成立新的團體,戴格蘭修女除了留心會祖的指示,也以愛心協助、支持新生的團體。1938年成立耶穌善牧修女會(Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd or Pastorelle);1959年誕生宗徒之后修女會(Queen of Apostles Institute)、聖母領報會(Institutes of our Lady of the Annunciation)以及聖佳播天使會(St. Gabriel the Archangel)(後二者是保祿家庭中的平信徒在俗奉獻團體)。她以慈母的心鼓勵這些新團體的成員,讓他們體認到自己是保祿大家庭的一分子,藉著不同的方式獻身於宣揚耶穌導師、道路、真理及生命。
(摘自《戴格蘭修女──一千個生命傳播福音》)
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