Aporte de la mistagogía eucarística a la profesión solemne del voto: “hostia de amor y reparación” en la congregación hermanitas de la anunciación.

Abstract

This research analyzes the contribution of Eucharistic Mystagogy to the solemn profession of the Vow of the Host of Love and Reparation (VHAR) in the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Annunciation, especially during the juniorate stage. Using a qualitative, hermeneutic-interpretive approach and a descriptive-interpretive design, the study identifies the need to strengthen understanding and lived practice of the vow, given the diversity of appropriations among sisters in formation. A documentary review of congregational, magisterial, and academic sources was conducted, along with a qualitative questionnaire administered to 15 juniorate sisters from different provinces in Colombia. The theoretical framework integrates Eucharistic mystagogy, the spirituality of consecrated life, the evangelical counsels, and the oblationary and reparative nature of the VHAR as configuration with Christ in the Eucharist. Based on the findings, the study proposes a mystagogical formative itinerary aimed at deepening the conscious, communal, and existential experience of the vow, integrating celebration, understanding, interiorization, and commitment. The research provides a concrete pedagogical mediation to strengthen the founding charism of the Congregation from a theological, formative, and pastoral perspective.