The new blessed Mother Eliswa Vakayil represents “a beacon of hope” for all “consecrated women, for all mothers, and for all those who suffer in silence and yet choose to love.”
The “inclusive vision” of Mother Eliswa, with which she “was ahead of her time and is a true expression of synodality in action: walking together in communion.” The new blessed, he added, “shows the way” to the Church on its synodal journey “listening, discerning, and walking together.”
The foundation of her “unwavering faith,” he affirmed, “lies in her spirituality, vision, and mission, all rooted in her identity as a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ through baptism, the very heart of synodality.”
- H.E. Sebastian Cardinal Francis
Archbishop of Penang, Malaysia
