{"id":57962,"date":"2026-05-18T11:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/works-of-mercy\/burundi-africa-project-m6\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:15:16","slug":"burundi-africa-project-m6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spaziospadoni.org\/en\/opera-m\/burundi-africa-project-m6\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi – Africa | Project M6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bujumbura | Bujumbura (Burundi)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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OPERA M6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MISSION<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bujumbura<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bujumbura<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burundi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-3.36125 29.35643<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ORGANIZER<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Congregation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congr\u00e9gation des S\u0153urs du C\u0153ur Immacul\u00e9 de Marie \u2013 Bene Mariya Sisters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ngozi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burundi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Continent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Congregation Celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immaculate Heart of Mary<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPS coordinates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-2.90648 29.82039<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time zone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTC+2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe Manariyo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mother General<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sister Daphrose Kiraniguye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

suoresantagemma.it<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n\nOPERA M – PROJECT M6<\/span>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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OPERA M is a revolution in the works of mercy. It is a permanent tool for fostering a strong and renewed vision of these works throughout the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spazio + Spadoni\u2019s reE<\/strong>volution stems from a deeply felt urgency to redefine the concept of works of mercy as a journey that is always both human and divine at the same time\u2014and therefore always spiritual as well as practical (or physical). The rediscovery\u2014indeed, the true reE<\/strong>volution\u2014of these works must be found within this synthesis of the spiritual aspect and the practical act. Material action must always be imbued with the spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPERA M is based on five actions that define its method: INVOKE, call upon the Spirit LISTEN, make silence to open yourself to listening MEET, stand among the people LET’S WORK, act for the works LET’S FLOOD, bring everyone to the Works of Mercy Spiritual Works of Mercy<\/strong> To counsel the doubtful To instruct the ignorant To admonish sinners To comfort the afflicted To forgive offenses To bear patiently with troublesome people To pray to God for the living and the dead Corporal Works of Mercy<\/strong> To feed the hungry To give drink to the thirsty To clothe the naked To shelter travelers To visit the sick To visit the imprisoned To bury the dead<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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25 January | Start of Congregation relationship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

The collaboration between spazio + spadoni and the Bene Mariya Sisters begins<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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18 July | Arrival of the sister<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe arrives in Italy welcomed by the Misericordia of Sansepolcro to carry out the training for the HIC SUM project. During her stay in Italy, she will also deepen her understanding of OPERA M and the reEvolution of the Works of Mercy promoted by spazio + spadoni <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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06-11 September | Making Room for Reciprocity Convention<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe actively participates also as a speaker at the Convention conceived and promoted by spazio + spadoni at the Convent of San Cerbone (LU) <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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13 October | Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Technical training by spazio + spadoni on the HIC SUM project and on OPERA M <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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20 January | Departure of the sister<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe returns to her community in Bujumbura in Burundi where she will develop the OPERA M program <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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19 November | Return to Italy for OPERA M training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe returns to Italy to attend a Course on the Works of Mercy and the Economy of Communion organized by spazio + spadoni in Loppiano (FI) in collaboration with the Focolare Movement. At the end of the course, which finished on 16 December, Sister Hyacinthe returns to the Misericordia of Sansepolcro where she will stay for a few days before returning to Lucca, hosted by the Sisters of Saint Gemma. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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21 November – 16 December | Works of Mercy Training Loppiano<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Together with other religious women, she participates in the course conceived and promoted by spazio + spadoni on the Works of Mercy and the Economy of Communion in Loppiano (FI). Along with Sister Hyacinthe, Sister Assumpta, her fellow sister who arrived with her from Burundi, also carries out the month of training <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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03 February | Departure of the sister from Italy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Sister Hyacinthe returns to Bujumbura<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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December | Start of activities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

After months of work, the OPERA M room in Bujumbura is ready, and the first events are held there, all connected by a common thread: the Works of Mercy. The commitment of Sister Hyacinthe and the Congregation is to make the OPERA M room a place to spread the Works of Mercy and live experiences in the spirit of the reEvolution promoted by spazio + spadoni <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December | Start of activities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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December | Start of activities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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02 January | Congregation meeting on the Works of Mercy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

The sisters of the Congregation gather in Bujumbura, in the OPERA M room, to talk about the Works of Mercy and the reEvolution promoted by spazio + spadoni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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02 January | Congregation meeting on the Works of Mercy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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02 January | Congregation meeting on the Works of Mercy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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01 May | Meeting with Mother General<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

On the occasion of the UISG Assembly which took place in Rome from 5 to 9 May, spazio + spadoni met Mother Daphrose, whom it hosted for the entire period of the Convention at the Motherhouse of the Sisters Daughters of Mary Missionaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01 May | Meeting with Mother General<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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01 May | Meeting with Mother General<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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14 March | OPERA M Center<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

Women’s Day in the world of finance: “Experiencing the Works of Mercy” and celebration for poor children: “Giving bread and joy”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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17 March | OPERA M training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n

On 17 March, in Ngozi, a training session on the Works of Mercy was held, entitled “The Works of Mercy become culture and a Christian lifestyle”. Sister Assumpta gave an introduction, Sister Alice went deeper into the Works of Mercy, Sister Hyacinthe spoke about spazio + spadoni and Gateretse, the head of lay volunteers, spoke about the action plan for the next quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Report on the Works of Mercy<\/h2>\n\n\n