The days are passing and we are immersing ourselves more and more in the Pauline life and many situations that are challenging us as a Congregation present on every continent, urging us on to a future yet to be discovered and lived. Today our […]
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Gratitude-A Bridge Between the Past and Future
Today, the Feast of St. Bartholomew, we began the central stage of the Chapter–a time of listening, evaluating, comparing ideas, discernment and project-planning. As Fr. Tarcisio Cesarato, ssp, said in his homily this morning, “We must imitate Nathaniel and liberate our hearts so […]
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Central Commission of the Chapter Set Up
On the day on which the Chapter delegates were called to vote for the Chapter’s officials, that is, the sisters who will make up the Central Commission, plus the two tellers, the Gospel reminded us of the condition, climate and horizon within which that […]
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“The 10th° General Chapter of the FSPs is regularly and juridically opened”
This morning, our chapel was permeated with the solemn yet joyous atmosphere of the “banquet hall” described in the Gospel. The Word of God, borne aloft by one of our Brazilian sisters, was carried in solemn procession to the sanctuary, where it was ceremoniously […]
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Preparing To “Adjust Our Sails”
“Pessimists complain about the wind; superficial optimists hope it will change direction; while “realistic dreamers” adjust their sails accordingly.” Fr. Emilio Cicconi concluded his meditation today with this picturesque image’a true vademecum for our upcoming Chapter activities, which he set forth in six points […]
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A Special Day
Today the whole Pauline Family scattered throughout the world is celebrating the memory of its humble birth, which Fr. Alberione described in this way: “On the afternoon of 20 August 1914, an hour of adoration in which our first dear aspirants participated was followed […]
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We believe and so we speak!
On this fourth day of our spiritual exercise, we finally found ourselves in the company of our Father, St. Paul. In the text we reflected on today (2 Tm. 4:1-13), his personality emerges as unusually docile and amiable! Chained for the sake of the […]
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The First Prophecy: One’s Life
It is time to allow ourselves to be “seduced” by the love of God and his Word, to allow ourselves to be completely drawn into the orbit of faith in which the impossible becomes possible and in which prophecy, before being a message, takes […]
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Awaiting God’s “New Day” with Vigilance and Commitment
We spent the second day of our spiritual exercises in the company of Joel, the prophet who proclaimed the “day of the Lord.” Although at first glance he might seem to be an odd choice to accompany our reflections, in reality Joel is a […]
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The Thirst of Jesus Arouses Our Thirst
Before being a work of discernment, evaluation, communal searching and programming, “a General Chapter is first of all an epiclesis-an ongoing plea-that the Spirit dwell in and among you to inspire you and open your hearts and minds so as to make you docile […]
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