THE PAULINE YEAR 2008-2009The Bi-millennium of the birth of St. Paul the Apostle

N° 17 - New Series, July 2008Supplement to L’Eco of Saint Gabriel, July-August 2008Sped. in a.p. -45% art.2 comma 20/c legge 662/96

“We proclaim Christ crucified…the power of God and the wisdom of God”

(1Cor. 1:23-24)

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SAINT PAUL OF THE CROSS,SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLEAND THE PAULINE YEARFr. Adolfo Lippi, CP (PRAES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pag. 3

LETTER CONVOKINGTHE XIII GENERAL SYNODOF THE PASSIONIST CONGREGATIONOttaviano D’Egidio, Superior General, C.P. . . . . » 6

MEETING OF THE GENERAL CURIAWITH THE REGIONAL COORDINATORSFOR RESTRUCTURINGFr. Eulogio Cordero Martínez (SANG) . . . . . . . . » 8

REPORT OF FR. JESÚS MARÍA ARISTÍNSECRETARY GENERAL FOR SOLIDARITYAND THE MISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 10

RELIGIOUS LIFE AND OBEDIENCE . . . . . . . . . » 12

THE DAY BENEDICT CAMETO THE HOUSE OF NATIONSFr. Kevin Dance, C.P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 14

THE PASSIONIST PRESENCEIN THE HOLY LAND: BETHANY . . . . . . . . . . . » 16

THE CAUSE OF FATHERTHEODORE FOLEY, C.P.Fr. Dominic Papa (PAUL), Vice-Postulatorwith Fr. Giovanni Zubiani, Postulator General . . pag. 18

Passionist LifeNews from the conferencesPASPAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pag. 20CII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 21CLAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 23IPCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 25CIPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 26NECP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 28PASSIONIST FAMILY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 30PASSIONIST SISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 31WITNESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 32SPECIAL EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 35PROFESSIONS AND ORDINATIONS . . . . . . . » 36NEW PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 38NOTITIAE OBITUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 39

Passionist International BulletinN. 17 - New Series - July 2008

Supplement to L’Eco of Saint Gabriel, July-August 2008

EditorGeneral Curiaof the Congregation of the Passion

General Consultor for CommunicationsDenis Travers, C.P.

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On 29 June 2008, theCatholic Church began ayear of reflection on the

Apostle to the Gentiles and hismessage, with the goal of redis-covering this multifaceted figure,restudying his numerous lettersand growing in appreciation forhis teaching, as well as praying forthe renewal of evangelization intoday’s world and the unity allbelievers in Christ. The Founderof the Passionists, as described byhis biographers beginning with St.Vincent Strambi, in addition tobeing named Paul after theApostle of the Gentiles, had many points in commonwith him.1 In particular we can recall the experienceof his conversion that entailed the total gift of himselfto God, the intimate association with Christ Crucifiedand his zeal for evangelization. From the very begin-ning of his proclamation of this Pauline Year, thePope stressed its ecumenical dimension. We can

recall the love of Paul of the Crossfor those separated from theChurch, especially the English, alove that was then incarnated inBlessed Dominic Barberi.

I don’t think that there can beany doubt that Paul the Apostle isthe first great theologian of theCross, in the sense that he does notlimit himself to the narration of thePassion and the Resurrection nor toa mere kerygmatic proclamation;rather he seeks to penetrate themeaning of the mystery and todemonstrate how this leads to animage of God that is completely

new and different from all that preceded it. “It isfrom the centrality of the paradox of the cross –writes a biblical scholar – that Pauline theology,i.e. its pneumatology and also its ecclesiology,that Pauline thought derives its originality and practi-cality”.2

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[Editor’s Note: On the occasion of the celebration of First Vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul,28 June 2007, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, from the Basilica of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls,announced to the entire world his intention to celebrate, from 28 June, 2008 to 29 June, 2009 a year dedicat-ed to Saint Paul, in light of the bi-millennium of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles. The bishop of Romefurther stated: “The Apostle to the Gentiles, who was especially committed to taking the Good News to allpeoples, left no stones unturned for unity and harmony among all Christians. May he deign to guide and pro-tect us in this bi-millennial celebration, helping us to progress in the humble and sincere search for the fullunity of all the members of Christ’s Mystical Body.” He also said that: “…As in early times, today too Christneeds apostles ready to sacrifice themselves… He needs witnesses and martyrs like St Paul.”

We, as Passionists, are also aware that one of these witnesses was another St. Paul, i.e. our Founder, St.Paul of the Cross. In keeping with the sentiments of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, Fr. Adolfo Lippi(PRAES) offers the following article for our study and reflection during this Pauline Year.]

This year, how should we as Passionists approach the complexityand the profundity of the Pauline message?

Fr. Adolfo Lippi, CP (PRAES)

SAINT PAUL OF THE CROSS, SAINT PAULTHE APOSTLE AND THE PAULINE YEAR

1 Cf Vincenzo Maria di San Paolo, E. Zoffoli, San Paolo della Croce. Storia critica, II, 111-121. Zoffoli also made a very accu-rate listing of the all the times that Paul of the Cross, in his writings, cited St. Paul the Apostle, demonstrating that he had a pro-found understanding of him in all his letters.

2 A. Pitta, IL paradosso della croce. Saggi di teologia paolina, Piemme, Casale M., 1998, 14.

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Breton observes (and Balthasar restates) in him wefind, with regard to the Passion, a harmonic fusionbetween affective theology of Franciscan origins anda theology of transcendence via Tauler, in the style ofPseudo Dionysius. However, the underpinning of itall is the “logos tou Staurou” (the Word of the Cross),the wisdom of God and the folly of the world, theword that is the beginning of a certain logic of theCross that in fact, constitutes a new theology. ThePassion of Jesus, the supreme work of Divine Love –of which the Founder loved to speak – is already theself-manifestation of God.

This year how should we as Passionists approachthe complexity and the profundity of the Paulinemessage? Usually, when one speaks about the the-ologia crucis that is contained in the writings of St.Paul the Apostle, it logically refers to the first fourchapters of the Letter to the Corinthians. It is herethat for first time there is reference to a logos and toa sophia of the Cross and it is there that the theologyof the Cross in founded. Another step of great impor-tance is that of the so-called “kenosis” of Phil. 2: 1-11. Based on this “kenosis”, a new image of God isbeing developed today, i.e. a true and precisely new

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theology and also a new anthropology. There is noth-ing more timely today that this issue.

However, rather than dwell on what is obvious itwould be good to reflect on other elements that arestrictly aligned with the spirituality of theCongregation. For example, let us study some pointsconcerning apostolic suffering.

We can ask: in reality, what does this passagemean today: “We are… always carrying about in thebody the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus mayalso be manifested in our body. For we who live areconstantly being given up to death for the sake ofJesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested inour mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life inyou.” (2 Cor. 4:10-12). And also: “For as I see it,God has exhibited us apostles as the last of all, likepeople sentenced to death, since we have become aspectacle to the world, to angels and human beingsalike. We are fools on Christ’s account, but you arewise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; youare held in honor, but we in disrepute.” (1Cor.4:9-10)

In these expressions we can see a theological real-ization of the overwhelming paternity and maternityin the Spirit that characterized the relationship of

Paul with his disciples: “Even if youhave ten thousand teachers”, he wrote,“only I am your father” (cf. 1 Cor.4:15);and, “my children once again I am in thepangs of childbirth” (cf. Gal.4:19).However, this is the paternity and mater-nity that every authentic parent experi-ences today, every parent in the broadsense, in order to arrive, as Lévinaswould say, at a point of passivity that ismore passive than any passivity and theresponsibility of a hostage. Other schol-ars, such as Derrida and Marion, fur-thered these reflections to the point ofapplying them to God himself and otherwitnesses, such as Charles de Foucauld,Etty Hillesum, Edith Stein, MartheRobin and, even closer to us, GemmaGalgani, who experienced them in thelived reality. There is strong agreementin all of this.

This is an age in which we are mov-ing toward a society without parents, butwithin which there arises from our verysoul, especially that of the young, a cryof appeal for parents: maternity, filial-ness, belonging. Paul is not merely acongenial thinker, the theoretician of anew faith, nor even purely the herald ofBasilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, Rome

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the kerigma of the Cross; rather he is a model, anexemplar. We are reminded of this by the other Paul,the Founder. The Passion is not only something to berecalled (to remember), something to be preached;but something to be lived and witnessed. Doesn’t thecentral criterion for discernment by the Passionist –let him who feels that he is called to thisCongregation inquire and examine whether he betruly prepared …to suffer many things, to be mocked,despised, and to bear willingly afflictions and vexa-tions. (Rule of 1775, Chapt. IV) – and wouldn’t it befoolish to ignore the whole thing? While we may notbe addressing the issue, others are discovering it andare making it the Word that opens up the future tohumanity: gratuity that does not expect reciprocity;exhuming a Divinity that is then discovered asEucharist; God who feeds; the metaphysics of gift.Paul of the Cross discovered the charism of thePassion and he consecrated himself to it by a vowthat he professed in perhaps the darkest moment ofhis spiritual life. In the deepest darkness, the greatestlight was revealed to him.

Another possible area for reflection would be on 2Cor.12:9-10. We can ask: What do these versesmean existentially and what meaning do they havefor our times when St. Paul says in this passage: —“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is madeperfect in weakness. I will rather boast most gladly ofmy weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ maydwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weak-nesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and con-straints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak,then I am strong.” (2 Cor.12:9-10). They offer fun-damental criteria for evaluating our life and they arecriteria that we offer to others for evaluating theirlife. For example, what criteria do I use to reflect onthe failure of my plan for something good? Do I con-sider it to be merely a frustrating experience? Am Icapable of discovering a new spark of life wherethere is nothing else but passivity that is more passivethan every other passivity? Am I capable of seeingthe glory of God in the Cross?

These are possible ways of reflection throughwhich one can discover that both Paul the Apostleand Paul of the Cross have words for our present andfor our future, words that engender wonder, wordsthat reveal what is already known; perhaps beginningwith the experience of emptiness and thirst; from theexperience of our contemporaries who have receivedthe Spirit as a wind whose origin and whose destina-tion is unknown. There is nothing more timely thanthe Passion: it redesigns families, establishes non-violent relationships, razes walls (it reminds us of the

concrete wall between the Jews and the Gentiles thatis leveled by the Cross according to Eph.2:14); anddestroys enmity. In our day, the hymn to charity of 1Cor.13 and its relationship with the Cross is anotherargument that should be taken into serious consider-ation for a philosophy of gift. Baptism, as immersioninto the death and burial of Jesus in order to emergeinto the Resurrection (Rom. 6:1-11), is an openingfor simultaneous dialog that has applications both forliturgy and for life itself.

Also with regard to creation and the cosmos, Paulhad a sensitivity that is particularly apropos for ourtime: “We know that all creation is groaning in laborpains even until now; and not only that, but we our-selves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, we alsogroan within ourselves as we wait for adoption…”(Rm.8: 19ss). What is reaped is not the same as whatis sown (1 Cor.15:37). Evolution is taking place,growth that will reach its culmination when Christtransfers the Kingdom to the Father and God will beall in all (1 Cor. 15: 24-28). The Cross unifies thethings of earth with those of heaven and reconcilesthe universe to the Father (Col. 1:20).

The above are only some highlights of a doctrinewhose full meaning we have yet to completely under-stand and which St. Paul of the Cross particularlyused as the inspiration for our charism. ●

“Paul the Apostle is the first great theologian of the Cross”

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My dear Brother Passionists, and Nuns, Sistersand Lay members of our Passionist Family,From the Holy Land, from our Retreat at Bethany

dedicated to Saint Martha and Lazarus, from the side of theMount of Olives which looks toward Jerusalem, where theGeneral Council has met for a week’s retreat which hasincluded visits to various holy places, I am convoking the13th General Synod of the Congregation in accord withnumbers 144, 145 and 146 of our Constitutions. As wasdecided during the last General Chapter, the coming Synodis to be celebrated in Mexico, at our retreat house inCuernavaca, from 6th to 17th September, 2008.

Those who will participate at the Synod should arriveat Mexico City on either the 4th or 5th September fromwhere they will be taken to the Cuernavaca retreat house.The Synod will open on the morning of Saturday, 6thSeptember, and will close the afternoon of Wednesday17th of that month. Thereafter everyone will be free todepart.

Synod members are those who participate ex officio atthe General Chapter or their substitutes as stipulated in#147 of our Constitutions and also according to the normsapproved at the 2004 General Synod which were subse-quently confirmed by the 2006 General Chapter. The saidnorms prescribe that besides those religious mentioned in#147 of our Constitutions, (i.e. members of the GeneralCuria and all Provincial andVice-Provincial Superiors,)the Regional Vicars of thoseVicariates which have atleast 25 religious on theSynod opening day are like-wise ex officio members ofthe Synod. At the momentthe Vicariates with at least25 religious are thefollowing: CARLW-CORM(Kenya), GEMM-CORM(Tanzania), PAC-CORI(Puerto Rico), RES-CORI(Peru), THOM-CRUC(India) and VICT-DOL(Brazil). Furthermore, inconsideration of the fact that

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the central theme of this Synod is to be “Restructuring,”The General Council has deemed it convenient to invite tothe Synod those Coordinators who don’t participate ex offi-cio, to wit: Fr. Norberto Donizetti (CALV) for the LatinAmerican COPAL Conference and Fr. Michael Ogweno(MATAF) for the African CPA Conference.

Given that the Synod is to be held in Mexico, theGeneral Council has invited to the same Fr. Carlos SanMartín, the Provincial Delegate for the ex Vicariate of O.L.of Guadalupe in Mexico (GUAD-FAM). Fr. Kevin Dancewill deliver a report on his work and his efforts to make ourpresence at the United Nations Organization bear fruit. Allthose invited will have the right to speak.

In #144 of our Constitutions we read, “The GeneralSynod… will examine the programmes proposed by theGeneral Chapter and evaluate their implementation.Further, it will suggest initiatives to keep theCongregation continually up to date; it will proposemeans of settling problems in a spirit of brotherly harmo-ny, and will call the attention of the various Provinces totheir duties towards one another.” I am reminded also ofwhat is said in #146 of the Constitutions, “The membersof the Synod… are free to put forward other topics for dis-cussion.” It therefore behoves anyone who might wish topresent other proposals or matters for discussion to advisethe General Secretariat as soon as possible, certainly no

later than June 30th in orderto allow their inclusion inthe definitive Agenda forthe Synod.

As is customary, we shallbe studying the implementa-tion of the Programme setout by the last GeneralChapter, the presentation ofthe General Treasurer’sBudget and financial plan,the General Secretary forSolidarity and the Missions’report, and such otherreports as shall be specifiedin the Synod Agenda, whichwill be sent out to everyoneconcerned by the first weekRetreat House Gardens, Cuernavaca

Our Lady of Guadalupe,(Retreat House, Cuernavaca)

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of next July and which will include useful information foryour trip.

Regarding the matter of travel, I would like to suggestto members of the Synod, as well as to the translators, sec-retaries, members of the liturgical and communicationscommissions, to recorders, etc. and others who will belending their services to the Synod, that they ascertain rightaway as to whether or not they will require VISAS to enterMexico. It’s not unusual that for citizens of certain coun-tries a number of formalities have to be gone through inorder to obtain a visa and these can take quite a time. Fr.Francisco Valadez, the Mexican Provincial Superior(REG), who forms part of the Synod PreparatoryCommission, together with General Consultors LuigiVaninetti and Clemente Barrón, and the Economo GeneraleFr. Battista Ramponi, might be of help if any difficulties areencountered.

Obviously the central theme and very heart of the Synodwill be the consideration and in-depth study of the mandateof our last General Chapter, which com-mitted “the Congregation to enthusiasti-cally push ahead with the process ofRestructuring begun with the 2004General Synod and which will continueat least till the next General Chapter in2012. We are undertaking this in order topromote the life and vitality of theCongregation and so as to more effica-ciously respond to the mandate of theGospel and our Passionist vocation, i.e.to proclaim the message of the Cross totoday’s world.” (Introduction to theCentral Declaration.) We recognize thisas a call from the Spirit of God, whose“ineffable presence begets in us a charis-matic experience of conversion.”Wherefore “the Chapter, in a spirit ofdiscernment, has pinpointed ten priori-ties directed toward the Restructuringprocess at every level. The Chapter hasdecreed that each Province, Vice-Province and Vicariate must develop a plan for the future ofits own life and mission. As they go about developing thisplan, they may work alone or cooperate with others, be theyfrom the same region or from beyond it. These plans howev-er are to be then shared within the region. They will also beshared with the entire Congregation in order to go forming abasis for the next General Synod and for the next phase ofrestructuring.” (Decree).

The Synod, as it evaluates the road traversed with thediverse Plans and the interaction between these, and study-ing the response to the outlined Project which will allow fora reading of the various realities of each Province, Vice-Province and Vicariate, will then be able to indicate theulterior steps which will need to be planned and carried out.Closely related to this task will also be the encounterswhich the General Council has had with the variousConferences and their Coordinators, as will be the nextencounter with the Iberian Conference (CII) and theCoordinators, to take place during the first half of the com-ing month of May in Spain.

We are ever more convinced about all that was prophet-ically affirmed by the 2000 General Council in #4.6 of theChapter Document: “Solidarity is the word chosen todescribe a new way of coming together as Passionists inour mission for the life of the world. New realities call fora ‘new’response in faith. Solidarity requires a deep conver-sion of mind and heart on the part of everyone. This entailsa growth in understanding that life is a gift to be shared.”(Ch Doc. #4.6)

Now is the moment to create “a new manner of beingtogether,” to offer new responses to new realities,” not onlyon a community and Provincial level but also on that of theCongregation as a whole, arriving perhaps at juridical real-ities different to our present ones, with a new vision of theCongregation.

This Easter season in which we find ourselves is areminder that the Resurrection must be preceded byPassion Week, yet the presence of the Resurrected Christleads us to faith: we simply must arrive at the other shore if

we want the Congregation to live.My dear brothers, let us embark

upon the coming Synod with under-standing and faith. Let’s face our taskwithout any prejudice or closures, withgreat interior freedom, with courageand deep trust in the Spirit who willguide us. After all, it is for the sake ofthe Kingdom of God and his Missionthat we seek to restructure, and we havethe conviction that the efficacy of thesame will be directly related to our will-ingness to listen to his Word and“restructure” our interior selves and ourspiritual life.

We must have no fear of blusteringheadwinds, of having to strain hard atthe oars, or even of phantoms thatmight intimidate us, for Jesus himselfwill be assuring us, “Take courage, it isI, do not be afraid!” (Mk 6:50)

And so with this I convoke the 13thGeneral Synod, to be held at Cuernavaca, Mexico, from the6th to the 17th September in this year of grace 2008. Westand at a strategically important moment vital to the effi-cacy and mission of our Congregation, for which reason Iinvite all our communities and each religious in person,particularly our dear sick and infirm, to offer their prayersand sufferings to the Lord and to Our Lady of Guadalupefor the success of this Synod. Needless to say I am relyingheavily upon the prayers of the Nuns, Sisters and lay mem-bers of our extended Passionist Family.

Finally, what better mark of my love and esteem forall of you than to quote Jesus’ greeting to his assembleddisciples: “Peace be with you!”

Fraternally,Ottaviano D’Egidio

Superior General, C.P.

Bethany upon the Mount of Olives,St. Martha’s Retreat. April 10th 2008

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The Superior General, Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidioand the General Curia met with the RegionalCoordinators for Restructuring from 5 to 7 May,

2008 in the “Santa Cruz” Passionist Retreat House ofthe SANG Province in Las Presas (Cantabria), Spain.

Those present were: Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio,Superior General, Consultors Frs. Denis Travers,Clemente Barrón,Luis Alberto Cano,and LuigiV a n i n e t t i .R e g i o n a lCoordinators: Frs.Eulogio CorderoMartínez (CII),Leone Masnata(CIPI), MichaelOgweno Yogo(CPA), NicholasP o s t l e t h w a i t e(NECP), JosephJones, (IPCM), -Jack Douglas, C.P.(PAUL) secretary-,Joachim Rego( P A S P A C ) ,Ramiro Ruiz, C.P.,Secretary General;Marco Pasquali,C.P. and Dennys Cruz, C.P. (CORI) interpreters. Alsopresent were the moderators of the next GeneralSynod: Sister Christine Anderson and Mr. JamesUrquhart.

Fr. General began the meeting by welcoming thosepresent and then briefly stated the goal of this meeting:Determine how the Synod should be oriented; beconvinced that the road already traveled in thisprocess of Restructuring by means of study as wellas decision-making allow us to more clearly envi-sion the goal toward which we are moving; andstate that the moderators of the next Synod willassist us in furthering this process and that by read-ing the responses to the proposed plans we may bebetter able to understand and to plan for the future.

James Urquhart, who will be the moderator of theSynod, has invited us to study the development of theproposed plans. He was able to study 21 of the 40 plansthat were presented to the General Curia.

He reminded those present that the work of thecoordinators has been important and that now it is our

MEETING OF THE GENERAL CURIAWITH THE REGIONAL COORDINATORS

FOR RESTRUCTURINGFr. Eulogio Cordero Martínez (SANG)

responsibility to study and understand what hastaken place as well as review the results that weresubmitted, the possible strategies and where thisprocess is heading. Furthermore, they were asked toconsider that the cultural experiences embodied indiverse contexts will help us to think as a congregation,to assume an international mentality and to strengthen

the same. Byworking togetherwe will be able toachieve the goal ofthis process, i.e.mutual interde-pendence andcommon planningfor the sake of ourLife and Mission.He referred to thework that hasalready beenundertaken by theC o o r d i n a t o r swhich has beendone and describedin these reports. Itis important for allof us to understandthis process, how ithas been designed

and how it has developed, and to briefly report on whathas taken place: how the process began and how it isproceeding.

Several difficulties were cited such as the variouslanguages, the scarcity and aging of the religious;financial difficulties in some areas; in other areas, thediminution of the number of religious; and the lack ofvocations. Some questions were raised: How shouldwe proceed with these processes? How is theCongregation envisioned? What kind of Congregationdo we want? Those present also tried to discern atwhat level we are currently situated in order to be ableto know what decisions or plans will need to beaddressed at the Synod. Additional questions and con-cerns were raised in order to explore, analyze and bet-ter clarify what yet needs to be done and planned.

During the discussion several points were made thatwere already raised within the Conferences: somespoke about the amalgamation of the provinces withina region; of the relationship with others in order to bet-ter understand the process; a clarification between

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Restructuring and re-organization; of structural prob-lems in a region; that this process first has to undergoan experience of internationalization in order to thenbegin restructuring.

Sister Christine Anderson made several points:Restructuring is like the form, the way that the entireCongregation is following; reorganization is a resultof Restructuring, how it works. As long as we failto understand well these two words the work will bedifficult.

Addressing the issue of needs and limitations somepossible solutions were suggested: give greater care toinitial and on-going formation; share financialresources in order to achieve greater equality in theentire Congregation; encourage good communication;have an international mindset; encourage the vitality ofthe charism, of community life and mission for furthermotivation and clarification. There are a great numberof positive signswhich, undoubted-ly, have favoredthe process ofRestructuring.

The moderatormade some pointsthat derived from astudy of thereports about theprocess ofRestructuring initself and what isalready occurring.She said that itconcerns studyingmatters in order tobetter understandthem: The processis too focused onthe provinces;there is concern by many about deepening and livingthe charism; the importance of vocations was noted;the consolidation of the provinces; a spirituality for theelderly; the difficult financial situation in someregions; the necessity of working with the laity; beingable to relate with young people is another major con-cern; cooperation vs. individualism; the Congregationis enveloped in a process of secularization; need forleadership that is capable of addressing these changes.

Based on the information collected from thesereports, planning can be done for future directions inthe Congregation.

The meeting continued to develop criteria thatevolved from the priorities and the reflections thatwere made during the sessions. These criteria are veryspecific but they can be implemented.

Restructuring Criteria for fuller expression of ourCHARISM, PRESENCE and MISSION

The criteria for Restructuring in theCongregation of the Passion:

— That this new structure serve the charism and themission of the Congregation and facilitate more vitalcommunity life.

— That this new structure respect our internationalnature by

- promoting dialog and exchange of personnelbetween the historical areas and the new areasof the Congregation;

- Respecting the different cultures and contextsthat are present in the Congregation;

- promoting communication and a sense ofbelonging in the Congregation.

— That this new structure support commitment tothe young, vocation promotion and allow for formationfor all of the Passionist family.

— That this new structure express the option for thepoor and our commitment via JPIC.

— That new this structure promote personaland financial soli-darity.

— That thisnew structurerespect legal requi-sites (civil andcanonical).

A possible itin-erary to be pre-sented at theSynod was alsooutlined:

2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 8Q u e s t i o n n a i r e(outline-guide) forthe Plan of theProvinces and ananalysis of thesame. Meeting

with the Coordinators to prepare feedback for theSynod.

2008 September: The General Synod of theCongregation.

a) Agree on possible new “configurations” of theCongregation.

b) Continue to dialog about the viability of thesenew “configurations”.

2008-2010 Verify what was decided, address andtry to resolve difficulties

2010 General Synod: Confirmation of the new“configurations” of the Congregation.

2010-2012 Period of experimentation.2012 The General Chapter defines (makes deci-

sions) based on the new “configurations”.

The meeting concluded with words of gratitudefrom Fr. General for understanding in the midst ofdiversity and for the work that was accomplished; forthe professional input of Sister Christine and James;and for the fraternal atmosphere that enabled meaning-ful sharing among the participants.

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REPORT OF FR. JESÚS MARÍA ARISTÍNSecretary General for Solidarity and the Missions

I. Meeting of Passionists International

The ordinary meeting of PassionistsInternational took place on 6 May, 2008 in ourPassionist community of Jamaica, New York.

Present were: Fr. Kevin Dance, CP, Fr. JefferiesFoale, CP, Sr. Mary Ann Strain, CP, Mr. Tim O’Brien,Sr. Joanne Fahey, CP, Fr. Jesús Mª Aristín, CP, and Fr.Lawrence Rywalt, CP (interpreter) .

After approving the minutes of the last meetingthere was a report about the various activities thatwere undertaken during the past six months. Kevinand Mary Ann informed us about the laudable workthat they are doing at the UN. We also approved thefinancial report and the need to study the matter ofpreparing for a successor to Kevin. We agreed abouttaking the necessary steps for recognition by the FAO(Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN) inRome.

The web page of Passionists International is:http://www.passionistsinternational.org/. Here onecan learn about international concerns that involvethe UN and the work of our representatives. Also, anew web page has been established, http://www.jpic-passionist.org/, which hopes to serve as a meetingplace for all of our men and women religious who areworking in the area of JPIC. It is our hope that it willserve as a means for sharing materials and experi-ences that are developing in the various areas of ourCongregations.

We spoke about a new DVD that was prepared bythe Passionist Office for Solidarity and Mission thatis a collection of a significant amount material deal-ing with topic of JPIC and the social doctrine of theChurch. Several copies of the DVD were sent to allthe Provinces and the Vicariates of the Congregationfor distribution to all those interested. For those whowish additional copies, please contact our Office inRome.

An invitation to participate in P.I. has been extend-ed to other Congregations of the Passionist Familyand we are awaiting their responses. At the presenttime, only the Sisters, Siervas de la Pasión (Servantsof the Passion) have responded that they are interest-ed in participating in P.I., although they cannot fullyparticipate because of their limited resources.

We also reflected on the extent to which the workof the Passionist Volunteers could be associated withPassionists International. It is very probable thatwithin the next few months a volunteer will directlycollaborate with our site in New York. Finally, weestablished that the next meeting will take place on28-29 October 2008. We are studying the possibilityof holding the meeting by means of SKYPE or video-conferencing.

Meetings of JPIC on a Regional LevelOne of the principal objectives that the Office of

Passionist Solidarity and Mission is to urge all of theProvinces and Vicariates to have a representative ordelegate for JPIC, who would help our communitiesto understand that the work of JPIC is a priority inour Congregation and that it is directly linked to ourCharism of “Memoria Passionis”.

We hope that our coordinators of JPIC would meeton the level of the regional conferences (CII, CIPI,PASPAC, etc.) In fact, last March 27 we added thedelegates of the 6 Italian Provinces and we dedicateda day to study together the meaning of the mandate ofthe last General Chapter to prioritize the area of JPICand how we can accomplish this in Italy. It was agood meeting and we all agreed that this is not aneasy task; however we would do what’s possible.

On 9 May we had a similar meeting in our com-munity of Las Presas (Santander, Spain) duringwhich we met with the JPIC delegates of CII(Interprovincial Iberian Conference); the PassionistSisters also participated. We also had our first meet-ing with JPIC in the United States (USA) on 5 May.Unfortunately all the representatives were not able tobe present and we agreed to set up another meeting inthe near future. The American Provinces are workingconscientiously in this area and they are at the point

(L-R) Fr. Jesús María Artistín, CP, Sr. Joanne Fahey, CP, Fr.Kevin Dance, CP, Mr. Tim O’Brien, Sr. Mary Ann Strain, CP,and Fr. Jefferies Foale, CP.

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of organizing a National Office for JPIC. We willinform you about the progress that we are making inthis area. On this point, we invite the other confer-ences that are organizing their own regional meetingsto coordinate their activities.

II. A Passionist at the FAO (Food andAgriculture Organization of the UN)

From 3-5 June, 2008 I was able to participate inthe high level conference of the FAO (Food andAgriculture Organization of the UN) in Rome. Thetopic of the conference was: “World Food Security:The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy”.The conference received much attention becausemore than 40 heads of state attended and also becausethe topic of food, at this point in time, is of vitalimportance.

Walking around the Plenary Hall is like walkingaround the world and meeting delegates from 184countries. It is a wonderful experience to be able tolisten to the representative of a small country say tothe representative of the United States, that he has tosign the Kyoto Protocol; or listen to the representa-tive of the of the European Union tell the president ofZimbabwe that his country has to be more democrat-ic and respect human rights.

It was difficult for me to believe in one country-one vote and then to listen to them dialoguing andseeking consensus in order to arrive at the finalDeclaration.

The most amazing thing was to listen to the NGO(non-governmental) representatives and in particular,an agriculture NGO member (“Vía Campesina”), askthe government representatives to respect the right ofpoor farm workers. Or to listen to the women of theMothers’ Club of Colombia, who told about the diffi-culties that they experienced in organizing the groupentitled “Vaso de Leche” (Cup of milk), due to theincrease in food prices.

Unfortunately, at the end they obtained almostnothing. Once again the power of the wealthynations was dominant. Each country tries to defendits own interests and thus it is almost impossible toarrive at consensus. The poor countries and theNGO’s requested: 1) That there be an end to the spec-ulative business of hunger (financial speculation andgains of the rich, at the cost of millions of people); 2)End the state subsidies to wealthy countries for agri-cultural products that impede poor countries fromdeveloping agricultural markets, exportation and theability of poor farmers to sell their products at com-petitive prices (and then they talk about the “freemarket”. Perhaps it’s free for the rich, but not for thepoor.); 3) the small farmers want to be able to dialogwith the large multi-national entities and be able toparticipate in the political dimensions of pricing; and

4) the production of bio-combustibles should com-pete with food production, not to its detriment.Agriculture has been converted into a false economythat continues to strangle the poor of the earth.

Many still do not understand what we Passionistsdo in institutions such as the UN, the FAO, etc.Briefly, I will try to explain… 1) we want to be avoice for the voiceless… To be present in forumswhere important decisions are made about the impor-tant problems of our world; 2) we want to add ourgrain of sand to that of so many other groups andNGO’s who work like us to make ANOTHERWORLD POSSIBLE. We want to globalize and wewant to work with the thousands of others who try tomake a difference.

“Challenges! Climate change/energy/food”The FAO building, Rome.

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On 27-29 May, Fr. Ottaviano D’Edigio,Superior General, joined with other Menand Women Superiors General at the

Salesianum in Rome for the USG (Union ofSuperiors General) Assembly. The presidents ofthese two groups, Rev. Pascual Chavez, SDB andSr. Louise Madore, FS and their members wel-comed Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of theCongregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life andSocieties of Apostolic Life and ArchbishopGianfranco Gardin, secretary of the same Vaticandicastery. The latter used this occasion to present anew document of this Vatican Congregation to thosein attendance.

The document entitled, “The Service ofAuthority and Obedience”, intends to try to helpsuperiors to better exercise a ministry that today isincreasingly challenging in an age in which obedi-ence is difficult and authority is a demanding under-taking. In his opening statement, Cardinal Rodé sit-

“The Service of Authority and Obedience”, intends to try to help superiorsto better exercise a ministry that today is increasingly challenging

in an age in which obedience is difficult and authority is a demanding undertaking.

RELIGIOUS LIFE AND OBEDIENCE

uated the document within the wider social problemof the weakening and challenging of authority thathas occurred over the past 50 years. He stated thateven within religious life it is important to discovernew ways and means for more mature developmentof the idea that authority has sense only if it is per-ceived as service.

“In the first place, the text examines the theme ofreligious obedience”, says a communiqué released bythe Congregation, “the root of which is seen in thatsearch for God and for His will which is particular tobelievers. ... Christian and religious obedience doesnot, then, appear simply as the implementation ofecclesiastical or religious laws and rulings, but as themomentum of a journey in search of God whichinvolves listening to His Word and becoming awareof His design of love - the fundamental experience ofChrist Who, out of love, was obedient unto His deathon the cross.

“Authority in religious life”, the communiquéadds, “must be understood in thislight, in other words, as a way tohelp the community (or institute) toseek and achieve the will of God.Obedience, then, is not justified onthe basis of religious authority,because everyone in a religiouscommunity (first and foremost theauthorities themselves) are called toobedience. Authority places itself atthe service of the community so thatGod’s will may be sought andachieved together”.

“The question of religiousauthority must be placed in the con-text of the great shared commit-ment to obedience... the theme thatopens and closes this document”,says the communiqué. TheInstruction also considers “the del-icate matter of ‘difficult obedi-ence’, that in which what isrequested of the religious is partic-ularly hard to carry out, or in which

Members of the Vatican Congregation (L-R) Fr. Leonello Leidi (CORM),Department Head; Cardinal Franc Rodé, Prefect of the Congregation forInstitutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life; and Fr. Diego DiOdoardo, former Dept. Head. [not pictured: Fr. Piotr Zygmunt, (ASSUM)].

vated exhortation to obedience, it also offers a vastand coherent set of guidelines for the exerciseof authority”, such as “inviting people to listen,favoring dialogue, sharing, co-responsibility ... andthe merciful treatment of the people” entrusted toauthority.

The Instruction, the communiqué concludes,“gives particular resonance to the religious com-munity as a place in which, under the guidance ofthe superior, a form of ‘community discernment’must be exercised in decision- making. This prac-tice, for the implementation of which importantsuggestions are offered, does not however elimi-nate the role of authority ... And it must not be for-gotten that, by ancient tradition, the highestauthority within religious institutes resides in thegeneral chapter (or similar institution), which is acollegial body”.

[Note: the complete text of this document can be found on

the Vatican website: www.vatican.va ]

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the subject feels he sees ‘things which are better andmore useful for his soul than those which the supe-rior orders him to do’. ... Drawing from a still-rele-vant text of Paul VI, the document also dwells uponthe possibility of ‘objections of conscience’ in thesubject who must obey”.

“The Instruction seeks to recall, above all, thatobedience in religious life can give rise to difficultmoments, to situations of suffering in which it isnecessary to refer back to the Obedient One parexcellence, Christ. ... It must, moreover, be bornein mind that authority too can be ‘difficult’, expe-riencing moments of discouragement and fatiguewhich can lead to resignation or inattention inexercising an appropriate guidance ... of the com-munity”.

“The reference to conscience helps people to con-sider obedience not just as a passive and irresponsi-ble execution of orders, but as a conscious shoulder-ing of commitments ... which are a real actuation ofthe will of God”.

“If the document contains a serene and faith-moti-

The office building of the Congregation for Religious, St. Peter’s Square.

he United Nations is a secular institution,composed of 192 States. We have sixofficial languages but no official religion.“T

Pope Benedict XVI and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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THE DAY BENEDICT CAMETO THE HOUSE OF NATIONS

Fr. Kevin Dance, C.P.

Benedict called world leaders to act together inface of “a multilateral consensus that continues to bein crisis because it is still subordinated to the deci-sions of a few, whereas the world’s problems callfor… collective action by the international communi-ty.” He named an entire agenda of work in the nextsentence: “questions of security, development goals,reduction of local and global inequalities, protectionof the environment, of resources and of the climate,require all international leaders to act jointly andshow a readiness to work in good faith, respecting thelaw, and promoting solidarity with the weakestregions of the planet”.

Through our work with the Commission on theStatus of Women and in the lead up process to theFinancing for Development review Conference,Passionists International have supported the call to

(The following article originallyappeared in the publication,

“Passionists International”, April, 2008and recounts the visit of Pope Benedict XVI

to the United Nations,in New York City on April 18, 2008).

“Your Holiness, welcometo our common home”

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

But if you ask what motivates us, many of us reply ina language of faith. We see what we do not only as ajob, but as a mission for our work around the world —from peace and security to development to humanrights. You have spoken of: the terrible challenge ofpoverty afflicting so much of the world’s population,and how we cannot afford indifference and self-cen-tered isolation; water resources and climate change asmatters of grave importance for the entire human fam-ily. You have called for: progressive and agreed-uponnuclear disarmament; open and sincere dialogue, bothwithin your Church and between religions and cul-tures, in search of the good of humankind. You havespelled out that those with greater power may not useit to violate the rights of others, and stated that peaceis based on respect for the rights of all. You have saidthe UN is ‘capable of fostering genuine dialogue andunderstanding, reconciling divergent views, anddeveloping multilateral policies and strategies capableof meeting the manifold challenges of our complexand rapidly changing world’”.

So, on a spring day sparkling with brilliant sun-shine Benedict came to the house of the nations, theUnited Nations, to bring a message of hope, encour-agement and challenge. “My presence at thisAssembly is a sign of esteem for the United Nations,and it is intended to express the hope that theOrganisation will increasingly serve as a sign of unitybetween States and an instrument of service to theentire human family.” There is encouragement herefor our Passionist Family to take to heart the chal-lenge to engage seriously with the vision of theUnited Nations.

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governments and international financial institutionsto be more open and transparent in ensuring thehuman rights and needs of the poorest individualsand countries are included in their policies, budgetsand use of finances to meet the development needs ofthe world.

Passionists International is also involved in themeeting of Indigenous people from all over the worldgathered for their Permanent Forum. This year’stheme is on climate change. Secretary General BanKi-Moon said: “Indigenous peoples live in many ofthe world’s most biologically diverse areas. As cus-todians of these lands, they have accumulated deep,first-hand knowledge about the impacts of environ-mental degradation, including climate change. Theyknow the economic and social consequences, andthey can and should play a role in the globalresponse.”

Focusing on this year, the 60th anniversary of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights, Benedictreminded us that the Document was the fruit of themeeting of different religious and cultural traditions,all motivated by the common desire to place thehuman person at the heart of institutions, laws andthe workings of society. With the present stress on“security” he reminded us that these rights are uni-versal, indivisible and interdependent. He warnedagainst applying them ‘piecemeal’.

He spoke of faith in the service of justice andpeace. He stressed the importance of inter-religiousdialogue that the UN is called to support just as it

supports every other sort of dialogue. The UN candraw fruit from the willingness of believers “to placetheir experiences at the service of the common good.Their task is to propose a vision of faith not in termsof intolerance, discrimination and conflict, but interms of complete respect for truth, coexistence,rights and reconciliation”.

Passionists International is involved with this dia-logue. We took part in the meeting of the TripartiteForum on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace held 3days after the Pope’s visit. It is hoped the UN willdeclare a UN Decade for Inter-religious Dialogue andCooperation for Peace. As world tensions grow,there is also a move to declare 2010 InternationalYear of Rapprochement among Cultures. Interfaithmeetings are planned in many countries to highlight“Best practices” in interfaith dialogue.

At the recent Commission for SocialDevelopment, Passionists International, workingwith other NGOs, succeeded in having languageincluded by governments in the final policy docu-ment on decent work for all that will support justicefor the poorest who struggle to find employment. Wewere reminded that “The United Nations remains aprivileged setting in which the Church is committedto contributing her experience ‘of humanity’, devel-oped over the centuries among peoples of every raceand culture, and placing it at the disposal of all mem-bers of the international community’. How do weshare our Passionist experience ‘of humanity’ for thebenefit of others? ●

The Holy Father address the members of the UN General Assembly

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Fr. Ottaviano began by stating that the objectiveof the meeting was to listen and analyze the sit-uation of this house and to profit from the pres-

ence of the General Council. Before studying thedetails, Fr. General thanked the small community forits presence here. He restated the objective/perspectiveof this community which has three main objectivesthat can be accomplished here, regardless of the per-sonnel that are present: Formation – Hospitality –Mission (Community life, apostolate, care of groups,ecumenism); all from the perspective of Restructuring.

He went on to reiterate that this is a country withanother culture to which the religious have to adapt toand to learn from in order to have a successful mission.

Being here is difficult because they suffer many incon-veniences such as being maltreated by persons of otherreligious beliefs. Until they learn the language well,the apostolate is limited to ministry to some religiouscommunities who ask for services in specific “known”languages. They also accept some small groups in thehouse and they offer tour-guide services to those visit-ing the Holy Land. In the past, our religious mainlycame from the Italian provinces for the purpose of

studying in Jerusalem and they stayed in ourhouse. They also came from CTU (CatholicTheological Union, Chicago (USA); howev-er this has not happened recently. Presentlythere are brief courses that would be of bene-fit to our religious and of help to the commu-nity of Bethany.

He then observed that the experience ofBethany helps people reflect on the Word ofGod and this would be a point that wouldhelp the groups who can visit our communi-ty despite the risks that exist in the country.There would also be a possibility to offerhospitality to tour groups and above all, beopen to ministry that may arise in theprocess. Another aspect to keep in mind ispromotion/publicity about the Bethany com-munity. A difficult dimension at the momentis that we do not have the capacity or theaccommodations to receive large groups.

The residence

of the Passionist

Community.

THE PASSIONIST PRESENCEIN THE HOLY LAND:

BETHANY

The General Curia and members of the Bethany community.

[Editor’s Note: This year, shortly after Easter (4-12 April 2008), theSuperior General and his Council made a retreat together in our housein Bethany, the Holy Land. At the conclusion of their retreat, Fr.General Ottaviano D’Egidio and his Consultors: Frs. Denis Travers,Clemente Barrón, Luigi Vaninetti, Luis Alberto Cano and Interpreter, Fr.Marco Pasquali and Secretary, Fr. Ramiro Ruiz met with the religiouswho composed the Community of Bethany: Frs. Roberto Martínez(SANG), Sebastian Walak (ASSUM) and Gianni Sgreva (CORM)].

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In the area of inter-religious dialog, it wasobserved that in Jerusalem this already exists and itwould be advisable that we participate more fully sothat we may greater appreciate the universality of theChurch. Additionally, our presence at the UN canserve to favor this kind of dialog; however at themoment we do not have personnel who are preparedin this area.

[Below we offer some personal reflections fromone of the newest members of the community,Fr. Roberto Martínez (SANG) concerning life andministry in this community at Bethany].

Bethany20 May 2008

It has been seven months since my arrival in thisland and I feel as if I am just beginning; is it likepreparing the land so that later it can be paved andmade ready for travel. Then there are the simplethings: obtain a driver’s license or permission to be aguide for a group of pilgrims; learn about thelocation of different places to get what I need; whereyou can get a better haircut or cheaper bread; learnthe roads; advance in the learn more of the language;study the history of the holy places; and become lessfearful and know my limits.

I have already been in the Holy Land for two

major religious events: Christmas and Holy Week.Since our church does is not a parish church, we havecelebrated all of these holy days with the diocese,especially with the Franciscans who assume themajor responsibility for the liturgy. We have alsoshared these days with our Orthodox brothers andsisters: on 18 January, my birthday coincided withChristmas for the Armenians, Syrians and Copts; and26 April I had a very unique experience of celebrat-ing the Easter Vigil with ten Ethiopians on the ter-race of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.

The Franciscans celebrated the Easter Vigil at6:00 AM on Holy Saturday – the time that is allottedto them in the Basilica that has to be shared with otherChristian denominations. I preferred to celebrate itwith the Trappists in Latrun (about 35 Km. fromJerusalem) at the usual time so that I could be in har-mony with those who were singing “Alleluia” in mynative land where I had celebrated Easter at othertimes in my life. I also had the opportunity to be aGodfather for a child of Italian and Arab parents, whowas baptized during the Vigil. By means of this fami-ly we came to discover the value of the Gospel.

In the area of community, the most noteworthy, asyou have already heard, the General Curia visitedwith us after Holy Week. Although they were mainlyhere for retreat, we took the opportunity to furtherevaluate the development of the house that has beensomewhat paralyzed following the Intifada of 2000.We reaffirmed the desire that this house would offeran opportunity for both religious and laity who wishto have some time for reflection, study, retreat orsome commitment to peace, in keeping with theobjectives of the last General Chapter. So, shouldanyone want to spend some time here he would bewelcome. The location of the house is ideal: nearJerusalem, direct contact with Palestine and steepedin the spirituality of Saint Martha who welcomedJesus the week before his Passion.

At this time we are preparing some rooms so thatour small community (presently we are three andanother will arrive shortly) is not spread out through-out the house. In total there are 22 rooms. Shortlywe will have a new Superior. At the moment we areworking with situation as best we can.

Washing and ironing, watering the garden, tend-ing to the orchard, house chores, attending to thearcheological excavations, tidying up what the sol-diers have messed up … there’s lots to be done. Andso that the Lord doesn’t take us to task as he didMartha, we pray and sing all the hours of the Liturgyof the Hours.

May peace, that is gained at such great cost in thisLand and which is a gift of God, be accessible to all.Shalom!”.

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is fidelity to the charism of theCongregation, to the teaching andspirit of St. Paul of the Cross, which he

represented during the ten years he governed theCongregation, in addition to his simple life style, hum-ble, meek and benevolent with everyone, represent thespiritual treasury he entrusted to those who knewhim”. Thus began the article in the Rome Diocesan

Newspaper, “Roma Sette”, which reported on the

opening ceremony of the Diocesan Inquiry into the life

and virtues of Father Theodore Foley, C.P., Superior

General of the Congregation of the Passion of our

Lord Jesus Christ during the years of 1964-1974.

THE CAUSE OF FATHERTHEODORE FOLEY, C.P.

Fr. Dominic Papa (PAUL), Vice-Postulator with Fr. Giovanni Zubiani, Postulator General

(L-R) Fr.Giovanni Zubiani, Postulator for the Cause; Fr. Dominic Papa (PAUL), Vice Postulator; Fr. Floriano De Fabiis,Procurator General; and members of the communities of Sts. John and Paul and Scala Santa.

The Diocesan Inquiry, an important phase on the

road to beatification and canonization, was opened on

Friday, May 9, 2008 in the Hall of Conciliation (Hallof the Concordat) in the Lateran Palace. Camillo

Cardinal Ruini, the Holy Father’s Vicar for the

Diocese of Rome, presided at the ceremony. Assisting

at the ceremony were the officials who will play a

major role in the Inquiry: Monsignor Gianfranco

Bella, Delegate Judge, Monsignor Giuseppe Alonzo,

Promoter of Justice, Mr. Giuseppe Gobbi, Notary, and

Mr. Antonio Tommaso, Chancellor.

After a very brief note of welcome, Cardinal Ruini

turned the meeting over to the Notary, who, in Latin,

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introduced the Cause and read the necessary decree

for each Official. The Officials, in turn, took the

“oath to fulfill faithfully their duty and …maintain

secrecy.” Fr. Giovanni Zubiani, Postulator for the

Cause, also took the oath. (cfr: “Norms to be

observed in Inquiries made by Bishops”, February 7,

1983, par. 6C).

Present at the ceremony were Fr. Giovanni

Zubiani, Postulator Gemeral, Fr.Dominic Papa

(PAUL), Vice-Postulator for the Cause, as well as

many Passionist priests and students from Saints

John and Paul, the Passionist Generalate and also

Passionists from Scala Santa, the Provincial

Monastery of the Presentation Province. A goodly

number of the Passionists present had lived with Fr.

Theodore during his years as General Consultor and

Superior General and they affectionately recalled his

charity, kindness, gentleness, humility and other

virtues lived by a genuinely holy person.Fr. Giovanni Zubiani, signs the oath to fulfill faithfully hisduty and maintain secrecy.

Camillo Cardinal Ruini, the Holy Father’s Vicar for theDiocese of Rome, reads excerpts from a brief biography ofFr. Theodore Foley.

During the ceremony Cardinal Ruini also read

excerpts from a brief biography of Fr. Theodore. The

text clearly indicated how he encouraged the study of

St. Paul of the Cross. In 1967 he urged the religious

throughout the entire Congregation to celebrate the

centenary of the canonization of St. Paul of the Cross.

He wrote: “He was a saint whom God gave us as amodel of holiness on the individual and communitar-ian level, a sanctity that should always flourish in ourCongregation.”

Passionists and laity alike can learn much from the

life of Father Theodore Foley. Not only was he out-

standing in living the vows he had professed, but he

especially lived the spirit of these vows. He also emi-

nently lived the four foundational pillars of the

Passionist Congregation: Prayer, Penance, Poverty

and Solitude. Fr. Giovanni Zubiani remembers Fr.

Theodore as “a man who was open to dialogue, butfirm on the principles and charism of theCongregation.” In his concluding remarks, Cardinal

Ruini expressed his pleasure in opening this Cause

and urged the Passionists “to walk the road to holi-ness following the self-denial of Father TheodoreFoley.” ●

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Passionist Asia Pacific Conference

PASPACPASPACPassionist Asia Pacific Conference

ASSEMBLY OF THECRUC-THOM

VICARIATE (INDIA)

The 6th Congress of the THOM-CRUCVicariate took place on May 5 - 13, 2008, atthe Retreat Center in Bangalore. The theme of

the Congress was “Be Pruned to Bear More.”The Congress began on 5 May with a Day of

Recollection, which highlighted the real purpose ofcoming together: to share our Vision and Mission. V.Rev. Donald Webber, Provincial of the Holy CrossProvince, formally opened the Congress in the after-noon and presided over the Eucharist in the evening.The Congress was attended by 25 finally professedmembers of the Vicariate and Fr. Jim Strommer(CRUC) was the facilitator for the Congress.

The Congress focused on five different areas ofour life: Vocation, Formation, Ministry, Finance andCommunity Life. A strategic plan was prepared for

the Vicariate by variouscommittees in the abovementioned areas.

The religious of theCongress decided upon thefollowing areas for furthergrowth in the Vicariate:make our presence felt andour Charism shared in theother parts of the country, besides the South; open aMinor Seminary in close proximity of our alreadyestablished communities outside Kerala, SouthIndia; reassess our ministries, especially the RetreatMinistry and the Rehabilitation Ministry to theReleased Ex-prisoners; establish a retreat team con-sisting of 3-5 Passionists (including the director ofthe Retreat House) who are given training; moreinvolvement of personnel in Domestic WorkersMovement throughout India, which will giveenough experience to make it a corporate ministry;and a proposal to set up a committee to study thefeasibility and viability of an orphanage/boy’s homeof for children of HIV/AIDS affected parents, chil-

dren of prisoners and forthe children of DomesticWorkers as a corporateministry.

The Vicariate is blessedwith 24 Priests, a deaconand a Brother. Having 10novices in the novitiate and12 in the theological stud-ies and 12 in Philosophyand 30 in minor seminarythe Vicariate is on its pathto grow after 27 years sinceits establishment in India.

The following religiousassumed positions ofleadership: Fr. Antony X.Tharayil was appointedRegional Vicar and thefollowing religious wereelected: Fr. Paul Cheruko-duth, First Consultor andFr. Sebastian Konnully,Second Consultor.

(L-R) Fr. Sebastian Konnully, 2nd. Consultor; Fr. Antony X. Tharayil, Regional Vicar; andFr. Paul Cherukoduth 1st Consultor. ●

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Following the meeting with of the GeneralCuria with the Regional Coordinators forRestructuring, the members of the CII

Conference met with the Superior General and hisCuria on 8-9 May, 2008 in Las Presas, Spain.

(The following reflections are those of Fr. LuisAlberto Cano, General Consultor.)

One might get the impression that in this journeythat we have undertaken we are going around in cir-cles. However this is a slow process and we are trying

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The General Curia with CII Representatives

to arrive at a level of consensus acceptable to as manypeople as possible. The religious of this Conferenceare courageously attempting to appraise the current sit-uation of the Congregation with a spirit that is bothrealistic and hopeful. We are what we are and who weare. There is a risk to dwell on our past with nostalgia— we have a rich history that should not be forgotten.However, we are at a new point in time and we have tomake our own history, with our possibilities anddreams, confident that Lord is with us.

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to be given to Being before Doing. If this is not so,we will find that we anguish over the fact that weseem not to be successful… We need to evaluate ourpossibilities with humility and simplicity, assumingthat our primary goal is to be signs of hope that orig-inate in our being called to live in COMMUNITY,gathered by the Lord and inspired by the spirit of St.Paul of the Cross who gathered companions to liveand to proclaim the “Memoria Passionis”.

We are called to live in a new era that is muchmore open; we are called to globalization (with itsplusses and minuses) and we cannot close our eyes tothis reality. By our baptism we assume the project ofthe Kingdom and being Christian. The follower ofJesus of Nazareth is converted or should be convert-ed into a universal man or woman. In other times wewere impeded in this process of becoming part of one

people, the people of God by geographic limitations,social structures and many other impediments.

In one way, the Meeting of the CII Conferencewith the General Council in May 2008 and in thesharing about the status of the work that is being donein preparation for the next Synod by means of thereports of the responses to the Questionnaire(Template) that were prepared by the variousProvinces, as well as by the openness that was exhib-ited during this process of Restructuring, and also theinformation offered by the General Council in itsexperience in other areas of the Congregation thatincluded the recent Meeting with the Coordinators,helped us to focus on discovering the CRITERIAthat we need in order to proceed with this process andto reveal the steps that need to be taken prior to thenext General Chapter of 2012.

On 12 May, 2008 the bishop of Málaga, Spain, Most Rev. Antonio Dorado Soto presided at the dedica-tion of the new Passionist church of St. Maria Goretti. The Provincial, Fr. Fernando Rabanal, C.P., theparish priest Fr. Luis Marco Súss, C.P. and some 15 Passionist and diocesan priests from the Málaga

deanery also took part in the ceremony, which was attended by a large number of the faithful. The parish hasbeen in the hands of the Passionists since its creation in 1972. The church has since been remodeled and hasacquired a precious relic of St. Mary Goretti suitable for public veneration.

DEDICATION OF ST. MARIA GORETTIPARISH CHURCH IN MÁLAGA, SPAIN

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CLAPCLAPLATIN AMERICALATIN AMERICA

The Provincial Chapterof the Province ofChrist the King

(REG), Mexico, took placefrom June 2 to 5, 2008, inCuernavaca, Morelos,México. Present was theSuperior General, Fr.Ottaviano D’Egidio, as wellas Fr. Clemente Barrón,General Consultor, and Fr.Donald Webber, CRUCProvincial Superior and Fr.Carlos San Martín, represent-ing the FAM Province ofSpain. Also taking part wereMother Guadalupe AguileraCFP, the Superior General ofthe Daughters of the Passion,Sr. Paula María Lucatero,CFP, Provincial of theSisters’ Northern Province,and Mrs. Sara Elena Rios,General Consultor of the Secular Institute of theMissionaries of the Passion. There were 31 religiousof the Province present, and 19 Laity, members of thePassionist Family.

Fr. Clemente Barrón, General Consultor, madethe Canonical Visitation, meeting with all the reli-gious individually as well as all the communities.He also met with three groups of laity, members ofthe Passionist Family. In his report he stated thatMexico is a predominantly Catholic country com-posed of approximately 8 million inhabitants and isdealing with many complex political and socialissues. The Passionists have been present inMexico from the USA since 1860 and despite manyunsuccessful initial attempts to make a foundation,the religious of the CORI Province of Spain wereable to establish the first Province. Currently theREG Province is composed of 40 religious andseven communities. The religious are involved in adifferent ministries including formation, preaching,

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retreat and parochial ministry and individualministries.

In his opening remarks, Fr. Ottaviano stated that,“Mexico is historically and culturally a bridgebetween North and South America…Work still needsto be done to expand the experience of collaborationwith the two Provinces of the USA in the area of pas-toral opportunities that are present there due to thelarge Hispanic presence in that country. This wouldprovide for an appropriate spiritual and culturalresponse. This is a missionary endeavor which,despite initial difficulties, should not be delayed norabandoned. Discernment is needed so that it contin-ues to be a part of the process of Restructuring in theCongregation. The Province is conscious that it hasto address the challenges at hand and make decisionsabout forms of presence, houses, ministries, forma-tion and finances…An important decision in theProvince was that of accepting a mission in the stateof Chiapas. In addition to an area for evangeliza-

(L-R) Fr. Mario Felipe Quiroga, Second Consultor; Fr. Francisco Valadéz, Provincial; Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio; Fr. José Antonio Barrientos, First Consultor.

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From 16 to 18 May, atthe PassionistCommunity of San

Carlo, SP, Brazil, the ERPAL(Equipo de ReflexiónPasionista de America Latina)Study Team of Latin Americareflected on the topic ofJustice, Peace and theIntegrity of Creation in lightof our Passionist charism andthe book of the prophetAmos. This topic was chosen based on material provided by Fr. Jesús María Aristín, Secretary General forthe Missions and JPIC. The preachers were Fr. Norberto Donizetti, CP (CALV); Sister Celia Aparecida, CP;and Fr. Guinge, SVD.

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tion, it can also provide pastoral experience for theyoung and allow for our presence within a complexsituation of indigenous peoples that are involved inland reform. Here the Passion of Jesus is very evi-dent and can provide a learning experience.”

Among the decisions that were made were theapproval of a Strategic Plan for the next four years; a ●

plan for initial and on-going formation; and modifi-cations and updating of the Province Regulations.

In the course of the Chapter the following reli-gious were elected to positions of leadership: Fr.Francisco Valadéz, Provincial Superior; Fr. JoséAntonio Barrientos, First Consultor and Fr. MarioFelipe Quiroga, Second Consultor.

The ERPAL Study Session

The Church of "Boa Viagem" (Good voyage) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (PRAES-DOM)

diocesan and 1 religious,) 6 religious Brothers, 4seminarians and 28 Sisters. The diocese had beenvacant since August 8th 2006, following the resigna-tion of Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J., due to healthreasons. It comprises the three civil parishes of

Clarendon, Manchester and SaintElizabeth.

Bishop-Elect Tiedemann was born onMarch 5, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York(USA). He made his First Profession ofVows as a Passionist on August 22, 1971and his Final Profession on August 22,1974. He was ordained to the priesthoodin 1976 and worked most of the time inthe PAUL Province in parochial min-istry. He was also a missionary inTegucigalpa, Honduras from 1987-1994and again in Honduras from 2005-2006when he was elected Second Consultorof his Province until his election asBishop of Mandeville.

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ASSEMBLY OF THE PAUL PROVINCE (USA)

The members of the Province ofSt. Paul of the Cross (PAUL),along with lay and religious

associates, took part in an importantAssembly at Holy Family PassionistRetreat Center in West Hartford, CT,on May 19-23, 2008. On the first day,the General Consultor, Fr. DenisTravers, guided the 160 participantsin Gospel reflections which the toneof beneficial dialog for the followingdays.

Discussions addressed a PastoralPlan which focused on responsiblefiscal management for the good of thewhole Province, health care policy forour senior religious and ministry inseveral locations. Many commentedon the experience of honest commu-nication in an atmosphere of trust,aided by prayerful worship.

The Assembly took historic quality when the Provincial, Fr. Joseph Jones, announced that Pope BenedictXVI had chosen Fr. Neil Tiedemann to be ordained as the third bishop of Mandeville in Jamaica. This happyoccasion necessitated the selection of a new Second Consultor, namely Fr. James O’Shea. ●

Liturgy during the PAUL Assembly

NEW PASSIONIST BISHOP

On 20 May 2008 the Vatican announced thatthe Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, hadnamed Fr. Neil Tiedemann of the PAUL

Province (USA) the third bishop ofMandeville, Jamaica (West Indies). Thefirst bishop was the late Bishop PaulBoyle, CP who was ordained bishop in1991and assigned to then VicariateApostolic of Mandeville.

The Mandeville diocese was createdin 1997 and is a suffragan of theKingston-in-Jamaica Archdiocese. Itcovers a surface area of 3,282 sq. Km(1,267 sq. miles). The area is approxi-mately one–third mountainous,one–third swamp and the rest farm land.The total population is around 582,000,of whom some 8,800 are Catholics. Thediocese has 22 parishes, 43 priests (42 Bishop Neil Tiedemann, CP

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40TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF CIPI

The 40th Annual Assembly of CIPI(Conference of the Italian PassionistProvinces) took place on April 14 -16, 2008

at the Shrine of St. Gabriel of the SorrowfulMother (TE).

The meeting was primarily dedicated to the ques-tionnaire of the General Curia on Restructuring inpreparation for the General Synod of theCongregation. The decision was made to give thegreatest amount of attention to four of the ten areas ofpriority that were selected by the General Chapter.These are: 1) International collaboration for commu-

nity life and apostolate; 2) Solidarity with regard topersonnel and finances; 3) Formation and 4)Preferential option for youth. In its concludingremarks the following points were highlighted:Internal Restructuring of the Province, beginningwith personal “conversion”; redoubling efforts at col-laboration among the Italian provinces; and the unifi-cation of the Italian provinces.

The following religious were elected to positionsof leadership with CIPI: Fr. Fernando Taccone,(PIET) as new secretary of CIPI and Fr. VincenzoFabri, (PIET) as legal representative of CIPI.

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It was 31 May 1908 when Pope Pius IXproclaimed Gabriel of the SorrowfulVirgin “Blessed”. He was declared

“Venerable” in 1896, shortly after his death on27 February 1862, and he was canonized in1920 by Pope Bendedict XV, who also declaredhim to be co-patron of Catholic Youth andPatron of the Abruzzi region of Italy.

The celebrations of the centenary were inau-gurated on Saturday, 31 May 2008 with a largepilgrimage to the Shrine, with the bishop ofTeramo-Atri, Michele Seccia presiding. In theevening there was the world premier of the firstmusical about the Saint that is entitled: “SanGabriele dell’Addolorata”, un silenzioso

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sospiro d’amore” (“St. Gabriel of theSorrowful Virgin: a silent sigh of love”). Thework was written and directed by CarloTedeschi and performed by his professionaltheater company of Rimini. The following day,Sunday, a solemn liturgy was celebrated withthe Passionist community at which bishopLuciano Suriani, the apostolic nunzio to

Bolivia, presided. At the end of the Massa new altar panel, sculpted by the artistNino De Simonè, depicting theResurrection was dedicated in theBasilica.

During the remainder of the Centenaryyear there are various events that arescheduled. Among these are the follow-ing: on 12-13 November, a gathering ofyoung people with a presentation entitled,“St. Gabriel and his times: 100 years ofholiness”, and on 13 November, a pil-grimage of all those parishes dedicated toSt. Gabriel, etc. A special event will takeplace in honor of St. Gabriel at the Shineon 19-20 July – during the World YouthDay celebrations taking place in Sydney,Australia, and will be broadcast live tothe Passionist youth who will be gatheredin Sydney.

The centenary will conclude with thesolemn inauguration of the new Shrine ofSt. Gabriel on 20 September 2009.

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NECPNORTH EUROPE

The SPE Provincial Chapter of the Netherlandstook place on 27 – 29 April, 2008 andsome 30 Passionist religious of the Province

attended.In his opening address to the Chapter the Superior

General, Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, highlighted the gen-erous and dedicated ministry of the members of theProvince. “In his report on his canonical visitation tothe Province, Father Denis has revealed the exten-sive pastoral work carried out by the Religious,including its most senior members. Great zeal hasbeen shown in yourparish ministry, evenwhen you would preferparishes closer to whereyou live. You undertakeother ministries, such asuniversity and hospitalchaplaincies and you col-laborate with otherProvinces (REPAC inIndonesia and St.Joseph’s in England,) allin a spirit of enthusiasmand vitality. Your twoprincipal communitiesat Haastrecht andMarienmünster show agood equilibrium in com-munity life. One senses agood and fraternalatmosphere. You giveyourselves the chance tocome together in prayerand recreation. You areavailable to one another and for community service.

Fr Ottaviano further stressed the care extended tothe elderly of the Province and observed the care thatcurrently exists as well as remarking that these broth-ers should always “feel themselves loved, cared forand listened to by the rest of their brothers and by thelay volunteer personnel, friends of the community”.

In his own report to the Chapter, Fr. Leo Bos hadchosen as a theme those words of God to Moses onMount Sinai, ‘The place where you stand is holyground’ (Ex 3:5). Fr Ottaviano observed that here

SPE PROVINCIAL CHAPTERtoo Fr Leo had “reminded the brethren that eventhe most elderly can witness to our Passionist lifewherever they live or work. God continually offersus new opportunities and we should respond tothese in a positive way.” Fr Ottaviano went on toadd “I would very much like to remind you of theshrine of St. Charles Houben and the pastoral pos-sibilities it offers; this is a place which holds a spe-cial fascination and we should study how best tokeep this up. Then there are some of our religiouswho would like the Chapter to consider how we

can best visualize andunderstand our presenceand mission in theNetherlands. I also seethat a lot of attention hasbeen paid to the financesof the Province whichhas managed, thanks toan efficient and wiseadministration, to beparticularly generouswith the Solidarity Fundof the Congregation aswell as toward theVicariate in Brazil. Iwant to thank you all inthe name of those whohave benefited from yourgenerosity”.

The Chapter met in avery fraternal spirit andlooked ahead to furthercollaboration with otherNorth European Confe-

rence members in the restructuring process. Amongother initiatives the Chapter also proposed furtherstudy for a future vision for the two main houses ofthe Province and to investigate ways to further thepastoral outreach based around the Shrine of StCharles.

The following religious were elected to leadershippositions: Fr. Leo Bos, Provincial Superior (re-con-firmed), Fr. Gerd Blick, First Consultor, Fr. MarkRobin Hoogland, Second Consultor, Fr. TinyTomassen, & Fr. Jeroen Hoogland, Consultors.

(L-R) Fr. Mark Robin Hoogland, 2nd Consultor; Fr. JeroenHoogland, Consultor; Fr. Leo Bos, Provincial Superior; Fr.Ottaviano D’Egidio; Fr. Tiny Tomassen, Consultor; andFr. Gerd Blick, 1st Consultor.

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The 38th Provincial Chapter of the MICHProvince took place on April 21 - 23, 2008 atthe newly established community at Lourdes.

In his opening address to the Chapter, Fr. Generalmade the following comments: “In the report pre-pared by Fr. Luigi Vaninetti (General Consultor) fol-lowing his canonical visitation he highlighted the sig-nificant pastoral work undertaken by the religious,even the elderly. The religious are faithful to prayerand to fraternal charity and there is a spirit of open-ness toward the future. The Province has 15 reli-gious, three communities among which is “RelaisNazareth” in Lourdes. The latter is a new foundationfollowing the closure of the community in Verdelais.It has possibilities for pastoral ministry that willenrich the apostolic activity of the Province thatincludes the corporate ministries of preaching,retreats and parishes as well as individual ministries.There are also those who dedicate themselves to theservice of their brothers in community.

For a long time there has been groups of Passionistlaity who have been associated with our communi-ties. They are elderly, but very dedicated, organized

and active. There is also a small Passionist confrater-nity of young people that is moderated by Fr. Guyand a married couple. The opportunities for ministrybetween the religious and the laity continue toincrease, especially the Passionist Family in Foyer diNaves, in Champigny/ Marne, in La Chaume that acommunity existence that is very simple and livesand interacts with the group of laity that is present.Reciprocally, the religious and laity sustain andencourage one another. Adjacent to the communityof La Chaume is the small “Refuge Paul de la Croix”that is administrated by laity and offers an oasis ofsilence and prayer for those so interested in this typeof experience. The community of Lourdes is organ-izing itself to begin its own community and apostoliclife of hospitality and involvement with the localChurch as well as ministries in the Shrine. It alsoseeks collaboration with other entities of theCongregation”.

In the course of the Chapter the following reli-gious were elected: Fr. Guy Sionneau: ProvincialSuperior, Fr. Jean Claude Delion, First Consultor andFr. Jean Claude Cousseau, Second Consultor.

(L-R) Fr. Jean Claude Cousseau, 2nd Consultor; Fr. Guy Sionneau, Provincial Superior ; Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio; Fr. JeanClaude Delion, 1st Consultor.

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The Congress of the VULN Vice-Province ofGermany and Austria took place on May 14-16, 2008. In preparation for the Congress,

Fr. Laurentino Novoa, CP (FAM) did the canonicalvisitation.

Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, in his remarks to the reli-gious, commented that: “The Vice-Province is com-posed of fifteen professed religious, one novice andtwo postulants. It has three communities of whichtwo are in Germany and one is in Austria. Themonasteries and the churches are in good repair. Theapostolic activity of the Vice-province varies fromcommunity to community — preaching retreats andspiritual exercises, pastoral ministry in the Shrine,confessions, care of pilgrims, parish ministry, care ofthe sick, spiritual direction for priests and moderat-ing prayer groups consisting of catechesis for youngpeople and adults or other specialized ministries.However, all of them are characterized by a truePassionist spirit. There is also a presence in the areaof social communications and there is particular caregiven to directing a group of lay people of thePassionist Family. Although there is a great amountof activity, attention needs to be given to prioritizingthose ministries which are traditionally particular tous, as well as care for one another and communitylife. The level of communication among the religiousis good and there is good rapport; however there isalso a need for more frequent community meetings,retreats and days for fraternal gathering to encour-

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age dialog as is indicated in No. 27 of ourConstitutions.”

During the course of the Congress, the followingreligious were elected to positions of leadership: Fr.Gregor Lenzen, Vice-Provincial Superior, Fr.Michael Hösl, First Consultor (left) and Fr. LukasTemme, Second Consultor.

Fr. Gregor Lenzen, Vice-Provincial Superior (center); Fr.Michael Hösl, 1st. Cons. (left); Fr. Lukas Temme, 2nd. Cons.(right)

PASSIONIST FAMILY

The XVII meeting of the CII (IberianInter-Provincial Conference) tookplace on May 3, 2008 at the

Passionist community of Peñafiel, Spain.Attending were 475 persons (lay andPassionist religious from the Passionist com-munities of Spain and Portugal). The topicwas: “A Family growing: The young peoplein the Passionist Family”.

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XVII MEETING OF THE CII PASSIONIST FAMILY

MEETING OF THE ITALIAN NATIONALCOUNCIL OF THE LAY PASSIONIST MOVEMENT

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The Meeting of the Italian National Council ofthe Lay Passionist Movement took place onMay 2- 4, 2008 at the Sts. John and Paul

General House in Rome. Attending were the spiritu-al directors of the Italian Provinces, the lay coordina-

tors and some representatives of the bigger groups ofeach Province. The topics of the encounter were:Evaluation of the Province programs, the commonPassionist formation, and programming the nextCongress on June, 2009.

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PASSIONIST SISTERS

“I will go anywhere in order to save a life.” – this is aquotation from Teresa Gallifa Palmarola, the Foundressof the Congregation of Religious, Servants of the

Passion, and it is the spirit that for more than 100 years hasguided her followers to work for and on behalf of life.

This basic program of maternity/neo-natal care for preg-nant women or children in risk of social exclusion is one ofthe projects that is promoted by the Sisters’ Congregation.This project is located in the “Llar Santa Isabel/ MadreTeresa Residence” in Barcelona, Spain, specifically in the

District of Horta-Guinardó, in buildingsthat are annexed to theGeneralate of theCongregation andwhere, in the Chapel ofthe Visitation, themother foundress isburied.

The project is socio-educational and is car-

A RESPONSE…ried out in two, nearby centers that are designed for pregnantwomen and mothers with a child less than three years of age,who are living in difficult situations that impede them fromliving autonomously and assuming responsibility for theirmaternity. The final goal is total re-integration into societyby offering support and assistance in order to help them toachieve their goals.

The majority of the women that arrive at the receptioncenter many times don’t know what they are looking for,although basically they are all seeking help, stability, some-one who will listen to them and be present to them in thisprocess of accepting and assuming responsibility. Oncefears, resentments, and anger have been overcome and theyobserve other women in similar situations and that they arenot the only ones in this condition, they begin to recover theirstrength and they can resume their lives with a new outlook… aware of the difficulties, but also of their potential, of theirabilities and of their desire to live and of the strength thatthey give to their child.

The Sisters of the Congregation of the Servants of thePassion are very familiar with this process since over the yearsthey have assisted many women and their children in thisambitious process of transformation. They use the most basistools in this endeavor: love, joy, tolerance and dedication.

“I will go anywhere inorder to save a life.”

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The life and the work of Fr. Fabiano Giorgini,who died on the evening of 28 April 2008, inthe Generalate Community of Sts. John and

Paul in Rome at the age of 79, was a true and exem-plary expression of the fact that, rigorous dedicationto studies and the attainment of academic degrees, isin no way incompatible with religious life. On thecontrary, it increases and enriches it and makes itmore fruitful. Fr. Fabiano spent his vowed life entire-ly at the service of the Church and of theCongregation. Until the very end, his life that wascharacterized by daily dedication to prayer and work,to the numerous and often demanding responsibilitiesand tasks that he accepted, as well as to the numerousworks that he published. He willingly acceptedresponsibilities and tasks in a complete spirit of serv-ice. He sacrificed his time and energy researchinghistory and spirituality, disciplines to which he dedi-cated himself early in life and which comprised thegreater part of his industrious life.

He left us a biographical record of his life in whichhe meticulously lists his life curriculum includingpositions that he held, as well as his works and his

cultural activi-ties. In thisarticle we willreview theprincipal phas-es of his life,while trying topresent an in-depth and artic-ulated study ofone of the cen-tral and mosto u t s t a n d i n gfigures of thecultural devel-opment of theP a s s i o n i s tCongregationduring thisrecent period ofhistory.

F a b i a n oGiorgini wasborn on 2February 1929in Castelbassoin the Teramo

FR. FABIANO GIORGINI, C.P. (PIET):“ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT STARS

OF THE PASSIONIST FIRMAMENT”Fr. Tito Paolo Zecca, C.P. (PIET)

province of Italy. Since he was born on the feast ofthe Presentation, he was baptized “Candeloro”(Candle Mass), a name that was later changed to“Fabiano” at his Vestition in September, 1944, in themidst of the World War. After his undergraduate,Philosophy and Theology studies that took placebetween 1945 and 1952, he was ordained to thepriesthood at the Shrine of St. Gabriel (Teramo) on27 April in that same year the Servant of God, BishopStanislao Battistelli, CP, the bishop of Teramo-Atri.

From 1952 to1956 Fabiano completed his studiesfor a Doctorate in Church History at the PontificalGregorian University, defending his thesis, whichwas later published, on the “Maremma” region ofTuscany in Italy during the 18th century. He also tookcourses in liturgy, archeology and Patristics becausehe was being prepared for formation work with theTheology students.

In the summer of 1956 he began to assume assign-ments that entailed great responsibility. These wereto leave an indelible imprint not only on the historyof the Congregation, but also on other religious insti-tutes. Below are some excerpts from this long listwhich he himself composed:

“July, 1956, Fr. General, Malcolm La Velle

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ordered me to remain in the Generalate, despite thestrong opposition of the PIET Provincial, Fr. RemigioBacolini. The assignment was to evaluate the docu-mentation of the Archives and the possibility oforganizing a Commission to study the history and thespirituality of the Congregation, in keeping with thedecree of the General Chapter of 1952.

— 29 October 1956: named a member of theCommission to study the norms “Sedes Sapientiae”of the Holy See and compose a Ratio formationis CP.(Acta XX/.1957-58/52).

— 23 September 1956: named as the president ofthe Historical Commission. The other two memberswere Paulino Alonso (FAM) and Enrico Zoffoli(PRAES).

— A member of the Commission for the revisionof the General Regulations to be presented at theGeneral Chapter of 1964. The president was Fr.Bernardo Thijssen and another member was Fr. JesúsLizarraga. This work consumed a large amount of mytime (Acta XX/1957-58/52).

— 19 June 1961: named Director of the Inter-provincial Student Center of Sacred Eloquence of theItalian provinces (Acta XX11/1961-63/87). I direct-ed three courses until 1964.

— 23 June 1964: elected Prefect General of

Studies (Acta XXIII/1964-65/.126). The assignmentceased with the extraordinary General Chapter.

— 14 March 1967: elected a member and presi-dent of the Commission for the preparation of thefirst session of the extraordinary General Chapter(Acta XXIV/.1966-68/122) (...).

— During the first session of the extraordinaryGeneral Chapter in 1968, I was elected a member ofone of the two Inter-session Commissions (…).

— Organization of CIPI (Inter-ProvincialConference of Italy). With the complete support ofthe Assistant for Italy, Fr. Anastasio Cecchinelli, andwith the dynamic collaboration of Fr. CostanteBrovetto, as soon as work was begun to study thequestionnaires that were sent by the Commission tothe Provinces, I undertook a work to persuade theProvincials to meet and to study together in order toarrive at the extraordinary Chapter as a unified bodyin order to safeguard true values and make valid pro-posals for updating. This patient action bore fruit inlight of the General Chapter because in the meetingof 3-6 June, 1969, in the house of Casamicciola,Terme, the statutes for CIPI were approved. Iremained as secretary until the General Assembly ofCIPI that was held from 7 to 10 January 1971. I wasdirector of the magazine, “Notizie dei Passionisti

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d’Italia” (Newsnotes of the Passionists of Italy), over-seeing the first five issues”. (Here end his personalnotes.)

Fr. Fabiano took part in numerous GeneralChapters: 1964, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1982, and 1988;and in the Chapters of the PIET Province of 1969,1972, 1976, 1986, 1990 and 2007. He participated atthe General Synods of 1972, 1974, 1978, and 1980.From 1976 to 1982 he was named Vicar General.

He was a Consultor of the PIET Province duringtwo three-year periods: 1960-1963 and 1969-1972.In 1972-1976 he served as Provincial, “reconfirmedin 1976, but in the autumn I was elected VicarGeneral at the General Chapter and in December Ileft that office and was succeeded by Fr. ValerianoLiberti.”

One of the most delicate anddemanding “activities”, as definedit, was overseeing and assisting theupdating and the renewal of the lifeof the cloistered Passionist nuns.This activity began in a systematicform in 1978. He gave the sameattention and care to the PassionistSisters of St. Paul of the Cross, theMexican Passionist Sisters, theSisters “Maestre Piedell’Addolorata”, the Sisters of St.Ann, of St. Eusebio, of our Lady“del Suffragio”, of St. Joseph ofChambery, of Our Lady of theCenacle (Rome), the Augustiniannuns of “SS. Quattro Coronati”(Rome) and S. Amico (L’Aquila).He also worked with the MissionarySisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesusand Mary.

After the extraordinary GeneralChapter, he continues, he felt astrong desire to enlighten the reli-gious about the history and the spirituality of theCongregation. With the approval of the SuperiorGeneral, and together with Fr. Paulino Alonso, “wedirected a course in spirituality for the religious ofVenezuela (25/11/ - 2/12/1978), Colombia (4-14/12/1978), Peru (16-22/12/1978)” and in Italy. Itwas from this course that the series “Studies inPassionist history and spirituality” emerged. Thecourses continued in various years and areas of theCongregation until March 2008. The courses werealso aimed at Passionist vocation promotion, such asin Indonesia.

In 1982 he was also named a Consultor of theCongregation for the Causes of Saints that was recon-firmed in 12/11/1986 and in 18/11/1991.

From November 2000 to August 2003 he wasonce again called to his PIET Province as ProvincialSuperior. He returned to Rome for the last five yearsof his life, never ceasing in his work as spiritual guideand his work for the completion of the writing of thehistory of the Congregation. Upon returning to Rome

after directing a workshop in Passionist history inSpain in April, 2008, he was admitted to the“Fatebenefratelli” Hospital on the Tiburtina Island inRome were he was diagnosed with a malignancy thatwas in advanced stages, and which was further diag-nosed as inoperable.

On 27 April he celebrated, “with lively participa-tion”, his 56th anniversary of priestly ordination inthe infirmary of the Generalate of Sts. John and Paul.It was here that his earthly life came to an end, lov-ingly assisted by his brother religious, in the eveningof 28 April. Fr. General, Ottaviano D’Egidio,presided at the funeral that took place the followingday, and which was concelebrated by forty priests.Present were also numerous Sisters, religious and

laity. His body was buried in thechapel of the Passionist cemetery ofIsola del Gran Sasso, near theShrine of St. Gabriel, followingprayers and the obsequies of thereligious of his province, with Fr.Piergiorgio Bartoli, PIET ProvincialSuperior, presiding.

Looking back in time, from theend of the 1950’s and for theremainder of the century, one isamazed at the flowering of uniquetalents which, according to eachperson’s capabilities, his variousabilities and gifts, diverse and con-vergent aspects, and also at times,divergent, but always substantiallyrespectful of one another’s compe-tence, brought about a PassionistRenaissance: i.e. a vigorous renew-al of all areas of the Congregationof the Passion. It would suffice tolist some of the the protagonists ofthis experience beginning with theones who made this rebirth possible:

Albert Deane (+1985), Malcolm La Velle (+1984)and Teodore Foley (+1974), Superiors General fromthe end of World War II to the celebration of theextraordinary General Chapter. It was they whoimplemented the mandates of Vatican II concerningrenewal and updating of religious life in thePassionist Congregation. The leading figures, with-out presuming to exhaust the list of religious whogave themselves wholeheartedly to this renewalprocess, were: Frs. Stanislao Breton (1912-2005),Bernardo Monsegù (1909-2003), and MarcelloSpagnolo (1909-1971); Gerardo Sciarretta (1914-1970), Germano Pellegrini (+1985), Enrico Zoffoli(1915-1996), Barnabas Ahern (1915-1995), of thepreceding generation of the 20’s. Then, among oth-ers, were: Frs. Costante Brovetto (1923-2001),Carmelo Naselli (+1989), Corrado Mauro (+1997),and Paulino A. Blanco (+2007).

To this extraordinary constellation we can nowadd one of the most brilliant stars of the Passionistfirmament: Fabiano Giorgini.

General Chapter, Rome - 1976

SPECIAL EVENTS

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The relics of the Young Passionist Saints, GemmaGalgani and Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows are thedesignated Patrons of the Passionist World Youth Day

events. St Maria Goretti is one of the ten universal Patrons forWorld Youth Day. As part of the Passionist preparation forWYD, their Relics have been brought to Australia and began aPastoral Journey that will last from 29th May till 20th July.

On the 29 May, the relics of our Passionist saints made theirfirst public appearance in their pilgrimage in Australia. Theyvisited the chapel of the Sydney Diocesan offices (orChancery) where the World Youth Day offices are and our staffwork in preparation for this big event in July, in which the HolyFather will also take part.

When I picked up the relics from the Nuncio in Canberraand headed off to Melbourne by car with them I found myselfwondering what Gabriel ,Gemma and Maria Goretti wouldmake of our modern world ?(some 100 -150 years later). I alsowondered what would interest them as young people! I am surethey would all be amazed at our modern transport and at leastamused by modern music and dancing! While driving along thehighway I noticed a large sign a farmer had place on his prop-erty facing the road for all to read; it said, ‘Love Jesus’. Whilenot always appreciating the messages of an evangelicalChristian’s poster, I found myself moved by its directness andsimplicity. The almost ‘childlike’ invitation reminded me of thelives of our three young saints who so fully gave themselves toChrist, one as a martyr, another a mystic and finally Gabriel inthe ‘little things’ of everyday life.

Their first appearance in the chapel made a big impressionon all one hundred and ten people present who work for theChurch and crammed into the small chapel fora midweek Mass. Concelebrating the Mass,were Fr. John Pearce CP, our own coordinatorof WYD for our Passionist gathering of youth inthe Parish of Endeavour Hills, Melbourne,Victoria prior to the Sydney celebrations. Fr.John was joined also by Fr. Tiernan Doherty CP

who is custodian ofthe relics in theirjourney around threemajor states ofAustralia.

After this visit theyspent the afternoonwith the PassionistSisters who had gath-ered together from three Sydney communities for a retreat day.That night they were officially welcomed into our Passionistparish Church of St. Brigid’s at Marrickville. This is a largemulti-cultural parish. It is also our largest community ofPassionists in the province and also where our provincialresides. Fr. Tom McDonough CP, the parish priest ofMarrickville and parishioners prepared a wonderful liturgicalreception for the relics with wonderful chorus recitals from theirfamous choir and beautiful liturgical dance movements pre-formed by young Tongan girls. Fr. Joachim Rego CP, the provin-cial of Holy Spirit province was the principal celebrant welcom-ing everyone including many representatives from the AbruzziCommittee of St. Gabriel’s yearly ‘Festa’ celebrations and afuneral company who volunteered to transport the relics in thetrip through Australia. Fr. Tom gave a beautiful homily whichmentioned all the other young ‘beatified’ who belong to the con-gregation.

The relics stayed in Marrickville for next few days beingvenerated by the two schools located next to the parish churchand then being taken to visit two Maronite Catholic nursinghomes nearby. Staying for Masses on Sunday morning at the

parish they then embarked into the CathedralChurch of St. Mary’s in the city of Sydney for aYouth Mass at 5pm.There they were receivedby the dean of the Cathedral and stayed forMass with Fr. Tiernan preaching and venerationcontinued into the night.

The relics will stay for a week in each majorcity of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide and alsovisit three country towns. In all these placesthey will visit parishes, schools, nursing homesand enclosed religious communities. In this waythe whole adult Catholic community can prayfor the success of WYD on the occasion of ouryoung saints as patrons of youth being a specialfocus for prayer. Already the catholic newspa-pers have expressed their appreciation for thisunique Passionist contribution of a pilgrimagewith our relics. The Archbishops have also hon-oured our saints by requesting they visit all ourcathedrals in each state. Let us all pray thatthese preparations and the actual celebrations tocome here in Sydney and Melbourne in July willdraw youth from all around the world who visitinto a closer union with Jesus and a renewedlove for his Gospel.

The Relics were escorted into the Church by Passionist Novice,Passionist Sisters, a young girl from the St. Brigid’s Parish.

(L-R) Fr. John Pearce, (SPIR)Passionist Coordinator for WYDand Fr. Tiernan Doherty, (SPIR)Custodian of the Passionist Relicswith the Relics.

Youngpeopleat the Shrineof St. MariaGoretti,Nettuno,Italy,prepare theWYD Logoin flowerpetalsfor CorpusChristiprocession.

THE RELICS OF SAINTS GABRIEL,GEMMA AND MARIA GORETTI

IN AUSTRALIA FOR WYDFr. Tiernan Doherty, CP (SPIR)

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PRIESTLY ORDINATIONS

On 30 March, 2008 in the ASSUM Province ofPoland, Fr. Witaliy Slobodian was ordained to thepriesthood. (Fr. Witaliy is the first UkrainianPassionist.) In the SALV Province of Congo, Frs.Alain Ndombe Muamba and Blaise-Pascal MuswarMutini were ordained on 13 March 2008. The fol-lowing religious of the PASS Province of thePhilippines were ordained on 12 April, 2008: Fr. EricF. Funtanares, Fr. David T. Ong, Fr. Evan B. Esmade,and Fr. Locarno O. Anor.

AdilsonFr. Adilson

SantanaDo Carmo,

(PRAES-DOMIN)

Fr. Juan Louis Stanislaus (CRUC-THOM)

(L-R) Fr. Blaise Muswar,and Fr. Alain Ndombe (SALV).

Fr. Armando Morales Aparicio (REG)

On 20 April, in the MAIAP Vice-Province ofJapan, Fr. Josepf Someno was ordained to the priest-hood. Fr. Juan Louis Stanislaus of the CRUC THOMVicariate of India was ordained on 28 April 2008.Finally on 17 May 2008, in the REG Province ofMexico, Fr. Armando Morales Aparicio was alsoordained to the priesthood.

DIACONATE ORDINATIONS

On 02 March 2008, our religious Adilson Santanado Carmo, Márcio Santos de Souza, José SecundinoMendes Oliveira and Alessandro dos Santos Alves ofthe PRAES DOMIN Vicariate of Brazil wereordained to the diaconate. In the DOL-VICTVicariate of Brazil, Vanderlan Gomes de Paz andPaulo Sergio Miranda were ordained deacons on 13April 2008. On 17 May 2008, the following religiousof the REG Province of Mexico was ordained to thedeaconate: Víctor Hugo Alvarez Hernández. Andfinally, on 24 May 2008, Thomas AnamattathilVarughese of the THOM Vicariate of India wasordained a deacon.

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PROFESSION OF FIRST VOWS

In the FID Vice-Province of Colombia, the follow-ing religious professed First Vows on 29 March 2008:Carlos Andrés Sánchez Sarmiento, Yovan AlfredoRamírez, and Alfonso Tarazona Cáceres. And on 4April 2008, Anton Lässer of the VULN Vice-Province of Germany-Austria professed First Vows.

PROFESSION OF FINAL VOWS

In the SPE-LIBER Vicariate of Brazil, two reli-gious professed Final Vows on 27 February 2008:Luiz Martins de Freitas and Melquíades Lima Filho.On 09 March 2008 in the MAIAP Vice-Province ofJapan, Francis Takanori Ushironaka professed

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Perpetual Vows. On the same day, in the PRAESDOMIN Regional Vicariate of Brazil José CarlosSouza Aquino professed Final Vows.

In the PASS Province of the Philippines, the fol-lowing religious professed Final Vows on 02 May2008: Stanley Dalagon Baldon, Rey Carvyn PedreraOndap, Mark Reggan Gregory Tobias andChristopher Barde Akiatan.

(L-R) Fr. Vanderlan Gomes de Pazand Fr. Paulo Sergio Miranda (DOL-VICT).

(1) Mark Reagan Tobias, (2) Stanley Baldon, (3) Rey CarvynOndap, and (4) Christopher Akiatan, (PASS).

(L-R) Alfonso Tarazona Cáceres, Carlos A. SánchezSarmiento, and Yovan Alfredo Ramírez (FID).

Anton Lässer (VULN)

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NOTITIAE OBITUS

Usque ad diem februarius 2008 – maiius 2008, acceptae

DIE OBDORMIVIT PROVINCIA NATUS VOTAIN DOMINO NUNCUPAVERAT

23/02/2008 Fra. Angelo McDonald PATR 1930 1952

16/03/2008 Sac. Roger Gannon PAUL 1917 1940

18/03/2008 Sac. Odulf Vervloed SPE 1922 1944Sac. Albert Kofler VULN 1919 1938

20/03/2008 Sac. John Render CRUC 1924 1945

08/04/2008 Sac. Alfredo Renna LAT 1939 1955

09/04/2008 Sac. Timoteo Pivato CORM 1916 1934

18/04/2008 Sac. Rinaldo Verdelli CORM 1924 1945

28/04/2008 Sac. Fabiano Giorgini PIET 1929 1945

30/04/2008 Sac. Jordan Grimes CRUC 1920 1942

03/05/2008 Sac. Innocent Velaphi Mazibuko PATR 1969 1993

20/05/2008 Fra. Marinus Reymen GABR 1926 1955

22/05/2008 Sac. Norman Demeck PAUL 1925 1946

MONIALES ET SORORES DEFUNCTAE

26/02/2008 Sr. Vincenza del SS. SacramentoCasini S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1922 1942

29/02/2008 Sr. Elsa de Jesus Cormelatto S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1926 1946

07/03/2008 Sr. Chiara dell’Addolorata Monasterio PassionistarumCappeo de Ovada 1933 1992

19/03/2008 Sr. Maria Caterinadi Gesù Crocifisso Bompadre S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1918 1938

28/05/2008 Sr. Martinadi San Paolo della Croce Terzi S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1933 1953

01/04/2008 Madre Gemado Divino Amor Anzalone 1910 1930

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