I believe …
Rome, Easter 2021
Dear Sisters,
In his Easter message, the Risen Lord greets us with the words Peace be with you! Christ on the Cross - the paschal Lamb - brings to a tired world the gift of new life: redemption! Peace and joy are the fruit of the paschal journey of Christ, who "himself, in his body, bore our sins on the tree of the Cross" (1 Peter 2:24).
To choose life
- is to choose God.
To choose God is to love.
Rome, Lent 2021
Dear Sisters,
On the threshold of Lent, the liturgy of the Church puts us before a fundamental choice. In a passage from Deuteronomy we read: "Look! Today I am setting before you life and happiness, death and misfortune. (...) Today I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you, I am setting before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life" (Dt 30:15, 19). Choose life! What does it mean? How can we do that? What is life?
Only God !
Rome, 22 January 2021
On the Feast of St. Vincent Pallotti, I would like to express my wish that all of us would become mirrors reflecting Pallotti's character and his way of life. This means that we, with the help of God's grace:
▪ throughout our lives and in the apostolate constantly - strive for holiness,
▪ recognize and believe in God’s infinite love and mercy,
▪ become apostles in imitation of Jesus, the Apostle of the Eternal Father,
▪ in Mary, the Queen of Apostles, we see the most effective example and the most perfect model of our life and apostolate;
EPIPHANY 2021
Epiphany was for St. Vincent Pallotti, one of the most important events of the Gospel, around which since 1836 he built a liturgical feast in the streets of Rome with great impetus. What would he wish for us today, being on the threshold of the third decade of the 21st century, when the world is marked by a variety of opposing ideas?
Maybe he would say this:
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* Our Way of Life *
"Our diverse talents and abilities, our differences in culture, nationality and age are assets for the richness of the community. Although we may be engaged in a variety of ministries, we all share the common call to apostolic discipleship in a community of the Catholic Apostolate of St. Vincent Pallotti."(OWL, 91)
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"Christ, the Apostle of the Eternal Father, and his mission are central to our personal and community life, giving meaning and direction to our thinking, our spirituality, our prayer, action and suffering." (OWL, 19)
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"As a community of disciples we are gathered around Jesus, the Apostle of the Eternal Father. Like the first disciples, we want to be with Jesus, be sent out by him and return to him to evaluate our service in the light of his presence." (OWL, 88)
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"As Pallottines, it is our special charism to foster growth in faith and love among the laity, to awaken them to awareness of their apostolic call, and to cooperate with them in furthering the apostolic mission." (OWL, 21)
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"Our relationships with one another should be marked by a love that bears all, believes all and hopes for all, a love that is neither conceited nor jealous, which hurts no one, nor is embittered or resentful. It is never discouraged but remains patient and kind. It rejoices with others and shares their suffering. It is with this kind of love that we should help and support one another." (OWL, 90)