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Tu t’es comporté saintement ta vie durant, afin d’être une image digne 23 du Christ, le Grand Prêtre. Tu t’es fait docile à ses enseignements, fermement résolu à affirmer sa vérité, gardien de la foi en toutes les Oblatio circonstances de la vie, constant et infatigable, exemple de vertu, témoin d’un mode de vie et d’une compréhension différente de la vie, en cette époque minée par le désir immodéré des plaisirs et encline à un nouveau paganisme. (Jean Paul II au cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, le 30 mai 1979) You have been able to order the holiness of your life in such manner as Revue de Vie Oblate to be a true picture of Christ the Sovereign Priest. From that same source you have proved to be docile to His Commands, steadfast assertor of His Truth, a guardian of the Faith in every circumstances of life, constant Review of Oblate Life and untiring in work and example of virtues, a pattern of living and Revista de Vida Oblata interpreting life in a manner quite different from that of our times portray Oblati of unbridled seeking of pleasure, rushing headlong into a new paganism. (John Paul II to the Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, 30/05/1979) • Thomas Cardinal Cooray, OMI. Has mantenido una conducta santa en tu vida, de tal manera que sea una An Icon of a Visionary and saintly Shepherd verdadera imagen de Cristo, el Sumo Sacerdote. De la misma fuente, te • Francis Cardinal George, OMI. Preacher-Prophet hiciste dócil a sus enseñanzas; firme defensor de su Verdad; un guardián on the Significant Social Issues de la Fe en todas las circunstancias de la vida; un trabajador constante y diligente, y un modelo de virtud; testimonio de una forma de vida • Penser la mission y de entender la vida de una manera muy diferente a la de nuestros • Paradigm Shift in Mission, Unity and Dialogue tiempos socavada por el deseo excesivo de placeres e inclinada hacia un • A Consecrated living in the World as a member nuevo paganismo. (Juan Pablo II al Cardenal Tomas Benjamin Cooray. of the Mazenodian Family 30/05/1979) • Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies: Chennai 2019 VIII - 2019/2

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Missionarii OMI VIII - 2019/2 Publiée 3 fois par an sous la direction des Études et Recherches Oblates – Centre des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée ayant son siège à la Maison générale à – la revue Oblatio prend le relais de « Vie Oblate Life » et « Documentation OMI ». Adressée à toute la Famille Mazenodienne, elle concerne la vie de communauté et la mission des Oblats, leur spiritualité et Comité de Rédaction / Editing Committee / Comité de Redacción Fabio Ciardi, Dir. / Ed.: Bernard Keradec, Jean-Baptiste Malenge, Frank Santucci, Francis leur histoire, afin d’en faire progresser l’identité, l’unité dans Efrem Zabala, Paweł Zając. la communion, la connaissance du présent et l’espérance pour l’avenir. Associés / Partners / Asociados: Association des Instituts oblats d’Enseignement Supérieur / Association of Oblate Institutes of Higher Learning / Asociación de Institutos Oblatos de Enseñanza Superior: Université St. Paul / Paul University, Ottawa - Notre Dame University, Cotabato - Oblate School of Oblatio is published 3 times a year under the direction of Theology, San Antonio - Institut St-Eugène de Mazenod, Kinshasa - St. ’s Theological the office of Oblate Studies and Research, of the Missionary Institute, Cedara - Institute of Missiology, Card. Stefan Wyszy ´nski University in Warsaw. Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the General House in Rome. Scolasticats oblats / Oblate Scholasticate / Escolasticados oblatos: Scolasticato Internazi- It is a continuation of “Vie Oblate Life” (Ottawa, Canada) onale, Roma - Philosophat “Yves Plumey”, Yaoundé, Cameroun - Scolasticat, Fianarantsoa, and “Documentation OMI” (Rome). Addressed to the entire Madagascar - Scolasticat st. Eugène de Mazenod, Kintambo, Rép. Dém. Du Congo - Oblate Mazenodian Family, it considers Oblate community life, Scholasticate, Kandy, - Scholasticate, Poonamallee, India - House of Study, Pune, India - Scholasticate, Quezon City, Philippines - Wisma de Mazenod, Yogyakarta, Indone- mission, spirituality and history, in order to foster oblate identity, sia - St. Mary’s Scholasticate, Mulgrave, Australia - Oblate Scholasticate, Obra, Poland communion, to understand the present, hopes for the future. - Scolasticato OMI, Frascati, Italia.

Direttore responsabile: Fabio Ciardi Editore: Casa Generalizia della Congregazione dei Missionari Oblati di Maria Immacolata Publicada periódicamente, 3 veces al año, bajo la dirección de Sede: Roma - Via Aurelia n. 290 Estudios e Investigaciones Oblatos, centro de los Misioneros Redazione: Via Aurelia n. 290 - 00165 Roma, Italia Oblatos de María Inmaculada con sede en la Casa General en Roma, Oblatio quiere ser una continuación de “Vie Oblate e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.omiworld.org/oblatio Life” (Ottawa, Canadá) y de “Documentación OMI” (Roma). Stampa: tipografia Arti Grafiche La Moderna Orientada hacia toda la Familia Mazenodiana, se ocupará de Via Enrico Fermi, 13/17 - 00012 Guidonia (Roma) la vida y misión de la comunidad oblata, su espiritualidad e Registrazione: Tribunale di Roma n. 99/2012 del 16/04/2012 Finito di stampare nel mese di settembre 2019 historia, a fin de mejorar su identidad, comunión, comprensión del presente, esperanza del futuro. Oblatio

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Sommaire / Contents / Sumario

Præfatio

Paolo Archiati, o m i , L’Interchapitre : une excellente occasion pour un partage en famille / The Interchapter: an excellent opportunity for family sharing / La Intercapitular: una oportunidad excelente para el compartir en familia ...... 171

HistorIA

Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera, o m i , Servant of God Thomas Cardinal Cooray, o m i . An Icon of a Visionary and saintly Shepherd ...... 185 Łukasz Krauze, o m i , Francis Cardinal George, o m i . Preacher-Prophet on the Significant Social Issues ...... 203

Vita et Missio

Christan Duriez, o m i , Penser la mission / 1 ...... 217 Harry E. Winter, o m i , Paradigm Shift in Mission, Unity and Dialogue ...... 251 Familia Oblata Michele DiVito, A Consecrated Virgin living in the World as a member of the Mazenodian Family ...... 259

Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies

Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo, o m i , Daring, Ministering, Opting for the Poor. The Vision and Praxis of an Oblate Cardinal ...... 269 Rohan Silva, o m i , The Mission of the Centre for Society & Religion, as an expression of the Oblate Charism at the service of people and in Sri Lanka...... 289 Chinnappan Mariasusai, o m i , The Mission of Aanmodaya Ashram & the Oblate Charism ...... 297 D luation du niveau de réalisation des décisions du dernier Chapitre. Les Chapitre. dernier du décisions des réalisation de niveau du luation semaines aétéétablienfonction destroisobjectifsdelarencontre. du comité interne du Gouvernement central. L’ordre du jour de ces trois chapitre ont étépréparésd’avance par leSupérieur général, avec l’aide suivant. » Chapitre du éloignée préparation la d’assurer et décisions ces de rieure prises parle Chapitre précédent, d’encourager la mise en pratique ulté décisions des application en mise la d’évaluer tout avant est rencontre telle d’une but Le rencontre. la de programme le et convocation la de ment central. Après consultation des Provinciaux, il précisera les détails convoqueront au moins plénière une réunion des session Provinciaux avec le Gouverne en conseil son et général Supérieur le Chapitres, les général Chapitre du traite qui section dernière sa dans 128e, Règle la dans décrits bien objectifs, Cha trois deux à répond entre et mi-chemin généraux pitres à ans, six les tous lieu a rencontre telle Une retrouvés. sont s’y Europe, Région la de Missions deux des que L Pendant la premièresemaine la Pendant l’Inter de l’agenda que ainsi date, la et lieu le que tels détails Les ’Interchapitre :uneexcellenteoccasion toutes les Provinces et Délégations de la Congrégation, ainsi Congrégation, la de Délégations et Provinces les toutes de Oblats Soixante semaines. deux de rencontre une chapitre, 1 u er au 13 juillet 2019, à Obra en Pologne, s’est tenu l’Inter tenu s’est Pologne, en Obra à 2019, juillet 13 au pour un Præfatio P o l o a artage enfamille A i t a i h c r ,

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Oblatio l 171 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 172 l Præfatio qui a retenu votre attention rapports les dans nées surmonter les résistances aux appels du 36e Chapitre général, mention brûlant ces divers rapports pour répondreauxsixappelsdenotredernierChapitregénéral. oblat monde le travers à réalisé été a qui ce tout de conscients rendre ment central en ont été l’instrument. Ce fut une bonne occasion pour se Gouverne du que ainsi Congrégation la de Régions cinq des rapports Tchèque République la de Oblat jeune un par animés retraite, de jours deux par commencé avons Nous travaillons. et vivons nous où partout dans l’Eglise, mission notre de qualité la améliorer à visent qui projets, les et ‘rêves’, les engagements, les sur échanger pour occasion Une 2016. de Chapitre du appels six des demandes aux répondre pour faire à reste commis desabus. nes abusées, ainsi que d’offrir une prise en charge des personnes qui ont person les d’accompagner responsables pastoralement sommes Nous situations. ces à adéquatement répondre de permettent qui ressources C’est François. essentiel que nous soyons bien au courant des Pape processus en place et des du proprio motu derniers deux des celles ment particulière tout et l’Eglise de orientations les cela en suivant rables, vulné adultes personnes les et mineurs les pour sûrs lieux des soient communautés nos toutes et ministères de lieux nos tous que faire pour ce de cette question dans l’histoire de l’Eglise et de notre responsabilité grandir chez tous les participants, la prise de conscience de l’importan fait a intervention Son cruciale. et sensible très question cette à pondre ré à aidés a nous d’Anglo-Irlande, Province la de ressource personne Phelan, Suzanne Mme vulnérables. adultes personnes des et mineurs des protection la de compréhension notre de l’approfondissement à et qui ainspirétoutl’Interchapitre. biblique thème le d’Emmaüs, chemin le parcourir à aidés a nous tions important estimez vous que mais entendu pas Pendant la deuxième semaine deuxième la Pendant l’étude à consacré été a semaine première la de jour dernier Le de groupe en discussions les et l’écoute guidé ont questions Trois ? Qu’est-ce qui vous encourage vous qui Qu’est-ce ? ; une expérience intense et une bonne occasion d’approfondir occasion bonne une et intense expérience une ; : 1. Dans cette écoute, qu’est-ce qui rend votre cœur ? 3. Qu’est-ce qui a été à peine mentionné, mais mentionné, peine à été a qui Qu’est-ce 3. ? ? Y a-t-il eu quelque chose que vous n’avez ,

nous avons étudié de près ce qui ce près de étudié avons nous ? 2. Comment pourrons-nous Comment 2. ? ? Chacune de ces ques ces de Chacune ? ------engagements et domaines à travailler, pendant les trois années à venir à années trois les pendant travailler, à domaines et engagements plusieurs identifié a Région chaque et Unité Chaque 2016. de Chapitre du appels aux pleinement plus répondre comment voir pour Régions, oblates. l’identité et valeurs les sur centrer se de l’Interchapitre de particulière communauté cette à permis ont jours deux Ces d’Emmaüs. disciples réconciliation et une marche avec un frère oblat, sur de le modèle sacrement des deux le prière, la pour temps du eu ainsi avons Nous tations. médi ses de venant question en remise la à grâce spirituelle vie notre Chapitre général. « du l’ensemble avec lien en œuvre, en mis et réfléchis être devaient qu’ils évident devenu est il rencontre, la de cours au mais, exclusifs, pas sont ne domaines Ces Interculturalité. et vulnérables, Adultes et mineurs des Protections Formation, ration, « venir à années les dans travailler les devront Régions surlesquels et Unités principaux domaines quatre identifié a mencement, général etdesonConseil,pourconsidérationsultérieures. discussion était passionnée et a été remise entre les mains du Supérieur la Mais conséquences. les et implications les étudier en et question la sion mis la avec et consacrée vie la avec consonant plus formation de interculturelles formation de équipes des avec formation, de maisons les travers à scolastiques les néral devrait-il prendre l’initiative de distribuer de façon plus uniforme réorganiser la formation initiale dans la Congrégation. Le Supérieur gé ment central pour approfondissement et étude, Gouverne au confiée question, une soulevé a On plénière. en ouverts, des forums formation les dans émergé ont points de d’autres Beaucoup etc. formateurs, leadership, de formation, de maisons des lidation conso de d’interculturalité, Unités, des restructuration de formation, de vocations, des et jeunes des pastorale de parlé avons nous Région, chaque de priorités les et situation la Selon encore. tard plus même et roié régionales Priorités Le Comité directeur qui accompagnait la rencontre depuis le com le depuis rencontre la accompagnait qui directeur Comité Le Aucune décision n’a été prise, le temps a manqué pour approfondir en principalement travaillé, avons nous retraite, de jours les Après , om cl a t dt à savoir à dit, été a cela comme », ? Ceci favoriserait l’interculturalité et un et l’interculturalité favoriserait Ceci ? message à savoir la possibilité de d nte dernier notre de » Restructu : : quatre : ------

Oblatio l 173 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 174 l Præfatio sessions, y compris le travail en petits groupes et une session plénière session une et groupes petits en travail le compris y sessions, trois de cours au questions cette sur concentrés sont se l’Interchapitre 37 du membres qui aux proposé serait thème le discerner à général Supérieur le d’aider était processus nouveaux quelques Chapitre, 37 au prochain éléments du lieu le Règles, et tutions mentionnées, comme par exemple le Chapitre général dans nos Consti derniers jours à penser au Chapitre de 2022. Plusieurs questions ont été paration éloignée du Chapitre suivant. rience du groupe Niniwa à travers le témoignage de deux jeunes, un jeunes, deux de témoignage le travers à Niniwa l’expé groupe de du rience connaissance prendre pu avons nous soir Un jeunesse. et mission notre et vie commun. Il y eut trois soirées, autour de thèmes significatifs pour notre d’intérêt questions des discuter de participants aux permis marge’ont offertes étaient possibilités Diverses famille. cette touchantecélébration. à participé a d’Obra, environs des venant d’Associés, et laïcs d’amis liques symbo gestes deux de suivie l’Eucharistie, de célébration d’une cours au solennelle et finale conclusion la avant rencontre, la clore venue est générale Supérieur du parole une Ensuite, années. prochaines trois les attentes de part et d’autre et sur les domaines de collaboration, pendant les sur L’échangeportait central. Gouvernement le et oblates Régions Année MarialeOblate,en2022. une célébrer de proposition la et 2019, d’octobre extraordinaire naire net, pour toutes les personnes liées au charisme oblat, le Mois Mission de Mazenod à Aix en Provence, la rencontre globale de 2020, via Inter pas directement liées à l’Interchapitre, telles que le Centre International ment endialogueavecsonConseil. discerne le poursuivra qui général Supérieur du mains les dans laissé été a discussions des et échanges des résultat Le hoc. ad session cette pendant consensus grand plus le rallié avaient qui thèmes des autour L’Interchapitre a été une excellente occasion pour un partage en partage un pour occasion excellente une été a L’Interchapitre cinq les entre ouvert dialogue un par L’Interchapitreterminé s’est n’étaient qui questions des considérer de permis a jour dernier Le Le troisième objectif : le lavement des pieds et l’envoi en mission. Un grand groupe grand Un mission. en l’envoi et pieds des lavement le : e Chapitre général. Le point important qui clôturait ce clôturait qui important point Le général. Chapitre : mission oblate et réseaux sociaux, mission oblate mission sociaux, réseaux et oblate mission : de l’Interchapitre consistait à « e Chapitre général. Les membres de membres Les général. Chapitre » La session a consacré les deux : plusieurs ‘rencontres en ‘rencontres plusieurs : assurer la pré ------deux jours tous ensemble. Tous les soirs, nous nous retrouvions autour retrouvions ensemble. Tousnous tous nous jours soirs, deux les les tous et linguistiques, groupes par parfois, Régions, en parfois chaque jour, différente était l’Eucharistie de célébration La vidéos. des et et les Associés laïcs, à travers le monde, sur des prières pré-enregistrées formation en Oblats les avec prier pouvions nous l’après-midi dans et ensemble, tous matin, du prière la par commençait session Chaque te. l’Interchapitre nous a permis de célébrer notre foi et notre identité obla jeunesse, trèscréative,développéedanslaProvincedePologne. fille jeune une et homme jeune Chapter have been carried out, to encourage further implementation of implementation further encourage to out, carried been have Chapter in taken decisions which to extent the evaluate to is meeting a such of purpose principal The meeting. the of agenda the and convocation the of details determine will he Provincials, the consulting ernment. After Gov Central the with Provincials the of meeting one least at call will “ scribed in Rule 128e in its last section concerning the General Chapter: mid- years, way between two General Chapters, and has three main goals, well de six every occurs meeting This Europe. of Region the of Missions two the and Congregation, the of Delegations and Provinces the all from Oblates 60 some together brought meeting,” Interchapter famille laplusuniesurterre ! la famille, comme grandir fait a nous et nous parmi présent était esprit Cet lointaines. missions les dans étaient qui ceux particulier en Oblats, ses tous rencontrer à satisfaction grande trouvait Eugène Saint où légié privi lieu ce silence, en d’oraison temps un pour Sacrement, Saint du Between Chapters, the Superior General in Council in plenary session The Interchapter: an excellent opportunity ba Pln, uy -3 21:A w-ek og etn, “the meeting, long two-week A 2019: 1-13, July Poland, Obra, moindre le non mais mot, dernier Un for fam ilyharing s ; Niniwa, est une forme de pastorale de pastorale de forme une est Niniwa, ; : notre vie de prière pendant prière de vie notre : Vicaire général,Roma,Italy [email protected] Paolo Archiati, i m o - - - -

Oblatio l 175 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 176 l Præfatio tent to which decisions taken in the last Chapter have been carried out. carried been have Chapter last the in taken decisions which to tent the meeting of goals three the of light in up drawn was weeks three the for agenda Government. Central the of committee internal The an of help the with Interchapter meeting were prepared in advance by the Superior General Chapter.” next the of preparation remote the for provide to and decisions, such ment forthose whohavecommittedabuse. manage and care pastoral provide as well as abused, been have who situa tions. Wethese are address responsible to accompany pastorally and us to support those help to resources and place in processes with well-prepared be we that essential is It Francis. of proprios motu latest two the of light in especially Church, the by oriented as adults, sites and communities are safe environments for minors and vulnerable ministry our all that ensure to responsibility our Church’shistory,and the in point this at issue this of importance the about participants the all of awareness the raised intervention Her issue. crucial and sensitive brother Oblates of the Anglo-Irish Province, helped us address this very our for person resource a Phelan, Suzanne Ms. adults. vulnerable and minors of safeguarding the of issue the about understanding our ening the entireInterchapter. inspired that theme Biblical the journey, Emmaus the walk us helped questions these of Each important? be to consider not would you that hear did you anything there Was attention? your captured but tioned, men hardly was What 3) reports? the in expressed were that Chapter How might we overcome any resistance to the calls of the 36th General 2) you? encourages What afire? heart your sets what listen, you 1) As followed: that meetings group the in discussions motivated also that world inordertorespondthesixcallsofourlastGeneralChapter. tunity to become aware of what is being achieved throughout the Oblate oppor good a was It Government. Central the from and Congregation the of Regions five the from reports different through done was This The last day of the first week was dedicated to studying and deep and studying to dedicated was week first the of day last The questions guiding three of light in heard were reports various The week first the During the of agenda the and date) the and place the as (such details The .

, our work was focused on evaluating the ex the evaluating on focused was work our , ------with a brother Oblate modeled on the experience of the two disciples of provided time for prayer and the sacrament of reconciliation, and a walk deepen our spiritual life through his challenging meditations. to The days opportunity good a and experience intense an us offered Republic that introduced us into this time recollection of sharing. Aof young Oblate from the Czech days two with began We work. and live we ever wher Church, the in mission our to quality better a giving at aimed all projects, and “dreams”, commitments, sharing for opportunity an was Chapter.This General 2016 the from calls six the concerning done be and Vulnerable Adults, Minors and Interculturality.of While these Safeguarding are not the Formation, only Restructuring, are These called. been have they as Priorities” “Regional four years, coming the in work to called are Regions and Units where areas major four identified ning, and hisCouncilforfurther consideration. General Superior the of hands the in left was t and passion some with place took conversation the But, consequences. and implications its study to or issue the deepen to time sufficient not was there as made, was decision No mission. for and life consecrated for oriented tion forma of style a as well as interculturality promote help could This teams? formation intercultural with houses, in formation post-novices our globe the around evenly more distribute to initiative greater take ize initial formation in the Congregation: Should the Superior General further reflection and study was the possibility of a new way to organ for Government Central the to left and raised was that issue nary. An ple the in place took that forum open the in highlighted and raised tion houses, leadership, formation of formators, etc. More issues were forma of consolidation interculturality, Units, of restructuring tion, ministry,vocation differentand the youth by Regions: set ties forma priori the and situations the to according point, this at shared were issues Many beyond. and years three coming the for work of areas and commitments several with up came Region each and Unit Each Chapter.2016 the of calls the to fully more respond to how Regions, focus onOblatevaluesandidentity. Emmaus. These days helped this special community of the Interchapter The steering committee, which helped the meeting from its begin its from meeting the helped which committee, steering The in especially identifying, on worked we days, retreat the After week second the During , we looked closely at what still needs to needs still what at closely looked we , ------

Oblatio l 177 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 178 l Præfatio new elements in the 37th General Chapter. The final important point important final The Chapter. General 37th the in elements new in Chapter General our Constitutions and Rules, the site chosen for the next Chapter, some the as such topics, several through led were We of the meeting were spent looking toward the General Chapter of 2022. days two last the of Most Chapter”. next the of preparation remote the “message” ofourlastGeneralChapter. whole the with line in action, and reflection further for areas are these that meeting the throughout evident became it on, worked be to areas life and mission: Oblate mission and social media, and Oblate mission Oblate and media, social and mission Oblate mission: and life our for relevant are that themes around organized evenings three were There interest. common of issues discuss to opportunity an ticipants in many different ways. A good number of “side meetings” offered par participated inthismoving celebration. Obra around area the from associates and friends lay of group Alarge mission-sending. and feet of washing the gestures: symbolic two with followed, Eucharist the of celebration closing solemn closed Ameeting. General the Superior the from word a Then, years. coming the three in collaboration of areas and sides both from expectations about was sharing The Government. Central the and Regions Oblate five the Oblate Marian Year in2022. an celebrate to proposal the and 2019, October of Month Mission nary extraordi the charism, Oblate the to connected those all for gathering in internet) Center (via Mazenod global De 2021 the Aix-en-Provence, International the Interchapter: the to related directly not were that sues with hisCouncil. dialogue in discernment the continue will who General Superior the hands of the in left finally was discussion and sharing the of result The session. hoc ad the during consensus greatest the received that topics ses three sions, including work in small for groups and a plenary session, around worked the and issue this to attention their gave members proposed to the members of the 37th General Chapter. The Interchapter be to theme a discern General Superior the help to was process this of The Interchapter was an excellent opportunity for family sharing, family for opportunity excellent an was Interchapter The between dialogue open an with ended meeting Interchapter The is some considering for opportunity good a also was day last The The third objective of the Interchapter meeting was “to provide for - - - - Eucharist varied each day, at times by Regions, other times by language the globe through pre-recorded prayer on videos. Our celebration of the were able to pray with Oblates in formation and Lay Associates around we afternoon, the in and, together Prayer Morning with began session Each identity. Oblate our and faith our celebrate to opportunity cious ince ofPoland. Prov the in developed youth, with mission to approach creative very a group, Niniwa the from woman young a and man young a of perience ex the to listening to opportunity the had we evening One youth. with capitular fueron previamente preparados por el Superior general con la la con general Superior el por preparados previamente fueron capitular ción remotadelCapítulosiguiente.” prepara la asegurar y decisiones estas de práctica en puesta ulterior la estimular precedente, Capítulo del decisiones las cabo a llevado han se cómo evaluar todo ante es reunión tal de objetivo El encuentro. del ma a los Provinciales, precisarán los detalles de la convocatoria y el progra consultar de Después central. Gobierno el con Provinciales de reunión perior general y su consejo en sesión plenaria convocarán al menos una Su el otro, y Capítulo un “Entre general: Capítulo al relativa sección última su en 128e Regla la en descritos con bien principales objetivos cuenta tres y generales, capítulos dos entre camino de mitad a años, seis cada lugar tiene encuentro Este Europa. de Región la de misiones dos las de y Congregación, la de delegaciones y provincias las todas de oblatos 60 de cerca a reunió Intercapitular”, Sesión “la duración, de on family united earth! most the family, a as grow us made and us among present was spirit This missions. far-away to committed those cially espe Oblates, his all meeting in delight much so found Eugene where “place” privileged the oraison, silent in Sacrament Blessed the of front and every otherday,groups, alltogether. Eacheveningwegatheredin La Intercapitular:unaportunidad o excelente Los detalles (como el lugar y la fecha) y la agenda de la sesión Inter Obra, Polonia, 1-13 de julio de 2019: Un encuentro de dos semanas Last but not least, our prayer life during the Interchapter was a pre p ara el comp artir enfamilia ------

Oblatio l 179 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 180 l Præfatio tomar conciencia de los distintos logros en todo el mundo oblato en oblato respuesta alosseisllamamientosdenuestroúltimoCapítulogeneral. mundo el todo en logros distintos los de conciencia tomar la para oportunidad buena de una Fue central. Gobierno del y Congregación Regiones cinco las de informes los de través a hizo se Esto lo. Capítu último del decisiones las implementado habían se punto qué semanas fuediseñadaalaluzdelostresobjetivosdelencuentro. tres las de agenda La central. Gobierno del interno comité un de ayuda de 2016. Fue una oportunidad para compartir compromisos, “sueños”, compromisos, compartir para oportunidad una Fue 2016. de general Capitulo del llamamientos seis los a relación en hacer por da atención pastoralydirección alaspersonasquehancometidoabuso. y ayudar a aquellas personas que han sufrido abusos, además de ofrecer pastoralmente acompañar nuestra responsabilidad Es situaciones. estas tratar a ayuden nos que lugar cada en recursos y procesos con rados, prepa bien estemos que esencial Es Francisco. Papa del propios motu últimos dos los de luz la a especial en Iglesia, la pide nos como y tal vulnerables, adultos los y menores los para seguros lugares sean dades la hora de garantizar que todos nuestros ministerios y nuestras comuni a responsabilidad nuestra sobre y Iglesia, la de histórico momento este ciencia de todos los participantes sobre la importancia de este asunto en a tratar este tema tan sensible y crucial. Su intervención aumentó la con Provincia la de Oblatos hermanos nuestros ayudó nos Anglo-irlandesa, adultos vulnerables. La Sra. Suzanne Phelan, persona de referencia para fundizar nuestra comprensión del asunto de la protección de menores y Emaús, eltemabíblicoquehainspiradotodalaIntercapitular. de discípulos los de itinerario el realizar a ayudó nos preguntas estas habido algo que no has oído y que consideras importante? Cada una de lo queapenassehamencionado, peroquehacaptado tu atención? ¿Ha es ¿Qué 3) informe? el en expresados general Capítulo 36º del mientos que te anima? 2) ¿Cómo podríamos superar las resistencias a los llama de encuentros 1) grupos: distintos escuchar,Al lo es lo queenciendetucorazón?¿Qué ¿qué es los en debate el animar para luego sirvieron En la segunda semana pro y estudiar a dedicado fue semana primera la de día último El que preguntas tres de luz la a oídos fueron informes distintos Los semana primera la En , examinamos detenidamente lo que aún que , nuestro trabajo se centró en evaluar hasta evaluar en centró se trabajo nuestro , ------por los miembros de la Intercapitular a poner el centro de atención en atención de centro el poner a Intercapitular la de miembros los por formada especial tan comunidad esta a ayudaron días Estos Emaús. de discípulos dos los de experiencia la siguiendo oblato con hermano un preparado paseo un y reconciliación, la de sacramento el para y oración de tiempos ofrecieron nos días Los meditaciones. incisivas sus con espiritual vida nuestra profundizar para oportunidad buena una y Un compartir. de joven oblato tiempo de la República Checa nos ofreció una este experiencia intensa en introdujeron nos que retiro de días dos con Comenzamos trabajamos. y vivimos donde allí Iglesia, misión la nuestra en de calidad la mejorar a vistas con todos proyectos, y ción de Menores y Adultos Vulnerables, e Interculturalidad. Aunque Interculturalidad. e Vulnerables, Adultos y Menores de ción Protec Formación, Reestructuración, Son llamadas. fueron como y tal regionales” “Prioridades cuatro años, próximos los yregiones en unidades trabajar deben que las las en principales áreas cuatro las tificó del Superiorgeneralydesu consejoparamayorconsideración. Pero la conversación se desató con cierta pasión y fue dejada en manos consecuencias. y implicaciones las estudiar para o tema el en fundizar pro para suficiente tiempo había no que ya decisión ninguna tomó se un estilo de formación orientado a la vida consagrada y a la misión. No novicios? Esto podría ayudar a promover la interculturalidad además de todo el mundo con equipos de formación interculturales a nuestros post- de formación de casas por distribuir de hora la a iniciativa mayor neral formación primera en la Congregación: ¿Debería tomar el Superior ge la organizar de forma nueva una alcanzar de posibilidad la fue central Gobierno del estudio y reflexión posterior la para que quedó que tema y surgió Un plenaria. sesión la en después, lugar tuvo que abierto” “foro el en salieron que temas otros también subrayaron Se etc. dores, forma de formación autoridad, formación, de casas de consolidación interculturalidad, unidades, de reestructuración formación, vocacional, y juvenil pastoral regiones: distintas las establecido habían que dades priori y situaciones las con acuerdo de temas muchos compartieron se allá. punto, más este Yaún en y años tres próximos los para trabajo de de áreas y compromisos varios ofreció Región cada y Unidad Capítulo Cada 2016. del llamamientos los a mejor responder cómo regiones, su identidadyenlosvaloresoblatos. El comité directivo, que asistió al encuentro desde su inició, iden inició, su desde encuentro al asistió que directivo, comité El concretar,las de en tratamos especialmente retiro, de Trasdías los ------

Oblatio l 181 l Paolo Archiati Oblatio l 182 l Præfatio general en nuestras Constituciones y Reglas, el lugar escogido para el para escogido lugar el Reglas, y Constituciones nuestras en general de 2022. Fuimos conducidos a través de varios temas, como el Capítulo dos días del encuentro fueron dedicados a pensar en el Capítulo general paración remota del Capítulo siguiente”. La mayor parte de los últimos general. trabajar más, en línea con el “mensaje final” y de nuestro último Capítulo reflexionar debía se que las en áreas eran éstas que encuentro el en éstas no son las únicas áreas en las que se deberá trabajar, se hizo claro tres tardes organizadas sobre temas relevantes para nuestra vida y mi y vida nuestra para relevantes temas sobre organizadas tardes tres Hubo común. interés “en de temas de tratar que número los en ocasionales” buen cuentros un dio Se diversas. bien formas de familia en de Obraparticiparonenesta conmovedoracelebración. la misión. Un numeroso grupo de laicos asociados y de amigos del área clausura, con dos gestos simbólicos: el lavatorio de los pies y el envío a cluida la reunión. Le siguió una solemne celebración de la eucaristía de con por dio general Superior el Después, años. tres próximos los para colaboración de áreas las y mantienen partes ambas que expectativas las sobre compartió Se central. Gobierno el y Oblatas Regiones cinco 2019, ylapropuestadecelebrarun Año MarianoOblatoen2022. con el carisma oblato, el Mes Extraordinario de la Misión de Octubre de ce, el encuentro global (vía internet) de todas las personas relacionadas Intercapitular: El Centro Internacional De Mazenod de Aix-en-Proven la con relacionados directamente estaban no que puntos algunos ción nimiento endiálogoconsuConsejo. debate quedó en manos del Superior general quien continuará el discer del y compartir del resultado El hoc”. “ad sesión la durante consenso mayor de objeto fueron que temas los a torno en plenaria, sesión una y a este punto a lo largo de tres sesiones, incluyendo el trabajo por grupos atención prestaron Intercapitular la de miembros Los general. Capítulo 37º del miembros los a proponer para tema un discernir a general rior Supe al ayudar de el fue proceso este de final punto importante El ral. gene Capítulo 37º el en nuevos elementos algunos Capítulo, próximo La Intercapitular ha sido una oportunidad excelente para compartir las entre abierto diálogo un con concluyó Intercapitular sesión La considera en tomar para oportunidad buena una fue día último El objetivo tercer El de la Sesión Intercapitular era “asegurar la pre la “asegurar era Intercapitular Sesión la de ------orar con oblatos en formación primera y con laicos asociados de todo de asociados laicos con y primera formación en oblatos con orar de ocasión la teníamos tarde, y,la juntos por todos Laudes de Oración la con comenzaba sesión Cada oblata. identidad nuestra y fe nuestra durante la Intercapitular ha sido una preciosa oportunidad para celebrar provincia dePolonia. un enfoque muy creativo de la misión con jóvenes que ha surgidoNiniwa, en la grupo del chica, una y chico un jóvenes, dos de experiencia la escuchar de oportunidad la tuvimos tarde Una jóvenes. con oblata sión: La misión Oblata y los medios de comunicación social y la misión como familia,¡lafamiliamásunidasobrelatierra! píritu estuvo siempre presente entre nosotros y nos ha ayudado a crecer especialmente con aquellos que trabajaban en misiones lejanas. Este es Oblatos, los con encontrándose disfrutaba Eugenio que el en vilegiado pri “lugar” el silenciosa, oración en Sacramento Santísimo del delante por grupos lingüísticos y otras todos juntos. Cada tarde nos juntábamos celebración de laeucaristía difería cada día, avecesporregiones,otras el mundo mediante videos de oraciones previamente grabados. Nuestra Por último, aunque no menos importante, nuestra vida de oración de vida nuestra importante, menos no aunque último, Por - -

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H imposing Basilica of the Sacre Coeur in Monmatre, Paris; the second was Cardinal was second Jean-Marie Rodrigue Villeneuve,the the Archbishop ofQuebec,Canada. Paris; Monmatre, in Coeur Sacre the of Basilica imposing de his of time 1978. the in At II Paul John St. and I Paul John elected October 1988 in the odor of sanctity. He took part in two conclaves that 28 on born was He forward. mission Church’s the and people Catholic the taking in challenges of manded a long-range vision and a stalwart’s ability to de face a that complexity task a church, the post-independence the be lead to to figure prophetic him chosen had providence Divine 1976). September 2 to try in his rein of office that spanned the post-independence era of the coun history Catholic Lankan Sri in figure church prominent most the as out Oblates. the of history the in rank this in third well as Cardinal first-ever its created being by island-nation this of history lombo in Sri Lanka. He imprinted an indelible mark in the ecclesiastical SER 3 , shepherding the archdiocese for a thirty-year span (28 July 1947 July (28 span thirty-year a for archdiocese the shepherding , AN ICONOF 1 3 2 1 , the fifth Asian to have been bestowed this eminent rank and the and rank eminent this bestowed been have to fifth Asian the , The first was Cardinal Maurice Guibert, Archbishop of Paris, who builtthe who Paris, of Archbishop Guibert, Maurice Cardinal was first The National Independence gainedfrom theBritishcrown on04/02/1948. Created attheconsistoryof22/02/1965 byPopePaul VI. V ANT and the first native archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Co of See Metropolitan the of archbishop native first the and sixth the was God of Servant a declared now has Church the Cooray, Cardinal Benjamin Thomas Eminence is OF J Historia GOD e s o

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Oblatio l 185 l Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera Oblatio l 186 l History as he began his ministry in July 1947. He had to work with the Ob the with lates who work have had a chequered history of over a to hundred years of mis had He 1947. July in ministry his began he as ess forhisbeatificationandcanonizationbeganinOctober2010. the inquiry into his heroic life of virtue, the diocesan phase of the proc Obstat” “Nihil its giving See Holy WithCardinal. the Immaculate, 59 years as a priest, 42 years as a Bishop and 23 years as a Mary of Oblate an as life religious in years 63 up chalked had he mise, continuing today absorbingstudentsfrommany other religiouscongregationsas well. tradition this with students diocesan and Oblate both to catered Borella. seminary This foreigners as well as some of the former professors of St. Bernard’s Seminary located in dated 22/11/2010, Prot.N. 2954/-10. the after look to one Oblates: the from though General, Vicars three and ensured the prudence smooth transition of power.and Totact begin with he great appointed with task this master-minded Cooray bishop clergy.local Arch the to administration their hand to ripe, is time the when that and institutions its and churches new found to was task their missionaries as that fact the accepted had then by Oblates clergy.The diocesan emerging the and Oblates the between cooperation and will augurating itin1955. in Lanka of Lady Our to dedicated was seminary,which national this of destiny the guide to formators of team international an in drew and Propaganda and Oblates the with negotiated He India. in Poona to fer where the Jesuits had by then vacated the papal seminary with its trans Kandy in seminary national a create to negotiating St. and of Aloysius seminary minor the of extension priesthood, diocesan the to vocations of increase an saw life apostolic thirty-year his fact, In come. to years digenous and diocesan clergy to take over pastoral responsibility in the in local a of up raising the was which for means principal the Church, obliged to work hard for the was indigenization of he the life era, and mission independence of the the into Church Catholic the leading hand, other the On 1847. since archdiocese the up build to endeavor sionary 5 4 good- ensure to had he tasks, two these between evenly Playing Cardinal Cooray as Archbishop had a two-fold pathway to traverse National Seminary inaugurated on 8th September 1955. The staff consisted of consisted staff The 1955. September 8th on inaugurated Seminary National VaticanSaints, of Causes the for Congregation the of Prefect the by Granted 5 T e h T k s a

d a e h a 4 to proceed with proceed to ------the Oblatesand Archdiocesan authorities. between co-operation and understanding good for foundation the laid he appointments these With outstanding. and astounding was that ner the new Archbishop accommodated all the ranks of his priests in a man Sinhalese. a be to happened diplomacy,who in well-versed and negotiator capable very a State, the and Church the between affaires education, who by nationality was Tamil and finally a third to see to the to pertaining matters all oversee to colossus, intellectual an other, the French, nationality by was who administration and care pastoral at present. continues which 1978 in government of system Presidency Executive an to transition a was there this 1972. After December in Lanka Sri of Republic Socialist Democratic the nation: sovereign a became it and Commonwealth British the of member a be to of 75,on02September1976. bishop of the Metropolitan See on 28 sixth the Arch became Cooray of Masson, demise Archbishop sudden With1946. the 07 on in cathedral the at place took consecration His 1946. January 14 on office this to Cooray Fr. appointed XII Pius Pope 1944. August in Co-adjutor a for requested had Masson Masson, to Jean-Marie Co-adjutor Archbishop of patriot. true a be could citizen a such Only Lankan. Sri a defining With to essentials as regarded were Sinhalese and Buddhist Being Ceylon. Buddhist majority the in minority religious a as general. in the and Church Catholic the to unfavorable and injurious very at times up, sprang that ideologies religious and cultural ethnic, of ologies the with dawn of the Ceylon) independence era. (then Lanka Sri in emerged that changes religious and cultural social, political, the to due Church the affected that issues with deal to having and family of sanctification youth, of training the education, of matters and laity,schools the catholic of for tolate caring apos the formation, seminary concerned They Archbishop. new the A Newpolitico-culturalScenario 7 6 awaited involvements apostolic and pastoral of task immense An After gaining independence on 04 on independence gaining After One of them happened also to be a candidate with Fr. Cooray for the office the for Cooray Fr. with candidate a be to also happened them of One P l a r o t s a th December 1945 and the official news reached him on 05 on him reached news official the and 1945 December

th 7 d n a There had been extreme forms and ide July 1947. He retired reaching the canonical age th A February 1948, the then Ceylon continued Ceylon then the 1948, February p c i l o t s o i m o . With health failing, With. health Archbishop L e f i th 6 March Thus th - - - -

Oblatio l 187 l Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera Oblatio l 188 l History It meant free flow of not only trade, goods and mass media (like TV) (like media mass and goods trade, only not of flow free meant It economy,1980s. open the the in of creation the with and globalization with society Lankan Sri the into again intrude would culture western of features the eventually that fact the despite island-nation the of etc to fit into the culture, thought patterns, rural traditions the indigenize to hard work to had Cooray country.Archbishop Thus, the of soil and soul the to alien regarded were (1505-1948) and British the Dutch Portuguese, regimes: European three the under era lonial co bygone a of as left culture western and Christianity cluding in foreign, everything shores, island the leaving powers colonial the ing Buddhismand carryingout theBuddhistCommission’s S Buddha a of the establishment by 1957 in followed was This 1956. February 04 on College Ananda at held ing presented totheMahāSangha (BuddhistClergy)was andthe generalpublicatameet Buddhism under colonial rule and making recommendations to the State to repair them, Ceylon was, until then. With country political parties Buddhist fighting electionsancient based on and historical the into religion this brought Christian. Christianity had been identified with the colonial powers that is that all despised that surfaced had Nationalism of form extremist An a critical situation as far as the survival of the Catholics was concerned. and accused of keeping links with the bygone colonial powers. This was suspicion with upon looked country.were the Christians in ignited ing dhists taking on these posts. ABud very strong displacing anti-Catholic feeling was for be thus and service government the in positions top into surreptitiously intruding for Catholics the blamed Report mission com “Catholic Buddhist termed The Action”. been had which the Church by on carried Movement Workers Christian the particularly ties, activi certain and Church the by run schools denominational parishes, in working priests and hospitals government in sisters missionaries nursing as such foreign of presence the included which affairs catholic Commission Buddhist a recommended had gress Some CriticalSituations traditional cultureandsociety. once the into inroads made that life-styles and value-systems also but 8 Con Buddhist All-Ceylon The challenges: the of beginnings The It’s report following two years of investigation into the injustices suffered by suffered injustices the into investigation of years two following report It’s ā sana Commission as a second measure aimed at restor at aimed measure second a as Commission sana recommendations. 8 to probe into certain into probe to ------as 1888 and the Providence Sisters who ran the Chest Cancer Hospi Cancer Chest the ran who Sisters Providence the and early 1888 as as arrived had who (FMM) Mary of Missionaries Franciscan pitals and asylums by order of the government. hos in services their terminate to had Sisters Religious twelve 1964 hospitals. state the serve to staff nursing digenous in an raise to plan their with hospitals government from sisters ing of citizens,theresultantsituationaffected theChurchesadversely. fulfill their election pledges to please the Sinhala and Buddhist majority to striving governments respective the and language and race religion, touched. We will fight to the end even by shedding blood” (Dinamina, June 30 be not should schools “Our speech: public a in said had he that reported national paper grappling with this to questions and relating solving this references issue of of defending full the Catholic is schools. 1965 Aabout till day this from diary personal Cooray’s is “asamodestforerunnerofthe proposedCatholichospital”. clinic this that diary personal his in 29/11/1959.day this on writes Cooray Archbishop 1947-1970 and Teacher schools the of administration TrainingIt the colleges. take-over of this sanctioned 1960 of 5 No. Act The pledge. election an schools. assisted threat to the Catholics was the State Take-over of all denominational/ Catholic Hospital”projectwasnotrealized. Church and, however, due to certain practical difficulties, the “Fatima the by institution managed independently an as hospital future a run Clinic”. “Fatima of name the by Colombo of outskirts the in opened first was clinic modest a ning, with and rates an outdoor patients ward free of charge, open to the poor. reasonable As a begin at available Colombo, services of with city well-equipped, capital the in Hospital Catholic fully-fledged a it expand to later to was plan The serve. could sisters remaining the of some where clinics catholic private way some in begin to was culty diffi this surmount to way only The time. this around leave to had Colombo of slums the in destitute and poor the for project a begun had Teresa’swho Mother Sisters Even 1947. from Colombo near tal 11 10 9 great a considered Cooray Archbishop that issues the of One The ruling authorities had made it a policy to send away the nurs

f. Claude Cfr. Take-Over of Schools took place officially on 01 aia lnc lse ad pnd y rhihp ory n oel on Borella in Cooray Archbishop by opened and blessed Clinic Fatima , ColomboCatholicPress,1970,p396. L 11 e c n e r w a They justified it by saying that it was to redeem to was it that saying by it justified They , ok n Wrig o te rhics o Colombo of Archdiocese the of Workings and Work 10 Archbishop Cooray’s decision was to to was decision Cooray’s Archbishop st December 1960. Archbishop 9 Among them were the were them Among

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Oblatio l 189 l Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera Oblatio l 190 l History under competent Catholic supervision in schools frequented by Cath atmosphere Catholic a realizing of means the thing: one this us “Give paragraph: demanding a in said they Cooray, Archbishop President its by headed Conference Bishops In the by school. issued statement catholic special a a in educated children their have to parents lic catho of rights human fundamental the and schools own its have to Church of the right the for to argue way of their out went and decision this to opposition clear their expressed had Bishops all with together archbishop The schools. these with connected properties all of State the in vesting the for called that 1961 of 8 No. Act. by followed was 27. the timeofDutch. since suffered Church Catholic the persecution worst the as Cooray Archbishop by considered was episode sad This donations. foreign Grade I and II schools for which funds had to be sought, mostly from only keep to but option no with left was it and lost were Church the for essential the education of the is Catholic children. All school the rural schools run by catholic a by provided atmosphere principle catholic the a that on fought Archbishop country. the over all statements wide-spread media and the meetings through aired ill-feeling and given opposition catholic occurred have would that disturbance social protracted a prevent to able was manner,Church this the in crisis the crisis. Take-over schools the of solution speedy a for proposal 10-point a on government the with agreed had Cardinal the and Archbishop The Vaz. Joseph Fr.Ven. 250 of the anniversary of death celebration the for country the in be to happened who a for government the Bombay of Valerian Gracias Cardinal of of intervention the and deal fair good-will the in confiding schools leav the for ing calling Conference Bishops’ the by halted later was This schools. the occupying people to addition in was This protest. in ister a group of then 5000 mothers marched to the Residence of the and Prime Min government the to sent was religions all of mothers 24,132 schools take-over all over the country. Once a petition signed by over children”. olic 12 Full Text issued by Archbishop Thomas Cooray in his Circular No. 134A, para 12 There had been public display of outrage against the the against outrage of display public been had There

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April insurrection is seen in the 150-acre block of land donated for the for donated land of block 150-acre the in seen is insurrection April 1971 the of youth errant the rehabilitate to authorities government the training. skills for centers opening by grades higher attending afford not could who poor and school-leavers of ing institution. degree-awarding a of status the given was 2004 in and 1955 in lized stabi which College” University “Aquinas named institution an tion: dreamt about a future Catholic University for which he laid the founda 22/08/1959, 08/12/1959, 22/03/1960and15/05/1960. respondence in this regard between him and the Superior General is dated: 20/08/1959, young people, with a government approved school and a Centre for Spiritual Renewal. for house formation multi-faceted a now is which Oblates the to diocese the of south the in village Maggona in Centre Youththe correctional entrusted also He Lanka). of Lady Our of Basilica National the to (close Diyagala in Brothers FSC the to entrusted lab in , the Radio and Electronic Lab in Kotahena (Colombo) and Boys Town tion on10/10/2005undertheUniversity Act No.16of1978. Educa of Ministry the by gazetted and 22/12/2004 on (UGC) Commission Grants sity Univer the by it to given was status degree-awarding The site. permanent a to moved interven her for Lanka” of Lady “Our of title the the under God of of Mother honour in monument special a build to made had OMI Masson at Tewatt: Thiswas tofulfill vowa that his predecessor Archbishop J-M Oblates inRome. the of General Superior the and him between exchanged been had ter mat this on Lettersinstitutes. London various in nationalities studying the one British Chaplain who had to care for all Catholic students of all just with satisfied not was he since London in studying students lonese Cey the to Chaplain Ceylonese a appoint effortsto pursuing was even He 1969. September in residence his at held Youthseminar Chaplains first-ever All-island the at and 1968 in August Youthheld Convention first-ever the at preside did and non-violence and dialogue of path the farm. a of founding 16 15 14 13 Lanka of Lady Our of Basilica the of inauguration and erection The and education higher in interested very was Cooray Archbishop Aquinas College initiated as a modest section of St. Joseph’s College, later College, Joseph’s St. of section modest a as initiated College Aquinas This question had come up at the Bishops’ Conference in April 1959 and cor and Bishops’in 1959 the Conference April at up come had question This Electronic the and Salesians the by run institution the examples as have We St. Anthony’s FarmsituatedatBangadeniya intheareaofChilaw. S e m o 13 He also cared for the employment-oriented technical train S t n a c i f i n g i 16 15 Archbishop Cooray wanted the youth to take to take to youth the wanted Cooray Archbishop P l a r o t s a

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Oblatio l 191 l Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera Oblatio l 192 l History vember 1988. Ever since, people keep coming to his tomb seeking his in 03 of as interred are remains mortal his that basilica this of crypt the in is It God. of Mother the for had CoorayCardinal that devotion premises. The basilica also stands as a witness to the personal and tender basilica the on converging faithful of thousands and present hierarchy 06 on Cooray Cardinal by consecrated this imposing national Marian basilica which was eventually blessed and The corner-stone being laid on 04/02/1951, it had taken 23 years to raise (6 Colombo of city the of bombing Japanese of threat the tion in saving Ceylon from the ravages of world-war II, in particular from 20/07/1960 (under No.3“Remedium”). nate afteranyearofprobation andpastoralexposure. celibacy be reserved only to those who would be promoted to the diaco of commitment and vow solemn the that and chastity of vow simple a pronounce sub-diaconate their at students that suggested had Cooray Vaticanat considered be II, to Archbishop topics regarding bishops all to sent questionnaire the to relating communication a seminary.In jor Ma the enter to about students for seminary inter-mediate an gurating inau by formation priestly of renewal a pioneered even He Buddha. Sacred the Toothenshrining temple historic its with dhism the of Bud of strongholds historical important most the of one is way the by which Kandy, of hill-country the in Lanka of Lady Our of Seminary National the inaugurate to plans to drew students, seminary hundred a minor over the house enlarged he that view in aim this with was It archdiocese. the of institutions charitable other and schools administer and parishes the in minister to prepared be to had clergy local a Italy) Holland, Belgium, France, from Oblates (mainly priests foreign many religious functions. provides cool and shade for which hundreds of pilgrims who basilica flock this atthe various around planted had himself he that trees his school days as a seminarian is well visible in the big clusters of large miracles arereportedtohavetakenplaceinanswertheirpetitions. tercessionforvarious favors both material andspiritual. Cures andeven 17 of departure the with Clergy: indigenous an of establishment The from even exhibited he that environment and nature for love The f. eod omncto sn t Dmnc Cria Trii dated Tardini Cardinal Domenico to sent Communication Second Cfr. th February 1974 with the entire the with 1974February 17 th April1942). rd No ------social armoftheCatholicBishops’ Conference. the as acting Church, Catholic the of apostolate social the in engaged Caritas Headquarters co-ordinating the 13 diocesan centers island-wide National the as functions now center This poor. the of empowerment the for and peoples of development the for Vaticanwork of to spirit II the in led was Cooray Cardinal fisher-folk, on bearing issues and class working the drop-outs, school the with and young the concerned of skills-training the being to addition In 1968. in inaugurated (SEDEC) i m o der of the Rosarians and their founder, servant of God Fr. B.A. Thomas, or contemplative local the with Fr.touch life: in tive been had Cooray dream comingtofullfruitioninthismanner. now in retirement, a day of great joy to see his missionary initiative and the missionary vicariate, as its first bishop. It was for Cardinal Coooray of superior oblate the with 1982 in diocese full-fledged a become had and years thirty this of period a settlements, over eventually grown of had mission oblate cluster a From well. as welfare spiritual their to seeing and villages interior the in regularly also them visiting needs, fami farmer employment and housing their to saw and diocese his from mainly lies migrant settle to land of acres of hundreds bought had He them. to minister to Oblates the inviting area this in settlements lic to, catered be diocese speaking catho planned had Cooray Archbishop Tamil- predominantly his of Catholics Sinhala-speaking scattered the that 1950’s early in pleaded who Rome, in companion his also Pillai, uradhapura, whichisahistoricalstrongholdofBuddhism. cially be remembered for his spe missionary initiatives in the region of will An he but parishes within Catholics of communities new ating launched missionary activities not only within his own archdiocese cre received courageously Cooray Cardinal Having Oblate, an as (NWP). training missionary solid island the of Province Western North the in launched project missionary the concerns It God. of Servant the of , from his early years of priestly ministry.priestly of of years letters early many his are from There , Spiritual Affinities and Interest in Spiritual ideals and Contempla and ideals Spiritual in Interest Spiritual and Affinities Emilianus bishop oblate brother his from request a to answer In zeal missionary the mentioning without incomplete is survey This Centre Development and Economic Socio The apostolate: Social P y c a m i r

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Among his to not though even obedience holy by him taken to assigned to work readiness any humbly and on sanctity of pursuit the to Priest, Holy a be to desire utter his expresses Cooray Fr. Rome, in superior seminary his been has God Fr. of Perbal, to Albert letters his Mother of all in the priest, extraordinary.a As to and Mass Holy the to devotion His Eucharist. the and Lady Our to dedicated associations pious many of that even as a scholastic in training in Rome, he had become a member shows which documentation besides is There retreats. annual giving ing his time as Superior, he was much sought after for spiritual talks and Fr.that expressed had students oblate office. in continue Cooray the that being reason the Scholasticate, Oblate the of superior as years three of term third a given was He seminarians. junior the to confessor Colombo in situated Carmel Great the of sisters the to confessor extraordinary the be to faculties received also had had priest simple a As residence. his from km 15 about hamlet rural hilly Tewatte,in God of a Mother the of honour in building was he Basilica Votivegreat the of surroundings the grace to Clares Poor the and ters) (sis Rosarians the of communities the invited he when Cooray bishop 20 19 18 This same contemplative attitude continued in the ministry of Arch The retreat was made from 24/01/1946 to 01/02/1946 and Episcopal consecra Letter of appointment fromProvincial Superiordated 15/08/1943. dated Superior Provincial his from duty this accept to permission of Letter 18 The letters between them bear clear witness to the 19 and acted as regular as acted and 20 Dur i m o ------, 2/612) a etbihd siiul od ewe hmef and Tre dei ViaMadonne, himself Tre of community Carmelite between contemplative the bond spiritual a established had (29/06/1929) his laterlifeaspriest,bishopandcardinal. had committed himself during formation. These come to their zenith in personal discipline, mortification, practice of prayer etc) and desires he piety, of acts (regularity, ideals spiritual great the to bears testimony ample seminary junior the in done been has that Bouquet” “Spiritual Christi Anima in Beatitudinis Perfectae ( Christ” of Soul the in Beatitude Perfect aet a be are js a e dy bfr hs riain hc to pae on place took which ordination his before 23/06/1929. days few a just agreed been had tament awarded “summacumlaude”. well. as 1984. in the occurred with This communicating and propose the process of his to the Superior General in Rome the very start experienced the holiness of this priest and was very glad to had admitted him to the Junior Seminary. Archbishop Cooray had from who one the was fact in who 21/05/1951) on died and 1897 in Ceylon Guillaume, Alexandre bishop Cooray was very much attached to another very holy oblate (Fr. “an alterChristus”andlastlyforthegraceoffinalperseverance. : like be could he that so charity of virtue the and sterile” not be ministry “his that Mary like purity of virtue the fall”; not may he “that Joseph St. like humility have may he that pray to requested been had precedes in death see to the sanctification and salvation of the other. She who one the that and prayer in other each support mutually they earth on the anniversary day of her profession (22/04/1922) and that while on her for mass a year every offer and her for mass his at memento daily a have Cooray Fr. that included affinity spiritual This letters. various Carmelite considered him “Père et cher Frère” as it appears in their ordination. While Fr. his Cooray considered her before as his “spiritual sister”, superior the own his by facilitated was This ministry. and life priestly his Carmelite begins he as prayer in him accompany to assigned be sister a that requested had he Accordingly 36. Rome 5, Orologi Fr. Benjamin Cooray immediately before his ordination in Rome in ordination his before immediately Cooray Benjamin Fr. In addition to his relationship with Fr. B.A. Thomas, B.A. Fr. with relationship his to addition In 22 21 These references are found in his personal diary dated 14/06/1931. This tes This 14/06/1931. dated diary personal his in found are references These Doctoral thesis presented on 13/03/1931 to Angelicum University, Rome and University,Rome to Angelicum 13/03/1931 on presented thesis Doctoral i m o ) a French missionary in Ceylon (arrived in (arrived Ceylon in missionary French a ) ). 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Guillaumeandhisrecommendationofthecause. with acquaintance dated personal his on testimony document five-page in a submitted has given he 07/07/1984 interview an of course the In 18/05/1976. dated letter a in ment Cardinal Cooray writes again to the current Superior General on the same subject retire his to Prior cause. the fostering All of favor in 29/08/1967. and positive very sound letters these on received been had reply a which to 20/08/1967 dated is Superior General the to letter next The 31/7/1967. on replied had he which to 29/06/1954 ed here that Cardinal Cooray was profoundly Marian in his spirituality and had included those of cardinals and papal Nuntios. It can be mentioned Nevers and the Mother General of the Sisters of Nevers. of The signatures Bishop the then centenary, Lourdes the for Committee ternational In the of President the Eugène be Cardinal Tisserantto happened who Oblate of Mary Immaculate. In this effort he had received support an from as venture this undertaken having for thanked was and replies ing encourag and positive war.1057 the received had Cooray Archbishop of because disrupted been had attempt earlier centenary.An Lourdes the of occasion the on Church universal the to Soubirous Bernadette the from world’s approval Latin episcopate to have the Holy Father extend the feast of St. of signatures the covering seeking a 08/12/1957 with dated petition letter a of formula a out sent had Cooray bishop seeing ChristianSanctitygivenpublicrecognition. bitual desire for and pursuit of his own sanctity and how he dreamed of personally attendedon19/10/1975atSt.Peter’s Basilica. zenod completed and the process heading for his Beatification which he 24 23 Arch Colombo of Metropolitan Archbishop As Bernadette: St. ha Cooray’s Cardinal for evidence than more is data above The Canonical Visit donein1967. dat Rome in Postulator Oblate the to letter the is available document First 23 In the course of a of course the In 24 Cardinal ------that he organized in 1948 to celebrate hundred years of the missionary the of years hundred celebrate to 1948 in organized he that Congress Marian the and Lanka of lady Our of honour in Project silica sade of Fr. Patrick Peyton in Sri Lanka in February 1955, the entire Ba the as such VisitPilgrim Fatima the Virginof Cru Rosary the 1950, in life entire his studded that events Marian many are 06/02/1974). There for him a day and event of surpassing joy (The ceremony took place on was It delegate. papal as Pope the by nominated also was he which of crowning the for complete, to years 24 took which diocese, his within raise the wonderful and imposing Votive Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka effortsto Lady.his Our all to explains devotion This tender very a had Bombay to the Pope dated 02/02/1955 accompanying the petition, the cardinal informs Cooray’sinitiative. bishop much very appreciated who Arch Gracias Cardinal Bombay of bishop the Arch by sent be to Pakistan and India from Bishops with together petition special another initiated and in 1958 Rome August to grimage pil national a on Lankans Sri from XII Pius to petition a over handed Vaz.Fr. of cause the with dealing Postulator Roman the with met often had he VaticanCouncil the of sessions the During ( honors Church given be persecution Dutch the of time the during extinction that requesting ligious Ven.Fr. Vazfrom faith Catholic the saved “who Legion of Mary signed by thousands of people including priests and re He had also signed and sent to the Pope a mass petition organized by the happened. has that miracle alleged an even examining considered and Goa of tribunal the with efforts co-ordinate to diocese the in tribunal a information wherever available authentic on Joseph Vaz.any furnish to public the from request a was faithful the to that came from the tribunal in Goa. As Co-adjutor one of his first letters regarding Ven.correspondence the all chargeof in Joseph Vazhim put had Masson Archbishop predecessor his superior, as Scholasticate the order towhichhehimselfbelongedasareligiousandpriest. religious missionary a Lanka, Sri in Congregation Oblate the of work 28 27 26 25 Cardinal Cooray and the Cause of St. Joseph Vaz: Already while at eiin ae 2/115. n lte sn b Cria Vlra Gais of Gracias Valerian Cardinal by sent letter a In 21/11/1954. dated Petition Fr. 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Oblatio l 197 l Joseph Leopold Ratnasekera Oblatio l 198 l History thor of this work bears witness to the fact how unbounded was Cardinal Oratorians nor Goa were in a position to proceed with this task. The au preparing this necessary document, when he discovered that neither the of work the for scholar Lankan Sri this appoint to Rome from mission per sought who Cooray was Archbishop it that appreciated be must It resurrecting the cause that had almost been abandoned for a long time. torica the prepared who author The beatification. his expedite to offices good their of use make and Pope the VazFr.to of case the take to them with plead and officials and cardinals various meet would on the problem of the defection of priests, its causes and remedies to be taken dated 20/07/1960. taken be to remedies and causes its priests, of defection the of problem the on dated typedscript),p.5-6. the Popeabout Archbishop Cooraybeingthepraiseworthy initiatorofthispetition. was prepared which was later presented to Paul VI for approval. Finally Bombay and Cardinal Stephen Kim of Seoul where a draft constitution of ValerianGracias Cardinal including Kong Hong in met had ences confer Episcopal 11 of presidents 1971 March Problems in Later “Social Asia”. facing on address key-note a given had Cooray Cardinal where Asia of bishops 200 of Manila in meeting a by followed been matter.had same This this on Rome in met had conferences Episcopal eight of presidents 1969, in Later Cardinal Propaganda. of Prefect with Agagianian, 1958 December in discussed been had issue this nila, Ma in meeting a In known. well is Bishops for Conference Asian an establish effortsto the in involvement His 1974. and 1971 1969, 1967, of Synods the to Lanka Sri Bishops’of the Conference of delegate the pagans. the included They topics: divine worship, clergy and seminaries, council. Religious and mission to upcoming the in discussed be to topics sible Cardinal to sent it to prior and years full two for Tardinipos of list the session its in part took he 1959, in him appointed had XIII John Pope Cooray’s joy, whenacopyofthedocumentcametohishand. C 30 29 which to Commission preparatory the of Vaticanmember a II: As l a n i d r a for the cause praises Archbishop Cooray for his gallant efforts in Submission dated 22/08/1959 This was followed by an additional submission additional an by followed was This 22/08/1959 dated Submission (un perennius” aere monumentum “Exegi article: the in Perera Quintus Fr. 30 He took part in all the four session of Vaticanwas of and session II four the all in part took He C y a r o o

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Oblatio l 221 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 222 l Vita et Missio sis, desplanteursd’Egliseremarquables. réus d’acculturation exemples des Damien, Père le comme ordinaires l’histoire de la Mission en est jalonnée. Il y eut des dévouements extra conquête toutcourt ! la de beurre son fit âmes des conquête la et conquérants, des fourgons politique, militaire ou colonial. Bien souvent, la Mission arriva dans les porter l’Evangile est réel, il a été souvent instrumentalisé par le pouvoir pratique aide à comprendre, à nuancer. Mais je ne parlerai que de mon de que parlerai ne nuancer.je à Mais comprendre, à aide pratique la regarder car mieux, C’est Mission. la de détail le dans donc ira on de vie missionnaire, etcelledetoute unegénération. ma informé ont qu’elles dire peux je mais bonheur, de ou moins plus avec vécues ai les Je suivre. va qui réflexion la de l’ossature pas n’anticipons Mais l’économiste…. de et sociologue du l’humaniste, de yeux aux même inutile, été pas n’aura travail ce Et terrain. le sur travail mon dans boosté été j’ai sionnaire, de renouvelée très vision l’Eglise etdesamission. une avec Concile, du enfants les sommes en 1948.Ellefutpournousunphare ! lonialisme ? co de soupçon tout de exempts autant pour serions-nous suite, la Par la guerre de 14, avait eu une histoire semi-coloniale, mais il en sortait Mokolo de était sur le départ. Le Cameroun, territoire sous mandat depuis blanc la fin de préfet Le année. même la de janvier en proclamée l’Indépendance de lendemain au donc 1960, décembre en Cameroun ment, jemesitueaprèsleConcile Vatican II. résolu Mais détruits… furent païens soi-disant trésors de nombre que coercition, la dans parfois versé eût Mission la que déplorer à premier Oui, il faut descendre sur le terrain. Dans les chapitres qui suivent, mis jeune comme que, dis me je chances, trois ces conjuguant En Concile Vaticanplein en j’arrivai – chance troisième – Et Nous II. Une autre chance triple été a chance ma fait, En passé du responsable pas sens me ne je façon, toute De martyrs, les aussi eut y Il tableau. le trop pas noircissons ne Mais l’Histoire de regard Au D : la Déclaration des droits de l’Homme est sortie e r d n e c s e : nous l’avons dit, même si le désir d’ap désir le si même dit, l’avons nous :

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Oblatio l 227 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 228 l Vita et Missio que comme dans d’autres ethnies qui pratiquent l’initiation, il reste que rappeler lespassagesd’uneclassed’âgeàl’autre. sans pas sont ne ans, quatre à trois durer peuvent Maroua de diocèse le dans qui baptême, du étapes Les marraines… et parrains les munauté, baptême le avec Comité, etdeparticipation. dans la modernité… La Mission a un devoir de bienveillance envers ce meroun. que. Ai-je eutort ? « aussi devenir pouvaient ils village, au d’adulte entrée leur faisant que, expliquais leur Je baptême. jeune garçon ou la jeune fille aient fait le enseignements, jeux,prières.Commepourl’initiationtraditionnelle. semaines de vie en camp pour les jeunes se préparant au baptême, avec organisaitMaroua, plusieurs de ville pleine en qui, Guiziga, les ethnie, autre une admiré d’ailleurs J’ai baptême. avant retraite la à respondrait des explications… Il y a enfin une période de semi-claustration qui cor gran sans dire vrai à rituel, du exacte l’exécution à veillent parents les 6 se des simulacre le fait mailles, avec mère des crottes de chèvre en guise de la semence. Une femme houe, de manche un avec Puis, si c’estunefille,<

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n svu siiule L poéé ’s ps ova dn l’Eglise. dans nouveau pas n’est procédé Le spirituelle. saveur une supplémentaire, saveur une même donne lui Elle coutume. la à heurts 7 sans greffer se peut chrétienne Voilàvie la où typique exemple un ces, etleschants,ladanse. réjouissan les Puis chrétiens. des celle et responsable, du prière la Suit catéchumène. comme communauté la dans véritablement entre la communauté. Il donne unnom« chrétien de responsable du tour le ensuite C’est lentement. mains des bat qui de souhaits pour le petit, approuvée gravement par toute l’assistance prière une fera vieille la Ensuite, l’enfant... s’appellera comment de responsable chrétien. La dame prie à sa manière. Puis on lui deman pour le donner à l’ancienne du village, assise en bonne place près du dés, mais une fois I’enfant dans le dos de sa mère, celle-ci le détache gar été ont ici décrits rites Les chrétienne. communauté la dans trer appartenance des petits, à la fois membres du village et appelés à en fants de la communauté chrétienne. Il s’agissait de signifier la double Ce rite d’intégration est excellent, et nous l’avons repris pour les en ... auxrelevailleschrétiennes menaçante encoreaujourd’huipourlesnouveau-nés. « faut il Car ! œil mauvais le éloigner pour jours nera le nom à l’enfant, ou plutôt le surnom, rarement optimiste - tou il s’intéresser à un chien ou à du bois ? C’est à ce moment qu’on don sur un bout de bois, histoire d’éloigner le mauvais œil. Celui-ci peut- vre, peau qu’on avait pris soin au préalable, de poser sur un chien ou chè de peau une dans porté était petit le Autrefois, fondamentaux. gestes les lui pour réapprend elle premier-né; son comme petit son le petit dans le dos… Tout se passe comme si la mère devait regarder tion générale; « satisfac la à correctement, bébé le pose matrone la » Alors ! ça me vers, mais dans I’autre sens. Même exclamation de tous: « Pas com tra de l’enfant posant en essai Nouvel » ! ça comme Pas « : général Cri travers. de mais mère, sa de dos le sur l’enfant pose matrone La même mot:va. vite « possible: Explication » ! arrive pluie La ! la suit en lui arrosant d’eau les jambes et en criant : « D z e i r u ! » Car en kapsiki, les années définissent les pluies. C’est le C’est pluies. les définissent années les kapsiki, en Car » , A larencontre deskapsiki Yawa ! C’est bien comme ça!»... Et la mère s’attache 7 , p.45-46. » àl’enfant, car celui-ci Que I’enfant grandisse I’enfant Que tromper la mort la tromper La pluie arrive », ------

Oblatio l 229 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 230 l Vita et Missio Grégoire leGranddu18juillet601,àproposdes Angles : greffe d’une non titution, subs d’une souvent gallo-romain… s’agissait temple il Aun dire, vrai fête une sur greffée s’est « Noël de fête la dont manière la à Pensons crifice. sa le fera qu’on calmer le pour et honneur son en C’est colère. en est ancêtre quel savoir faut il maladie, de malheur, de cas en car Normal, familial. culte le toujours précède Celle-ci divination. la de portance tent occultes. traditionnel, qui seul détiendra pouvoir et autorité, même si ceux-ci res chef autre un élira on s’islamise, chef le si que, bien si gens, des aux yeux chef le légitimise culte Leur communautaires… rituels autres et chenilles les contre lutte la pour que pluie la pour tant inégalé, est voir mesuré assez « des pas l’importance n’ai Je occasion. toute en sacrifice le fait on quels la colline dominant le centre du village, que les ancêtres familiaux aux « les famille. Autant la de clan, du village, du cohésion la assure qui réelle, absolument mais invisible présence, cette sont ancêtres les que prend savane en collective, conscience la dans ancêtres ration pourlepaysoùarrivaitl’Evangile. d’admi et respect de pleine chrétienne pratique une eut y il temps tout païenne 8 l’im expliquent ancêtres des culte du prégnance la et présence La des place la mesurera qui Mais totalité. une est village du vie La On a pu qualifier cet écrit d’une « viendra l’adorer surleslieuxmêmesoùsesancêtresseréunissaient. Dieu, vrai du connaissance la acquis ayant et, erreurs ses le peuple, voyant que ses lieux de culte ne sont pas détruits, oubliera l’on détruise le plus petit nombre possible de temples païens… Ainsi réponse ma Angles. Voici des cas au réfléchi longtemps J’ai grands ancêtres grands Grégoire leGrand, Lettres,XI/56. » du soleil. Pensons au baptistère de Venasquede baptistère sur au bâti Pensons (84), soleil. du » T e m è i s i o r grands ancêtres grands », enterrés là-haut sur là-haut enterrés », ! On peut quand même citer la lettre de saint de lettre la citer même quand peut On !

m e x e p e l », mais il est certain que leur pou leur que certain est il mais », : inculturation avant la lettre s e l A Rhu Shiri Rhu s e r t ê c n ? Très vite on com on vite Très ? (la Tête de Sir), de Tête (la 8 : que :

». De ------n ipe agula. e aia-oe v e vet s gie dans guise sa à vient et va animal-totem Cet margouillat. simple un protecteur génie de sorte une tres, son Et rien n’est plus triste de voir un ancien faire le sacrifice tout seul dans « cette de mépris avec parleront vous tels, disant se temps récents. Car aujourd’hui, bien des jeunes, lettrés, ou islamisés ou jusqu’aux moins Du complet. au là d’être tenue est famille la pourquoi qu’il se termine par un véritable rite de communion-réconciliation. Voilà et admiration et vrais cultivateurs et de grands rassembleurs, ne méritent-ils pas respect cêtres à la prière des saints. Ces aïeux qui furent de grands guerriers, de turellement, la fête de la Toussaint associa la prière avec et pour les an Voilà tongrand’père fabriqué une cruche ronde à trois cols, très belle, en me disant ayant appris que mon grand’père était décédé, une femme forgeron m’a cipes de saint Paul avec les fameux « prin les selon partagée, est viande la où familial sacrifice au participer communion Une champs. aux contre les chenilles tout comme lors des enterrements, personne ne part aussi village du Solidarité clan. du famille, la de rité heures passéesàgarderleschèvresourêversurun gros rocher. longues ces de lors contemplation la apprennent jeunes les que penser compagnent la prière. Car les gens prient ral, prie, mais une sorte de murmure et un lent battement des mains ac du chef le seul, Un véhémente. parfois réelle, est prière – pendant le sacrifice, le rire esttout à fait demise –et quotidienne. La familière présence Une gens. des vie la dans spirituel du présence une savoir Les ancêtres etlaMission l’enclos familial. saaré Alors, les chrétiens ont respecté et prié pour les ancêtres. Toutancêtres. les pour na prié et respecté ont chrétiens les Alors, solida la et communion la par marqué est ancêtres des culte Le comme apparus suite de tout sont nous ancêtres les Toutd’abord, encore Ici chaque que aussi Disons même quand Disons sacrifice. le décrire de ici lieu le pas n’est Ce

pourquoi . Commesilesancêtresavaientabandonnélafamille. ? Ces hommes et ces femmes qui avaient trimé pour leur pour trimé avaient qui femmes ces et hommes Ces ? , nousl’avonsfait. il s’agit moins de dire ce que nous avons fait, que de que fait, avons nous que ce dire de moins s’agit il !» saaré : j’ai toujours encouragé les chrétiens à chrétiens les encouragé toujours j’ai : : biche-cochon, python nain, parfois nain, python biche-cochon, : a son totem symbolisant les ancê les symbolisant totem son a idolotytes ! Et je ne puis m’empêcher de ». Communion encore chose des vieux des chose : lors du sacrifice du lors : saaré : en géné en « Tiens ». ------! :

Oblatio l 231 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 232 l Vita et Missio ville. Déjà, on trouve les « trouve les ville. Déjà,on en quartiers des villages, des familles, des cohésion la maintiendront cœurs des l’union communion, la prière, la où sacrifices d’autres par relayé soit qu’il L’essentielest ukases. sans naturellement, tout peu, à peu doute sans disparaîtra traditionnel sacrifice agir.Le temps le sions maintenir des rites anciens à tout prix. La sagesse voudra que nous lais prou, delacommuniondessaintsautantqueSteRita ? ou peu partie, pas faisaient-ils ne marchés, les sur lippées franches en bu avaient qui esclavagistes, razzias les combattu avaient qui famille, rocher où il aimait s’asseoir… Jouer du violon, du banjo, et surtout du surtout et au banjo, du violon, du Jouer marché s’asseoir… aimait il où rocher du croque-mort, du épaules les sur défunt le promène on Kapsiki les chez car l’inhumation, et danse la pour morts des transport réservées sont leur tâches Des forgeron. fille une pas sera calebasse depailletressée serré, àluiréservée. une dans buvant part, à s’assiéra forgeron le cabaret, famine…. Au de L’âne aussi, même si les non-forgerons y goutent en cachette par temps forgeron mange des choses que les autres abhorrent bouquet le voici Mais croque-morts. sont forgerons les seuls que fond des temps, plus ou moins rattachés au fer et au feu. A cela s’ajoute ( gerons non-for clans des service au quartiers, les dans répartissent se familles ton bas,quiautrefoisselavaitdanslesang. un sur chuintée plutôt injure Une d’ailleurs. connaisse je que seule La donc Essayez français. r le par immédiatement suivi roulé r un prononcer, avec à difficile mot Mais l’insulte était dite, sortie du plus profond de l’enfant. « sévi. a - forgerons des caste la de jeune un – maître le sûr, Bien fusé. coutumier. sacrifice du l’instar à rire, le voire joie la spontanéité, la privilégie on puits un ou mari, son chez femme tes chrétiennes pour célébrer la réussite d’un examen, ou le retour d’une D’autres ostracismes En pays kapsiki, les forgerons forment une caste bien définie. Leurs « Mais il nous faut échapper à l’accusation de folklorisme en voulant Pourquoi tu me grondes, forgerongrondes, me tu Pourquoi ka melime ka Q e m e i r t a u ). A la caste est rivée une foule d’interdits venant du venant d’interdits foule ). une rivée Aest caste la

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! », - - - - Déclaration des droits de l’Homme, tout simplement tout l’Homme, de droits des Déclaration loureusement. D’abord nous nous sommes souvenus de l’article 1 de la ( temps des nuit la puis Pourquoi etcommentavons-nousréagi ? potières, demerveilleusespotièresd’ailleurs. Apartheid… étaient femmes-forgerons les seules autrefois, Et quartier. du familles Quelques-uns pratiquent la forge bien sûr, mais celle-ci est propriété des tambour-sablier.le que ordinaire tambour grand le bien tambour,aussi eos u-êe, or uis avenn à ’sie e o e à la nous communauté, de à réunion jour,en Un coutume. et la de contestation soi de l’estime à parviennent qu’ils pour eux-mêmes, gerons le faire ! « dite technique la appliquer vu J’ai autres. les que habiles plus industrieux, plus souvent forgeronsles s’avèrent que plus D’autant jeunes. les tous pour chances ge les Car prouve. « les devant nous chez comme subsistent, réflexes vieux le début du l’exemple bon, de pour disparaître sans s’estompe, l’ostracisme et évoluent mentalités les cœurs, les ouvre qui ter lesautres :pasdevianded’âneouvaran,propretéexigéeetc… communauté. Mais nous avons respecté les interdits pour ne pas dégoû de responsables voire catéchistes, enseignants, forgeronsdevinrent nes non-forgerons durent apprendre à surmonter leurs préventions. Des jeu les et monde, le tout accueillait mission la que courut bruit jour,le Un lait « temps, du moins à Sir, le poste central. Sous le manteau, on nous appe long pour et autres, les éloigna cela contrecoup, Par arrière-pensées. sans et réserve sans accueillis sentant se mission, la fréquenter à miers tement soit samaritain,romain,publicainoulépreux. qu’il différend, que parce l’autre de refus le rejeté violemment a Jésus droits.en et dignité en libreségaux naissent et humains ». Il s’est agi pour nous d’aller de l’avant, d’assurer une égalité des égalité une d’assurer l’avant, de d’aller nous pour agi s’est Il ». Le piquant est que nous avons dû parfois lutter… contre les for les contre lutter… parfois dû avons nous que est piquant Le Enfin, avec l’école et le collège, avec la modernité, avec l’Evangile souffertavons nous D’abord, forgerons.les avec pre les furent Ils fut ce Kapsiki, les chez mission la de début le dès Alors, de société la de structures des partie fait apartheid cet si Même la mission des forgerons . à la cire perdue cire la à ?), nous l’avons ressenti très fortement, dou fortement, très ressenti l’avons nous ?), », mais nous ne le sûmes que plus tard… » pour les brasures sur cycle. Il faut Il cycle. sur brasures les pour » : « » gens du voya du gens Tousêtres les De son côté, son De l’affron ------

Oblatio l 233 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 234 l Vita et Missio dans la tête et dans le cœur. L’ethnologue me dira que l’interdit sur le sur l’interdit que dira cœur.L’ethnologueme le dans et tête la dans autres, ilserespectelui-même. Alors tu comprends (sous-entendu mort un d’enterrer vient s’asseoir à table sans s’être changé. Il garde la même chemise alors qu’il on ne refuse pas de venir. Mais Gérard, un jeune forgeron, se permet de J’ai voulu savoir pourquoi. Un peu gêné, un chrétien m’a dit marché a cela début Au semaine. par fois une repas notre ensemble prendre de décidé avions du marché,pour vingtfrancsCFA (3centimes d’euro)nonrendus. Tsahema, un jeune chrétien plein d’avenir, avait été poignardé au retour porte de la classe. Et j’ai eu beaucoup de peine en apprenant que Marcel des maîtres d’école obliger les enfants à déposer couteaux et bâtons à la frustré et le petit jeune homme qui lui avait fauché sa femme…. J’ai vu – dimanche du messe la de sortie la à l’épée à combat le évoqué déjà J’ai conjoint. de changent femmes les laquelle avec l’aisance par encouragés femmes, de rapts incessants les dette en public, autant de prétextes à la violence. Sans compter bien sûr l’origine duclimatdeviolencesipalpabledanslesvillages. jamais, on ne doit perdre la face. Or je pense que c’est ce « du locale traduction le c’est mieux, le connais je que celle siki, tumes. En fait, je l’ai déjà dit, un des traits marquants de la société kap s’est pasécrouléepourautant ! ne société la que montré a nous l’expérience Et humanisme. simple du donc relève attitude Notre là-dessus. nette est l’Homme de droits des conflit avec la coutume. Mais pas seulement l’évangile gue… ethnolo pas suis ne je mais Peut-être, champs. les et guerre la autres tâches des séparation de début un pratiquant en société la structurer à contribue qu’il incontournable, reste feu le et fer Traiter un autre de forgeron, ne pas répondre à un salut, réclamer sa cou des chapitre au violence la mettre de curieux sembler peut Il en front de entre évangélique message le où typique Voilàcas un d’abord demeure enracinée tellement coutume qu’une souligne Je D … r e i n r e

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! La Déclaration ! – entre le mari le entre – fegue : « qui est à Ecoute, - - - tradition des cas où la violence peut être évitée. Je veux parler ici du ici parler veux Je évitée. être peut violence la où cas des tradition gènes les dans c’est rien, pouvez n’y dit j’ai garde, la donner faire voulait qui sous-préfet côté. Au chaque de mort Un Kortchi. et Kapsiki entre vu j’ai comme villages, de sonclan,etenavantlescasse-têtecouteaux ! ne regarde qui a raison qui a tort. On se met automatiquement avec ceux chrétiens, les même personne, frappée, bien mil de bière de fond sur – flexes font que, lorsque la bagarre éclate au marché – c’est très fréquent céder au syndrome de Rousseau en pensant que plus une société est société une plus que pensant en Rousseau de syndrome au céder vivre. Maiscen’estpasàla Missiondedécider, c’estautemps ! de plus méritent ne et dépassées sont coutumes Des peut d’usure. signe être qui Perversion tradition. la de perversion une déviation, simple ou contestatrice. carrément Acritique, une souvent est contestable plus le dire, vrai ouvertement actif, soutien tour à tour est Mission la que En conclusion parlerons plustard,quandnoustraiteronsdesdroitsde l’Homme. côté desplusfaibles,toujours. Moyen-Orient au conflits les que inutile de chercher qui a tort qui a raison, c’est toujours aussi compliqué Mission, à part former les jeunes à la maîtrise de soi le sur et force la sur prime droit le que pour changent, choses les que pour l’Evangile de imprégnation de direquenousétionspleinementd’accordavecceprocédé ! sin y passent – celle-ci permet d’arrêter le cycle de la vendetta… Inutile exorbitant de cette compensation – en général tous les biens de l’assas souvent montant du dépit En sauve. vie la aura coupable le quoi nant sang a le droit de demander à la famille de l’assassin le paiement du « « prix du sang Donc, émerveillement critique devant la coutume. Surtout ne pas ne Surtout coutume. la devant critique émerveillement Donc, constate on coutume, la travers à voyage rapide ce de l’issue A Il y a une autre forme de violence, causée par l’injustice… Nous en Ceci dit, je crois qu’il faudra plusieurs générations et une profonde inter- lesconflits dans les retrouve on violence, de réflexes Ces ré mêmes Ces âges. des fond du remontent qui réflexes des a y Il ». En l’occurrence, il s’agit de verser une compensation, moyen compensation, une verser de s’agit il l’occurrence, En ». ». Quand un assassinat a eu lieu, la famille de la victime fegue ! Alors que faire, sinon se mettre du mettre se sinon faire, que ! Alors ! . En attendant, que peut faire la faire peut que attendant, En . »… Cependant, il existe dans la dans existe il Cependant, ? De toutes façons, : prix du « Vous - - -

Oblatio l 235 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 236 l Vita et Missio de lutter pour que ces droits de l’Homme de droits ces que pour lutter de femme debout. Et tout homme digne de ce nom, croyant ou pas, se doit une et homme un être doivent que ce dit Elle homme. un pas n’est me elle n’a pas force de loi, elle définit le minimum en deçà duquel l’hom si Même 1948. décembre 10 le l’ONU par adoptée été a Déclaration d’être humaniséeenpermanence,toutsimplement. besoin a société toute Non, parfaite. est elle plus nature, la de proche ur acsto, rv, u lo etn souvent entend l’on que grave, accusation, autre l’Homme, celanesenégocie pas. monde vaste le dans pieds les mettre valu jamais eût ne mieux oui, cas ce Dans d’homme. stature notre et chrétien, de vocation notre fois la à falsifié aurions nous pauvres, des faveur en le monde,àcommencerparles Autorités ! nous étions restés claquemurés dans la sacristie, cela aurait arrangé tout si D’ailleurs, Poutine. Mr de ou soviétiques des temps au russe l’église encore, jouit et jouissait, dont tranquillité fausse cette de Tranquilles aurions été bien plus tranquilles aveugle à troisième célébrer le la muet, Messe l’autre et sourd, l’un à singes, prêcher trois l’amour les désormais possible. c’est utopie, une pas n’est ce Mais atteint. d’être loin est qui idéal un c’est court, tout l’eau à et potable, l’eau à accès enfin ait l’humanité de exprimer ses opinions sans risquer de se faire coffrer, que l’autre moitié mauté dudroit. » la participation, la transparence et la responsabilité. Elle favorise la pri « « de concept le 1990 en défini a veloppement), partout. La bonne gouvernance a de nombreuses caractéristiques, notamment caractéristiques, nombreuses de a gouvernance bonne La 9 une réfuter de l’occasion donne me l’Homme de droits des Parler gratter à poils les jouer de évitant en taisant, nous en alors, Mais mêlée est s’en Mission la Pourquoi Que tous les gamins puisent aller à l’école, que le journaliste puisse Créé en 1966, le PNUD (programme des Nations Unies pour le Dé La absolument. négociables, pas sont ne l’Homme de droits Les Pascal B e c a f i n o 9 , Comprendre lamonde D s t i o r

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Oblatio l 237 l Christan Duriez Oblatio l 238 l Vita et Missio Résurrection adéjàcommencé. la que crois je que parce mais humanisme, par seulement pas n’est ce lutte, je Si croyant. de nom le j’usurpe alors pas, fais le ne je croyant, fois une Encore heureux. plus soit village le que pour Développement, le pour l’Homme, de droits les pour luttons nous que humains sommes nous premier évêquedeMaroua :« service de l’homme. Donc, comme se plaisait à répéter Mgr de Bernon, cet « devenir à arriver puisse chacune, chacun, que pour humains des effort « cela appelle on chrétien, peut contribuer à libérer l’homme… du manque d’humanité Mission La humaine… dignité la de respect le pour battent se qui ceux me en France, la Mission chrétienne se trouve l’alliée objective de tous d’avoir les yeux et le cœur ouverts. C’est pour cela qu’en Afrique com missionnaire, souspeined’êtretraitédetartuffe oudejeanfoutre. le pour primordiaux donc deviennent l’Homme de droits Les criminel. même dirai je scandaleux, devient faire rien ne à assis rester pauvres, enfants s’évanouir de faim à l’école, quand on a la chance de côtoyer des les voit on Quand obstiné. travail mais souffrances, des échecs, des à rain et des circonstances, prenant les gens là où ils sont. Travail promis ter du compte tenant patient, Travailterme. long, du biblique et dique l’humanitaire sionnaire une tâche primordiale. Pour moi, il ne s’agit pas de « faire de il n’estpasdevenucatholiquepourautant ! ques, vous aimez tout le monde 11 suffit il donc, chrétien d’être nécessaire pas , ce faire Pour Voilà pourquoi la lutte pour les droits de l’Homme est pour le mis Rwa à jour un disait me qui vieux petit le Et l’émancipation despeuples,àlapromotiondefemme… à travaillera il humaine, montée le la de résolu artisan bouder fera se progrès, de loin homme, Cet aimer… pour dépasse se l’homme [La résurrection] advient, aujourd’hui et maintenant, chaque fois que l’affirmer faut Il homme possible

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». Il s’agit de participer à l’énorme à participer de s’agit Il ». , 11, p.20. : « Vouscatholi les ; mais si, moi si, mais ; 11 ! En jargon - - - - - niers politiquesauChili,en Turquie, enIran. prison de défense dangereuse la assuré avait lui-même Et France. de droits du prisonnier avocat parisien, Mario Stasi. Il avait traduit en français fondamental les Même si,àl’entendre,ellevaplusloinquelesimplehumanisme. volonté. bonne de hommes les tous avec chemin de bout un faire peut salut ne peut être définitif qu’en Jésus-Christ. Mais du moins la Mission peut être classée parmi les « les injustices et les exactions viennent surtout d’autres pouvoirs exté pouvoirs d’autres surtout viennent exactions les et injustices les ses propresfemmes ! vigoureuses contestations, venant aussi bien des gens du village que de n’avait d’ailleurs aucun intérêt à susciter une fronde Il famille. de père du celui de plutôt tenait pouvoir son anciens, les par Sir de chef du souviens me Je familles… des rieur contre-pouvoirs existent bien, tant au niveau de la chefferie qu’à l’inté Des chefs. des solennelles postures les et apparences les soient que les quel s’équilibrent, pouvoirs les où vivre de art un expérimenté a nelle coutumier est rarement en cause. Au fil dessiècles, la société tradition est lefaitdetouteslessociétés. l’injustice tant universel, pratiquement mais énorme labeur un est juste plus monde peur… Travaillerun la à à affrontéesouvent ments. Tâche saire ne peut pas tout faire à tout moment, et la diplomatie est souvent néces On demande. qu’il obstiné et lent travail du cause à mais sérieux, ment Analyser motivations. les éclairera et témoignage, un comme sera suit qui ce mais dire, tout nes de ceux qui eurent l’audace de tenter cette aventure. On ne peut pas chrétien motivations les furent quelles en et particulièrement Afrique, Non, au Nord-Cameroun , du moins dans le coin où je me trouvais, droit le locale, l’échelle A sub-saharienne. l’Afrique Regardons Voici un sujet délicat. Non seulement parce qu’il exige un engage l’Homme, de droits des aspects quelques maintenant Regardons ami d’un travail le recevant en émotion mon de souviens me Je ! C’est une tâche vouée à des échecs, des peurs, des décourage des peurs, des échecs, des à vouée tâche une C’est ! , pour faciliter la tâche des défenseurs du droit hors J humanitaires e c i t s u

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? Pour : « Tu ------des droits de l’Homme concerne tout homme de bonne volonté. Et nous que setientlemissionnaire. l’ordreà public « pour incarcérés furent sous-préfet, d’un exactions les contre note je nous, de près Plus troubles. de fauteurs des fit l’empereur. en à On fier premiers chrétiens furent accusés d’athéisme car ils refusaient de sacri Les injuste. fût-il l’ordre, de maintien le est actuels, responsables des hommes de pouvoir, aussi bien des anciens administrateurs français que l’instinct d’unemèrequivoit souffrir sesenfants. cœur mon calmer devais Je révolte. ma gueuler pour chef le chez précipiter la sur tête, il me venait comme une sorte de tremblement. cruches Aveclourdes l’envie de me de avec kilomètres deux à l’eau puiser aller à imaginez, vous que soleil un sous journée la passer enfants, et femmes hommes, canton, de chef du prisonniers de file la voyant qu’en viens contre laviolence. puissant calabraise. la recours mafia un la est ‘Ndrangheta, L’indignation dénoncer osant italiens prêtres courageux ces de et François Pape mandent qu’onfassejusticeauxpaysansetindiens. encore affrontent affrontèrentIls missionnaires. et Donum Fidei prêtres campesinos, et – les pouvoirs locaux contre les « la à ou contraindre l’anéantir à l’exil. Souvenons-nous de la terreur exercée au Brésil par à taire, faire la à publique, l’opinion anesthésier à s’évertue hard, ou soft soit qu’elle dictature, toute que pas sans-voix. N’oublions les pour et eux-mêmes pour fois la à justice, lever demander se et pour trop de jamais sont ne exigeante d’esprit liberté une et suffisante d’analyse capacité une ont qui ceux balbutiante, encore est le sens mis à la mode par Elie Wiesel. Dans un pays où la société civile en sommes ! - Ensuite, lutter pour la justice est une affaire de cœur. Je me sou me cœur.Je de affaire une est justice la pour lutter Ensuite, - du l’instar peur,à la surmonter doit l’indignation aussi, nous Pour « un est missionnaire le Tout- nature par d’abord, Il yad’autresmotivations,pluspersonnelles. Ensuite – nous en avons déjà parlé – l’engagement pour la défense ! Au risque de tomber dans le mélo, je dirais que c’est comme c’est que dirais je mélo, le dans tomber de risque Au ! : en 1985, trois responsables de communauté réclamant justice réclamant communauté de responsables trois 1985, en :

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: aider les gens à se mettre debout pour lutter eux aussi. Il y a eu récemment une invasion de chenilles, et cela a 13 Que ton Règne vienne : est-ce la même peur que nous lisons dans lisons nous que peur même la est-ce : ! Il avait bien poussé, puis une brutale sé ? « Nous sommes en pleine saison » dont parle l’article 5 de la de 5 l’article parle dont » ! », nous savions que - - - - rester lesbrascroisés,avecl’Evangilesousle ? fants envillepourqu’aumoinsilstrouventàmanger. » mofous) (les « expédients. des cherche on parfois mil. Alors, du son fement climatique terre tropdure… » cheresse de trois semaines a failli tout mettre par terre. Feuilles brûlées, du musulman, voire du village voisin. Les femmes n’allaient au puits au n’allaient femmes Les voisin. village du voire musulman, du l’étranger, de peur la dans vivaient villages les bornouan, et peul res La peur« sociale.C’estlapire que moi-mêmeaifaitespouraiderlesgens ? années. plusieurs Aveccadastre au démarches les compter puis-je cela, « nage restentlettremorte. bor de répétées demandes ses – souvent plus le arrive qui ce – façons Le paysan, n’ayant pas fait borner son champ, n’ose protester terre. sa réclamer vient propriétaire le antiérosifs, biefs des construit et arbres des planté terre, la fumé a locataire le que fois une mais terrain, terre. Alors dans un la premier temps, le toute chef ou le propriétaire de concède le propriétaire était chef le Ils où féodal chefs. système les un prolongent surtout oreille, cette de pas l’entendent ne plaine la de Las rochers… leurs dans confinaient les razzias les et res mont. Les montagnards ne s’en privent pas, alors qu’autrefois les guer pié en terrains de l’acquisition reste terres de manque au solution une montagne, en surtout km², au habitants cinquante cent deux les droits Une autre peur :l’insécurité,etd’abord l’insécuritéfoncière. droit de jouissance de droit On a beau prévoir, on ne peut pas tout prévoir, surtout le réchauf le prévoir,surtout tout pas peut ne prévoir,on beau a On urfi, rqé pr e mrhns ’slvs su ds empi des issus d’esclaves marchands les par traqués Autrefois, de papiers des faire à gens les d’encourager été a parade seule La en par dépasse population de densité la où Nord-Cameroun, Au Je vous le demande 15 14 Circulaire du5septembre 1980. Lettre du 2juillet1975. : ce sont des pauvres, obligés souvent d’envoyer leurs en leurs d’envoyer souvent obligés pauvres, des sont ce : ! Le grenier vide, les enfants contraints de manger le 14 », ou à défaut de faire un contrat de location pour location de contrat un faire de défaut à ou », : devant cette peur de la famine, pouvions-nous 15 Les gens d’ici gens Les ! Les gens Les ! ; de toutes ------

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16 qui fit grand bruit à l’époque. à bruit grand fit qui » prit un sens. Je souligne que souligne Je sens. un prit » » profitent aussi de cette de aussi profitent » 17 !... On usait ? Disons ? - - - la mère œil vais lèvent, soit du monde occulte, soit de la violence pure cette Histoire. dans inscrite s’est conscience de liberté la pour lutte Notre coloniaux. « soient qu’ils conquérants, les devant autonomie leur ver nous de l’histoire souvenons- passée cas, tous En village… le dans chrétiens aux cité de droit donner à peu pas contribua ne qui ce chrétiens, des objectifs alliés les bos relève qu’il existe une sorte de filiation entre ces groupes qui, même « les par passant de bandit d’honneur célèbre dans les années 80, jusqu’à Boko Haram en sorte Boukar,une genre chemin grand de bandit le Depuis d’autrefois. de lavendetta. « du Ainsi brutalité. de sorte cette réguler à parvient tradition la dit, l’avons Nous Enfin, ilyalapeurvenantdeviolencepure sorcellerie. un désarroi dont le contrecoup est très souvent une recrudescence de la constate qu’une modernité mal assimilée entraîne une perte des repères, nérations se libèrent un jour de cette peur positiviste se trouve assez désemparé. Faut-il espérer que les jeunes gé 19 18 razzias les relayé ayant banditisme grand du parlons nous ici Non, clans. entre voisins, entre ordinaire violence la de pas parle ne Je terriblement enracinée ! grand plaisir est de s’emparer du cœur des petits. cœur « les accusent en elles et malades tombés sont bébés leur de deux car rechignent, femmes les mais prochain, l’an mation [Ces six ménages de catéchistes] comptent revenir en session de for Il y a Criculaire du27mai 1977. D » z e i r u », du diable assis sous le tamarinier. J’ai déjà décrit le « tamarinier.le le décrit sous déjà assis J’ai diable du », 18 », espèce de sorciers dont on ignore l’identité mais dont le plus d’autres peurs . Il y a tout un monde assez glauque devant lequel notre esprit prix du sang du prix , A larencotre deskapsiki coupeurs de route. de coupeurs », à payer par le meurtrier pour sortir du cycle du sortir pour meurtrier le par payer à », , difficiles à contrer celles-là, parce qu’elles re : elle est pleine de peuples luttant pour conser 19

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T Aug. 11, 2015. and 2016 15, May on items for Gallagher Greg www.omiusa.org,enter see USCMA: Winter, 2017, p. 2. Oblates in the United States have a long history of leadership in the site uscatholic,mission/org andMissionUpdate, Autumn/Winter, 2017,pp.16-19. w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en World,” web USCMA the the on available 4/13/2018,also in letters/2017/documents/pap-francesco, Missionaries Devel of the On Illud,’ Activity ‘Maximum oping Letter Apostolic the of Promulgation the of nary joice and Be Glad), which emphasizes the place of true holiness in every Catholic Mission US Association (USCMA)wrote: the of Director Executive McCrabb, R. Donald Dr. Letter, Papal change. this to us alerted has Month” Missionary the waywedoeachofthem. in transformation great a been has certainly there Dialogue, and Unity way.”ent P ARADIGM SHIFT 3 2 1 (Re Exsultate” and “Gaudete Exhortation recent Apostolic his In and normative. true was Gospel the if as lives their live longer no and worldview secular more a embraced have who but Gospel the in formed those of evangelization 2) the and Gospel the heard not have who people of evangelization the 1) are evangelizations this two of The Gospel. light same in purified and affirmed, can which of all – ways ent differ thousand a in appropriated and heard be can it although one is Gospel The culture. global accelerated an of manifestations ous vari and evangelizations, two Gospel, one recognizes Francis Pope “Extraordinary an 2019, October, make to Francis’decision Pope www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradigm%20shift, accessed4/13/2018. Donald R. McCrabb, uscatholicmission.org/USCMA Mission Update, Autumn/ Cente the of Occasion the on Francis Father Holy of “Letter Francis, Pope he Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a Paradigm Shift as “an ing about or doing something is replaced by a new and differ and new a by replaced is something doing or about think ing of way usual the when happens that change important 1 When we look at the three interrelated realities of Mission, of realities interrelated three the at look we When 3 H INMISSION,UNITY y r r a E. W r e t n i , i m o

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Oblatio l 251 l Harry E. Winter Oblatio l 252 l Vita et Missio sociates, itnoted: of yourlifeasamission.” Christian’s life, Pope Francis asked that we all “need to see the entirety for readingthis“Trail-breaking Document.” website, USA Mary of suggestion Oblate with www.harrywinter.org,page, “Mission-Unity-Dialogue.” Family/Laity the on available Also Church.” the of Life the in dei April 24,2018. 1978- from especially struggled, OMI, Power, N. Rev.David late The confirmation. and baptism their by do to commissioned are laity what the laityarethinkinganddoingconcerningeverything intheChurch. sus Fidei in the Life of the Church” certainly gives more weight to what Sen “The document 2014 the But theologians. including and bishops, ways the Church is infallible, beginning with the Pope, extending to the ditionally, the “Sensus Fidei” (Sense of the Faithful) was the last of the the attention of the Vatican International Theological Commission. Tra ing forshorttermmission. go associates lay to Mission on years for going members vowed from on short-time mission even more frequent. It is not easy at first to switch way. some in members lay as affiliated laity of sending the makes This same time, seen a surprising increase of Christians who want to become the at have, members. most vowed Yet of number the in drop nificant 6 5 4 to as ongoing is discussion the and move, easy an been not has It The emergence of the laity as evangelizers and missionaries caught Most Roman Catholic religious orders in the USA have seen a sig children gettogether...whatatime,whattime.” God’sall “when spiritual, old the of words the In invitations? some feast, and welcome everyone home. Isn’t it time to begin to send out fourth age of mission and it is the laity that will set the table, cook the They have provided us with language. a marvelous and guest list. race Weevery are of now in people the with friends became and earth the third age of mission, the friars and sisters went to the ends of the In table. His at everyone for room is There banquet. a loves Jesus as as membership lay especially invited USCMA the as Earlier, w2.vatican.va/content, International Theological Commission, “The Sense Fi Sense “The Commission, Theological International w2.vatican.va/content, USCMA, uscatholicmission.org/Invite-an-associate, accessed April 13,2018. Pope F s i c n a r , Gaudete et Exsultate 4 , #23. See especially 24-27, Vatican website, 5 6 ------evangelization.” of heart the and Church the of heart VA:the Arlington, is family “The of Diocese the in people his to wrote Loverde Paul Bishop (2014), ily Fam the on Synod Extraordinary first the for documents preparatory the examined he as Mis Probably Mission? for of mover major recipient a as but the sion, as only not Family Christian each see we Can Established andUnestablished book His development. this with 85, cessed 4/28,2018. ac www.geii.org/week_of_prayer_for_christian_unity/week_of_prayer_milestones, Dates--Milestones,” Key Prayer Weekthe of “About also see 8/11/2017; accessed na, Nov.www.2014, 12, atonementparish.blogspot.com/2014/11/father-paul-mother-lura also #’s 57,183-84,200,289-90,321. discussion withLutheranshowChristispresentintheEucharist. Communion,” lished consent.” mous unani received Catholicism, Roman American of history the in time first the for that, resolution States--a United the throughout observed be octave the that hierarchy the to proposed Philadelphia of Dougherty Unity Octave, begun in 1908, to be exciting. “In 1921, Dennis Cardinal a domesticchurchandvitalcellfortransformingtheworld.” ment is the demand that the laity and family “is atdocu one long and thethe same throughout time Pervading style. homey frequently and earth importantly, it is Pope Francis’ view of the family, written in his down two to (Extraordinary,2014;Familythe the onmore of SynodsOrdinary, But 2015). work the of summary a is it First marvelously. approaches family: the includes title lish Francis Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetita, whose Eng One of the most extraordinary papal documents ever penned is Pope Can we adjust to seeing the laity as the prime movers for Mission? 9 8 7 Society’sGraymoor Church USAthe the found in Catholics Most 10 (NY: Pueblo Publishing Co., 1985). See Timothy P.Timothy See 1985). Co., Publishing Pueblo (NY: Pope Paul N. David Patrick J. P L F m g i d a r a e d r e v o s i c n a r America P H 10 r e w o 8 s e y a (One wonders if it were the last time too). However, too). time last the were it if wonders (One , Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Post-Synodal Apostolic , , “GoForthwithHeartsonFire,”Nov. 24,2013,p.33. Jl 1-5 21, . 7 fr i pas o Pwrs ok in work Power’s of praise his for 17, p. 2016, 18-25, July , , , “Father Paul, Mother Lurana, and Unity,” AtonementOnline, S Gifts That Differ: Lay Ministries Established and Established Ministries Lay Differ: That Gifts t f i h

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Oblatio l 253 l Harry E. Winter Oblatio l 254 l Vita et Missio prays the Way ofthePilgrim,fromRussianOrthodoxy? Courturier? by influenced was sultate Pope Francis, near the beginning of the Apostolic Letter thought. first we than larger be might Church the if wonder to began we it, desires Christ as Christians of Unity the Church Orthodox Eastern would returntothebosomofMother, RomanCatholicChurch. and Protestant each that was premise the (That All MayBeOne),#27,n.50. II, Paul John Pope from is Sagheddu and Courturier to reference The christian_unity/week_of_prayer_history, accessed4/27/2018. www.geii.org/week_of_prayer_for_2018,” 18-25, Unity,of January Christian Week for Prayer the of History “History--Brief SA, Orians, Thomas Rev. see Graymoor, of tered FaceofChrist.Heconcluded: shat currently the to contribute to pieces had all Churches Orthodox Eastern the and Churches, Protestant various Catholics, how describe bling the Face of Christ: The Goal of Christian Unity.” He proceeded to “Reassem Gilsdorf Richard Rev. by article explanatory an and lined, ca are foundoutsidetheboundariesofRomanCatholicChurch. opening the door with their admission that elements of Christ’s Church both the “Decree on ” and the “Constitution on the Church” startled its readers with a cover showing the face of Christ, faded and o hn be al oruir rpsd n lentv desire, alternative an proposed Courturier Paul Abbe when So 11 hating and suspecting one another (and that has begun), the magnet perfect and consummate the unity of mankind. Once we have ceased to large at world the with and dia believers non-Christian thrilling with logues and new face must catholic, truly pentecostal, truly the unified Church, truly orthodox, truly evangelical, truly reformed, day,blessed that Christ. converge--inbeyond shall And steps These On Aug. 6, 1966, the Jesuit edited national Catholic weekly The paradigm shift received an enormous push from Vatican II, with 14 13 12

, invokes the witness of Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu, who For the Graymoor and Courturier different formulas, as described by a member Unitatis redintegratio Pope Francis, Pope F s i c n a r , Apostolic Exhortation Apostolic , Gaudete andExsultate , #’s 2-7; 12 And at the end of this exhortation, he exhortation, this of end the at And Lumen gentium ,” #115. Gaudete and Exsultate and Gaudete , #’s 8, 15. 11 Isn’t it significant that significant it Isn’t 13 Gaudete et Ex , #5, see also #9. also see #5, , Ut Unum Sint Unum Ut Ameri 14 ------, pilgrimage, dowehavethefullnessofasettledcommunity? possesses Catholics and all Christians began to sense that no one Christian Church initiative, his Under 2001-10. from Unity Christian Promoting for ate Secretari the of President Kasper, Walter Cardinal of leadership the until 1966, energy,from and time much took Churches Orthodox ern between the Roman Catholic Church and the major Protestant and East 2014, #8):9/121-14/126,16/128. Ecumenism’,” and Gospel, the of Joy ‘The Letter,cis’ Unity,” the heartofchurchlife. is Evangelism that Churches older the and Churches Reformation the to reform and simplify. Evangelical Churches are needed to remind both terian) may have the necessary task of teaching the older Churches how largest Churches. and oldest the on burden special a is there reformation, of need most the have Churches these that indicating as presented when However, history.longest the have Churches These Christ. of Face the sembling reas to bring to practices and teachings most the have Churches ern the worldmaybelieve.” “that continues or that with stops one,” be may all “that praying ism, ecumen regarding 17:21 Jo. in Jesus of statement the if see Unity,to for us.” “reaping what the Spirit has sown in Christians, them, which is also meant to a other gift from learn must Catholics that emphasized also He mitment to Christian Unity is an indispensable path “Com to Evangelization.” wrote he when link the underlined Francis Pope Ecumenism. 16 15 Presby Lutheran, (Anglican, Reformation the of Churches the So East various the and Catholics Roman that assumed be could It Christian about write ecumenists when interesting, always is It from Evangelization separate to tendency a been also has There consultations and dialogues various the establishing that seems It may believe.” world the “that one become to us impel will love brotherly of ism America Pope Richard W. 16 in actuality in F s i c n a r , Aug. 6,1966,p.135. G 15 , f r o d s l i The Joy of the Gospel the of Joy The the fullness of the Pilgrim People. If we are on are we If People. Pilgrim the of fullness the , “Reassembling the Face of Christ: The Goal of Christian , #246. See Harry E. Harry See #246. , Ecumenical Trends Ecumenical W r e t n i , “Pope Fran “Pope , 43 (Sept. 43 ------

Oblatio l 255 l Harry E. Winter Oblatio l 256 l Vita et Missio Hinduism, Buddhism, “other religions to be found everywhere” (#2), everywhere” found be to religions “other Buddhism, Hinduism, in as olden times, deeply stir the human even heart.” today which, condition human the of mysteries profound those to answers for religions various the to look “Men statement: this with opened was door the Religions,” Non-Christian to Church the of Fathers had to consider Islam. In their “Declaration on the Relationship Council the Holocaust, the for Judaism to apologize to attempt their in But religions. evil, even harmful, be to Buddhism and Hinduism lam, Missionaria printed editionofthesamedate. in America’sversion www.harrywinter.org,softer on a also page; 67-70; Dialogue pp. er,” cal Trends W encounter.” the of architects the of “one as OMI, Council for Interreligious Dialogue, praised Archbishop Marcello Zago, contributions ofthe1986conference. positive the from off backed deliberately he that felt many 2011, 27, Oct. on observance anniversary 25th the organized he pope, as when, and conference, the to go not did XVI, Benedict Pope later Ratzinger, ence gave severe indigestion to many Catholic leaders. Cardinal Joseph the same: “Together to pray, but not praying together.” Church were non-Christian all that impression the avoid members. to devised Awas formula alongside prayed members Church Christian 1986, in Assisi At salvation. of instruments be can religions Christian non- which in way the with struggled Christians many 1986, 27, Oct. attitude towardsJudaism. respectful very way,a positive with a concluding in (#3) Moslems and r e t n i Columban Missions 21 20 19 18 17 Pontifical the of President Tauran, Louis Jean Cardinal 2007, In of Conference Assisi first the to 1965, in promulgation its From VaticanSecond the Is Before considered Catholics most Council, , “Witnessing To and With Judaism: From Vatican II to Pope Francis,” Austen Cardinal Jean Louis Jean Tauran,Cardinal 70th the of Presentation Intervention, See for example Pat. example for See today,Judaism of E. situation Harry particular see the on essay earlier my For Nostra aetate 43(Dec.2014,#11):13/173-15/175. volume, 6 Dec. 2007, Pontificia Universita Urbaniana, p. 4, www.urbaniana. I h g i e r e v P , #1. m g i d a r a , Nov. 2007,p.11. “htAss Hs Lost,” Has Assisi “What , M 18 c S C y e r f f a t f i h

n i , “Together to Pray, But not Praying TogethPraying not Pray,“TogetherBut to , W 20 d l r o 17 America Then the decree considered R s n o i g i l e 21 nie Nv 1, 2011, 14, Nov. online, He frankly admit frankly He 19 But the confer Biblographia Ecumeni - - - - - Christ andtheChurch).Cardinal Tauran putitthisway: 2000, July of document controversial the of description kind a gave then He religions.” other of significance theological [the] of problem “the ted mentation andStudiesonGlobal Mission) Bulletin of Missionary Ahead,” Looking and Back Thinking Conduct’: for Recommendations Years,” #1,2), especially1,pp.28-38,alsoavailableonmywebsiteabove, Dialoguepage. sources section, Library (open to all), Past Series, Re Oblate review the in OMI, Kedl, Aloysius Father by articles 2 in and generalship superior his der 1986 encounter is described on the international Oblate website, www.omiworld.org, un BibliographiaMissionaria.”theofZago’s contributionPointenormous to“High page, home www.harrywinter.org,edu/urbaniana/biblioteca/Avvenimenti/03_12_07.htm, or it requiresrespectandprobablymoreforthereligionof theother. gions. It is an antidote to the belief that all religions are equally good. Yet Worldapproach Reli to way Biblical best the on agreed have Churches Protestant Churches from the Reformation, and the Evangelical Christian Trends journals, Witness “Christian in a Multi-Religious Alliance World.” Evangelical WorldAlthough published in the missiology and Churches of Council the Worldwith statement 2011,breaking in ground- produced, the also Religious World’,” 10/138-11/139. 15/143; Harry E. Rec World, Multi-Religious Conduct,” for a ommendations in Witness “Christian Alliance, Evangelical World 23 council Tauran’s Cardinal that coincidence a not certainly is It sality andabsolutenessofChristtowardsotherreligions. tionship with God. The declaration confirms the uniqueness, univer rela religious a establish to followers their help can religions other to only the canonical books of the Bible. However, the holy books of belongs texts” “inspired of qualification the that and religions other in revelations additional recognize to impossible it makes this plete, The paper stresses that the revelation of Jesus Christ is final and com 22 This statement is the first time that the Catholic Church, the main-line 24 Dominus Jesus Dominus Ecumenical Trends didpublicizeit,andmycommentary. T Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, World Council ofChurches, World Council Dialogue, Interreligious for Council Pontifical J. Indunil n a r u a 23 it seems almost unknown in ecumenical circles. , W ibid K r e t n i u k k a w u h t i d o , p. 4-5. See also Rev. Paul

Research , “Commentary on the Statement ‘Christian Witness in a Multi- (The Unicity and Universality Salvation of Jesus of Salvation Universality and Unicity (The 39 (Dec.2010,#11) 1/161-3/163. Ecumenical 37 (April 2013, #2) 109-13.; K., “‘Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World:Multi-Religious a Witness“‘Christian in K.,

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Oblatio l 257 l Harry E. Winter Oblatio l 258 l Vita et Missio the Family: r e t E. Harry from Evangelizers,” “Prime page. www.harrywinter.org,Family/Laity Triennium, #15, “The Laity, People of God as Missionary Disciples,” p. 4, available on for laystaff. all thatitimpliesforeachofus. and Shift Paradigm the of awareness anniversary,greater a see will we Hopefully,Mission Christ. 2019 to October the for prepare dioceses as people attract to ability our damage to continue divisions Christian our Switzerland on this past June 21 alerted Christians again to the fact that Evangelizers? Prime the as found inotherreligioustraditions,evenif,attimesobscurely. marriage of forms the in exist elements “[P]ositive observation the is Religions with World bond the for Significant revealed. is ecumenism our Eastern Churches. And again, the bond between evangelization and with unfamiliar Catholics Roman some surprised pleasantly have may clergy married of experience the to reference positive The seminaries. , “LaityasthePrime Evangelizers,”Sept.13,2016, www.omiusa.org. 27 26 25 Are we ready to view the laity and families as Partners in Mission, our in training is Shift Paradigm the of challenges the of one So upon. drawn be also could clergy married a of tradition oriental broad the of experience The families. facing currently problems complex the with deal to needed training the lack often ministers ordained that clear became it consultation, worldwide the to given replies the In in Love On summary post-synodal the in observed Francis Pope “Partners in Mission,” taken from the Oblate of Mary Third Year of the Oblate Ibid Pope 25 , #77;seealso#248. F s i c n a r , Amoris Laetitia Amoris 27 Hopefully Pope Francis’ visit to Geneva, to Francis’visit Pope Hopefully C n o i s u l c n o , #202. In #203 he also calls for more training more for calls also he #203 In #202. , Harry E.Winter, [email protected] 26 U.S.A W i m o n i - . M tically espoused to Christ and the virgin is dedicated to service of The of service to dedicated is virgin the and Christ to espoused tically liturgical rite and the acting agent is the Holy Spirit. The virgin is mys co is virgin The features: defining principle three with life consecrated of form a is it 604 Canon to According Christ. to only belonging person sacred a as aside set is virgin The Church. the in sacramentals oldest in Buffalo. tion teacher and in various capacities for the parish and the Oblates here entire life. I volunteer as a sacristan, with youth ministry, as a my confirma parish Oblate an of member a been have and Associate Oblate an physical therapist with a Clinical received in 2007. I am also sponsible for my financial wellbeing, so I work full time as a homecare June 13, 2009 in my home parish of Holy Angels. The Church is not re NYBuffalo, of Bishop the by consecrated was I Church. the of image eschatological an and Christ of Bride a am I Church. the within life ed is separate from a vocation to a religious life but is a form of consecrat n secrated to God by the Diocesan Bishop according to the approved the to according Bishop Diocesan the by God to secrated Consecrated Virginity is a form of consecrated life and one of the of one and life consecrated of form Virginitya Consecrated is A CONSERATED V IRGIN LIVINGIN AS Consecrated Virginity dates to Apostolic times. The vocation Virgin Consecrated Living in the a World am and an Oblate I Associate. The and vocation of DiVito Michele is name y A MEBEROF A B Familia Oblata f e i r H y r o t s i M

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Oblatio l 263 l Michele DiVito Oblatio l 264 l Familia Oblata longing. Sometimes that place is physical: my parish or my own home; be and safety of place a home; loving a them give to try day.I every clearly very poor the see I Christ. of bride a as and eye Oblate an with see I love. to capacity large a with blessed was I daughters. and sons beloved His God: of eyes the in are they who idea no have they I realize love? Christ’s for longing their see I Do go? to else where no have who God of people the serve and welcome I World.”Do Oblate “The welcomed and loved. This is my role as well as a Consecrated Virgin in Constitution Five: Among theMost Abandoned even though the “Lord of the Rings” never mentions God that it is a is it that God mentions never Rings” the of “Lord the though even that stated have to Prayer.TolkienJRR said a is as Life Our 32: tution Consti and Life of Unity 31: Constitutions life? daily into Oblate, and of greatloveanddevotion. sister…object mother, guide, model, my as Virgin.Mary Consecrated who Virgin symbolically, is, That evil.” The all Immaculate over God’s victory prefigures final “…the Constitution: the in mentioned also as bridegroomandtheChurch/Consecrated Virgin as Christ place. took humankind and God between nuptials the where ber Mirror of the Church” as saying that Mary’s womb was the bridal cham hood together. SheisalsotheChurch. mother and virginity bringing virgin consecrated first the is She son. her with or herself with selfish never is She Christ. to us leads always She love. in herself of all gives humbly She . a of virtues the exemplifies Mary mother. and patronnes merciful, sharing, receptive, Constitution Ten: With MaryImmaculate new placesallthetime. to see and act…to love. And that loving act takes on new shapes and in sometimes that place is in my heart and in prayer. But the call is always And how to integrate these two charisms, Consecrated Virginity Consecrated charisms, two these integrate to how And is which significance eschatological significant has This Bride. “Mary, in Cantalamesa Raniero Fr. quotes manual USACV The lowly, consecrated, open, is Mary Constitution this to According My first formation was being brought up in a home where all were I n o i t a r g e t n

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Oblatio l 265 l Michele DiVito Oblatio l 266 l Familia Oblata life. My home and my church. Each of these places has importance has places these of Each church. my and home My life. my in physical the to importance give often and attached am I me. for struggle a also is This detached. be to Him; than more world this in a has also spiritual dimension. chaste To remain remain to focused on But my spouse. called life. To my love of am nothing rest I the for and virgin a be dimension to physical a has this Obviously Chastity: love.I and believe, God. I with because but rich world am this I That and with spiritual direction. And to reading,know that the real wealth is not or in program, Certificate Oblate the in classes my with time the all grow and learn to endeavor do I of. aware continually be must Oblate especially in service to the poor as an Oblate Associate here here Associate and Oblate an Virgin as poor the Consecrated to service both in be especially to Oblate called am is I fact as That blessing emphasis. great The a mission poor. the specific no evangelize has to Virgin call a Consecrated specific: very is call but Oblate serve, to the called are Virgin Consecrated the and Oblate the Both individual. more is Virgin Consecrated the while minded more community are living, and practices, in spiritual worker Oblate The virtuous kingdom. a God’s be to way a offers charism the Each of person. perspective same different a It’s Bridegroom. the Christ is this this gin Vir Oblate Consecrated the the To Cross. and the on Christ Eugene Savior, the St. Christ To is Christ. Jesus of a person to the us cus lead fo central it’s spiritualities as has Each God. Both of understanding way. and love deeper the along other each riching en destination, same the to paths intersecting, but different, offer spouse. my to fering of this Holy make Church, and my Angels, at altar main the of front in kneel I morning Every help. do practices prayer my try,and I day? every and each God to myself offer repeatedly I Can oblation. to this I link also I who God. of will the life seek myself, like my who, and love in and trust people to talk also I But important. immensely tor and prayer, discussion and discernment. I find having a spiritual direc openness takes This God. of will the to obedient be to try I play.So, perior” is the Bishop, and the truth is that fact doesn’t really come into understandable but also something to be wary of. is Obedience: My This “su memories. my of because part, in attached, am I past. the in were they what of because also but today, are they what of because And what do these charisms have to offer to one another? They They another? one to offer to have charisms these do what And ------gin can offer to an Oblate. Oblate. an to offer can gin I think this understanding is something unique the Consecrated Vir mother. and virgin both be can I sense. potential own spiritual a in my see motherhood for I Mary at loving Looking virgin, disciple. Perpetual devoted emulate. mother, and follow to model the is Mary Virgin Consecrated Tothe devotion. is of she object an patron, Oblates a To mother, a Immaculate. Mary of love a share charisms Both Mary. Virgin Blessed The of that is value shared Agreat Buffalo. in community. This is also a particularly Oblate characteristic to how I how to characteristic Oblate particularly a also is This community. a with poor the serve to mission this of sharing a to drawn am I And Consecrated Virgin.a being my of dimension Oblate particularly a is Thisact. must I loving and seeing this in and action of person a am I person. spiritual and physical a both am I myself. poor.help cannot I the in Him love and Him I see others. in Him love I also but prayer, in strong Oblate dimension. Yes, I love and Christ individually personally a very has Love of expression my But regularity. say: Eugene, St. and cannot stay close to my spouse without effort, and as the Oblate Rule, I oraison. of practice the and contemplation in Mass, in Sacraments, the Rosary, in the as such devotions also but Hours, the of Liturgy the especiallypractices, prayer the is It Christ. on focus the in is It Love. Christ’s brideis simple: To love.” of vocation The love… in all exceed must Incarnate, Love to is she as wedded Christ, of bride the Surely loves. it more the love, is who God in united is soul a closer “The quote: the is here but source the find to and on it is a quote from Dietrich Von Hildebrand. I have not been able life asaConsecrated Oblate my live I do How growth. for opportunity an and blessing great a been has spiritualities these praying learning, studying, entially.But experi maybe except learned, or conscious way.been this never has It Oblate of Mary Immaculate (Family). It seems that I have always lived the living of these two charisms: Consecrated Virginity and Missionary words into put to me for difficult is It are. they complimentary how is And it is in living these two charisms that I stay united to my my to united stay I that charisms two these living in is it And Virgin? Simply…I hope. 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Oblatio l 267 l Michele DiVito Oblatio l 268 l Familia Oblata hopefully, a joyful witnessandworkerinGod’s Kingdom. both. me,live makes and This both be to blessing a and joy great a is my live Virginas life a Consecrated and as of part family. the Oblate It Michele DiVito, Buffalo, New York O b e t a l A e t a i c o s s M pastoral experiencesasan Oblate BishopandCardinal. My reflections are not intended to be theological. I shall speak from my Ashram andtheOblateCharism.” Chinnapan Mariasusai, OMI, spoke about “The Mission of Aanmodaya Fr.and Lanka” Sri in Religion, and Society for Centre the of Mission presented.“The OMI, Silva, Rohan Cardinal.”Fr Oblate an of Praxis and Vision The Poor. the for Opting Ministering, “Daring, on spoke three were There Mount. Thomas speakers. St. at held was Studies Oblate of 7, 2019. On to Thursday June 6 the annual 3 lecture of the June Kusenberger Chair from India, Chennai, in House Provincial Oblate the at THE VISION I intend to reflect on some major aspects on our Oblate Charism. Oblate our on aspects major some on reflect to intend I who OMI, Quevedo, Cardinal Orlando was lecturer guest The The 12th annual meeting of the AOIHL executive group took place DARING, MINISTERINGOPTINGFOR of 2019.Iamincrediblypleased tobewithyou. Lecture Kusenberger the deliver to me to invitation kind his ay I express my deep gratitude to Fr. Frank Santucci, Kusenberger Chair of OblateStudies O o d n a l r AND PRAXISOF B.C l a n i d r a

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Oblatio l 269 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 270 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies discernment process of Cardinal Joseph Cardijn, “See-Judge-Act.” The Oblate the vivendi. envision via to formula a is It discipleship. Oblate visioning Oblate Cardinal.” an of Praxis Visionthe and Poor: the for Opting Ministering, “Daring, title: the with presentation this for framework overarching the as serve of the few; political imbalance where only the rich can win and wield and win can rich the only where imbalance political few; the of riches unimagined and many the of poverty massive by characterized sultation onChurchRenewal). Philippines is the in Church the of priorities pastoral major nine the of first the that mutandis Gentiles turnedtotheGospel. priests. It was a situation that seemed to him “worse off” than before the tasy, defections from the faith, moral corruption, disgraceful conduct of apos salvation, for necessary things the of ignorance” “crass faith: of in post-revolutionary France and was moved by the incredible collapse “How vastthefieldthatliesbefore them!”(Preface) spirit, andanewcommitmenttoevangelizeFrance. ing the Church of France with a new out to new horizons of discipleship, guided only by the vision of renew strike instead will They roads. charted already trod not do who ciples, and theChurchintoarenewedcommunityofChrist’s disciples. Church in France? From this flows a call to action – to renew the priests new a realize to needed is priests of kind what question, the to responds and situation that on judgment a makes It France. of situation religious and political, social, the “sees” Preface Three major imbalances beset the Philippines: economic imbalance is, followers Christ’s of faith the of analysis general His faith of ruins the at gazed Mazenod de Eugene priest young The The Preface embodies a vision of a new community of priests-dis en for paradigm a is Rules and Constitutions our of Preface The will Rules and Constitutions 1826 the to Preface Founder’s Our , valid today even in Catholic Philippines. It is not by chance by not is It Philippines. Catholic in even today valid , Our Founder’s Preface can be interpreted in terms of the of terms in interpreted be can Preface Founder’s Our integral Faith formation T e h F r e d n u o via vivendi ’ s (cf. 2001 National Pastoral Con P e c a f e r koinonia , a new of faith, a renewed a faith, of koinonia mutatis , a new - - - - - as welltheentrenchmentofsocialsininvarioussphereslife. go. It is confronting new emerging challenges in the journey of renewal of being Church” in order to be credible. The Church has a long way to way “new a towards itself renew to journey a on embarked has Church majority with country Catholic mostofthecorruptwouldbeso-calleddisciplesJesus. a as then business, and politics in endemic is faith and morality are not followed and lived in daily life. If corruption of doctrines the when life, and faith between dichotomy the by terized charac imbalance, faith religious and masses; the over power political Oblate to serve his Mass at a at Mass his serve to Oblate an with go to asked be would I Sometimes infectious. is lifestyle Such beings. superior as act not did They us. with interacted they as joyful tries to go to the missions. They were close to the people, and were truly coun home their in lives comfortable of themselves deprived had they that aware was I when especially lives their of simplicity the admired I willingness to ride horses or hike to villages in order to celebrate Mass. their mission, for zeal their witnessed I Oblates. the by founded school from High School from the Notre Dame of Marbel Boys’ Department, a graduated I when 15 of age the until old years 8 was I when Cotabato gan serving at the Masses of American Oblates in the parish of Marbel, Forming anOblateMindandHeart love ofJesusandhismissiondrawingallthingsto himself. self-sacrificing the after Jesus, of Mystery Paschal the of pattern the in tion.” Such desiderata require the formation of mind and hearts formed voca their of spirit the in themselves renewing “constantly zeal,” with “filled courageous, be must They souls.” of salvation the for be, need if lives, their up give to willing are they that Church, the of love ardent perfection.” with men God, of glory of the for “zealous are who summit priests be must They the reach to times all at “seeking saints,” be Divine MasterJesusChristconductthemselves?”(Preface) “And howshouldmenwhowanttofollowinthefootstepsoftheir I trace back my religious formation to my Grade School years. I be to strive must They question. own his answers Founder Holy The the 1991, in Philippines the of Council Plenary Second the Since baryo chapel. I felt like a missionary my missionary a like felt I chapel. - - - - -

Oblatio l 271 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 272 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies the missionary spirit of the Oblate Founder that reflects the missionary the reflects that Founder Oblate the of spirit missionary the have “I of reading true but remarkable a said, Paul,” seen have I Marseilles, to been who Bishop, one of remark the remember I Mazenod. my relativeswantedmetobeadoctororlawyer. but supportive, were parents My Oblate. an be to but plan other no had where I grew up that the Lord called me to enter the Oblate Juniorate. I to Mass-thepriesthasarrived! self as Iwent around ringing the altar bell and calling the the Latin Preface of the 1826 Constitutions and Rule that struck deeply Daring –The1826Constitutions andRules tive andzealousmissionaries, Oblatesasmissionariestothepoor Preface the crea as Oblates missionaries, daring as Oblates from me: impressed greatly flowing points three Christ, of Cavalry the of bers Aix-en-Provence. in poor the among Mazenod de priest young the of experience pastoral the of dramatizations lived were Mexicans, poor the of language the poor,the the of Wordto proclaiming mission their in out ing in God of reach constant their daring, Their formative. and fascinating both was Master, Novice Assistant our Janvier, Henri Fr. been having youngest Counsels andtheLatin1826ConstitutionsRules. Evangelical the studied We life, religious Oblate into formally tiated ini was I formators, Oblate as Matthews Armand and Janvier, Henri still anongoingproject. the of man an have to years 80 age old ripe my at now Even poor? a Kingdom, the for zealous daring, apostolic, as scribed de Founder the whom heart? disciple Oblate the Aan of have heart to was literallyenthralledbyoneofthebooks, I North. Canadian Far the in missionaries Oblate daring the on books some read also I Juniorate, the Oblate Paul Apostle. the St. At of spirit Given the context of the Oblates in Cotabato and the seven mem seven the and Cotabato in Oblates the of context the Given the Christ, of Cavalry the of members seven the of story The Seidel, Larry Frs. Texaswith Mission, in Novitiate Oblate the At But Oblate. is that one into formed being was mind my Gradually de Eugene of life the on booklets read I Juniorate, Oblate the At town the in presence missionary their through and of because is It More than anything else in the 1826 Constitutions and Rules, it was Mid SnowandIce Oblate heart Oblate baryo . people . is - - - - - guage so as to be understood by the poor and be identified with them. with identified be and poor the by understood be to as so guage nobility, he dared to go down the from his caste of to speak the Provencal member lan a was he Though sick. the and prisoners the poor, the youth, the serve to order in structures diocesan of free remain to chose It expressed implicitly his rejection of well-trodden ways. As a priest he own daring to bring the reign of Christ to the poor in Aix-en-Provence. reign ofChrist…» proferatur imperium Christi…. words: the particularly heart, my into the social,political, economicandculturaldimensions ofthePaulinenotionlove. extend theSaviour’s empire….” tion, and disappearances of lay leaders. These leaders had supported the deten killings, Law,the Martial of injustices the denounced I faith of supported They revolutionary violence. thinking. Marxist with faith merge to tried that ogy ideol an followed They Diocese. the in leaders lay and sisters priests, key some by chosen way the was ideology rights, human of repression brutal the Tofaith. and of injustice place fight the took often so justice 13:6), theinterconnectionbetweentruthandlove. line: “ Paulinian another chose I So motto. own his as it had already Durban Cor. 3:17). Only to find out that the great Archbishop Dennis Hurley of libertas ibi tus, “ chose, I persecution. severe under was that Church local a of situation the to directly speak would that motto episcopal an wanted low as a young Bishop in the Diocese of Kidapawan from 1980-1986. I him inhisworkforthepoor. with collaborate to priests diocesan some together bring to dared He 2 1 basis the On faith. choose to dared I faith, and ideology Between of behalf on ideology when Law Martial of years the were These It is the Preface of the Constitutions and Rules that I strived to fol These words of the Founder are to me the written articulation of his Caritas congaudet veritati The social of Pope Benedict XVI, The 2018 Constitutions and Rules translates this as: “We must spare no effort to ” – where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 freedom is there is, Lord the of Spirit the where – ” D g n i r a 1

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Oblatio l 273 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 274 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies lence was not the way of Jesus. I affirmed him in his conviction and conviction his in him affirmed I Jesus. of way the not was lence vio that believed He go. to want not did He government. the against being recruited to go to the hills and join the New Peoples was Army (NPA)He advice. for me see to come had he killed, was he before time relatives and friends went to the hills to where become revolutionaries. Some place a in farmer courageous was He horse. his on home rode he as him ambushed assassin paramilitary Akilled. was Roxas, ronio struggle forthejusticeofGod’s reign. revolutionary ideology. For me, however, they were victims, too, in the ter wastrulywritten inthespiritofdeMazenod. (1981-86), Iwasguidedbyapersonalvisionof: Envisioning theLocalChurch the Word ofGodtoreachtheirheartsoftencallsfordaring…” and daring, not fear, that should motivate us: “To seek out new ways for speak about those we are to evangelize, it should be courage, innovation as areligiousradical. Military intelligence had placed me in their “order of battle,” suspected killed. be I lest daring less and careful more be to me advised bishops fellow Some NPArecruiting. for seedbeds were and revolution Tong TseMarxist-Mao the of supportive were they that charges from nities Commu Ecclesial Basic our defend to was Bishop a as letter first pastoral very My Gospel. the of imperative an was rights human of sion munist. This wassofarfrom thetruth. com a as him suspected had They forces. paramilitary by Esperanza La of village rural little the in street a on murderedbrutally was PIME, decision. 3 − − Kidapawan of Diocese the in assignment episcopal first my Since we when that us remind constantly should 8 C. of words the But It was my conviction that to denounce injustice and violent repres Favali, Tullio Fr. priests, our of one when time the also was It It was at this time that one of our most prominent lay leaders, Sof Fr. Drouart, a of Jesusnotonlyinnamebut indeed; the Local Church as a koinonia i m o ofBasicEcclesial Communities atthegrassroots; , sent me a message from Rome, saying that my 1 3 koinonia of authentic disciples, disciples st pastoral let ------the weakening of the faith among the people. St. Eugene de Mazenod de Eugene St. people. the among faith the of weakening the bodies a vision of what the Church of France should be as it confronted Founder’s Preface to the 1826 Constitution and Rules. The Preface em II mindset to a post-Vatican II Local Church. It dared to be a Church of pre-Vaticana from around turn to dared Segovia Nueva Communities Ecclesial Basic forming By situation. the of face the in Sego be should Nueva via in Church the what envision and situation pastoral the years, Lay leaders, Religious Sisters, and the Clergy gathered to discern tion, planningandevaluation. proceeds to reflection in faith, decision- making, and recommended ac analysis, social with starts It method. Cardign’sSee-Judge-Act of tion elabora an is It discernment. pastoral of method a as Spiral” “Pastoral the First Nueva Segovia Pastoral by Assembly (NSPA adopted I) after using was the FABC It Archdiocese. the of vision official the became Kidapawan in Church Local a of vision personal my that Philippines lated bytheSecondPlenaryCouncilofPhilippinesin1991. Dialogue, andthethirdforintegralhumanliberationofpoor. Interreligious for second the Inculturation, for called dialogue first The ditions, and dialogue with the peoples of Asia, especially with the poor. with the various cultures of dialogue Asia, dialogue with dialogue: its diverse religious triple tra a of way by done be to is Asia in gelization found in seminal form in the Final Statement of FABC I in 1974. Evan is (FABC)This Bishops’Conferences Asian of Federation the of sion lowed hismissionofrenewingtheChurchinFrance. passed on his vision of Church to the group of diocesan priests that fol Nueva Segovia was a daring Local Church. For the first time in 400 northern in (1986-1998) Segovia Nueva of Archbishop as was It formu Church of vision the from comes inspiration third the And vi the is Church Local the envisioning for inspiration second The our from flows Church local the envision to inspiration first The − − − − − a Church-in-Mission. an Inculturated Church; a ChurchofthePoor, insolidaritywiththePoor; justice”; a faith that is engaged in social transformation, “a faith that does infused withdeepabiding faithinJesus,theLordandSavior; ------

Oblatio l 275 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 276 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies alternative financial support system called “Modified called System.” system Tithing support financial alternative pines thathasabolishedthissystemoffees. despite the dreams of many bishops, it is the only diocese in the Philip know,so I funerals. as and far marriages, As baptisms, class” “first called abolish to dared it Thus poor. the against discriminatory was and system arancel powerful, andbeattheserviceofpoor. and rich the towards orientation its from itself wrenching by poor, the the childgrowsup asfaithfuldiscipleofChrist. role. It is a Church teaching that a social godparent in Baptism helps a the parents to merely ensure that not is godparent a Being godchildren. their were who forgotten have probably they that officials government the informed I times. of hundreds godfather a been has he said mayor The godparents. more or dozen a had sometimes rich the of ited the number of official witnesses in a Baptism to only two. Baptisms and marriages simple thestaff, themoreitexpressesserviceratherthanpower. symbol of of the Lord. The Bishop is a patory BasicEcclesialCommunities. partici an of Church, Archdiocese renewed a of model a being of tion years of renewal, the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia took on the reputa twelve Evangelization. After of task the to poverty their from tributed monthly pledges, they became aware of a sense their of mission as they con Through belong. truly they where Church a have now they that their monthly pledges, the poor finally had a sense of mission. They felt of beer or a pack of cigarettes so as to have a monthly pledge. Through a bottle sacrifice could family poor means. A financial its with accord in family Catholic every by pledges monthly voluntary of consists It 4 Ministering is service, istry. gent needs of the Church through various forms of witness and min ur most the to respond to call constant on us puts mission Our 7: C Nueva Segovia dared to be a participatory Church. It established an ( support Church of system a abolish to dared Segovia Nueva At a meeting of local government officials, one mayor asked me why I have lim diakonia ) that seemed to smack of sacramental commercialism sacramental of smack to seemed that ) . It is not a symbol of power and authority. The more M g n i r e t s i n i diakonia pastor , a shepherd. The shepherd’s staff is a . To be a Bishop is to serve the flock -D a i n o k a i 4

- - the - - - - - Lougen, forget. never Awould few days ago I I witnessed our own Superior General, lesson Fr. Louis a was It washing. for kitchen the to them bring and spoons to and forks dishes, the Brothers collect would he dinner.dinner and After Sisters Fathers, Religious the invite would he week F.Philip Smith, Bishop witnessed I Jolo In parish. a to assigned was I that priest a as years twelve after time) last (and time first the was Notre It City. of Cotabato President University, Dame as years several after there me assigned had cial the establishing, training, and empowering of personnel to facilitate the lage chapels. But more important than myself conducting seminars was vil scattered the of flock the to and chapels village to visits as well as clesial Communities, again it was a OMI, OutMorethanIn. an truly was I that such Bishops, German and Asian from calls to ing respond myself found I leaders. clergy,lay their and to religious, nars semi similar give to me wanted who Bishops other of requests the to echesis on the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines. I also heeded by giving leadership seminars in the Archdiocese as well as giving cat Communities Ecclesial Basic emerging of needs the to responding -- their home. from away taken forcibly been had who husband her for look to posts out military several to children her and mother a for drove I time One often. so every Diocese the of parts various in up flared that fires out putting like was It forces. paramilitary or military by massacred been have might BEC’smembers the whose in families assist to Calls nists. commu suspected as military the by detained been had who leaders ous Basic Ecclesiastical Communities to assist them. Calls to help BEC a be to tried have I flock. the by call of state the in always is who Leader leads who The washingofthefeetconcretizedinaction! servant-on-call In the Archdiocese of Cotabato, with the renewal of he Basic Ec Basic he of renewal the with Cotabato, of the Archdiocese In Segovia Nueva of the Archdiocese In As bishop of Kidapawan I had to answer the frequent calls of vari fundamentally,one be, of to heart has the Shepherd a of heart The Provin The Sulu. Jolo, in table at serving Bishop a witnessed I i m o n serving in , do the very same action after dinner at the General House. inmyepiscopalministry.

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Oblatio l 277 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 278 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies (MILF) andthePhilippinegovernment. Front Liberation Islamic Moro the later and National (MNLF) Front Liberation Moro the between conflict armed of center the been had to Cotaba of Archdiocese the 1970’s early the Since peace. elusive for Training. Leadership Lay and Catechesis, Life, Family Action, Social Program, with the Indigenous Peoples’ Apostolate, Interreligious Dialogue, Youth along up, set were Program Coordinating BEC the Teamand Pastoral EcclesialCommunities. buildingBasic of work the Thus Archdiocesan talk with only a polite applause. But when published and disseminated and published when But applause. polite a only with talk ercising sovereignty. ex sultans with centuries, for held had they land a in minority small a a short period of 50 years from the 1910’s to the 1960’s Moros became ment decrees, displaced the Muslims from their own homeland. Within govern by supported Visayas,the and Luzon from Christians grating mi of waves and waves how of spoke I development. integral Moro to territory,injustice and sovereignty Moro to identity,injustice Moro ( nation Moro the against injustice Root of Conflict in Southern Mindanao.”The I“Injustice: spoke ofentitled: a threefoldtalk “historic a deliver to chose I Manila, in assembly in injustice. rooted was government the against rebellion inevitable Moro the that conclusion an to me brought Philippines pre-Christian them. of occupy study Such and Tondo and Manila conquer to rulers Muslim two defeat to had Legaspi, de Lopez Miguel conquistador, The Manila. to way the all and Mindanao of all over sway held already Islam 1521, in Philippines the discovered Magellan Ferdinand Before Philippines. the to Christianity brought Sword and Spain’sCross before years hundred was abouttheMororevolutionagainstgovernment. opinion their what thought, they way they think to learned I river. by jet planes roared overhead to bomb versed with them under the acacia trees at Notre Dame University while rdcal te ihp ad ahlc uiese getd the greeted businessmen Catholic and Bishops the Predictably annual their to Conference Bishops-Businessmen the by Invited two some Philippines the to came Islam history. Moro studied I con and students Muslim taught I priest a as years early my In my on demand personal Amore Bangsamoro Bangsamoro diakonia in Cotabato is the work the is Cotabato in ),” namely, injustice to namely,injustice ),” rebels across the near ------generality ofChristiansstayedintheirowncomfortzones. the But biases. own their address to days three of seminar successful fairly a had Cotabato in Oblates accepted. and recognized being from injustices historic the prevented Muslims against prejudices and biases catchphrase. the against injustices “historic address the to how on question the discussing began panels Both Front. Liberation Islamic Moro the and government the of panels peace the between negotiations peace the for reference basic a became talk the walk withmeto themeetings.Hewasabittaller thanI.Normalsize! and bus, change. the stantial in me beside sit would He friends. became we rate any At Charity of Matter “…a change in the heading, ‘Solidarity with the Poor, a a Matter of Charity’.” Please add this, suggest I “May said, and hand his raised Gutierrez, Gustavo theologian Liberation great The draft. the read I Africa, South Johannesburg, in held was that MISEREOR both loveandjustice. eration as inspired by Marxist ideology.) Option for the poor is, in fact, (see his 2 poor” the for preference of love “a it, called Ratzinger Josef Cardinal Opting forthePoor man thathedescribesinthePrefacetoConstitutions andRules. was simply striving to follow the Founder’s vision of a daring apostolic peace wasanecessity. lasting and just unity.A and harmony in live to had Maguindanao of province Muslim our in Muslims majority the and Christians minority killed. been The erupt. had would conflict armed when dislocated be would civilians Thousands and combatants thousand hundred a than els wouldaskformyopinion. that issues pan two the of members some then and difficult Now impasse. an create could were there when hard pray to me request would 5 vintage. recent of relatively is poor” the for “option phrase, The From my personal perspective I believe that in my work for peace I More ignored. be could that something not is peace for call The panels peace The negotiations. peace the in profile low a kept I Deep-seated wilderness. the in voice Christian lone a was I But Assigned to draft the final statement of a symposium on some anniversary of anniversary some on symposium a of statement final the draft to Assigned nd Instruction on “Christian Liberration.” The first was on Lib and Justice and 5 .” I breathed in relief. I was afraid he wanted a sub a wanted he afraid was I relief. in breathed I .” Bangsamoro. hs a bcm a become has This ” - - -

Oblatio l 279 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 280 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies Constitutions Poor is at the heart of Oblate identity. We recall here passages from rhe me misit pauperibus gelizare Oblates, “He has sent me to preach the Good News to the poor – all for guide fundamental the as prophet the Lord’sof the citing months laterthe hanging bridgedidcollapse. the first heavy rain and the swift current of the swollen river would bring it down. A few true enough, but the real reason – I believed that the hanging bridge would collapse with bridge because I had to hike to another river.The rocky, a across built swift been had bridge hanging a finally that noticed I Kidapawan, the on switched and bless to me invited Governor the later Governor.Twomonths the to complaint the I relayed promise. his fulfilled yet not had Governor the office, in year to electricity the provide would he that campaigned had Governor Provincial for didate with governmentofficialsregardingroads,floodsor droughts,etc. them help to me ask lived would They circumstances. they difficult in faith how their and leaders, lay their of situation the harvests, food, roads, education, e.g., village, the of and families their of problems the of thetribalchief,ifnotin parish center. I would sleep in some poor farmer’s house or in the house the from farthest village the in day first the for stay to choose would I peoples (IP’s). IP’s arethepoorest ofthepoor. indigenous and fisherfolk / farmers poor with home at felt always have problem dealing with the very rich or with the very poor. As a Bishop I baryo baryo 6 about speak them to listen and group a with informally sit would I duration, 3-day of usually parishes, of visitations pastoral my In Oblate to thosegroupsittouchesleast. aban most is commitment our established, the already is Church the doned. Where to Kingdom his and Christ proclaim to is Church the in service principal Or congregation. missionary a We5: are C. C. 1:…wecommitourselvesprincipallytoevangelizethepoor. chose who Founder the to back goes option the Oblates, for But I remember visiting poor farmers in a remote a in farmers poor visiting remember I hud e i. e i wn h pol cmlie t m ta atr one after that me to complained people The win. did He win. he should electricity. Several years earlier in a in earlier years electricity.Several baryo Diakonia captain asked me to bless the bridge. I told him I could not bless the bless not could I him told I bridge. the bless to me asked captain is preferentially for the poor. I have never had any ” (see Lk. 4:18; Is. 61:1) Option for the for Option 61:1) Is. 4:18; Lk. (see ” barangay baryo for a meeting with BEC leaders. That was baryo (village)hall. in the Arakan Valley,the Arakan in of Diocese baryo in Nueva Segovia. Acan Nueva in Evan - 6

- - Synod on the Life and Ministry of Bishops, Pope John Paul II instructs of ReligiousSisters. communities with partnership in Peoples Indigenous of care take ally usu Coabato and Kidapawan in Oblates the God, Thank Cotabato. in cese of Kidapawan, the Kankaneys in Nueva Segovia, and the Dio Manobos the in B’laans Manobos, Iranons, as such peoples indigenous of most interestedin. for fouryears. Ordinary Council of the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. We were together in Rome the to elected were I JorgeBergoglioand Cardinal which in Synod the was deed! This “ head, my on pat a with me to said Ratzinger Cardinal session, that after break coffee the At to includetheminour trafficking. human in children and need women We exploited workers, Fighters Freedom (BIFF), Islamic those who are victims of drugs, Bangsamoro families left behind by overseas the of faction ISIS-inspired the as such groups Islamic radical armed by threatened are or insecure Si’ that refugees change climate drought, and flood of victims of now thepoorhavenewfaces. New FacesofthePoor be both the poorandaman. a Bishop not only to be a reminds us of, those dislocated by armed conflicts, those who feel who those conflicts, armed by dislocated those of, us reminds In his post-synodal exhortation, Of great personal concern to me is the isolation and marginalization However, it is about the living of their faith in daily life I would be In the Archdiocese of Cotabato, these new faces are the thousands the are faces new the these In Cotabato, of Archdiocese poor.the of cries the to frequently very respond And to had have I we work…. our them give preference.” C. 8. we “We faces; will always be many close to the people their with whom with poor the are These 5: C ministry,and life my In have I 7 Bellisimo This required attribute of a Bishop came from my intervention at the Synod. the at intervention my from came Bishop a of attribute required This vir pauperum .” I felt like a small boy being patted on the head because of a good a of because head the on patted being boy small a like felt I .” and diakonia 7 vir pauperum vir pauper. ofthepoor. tried Pastores Gregis but also a to be true to my words. I must I words. my to true be to vir pauper , after the Bishops’ – a man of Laudato - -

Oblatio l 281 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 282 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies hours to reach the mountain village of Licungan in the Archdiocese of the Archdiocese in Licungan of village mountain the reach to hours 6 likewise and Kidapawan, of Valley,Diocese Arakan in Ganatan of farmers poor the reach to hours six for hiked I So village. the reach to or horses no are rides in front of the driver, and another three or four behind him. If there by or horseback on products their bring farmers poor The season. rainy the during passable hardly mountainous, and rugged are them to Roads diocese. the of barrios est remot the in found are touched least the experience, personal my In can survive despite lack of school knowledge and often lack of food. of lack often and knowledge school of lack despite survive can the lowlands would find it impossible to survive in the forests. But IP’s in people the that them tell often I accessible. are development nomic eco and social of benefits the where plains the in people educated the mountains I feel their sense of inferiority as they compare themselves to A LiberatingDiakonia indeed a am I feel I that then is It joy. great with bishop missionary a of heart the fills truly It trails. mountain rocky rugged the negotiate to needed breath of shortness and sweat the for compensates than more that Lord meet their bishop for the first time in their history, is a blessing from the the firstofsome40evertobeconfirmedinvillagechapel. were men old three the day man.” next a The like looks “He said, third one them ask, “Is that the Bishop?” The second said, “Maybe.” And the el. Three old natives were squatting at a distance, looking at me. I heard sweat and leaned my back against the bamboo wall of the village chap hike, I was very tired and sat down to rest. I six-hour took the off After bishop. my a T-shirtseen never wet had with years 400 in who peoples Nueva Segovia. When visiting the poorest of the poor in remote barrios or in the in or barrios remote in poor the of poorest the visiting When ters ofGod. daugh and sons as and beings human as dignity their of sciousness C 8: We strive to bring all people – especially the poor – to full con The joy of the people who are least touched by the Church, or who indigenous of village mountain a is Segovia Nueva in Licungan Church. the by touched least are that those to is commitment Our Missionary habal-habal Oblate. , then one must hike for three to six hours six to three for hike must one then , habal-habal , motorcycles on which one which on motorcycles , - - - - - powerful have. and rich the that dignity human same the have They God. by created ever Spirit what they believe in. Everyone of has equal dignity as daughters human beings and sons of nobility the have They image. God’s a with unto created loved. are being They feel and love will. can gifted human They been have They things. of truth the seek and think can superior toschooling. of nature, of knowledge their is It accompany themtowardsthejusticeofGod’s reign. to humility, and simplicity in them with be to rights, God-given their vows. Poverty is a sign of Oblate solidarity with the poor, in defense of elaborate on them a bit more. They include a sign-value for each of the evangelical counsels were all about. Today, the Constitutions and Rules the what Church, the of teachings the following obedience, straightforward, were and poverty, chastity, of counsels evangelical the of tion descrip study.The to Rules and Constitutions the of version 1826 in of story Jesus.” the “telling as pedagogy evangelizing this of spoke Asia of simply tell stories about Jesus, his words and his miracles. The Bishops would I Heaven.” of Kingdom the is theirs for poor, imagining, the are beyond “Blessed poor the dignified and sake our for poor became C 20: Our choice of poverty compels us to enter into a closer com closer a into enter to us compels poverty of choice Our 20: C At our 1956-57 Novitiate in Mission, Texas we were given the Lat (cf. Lk1:52). who brings down the mighty from their thrones and exalts the lowly God to cry a is which voiceless, the of clamour the heard make and Jesus Christ and the new world born of his resurrection. We will hear of presence liberating the Weannounce justice. and God’sholiness to witness WeChurch…. bear prophetic a of members We9: are C who God, of Son the Jesus, about them teach to on go would I intelligence. with them They gifted has God that them tell would I selfishness andopentosharing. er and wealth and to proclaim the coming of a new world freed from munion with Jesus and with the poor, to contest the excesses of pow fauna and flora in the forest, that is that forest, the in - - - - -

Oblatio l 283 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 284 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies constant threats. At the concluding Eucharistic celebration, we still did still we threats. celebration, constant Eucharistic concluding the At demoralized including myself. Lay leaders wanted to lie low because of Favali, PIME. It was a time when the whole Church in Kidapawan was Fr.Tullioof and Roxas Sofronio of killing the after Kidapawan in bly Bishop. assem general pastoral a called for I time when the was There “If there is any money in my account, use it.” I also have to follow the follow to have also I it.” use account, my in money any is there “If answer, simply I funds?” your use we May funds. “Weenough have me, don’t informs office business the If it. of care takes Archdiocese the of office business The etc. needs, medical emergency poor,for the for scholarships for used are funds Personal refunds. no with – needs its for funds my used often has Cotabato of the Archdiocese and cese, the by use for available Archdio are commitments various from earn I material from goods, to detachment share what I have have with someone who needs to it more. poverty,Whatever of spirit the keep to best my try poverty,I of rule the by bound longer no am I poor.Although of ourpreferentiallovethepoor. part poor.is the That serve to are They value. liberating and ethical an have resources deeply. temporal and Accumulated seriously on reflect God. of Kingdom to Athe need for we and thought poor the of service way for such material possessions to be redeemed is to place them at the gious institutions are rich in temporal possessions. He said that the only reli and Church the that observing Galilea, Segundo theologian, ican Latin-Amer the remember I Poor. the of Church the to likewise plies and helplessness. powerlessness from Spirit Holy the by liberation was It hope! and age cour evangelical into transformed Demoralization God!” of Kingdom “ assembly, pastoral the from cry collective a by startled was I homily, sheep among wolves… They will hale you into court…” As I ended my “… passage: Youthe on was homily like My are do. to what know not Padayon! Hangtud sa Gingharian sa Dios sa Gingharian sa Hangtud Padayon! I have tried as a Bishop and as a Cardinal to have such love of the of love such have to Cardinal a as and Bishop a as tried have I ap poor the for liberation of value sign a as poverty Evangelical Feeling weak and helpless darity. soli and hope patience, their own our making especially poor, the met, we be may feel weak to and helpless. It needs is then that the we can learn and from mission our of demands the with faced When . How true these words are in my life as a !”

“Push on – towards the towards – on “Push ------Proclaiming theKingdomtoPoor sonal funds. per own my of as well as Archdiocese the of resources temporal the of administration the in accountability and transparency of principles God-made-poor, whose parents were poor, who came from a poor vil poor a from came poor,who were parents God-made-poor,whose the is Jesus who about them to speak would I deprivation. and poverty nity and the transformation that Jesus has wrought in them despite their dig their of aware them making and them ennobling of one been ways Evangelizing andBeingEvangelizedbythePoor Justice inthe World remindsus. Bishops’on God’sthe 1971 of as of preaching word Synod the of sion dimen constitutive a is It behalf. their on transformation social entails gral liberation in the Kingdom of God that we proclaim to the poor. This human person, ignorance, poverty, sickness and the like. It is such inte integral human liberation, liberation from everything that oppresses of the terms in Evangelization of mission Church’s the of speaks (1975) in VI Paul Pope presence. liberating its and God the liberatingpresenceofGod’s reign. person. The liberating presence of the Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus into our space and time. He inaugurated the Kingdom of God in his own fied and Risen Jesus that the Reign of God lives while its power irrupts Cruci the through and in is it truth (FABC).In Bishops’Conferences much less as missionary questions. Neither did the Federation of Asian problems, theological as Regnocentrism and Christocentrism consider the task of Interreligious Dialogue. Our Constitutions and Rules do not ologians who tend to bracket out Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of God, in officials have raised questions on the Regnocentrism of some Asian the My experience of conversing with the poor in their chapels has al has chapels their in poor the with conversing of experience My Christ and the Kingdom of God (cf. Mt.6:33). else all before it seek to and God of Kingdom the Weproclaim 4). C. in Cor. cited (1 2:2, crucified.” 11:him C Weand “Christ preach To the poor as our preferential option we proclaim the Reign of Reign the proclaim we option preferential our as poor the To . Christus et Regnum. Evangelii Nuntiandi Evangelii Some Church is ------

Oblatio l 285 l Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo Oblatio l 286 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies the downtrodden and oppressed, the hungry and homeless, the child in child the homeless, and hungry the oppressed, and downtrodden the proclaim to them the Good News. The poor, the marginalized, the sick, the very day he died. To tell the poor that Jesus identifies with them is to repentant thief who was but the firstpoor to receivea his assurance ofwas salvation on It God. of blessings the with rich become might poor broken hearted, to prisoners, to the oppressed. He became poor that the poor,the the to to God of Reign the of News Good the preach to Spirit Holy the by anointed poor.was the He for were healing of powers His poor,poor,the blessed. the among poor among lived the walked called lage, who called poor and unlearned fishermen as his first disciples. He be mindfulofthe poor. Letusbeaware thattheyhaveincredibleevangelizing power.” the Poor. Illustrating with examples from my Kidapawan experiences I said, “We are to like the poor Jesus in his simplicity and solidarity with the poor. He was Bishop and as a Cardinal I strive always to be close to the poor and to be the midstofmiseryanddeprivation,sharingin ofpoverty. and psychological, economic answer. emotional, complicated a require could that tion ques a to faith deep of answer simple AGod.” on depend “We said. “ tragedy. with coping were they how them a group of farmers whose crops had been destroyed by drought. I asked poverty.their of midst visited the I in Once another one helping of and God’s responsetotheirsituation. for waiting patiently of providence, divine of ways unscheduled the of and sistersofJesus. They are hisfaces. rags begging in the streets, prisoners – these are the least of the brothers 8 This is the reason why in my pastoral ministry and way of life as a They, indeed,haveevangelizingpower. in hope Providence, Divine in trust learn I that poor the from is It hardships, of endurance patient of virtue the them from learned I own God’s of value the learn I where poor the from is It the Gospelweproclaim. ways new in hear us make can they for them, with work we as ized R 8a: We will let our lives be enriched by the poor and the marginal Many years ago the Australian Bishops invited me to speak about the Church of 8 Bahala na sa Dios sa na Bahala ,” they ,” kairos - - , leave everythingtobedisciplesofChrist. been mydiscipleshipofJesus. of thehumbleJesuslivinginsimplicityandsolidaritywithpoor. vision Gospel the than less nothing and more nothing is Congregation even Bishops,defertoyou,andgiveyouthecentralseatattable. People, humble. be to difficult is it Cardinal, a Being heart. of humble head ofthetable.” that’ssit, I the “Wherever saying, liked he where down sat He table. the of head the at of Reign God. the to poor the of accompaniment our in Jesus of disciples zealous and daring men, apostolic be to us assist surely will Patroness, to lethimliveinus”(C.2). prayer and in mission, “to know him more deeply, to identify with him, Oblate disciple of the Lord. We cannot be such unless we daily the strive in of hallmarks the are They Rules. and Constitutions the to Preface tive features of the Oblate missionary envisioned by our Founder in his distinc the mind my to are these – poor the for opting servant-leader, 9 and Queen our Mother, Blessed our of intercession powerful The a be to striving Gospel, the proclaim to undared nothing Leaving C 2: We are men ‘set apart for the Gospel’ (Rom 1:1), men ready to has life and ministry episcopal my of framework overarching The the for vision and charism Founder’sHoly Yetour - know we this I remember an anecdote about the great Winston Churchill. He was led to sit to led was He Churchill. Winston great the about anecdote an remember I Orlando B.Cardinal Quevedo, Archbishop EmeritusofCotabato 9

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A Struggles andits Urgency”, our preference.”(C5). can fully bring. These are the poor with their many faces; we give them Christ Jesus only which hope the for and salvation for out cries dition 1 down themightyfromtheirthrones andexaltsthelowly. (C9). brings who God to cry a is which voiceless, the of clamour the heard We, the Oblates, as members the prophetic Church, will hear and make in whomthecrossofChristisbeinglivedout. ones arethe they ones; excluded the them. are of They all about said being is It center? the at than rather edges the on Those suicide? of taged? The victims of prejudice? The sick? The mentally ill? Victims The refugees? The persecuted? The economic and socially disadvan manshould unborn? The today? said being this one is whom Of people.” the for that die is better “It crucifixion): the before Jesus of saying today (echoing the words that Caiaphas, the High Priest, said is society whom of rights,” have to right the have don’t who those are poor “The it, Theology,puts Liberation of father the Gutierrez, also define the poor): The poor are the “excluded ones.” As Gustavo we might draw this conclusion (which is in essence how the 19 late the in France Southern – context historical ticular elderly? Lookingatthefounder’spar within his the poor option for The unborn? The Immigrants? disadvantaged? economically the ly primari it Is poor? the are Who question: the ask to important is it Since the Oblate charism has an option for the poor at its very heart, Ron we work our Mission is especially to those people whose con whose people those to especially is Mission our work we …Wherever abandoned. most the to Kingdom His and Christ proclaim to is Church the in service principal our Oblates, s FOR SOCIETY R r e s i e h l o THE MISSIONOF ,

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His prophetic voice prophetic His Religion’. and Society for Centre ‘The of founder Fr.late the Tissa than Balasuriya other society.none our is He in force transforming and living a Charism Oblate making Peace, and Justice of cause the championed who Oblate, visionary brave a such that left political and religious leadership utterly confused and groping and confused utterly leadership religious and political left that out in 1971 in all its fury precipitating an unprecedented national crisis graduates. broke unemployed uprising being youth of The prospect the in rural hinterland, and that they were becoming increasingly restless at im those especially was youth, the of aspirations the meet to failed then parted it as education that realized He country. the in youth the of mood changing the to attuned was Balasuriya Fr. region, Asian the in movement student Catholic the and education tertiary in involved ing Be attention. any paid few but horizon, the on discernible already was too findsitselfinthemidstofanti-peopledevelopments andtrends. times our in CSR the then, was society.it the As of sections ginalized mar and victimized of cause the up taking in trail a blaze to continued has Centre the Charism, Oblate the by given impetus the and Council VaticanSecond the from emanating thinking new radically the and als Province ofColombo,SriLanka. Oblate the of arm Creation of Integrity today,and Peace Justice, the as ‘Oblate into work’. Oblate’, an of ‘work a being from (CSR), Religion and helped transform Fr. Tissa’s work, in and through the Centre for Society Superiors, Religious the by support and recognition This 9b). (R riors, Supe Religious his by supported and tested heard, but stifled, not was In the waning years of the 60s the gathering storm of youth unrest youth of storm gathering the 60s the of years waning the In upheav socio-political to response in and amidst 1971 in Begun The Centre for Society and Religion continues to serve our Society of story the is Religion and Society for Centre the of story The God. (R9a) of image the in created person human of dignity the on based ciety so a build to poverty and oppression of cause a is that all change to contribute thereby and peace and justice of cause the to themselves committed have Oblates some Spirit, the of call the to Responding R e l a n o i t a /B d n u o r g k c a i m o - , the , - - - - - tions in the country), scholars and social activists joined in these ses these in joined activists social and scholars country), the in tions posi leadership to rose later whom of (some politicians Many respect. and acceptance mutual of atmosphere an in freely aired be could ions opin dissenting where forum only the was CSR organizationsexisted, society civil few a only when al time a and At proposed. solutions discussed ternative be can issues pressing such where forum friendly that besoughttocrushtherebellionwithforce. country,powers the the of youth educated the of grievances legitimate the addressing of Instead wrong. went things where to as dark the in the values, relationships, social structures and religions in the country the in religions and structures social relationships, values, the ideology.But and culture religion, superseded and resources and land of distribution equitable an demanded problem fundamental nity,This people’sthe but ideologies dominant two the dig with life for struggle people of Sri Lanka and Asia was not the battle for supremacy between elsewhere, CSR firmly held the view that the real problem faced by the debated hotly were economy free-market and socialism of merits tive rela the While colonialism. of form new a to subjugated being again International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the country was once opment policies pursued by successive governments at the behest of the ‘trickle-down’devel the and policies, economic centrally-planned the researchers, scholars andstudents. for resources valuable been have publications CSR and library the Both articles. newspaper and periodicals books, of library comprehensive a maintains CSR published. been also contextual have theology on books of number A opinion. public and processes ing mak policy influence to CSR enabled have on, so and dossiers papers, ‘ tice’, Jus (‘Social reviews books, of Publication publications. as audience in governance. participation youth for avenues of creation the and training vocational and education in reforms far-reaching proposed CSR solutions as and discussed exhaustively were youth the by faced problems The sions. ih r-aiait mre-retd cnmc oiis replacing policies economic market-oriented pro-capitalist, With The outcomes of CSR forums have been made available to a wider open, an creating of step bold the took instead, Balasuriya, Fr. 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The very CSR’sthe to impetus new re liberative the harness to endeavours own arena of human struggles and promote dialogue with other faiths gave a the into squarely Church the Vaticanthe bring of to ity.attempt II The spiritual and justice between link inseparable the stressed consistently CSR victims, the dehumanize that issues justice with concerned be to bate thealreadygraveinjustices. could offer neither alternatives nor analysis and this could only exacer recognized the importance of harnessing the liberative thrust of reli of thrust liberative the harnessing of importance the recognized CSR opiate, an as religion rejected which ideologies these unlike But, socialism. and Marxism like ideologies political and humanist of those as well as faiths other of elements liberative the accepted CSR eration. in our multi-religious society in the Church’s efforts toward human lib its mission and also to be open to the liberative elements of other faiths rediscover to order in roots the to back go to Church the challenge to ing a Sri Lankan theology and spirituality of liberation. CSR continued cial justice issues and also undergirded its pioneering efforts in promot people astrulyliberatedpersons. who not only went about doing good but ardently desired the growth of of CSR. Thus, the mission of CSR came to be modeled on that of Jesus mission and vision the on influence marked a had poor the of eration paradigm for the Church to be actively (politically) involved in the lib new a presented that theologians liberation other of writings the and Liberation’‘AGutierrez’of work, Gustavo Theology ground-breaking justice. on based was and political necessarily was Church the of sion mis prophetic the that fact the of conscious much very was CSR cal. Undaunted, leadership. CSR continuedtobeguidedbythisnewlineofthinking. Church the from response lukewarm evoked a it only but people, marginalized the and poor the with more concerned be to Church the bring to hoping Synod, National the and tion Conven Pastoral National the like forums Church Vaticanin the II of thinking new the promoted vigorously CSR spheres. two the between This socio-spiritual vision energized the involvement of CSR in so However, the CSR’s stance vis-à-vis justice issues was not apoliti religions tradition-bound country’s the of failure the Lamenting ------personal, social and human transformations must take place based on based place take must transformations human and social personal, poor.All the to listening by much learn can turn in and religions that transformation also social in role meaningful a play can values tural cul and religious that convinced firmly was CSR task, this In ologies. ide different to openness and values cultural and spiritual by nurtured development economic and justice social of vision a promote to opted CSR work, of JesusandthehumanisticvaluesMarxism. life the in personified as liberation human of vision Biblical the gions, several Districts of the country. Rural and urban environmental issues environmental urban and country.Rural the of Districts several in functioning now are which Citizens’Forums through out carried is in work organizations.other with tandem CSR’spresent, At and areas rural in work rights human protect issues, national analyze re to and ligions races different of persons together brought that level village at organizations women’s and peasants’ youth, form to able thus was CSR consensus. and unity about bringing of capable was alone which religion, and race transcends that identity new a requires This action. liberation of The the village could be village. achieved through community political the of transformation social the in poor role active rural an the play to and peasants the re-awakening of means a as mittees arrival inwhathasnowcometoknownas‘SummitPura’. the authorities. But CSR has by been working with these forgotten people since their completely there still are people Summit-displaced The Summit. 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Oblatio l 295 l Rohan Silva Oblatio l 296 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies one ofCSR’s priorities. ciliation between ethnic communities has been, and will continue to be, poor. Recon the of liberation the for struggles the in pathfinder a and forcement aredestabilizingthesociety. en law and judiciary the in and interference political law impunity,order,and in breakdown despair; and poverty of abyss more the pushing into people thus areas coastal and cities from poor the displacing ‘trickle-down’of models revive to tempts are development and growth between estranged communities; On the economic front, misguided at for humanliberation. struggles just their and poor the of wisdom the all, above and ologies, ide humanistic religions, of resources liberative the Charism, Oblate In these endeavors, CSR will continue to draw inspiration from the opinions divergent for forum a be to continue will However,CSR [email protected] Rohan Silva, Sri Lanka i m o - - - - A rams”, “ students informationbutalso forallthemembersofourProvince. modaya” which is a power house of spiritual deepening not only for our “Aan ashram own our have we that Now exposure. for ashrams ferent dif to sent been have oblates the and one inculturated an been has tion forma religious our Mission Oblate Indian the of beginning the From our through way unique an in this doing been have we ministries and missions our ing the poor through our personal, community and pastoral life, through evangeliz besides Hence, one. multi-lingual and multi-cultural gious, multi-reli a been has 1968, since working and living been have India, times the on depending culture, to culture place, to to place person, person from vary actualized and lived understood, is charism this way the but world the in anywhere living Oblates, the all for same the seekers tohaveaMysticalExperienceofGod. life. of way this global quest for genuine spirituality would be to explore the ashram to response Christian of way authentic One life. their in Divine the ing faiths. People are seeking for authentic and practical ways all of of experienc people among abroad and India in life of way ashram the in est yearning for a holistic integration of life. Today there is a growing inter 1 The Oblate Charism is “Evangelizing the poor” and this Charism is

and the call of history of call the and Cf. Sebastian Cf. Vidyajyothi ma, which means relentless pursuit of the Divine, and a deep a and Divine, the of pursuit relentless means which ma, a-sra term Sanskrit the from derived is ashram word dia. The In of heritage spiritual the of element integral an are shrams THE MISSIONOF 1 inculturated way of life of way inculturated The ashram provides the most suitable soil for genuine for soil suitable most the provides ashram The ” (March-2001), 214. P h t a d a n i a & C a n n i h THE OBLATE CHARISM , “The Spiritual and Theological Perspectives of Ash Perspectives Theological and Spiritual “The , P P . The context in which, we, the Oblates in Oblates the we, which, in context The n a

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Oblatio l 297 l Chinnappan Mariasusai Oblatio l 298 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies by setting in motion an Ashram named “Aanmodaya”. The foundation The “Aanmodaya”. named an Ashram motion in setting by evangelization of field the land in grounds new great broke Oblates the the India, of in presence Oblates of years two twenty nearly After an have to India Ashram. in oblates the of decision unanimous the was it theologizing, contextual the for provide could it ambience the inculturation and of efforts the in play could Ashram the role the and ity and hospital renunciation, and detachment interiority total of life a life, of simplicity contemplation, by characterized life a life, mystical) “ with the sadhakas - God-seekers - Religious, priests and lay people who lates, both Priests and Brothers, who form the ashram community along Ob the is it Now years. about10 for ashram the of administration the in helping were and community ashram the of core-group the formed madhi on11 continued to live in the Ashram as the Aacharya Guru, attained Mahasa tor of the Ashram on 4 discourses. Fr. Chinnappan Maria Soosai,omi took charge as the Direc and writings his through and life very his through spirituality ligious inter-re and spirituality Christian Indian inculturation, of field the in experience rich his contributing India, outside as well as within known the made the Ashram and of chargeAshram the took in Ashram year a than more for Swami. Amalraj with was who Samarakone,omi Joseph he crossed the other shore on 9 Unfortunately, oblates. Indian first the of one OMI, Jesudoss, Amalraj adickam, SJ,on17 Gnan Casmir Arch-Bishop Late the by inaugurated was Ashram The within. Self Divine the to awakening awakening’words, ‘self other in self and Aanmodaya was Ashram Oblate the to given name The 1990. October of 14th on stone for the ashram was laid by Canadian Oblate Fr. Dennis Dancause Vie OblateLife 2 Sisters DMI of group a the Ashram, of foundation the from Right wasSwami the ashram of Guru Acharya first and Founder The (ascetic/ sannyasic for an Ashram of potential great the Realizing Cf. Amalraj Cf. Udhayam th T ; it is a hybrid a Tamilis it ; - word Sanskrit ” 66(2007),113. of September, 2017. e h H J s s a d u s e l a c i r o t s i meaning Awakening. So together Aanmodaya means th Feb1992. th October 2012. Swami Joseph Samarakone who , “The Ashram way of life and the Oblate way of life”, of way Oblate the and life of way Ashram “The , V w e i th March, 1995 in a road accident. Swami

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silence , meditation and engage in dialogue of life or just be, rest awhile nationality,or race code, in time spend and come to religion, or gender or colour,creed or caste of discrimination any without old, and young atmosphere of silence and solitude, where people from all walks of life, life. their about discernment of process a through go to as well as growth come to the ashram to spend quality time for personal renewal, spiritual 67(2008), 117. Jesus’of (chanting Namajapa name). with ends day the and (meditation) dhyanam with begins ashram Word.the the of in day The celebration the and (meditation) dhyanam of mainly consists samdhya Every evening. and midday morning, prayer: of hours important three God’s kingdom. building and faiths all of people among harmony and peace promoting of one is ashram the of goal However,main ashram. the the to coming persons of lives the in cultivated or instilled in be would mentions Beatitudes, the Jesus that attitudes the where garden nursery a as serve could ashram that Aanmodaya convinced was He 5:3-11). (Mt Gospel visualized Aanmodaya Ashram as an expression of the beatitudes of the embedded inthespiritualheritageofourland-Inculturation. life- style of our people; a life which is deeply rooted in the Gospel and characterized by deep interiority and simplicity, a life which reflects the life a live women, and men both - ashramites other with along oblates, and resumetheirlife’s journey. 6 5 4 3 - samdhyas three the around revolves Ashram oblate our in Life Swami Amalraj, of group a where space open an is therefore, Oblate Ashram, Our of goal The good space, sacred a provide to is ashram Aanmodaya Cf. Cf. Cf. Joseph Cf., S J ibid s s a d u s e e n o k a r a m a .. 5 , p.114. S T e n o k a r a m a e h , p.118. G L i m o e f i l a o , the founder and the first Guru of the Ashram,

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Oblatio l 299 l Chinnappan Mariasusai Oblatio l 300 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies come to our to come sim of life our By lifestyle. simple our to witness Ashram who people and life of walk any from people welcomes community, nature, with open an being one hearts. Ashram and minds their being to joy and peace brings to exposure their and cities and towns from come who people to atmosphere peaceful and quiet provides Ashram The traditions. religious all Wordthe from of Celebration the to given is attention special and prayer of forms Indian (meditation), dhyanam to initiated are abroad and India from people and Christians both ple, peo of number a Quite ashram. the of activities the all springs which from wellspring the is and ashram, every of heart the at is Meditation - according to the Indian Rite - an inculturated liturgy.inculturated an - Rite Indian the other to of according Festivals everyday celebrated is Eucharist The well. as traditions religious other from also but Bible Holy the from only not inspiration draw incultur we ated, is worship and prayer every ashram our In faiths. religious other to relation in faith their see and it contextualize to learn India, of ituality helps people know the richness of their own faith in the context logue from the beginning. The course we offer on Indian Christian Spir Indian ChristianSpiritualityandInculturation ligious hasbeentheprincipalministryofourashram. Religions. Forming interreligious persons and preparing priests and re prayers other of of Scriptures different learn too they silence, forms and meditation like Indian land, our of traditions religious the learn to opportunities providing Besides services. our from benefit and quently Preparing PriestsandReligious welcome totheashram. background they come from. There is no restriction whatsoever; all are Hospitality plicity andcontentment,webecomesignsofGod’s Kingdom. Our ashram has been serving as a centre of Spirituality and Dia and Spirituality of centre a as serving been has ashram Our fre ashram our to come who religious and priests the mostly is It Our Ashram has been open and hospitable to people whichever the M s e i r t s i n i

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Oblatio l 301 l Chinnappan Mariasusai Oblatio l 302 l Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies Our reaching outtothepoor ness againstallformsofinjusticeandconsumerism. bles us to be in solidarity with the poor and silently bear prophetic wit ena This (aparigraha). non-possessiveness cultivate and forms its all in (kama) desire out root to us helps 39) C. OMI (cf. (ananda) fulness Prophetic Witness Fernandes &George Kunduru(Bangalore:Dharmaram Publication),2002,p.131. India”, in life by Nature for Caring Health, Holistic on Seminar priests, and gious reli of accompaniment and animation personal through Discernment and life of Renewal couples, married the to Guidance and Counselling their ministryandtoconductmedicalcampswelfare programs. sociates and they make use of our ashram for training lay-volunteers for the poor and the marginalized in Kanchipuram District are our close as by itsspiritofsimplicityandjoyfulness. silently against all the evils of the world, especially the material world, protesting and poor the with solidarity manifesting in role vital a plays Ashram Oblate our Hence needs. different their meet to try and faces many their in poor are who others with concern and love our share do shelter.poor,materially are who people helping we and caring Besides and food for anytime at ashram our to come to free feel homeless and poor are surgeries. who major Many some for help financial and house new a building married, children their getting like other family the of and needs medication children, their of education the for ashram the on depend people These ashram. the of activities daily the in part take and community ashram regular the of parcel and part form living, their People who live around the ashram besides working on the farm to earn 10 9 youth, to awakening Spiritual children, school Valueto education Some of the Non-govenmental organizations which are working for people. poor of lot a attracts ashram the of style life- simple The Our simplicity of life, our spirit of contentment (santhosa) and joy Cf. Cf. Joseph Samarakone, Joseph Cf. J s s a d u s e Renewed Efforts at inculturation for an Indian Church Indian an for inculturation at Efforts Renewed T e h , p.117.

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Publiée 3 fois par an sous la direction des Études et Recherches Oblates – Centre des Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée ayant son siège à la Maison générale à Rome – la revue Oblatio prend le relais de « Vie Oblate Life » et « Documentation OMI ». Adressée à toute la Famille Mazenodienne, elle concerne la vie de communauté et la mission des Oblats, leur spiritualité et Comité de Rédaction / Editing Committee / Comité de Redacción Fabio Ciardi, Dir. / Ed.: Bernard Keradec, Jean-Baptiste Malenge, Frank Santucci, Francis leur histoire, afin d’en faire progresser l’identité, l’unité dans Efrem Zabala, Paweł Zając. la communion, la connaissance du présent et l’espérance pour l’avenir. Associés / Partners / Asociados: Association des Instituts oblats d’Enseignement Supérieur / Association of Oblate Institutes of Higher Learning / Asociación de Institutos Oblatos de Enseñanza Superior: Université St. Paul / Saint Paul University, Ottawa - Notre Dame University, Cotabato - Oblate School of Oblatio is published 3 times a year under the direction of Theology, San Antonio - Institut St-Eugène de Mazenod, Kinshasa - St. Joseph’s Theological the office of Oblate Studies and Research, of the Missionary Institute, Cedara - Institute of Missiology, Card. Stefan Wyszy ´nski University in Warsaw. Oblates of Mary Immaculate at the General House in Rome. Scolasticats oblats / Oblate Scholasticate / Escolasticados oblatos: Scolasticato Internazi- It is a continuation of “Vie Oblate Life” (Ottawa, Canada) onale, Roma - Philosophat “Yves Plumey”, Yaoundé, Cameroun - Scolasticat, Fianarantsoa, and “Documentation OMI” (Rome). Addressed to the entire Madagascar - Scolasticat st. Eugène de Mazenod, Kintambo, Rép. Dém. Du Congo - Oblate Mazenodian Family, it considers Oblate community life, Scholasticate, Kandy, Sri Lanka - Scholasticate, Poonamallee, India - House of Study, Pune, India - Scholasticate, Quezon City, Philippines - Wisma de Mazenod, Yogyakarta, Indone- mission, spirituality and history, in order to foster oblate identity, sia - St. Mary’s Scholasticate, Mulgrave, Australia - Oblate Scholasticate, Obra, Poland communion, to understand the present, hopes for the future. - Scolasticato OMI, Frascati, Italia.

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Tu t’es comporté saintement ta vie durant, afin d’être une image digne 23 du Christ, le Grand Prêtre. Tu t’es fait docile à ses enseignements, fermement résolu à affirmer sa vérité, gardien de la foi en toutes les Oblatio circonstances de la vie, constant et infatigable, exemple de vertu, témoin d’un mode de vie et d’une compréhension différente de la vie, en cette époque minée par le désir immodéré des plaisirs et encline à un nouveau paganisme. (Jean Paul II au cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, le 30 mai 1979) You have been able to order the holiness of your life in such manner as Revue de Vie Oblate to be a true picture of Christ the Sovereign Priest. From that same source you have proved to be docile to His Commands, steadfast assertor of His Truth, a guardian of the Faith in every circumstances of life, constant Review of Oblate Life and untiring in work and example of virtues, a pattern of living and Revista de Vida Oblata interpreting life in a manner quite different from that of our times portray Oblati of unbridled seeking of pleasure, rushing headlong into a new paganism. (John Paul II to the Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, 30/05/1979) • Servant of God Thomas Cardinal Cooray, OMI. Has mantenido una conducta santa en tu vida, de tal manera que sea una An Icon of a Visionary and saintly Shepherd verdadera imagen de Cristo, el Sumo Sacerdote. De la misma fuente, te • Francis Cardinal George, OMI. Preacher-Prophet hiciste dócil a sus enseñanzas; firme defensor de su Verdad; un guardián on the Significant Social Issues de la Fe en todas las circunstancias de la vida; un trabajador constante y diligente, y un modelo de virtud; testimonio de una forma de vida • Penser la mission y de entender la vida de una manera muy diferente a la de nuestros • Paradigm Shift in Mission, Unity and Dialogue tiempos socavada por el deseo excesivo de placeres e inclinada hacia un • A Consecrated Virgin living in the World as a member nuevo paganismo. (Juan Pablo II al Cardenal Tomas Benjamin Cooray. of the Mazenodian Family 30/05/1979) • Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies: Chennai 2019 VIII - 2019/2

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