Pallottines Bearing the Promise of Hope During Covid-19 in 51 Countries to St

A W E A R E A M I S S I O N S P E C I A L ALL THAT IS GOOD!

PALLOTTINES BEARING THE PROMISE OF HOPE DURING COVID-19 IN 51 COUNTRIES TO ST. JOSEPH & POPE FRANCIS TWO PROTECTORS OF THE CHURCH, ONE IN HEAVEN, THE OTHER ON EARTH

51 COUNTRIES

ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DR CONGO, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GRAND CAYMAN, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ITALY, IVORY COAST, MALAWI, MEXICO, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGERIA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, USA, VATICAN CITY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, ZAMBIA

All stories, design, & publication by Julianne Calzonetti To contact, [email protected] EDITOR'S NOTE

#AllThatIsGood Campaign

We Are A Mission's #AllThatIsGood campaign was launched at the height of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, so to be a bearer of the promises of hope in light of Covid-19. Our goodness today changes humanity's tomorrow.

As Pope Francis says, "The balm of holiness generated by the good lives of so many people can heal the wounds of the world."

#Pallottines WE ARE A MISSION MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR GENERAL

“May God put an end to this tragedy – this pandemic – and have mercy on us. And may He put an end to the other terrible pandemics of hunger, war, and uneducated children." (Pope Francis, morning homily during Rome's quarantine)

These truths of the Holy Father remind us how great is the poverty of indifference; and that the grace of healing must extend beyond what the immediate eye can see, and perhaps what it has even been accustomed to. Hence in this time of the Coronavirus, while remembering and praying for all the victims, we also remember the poor of all the world; who go to bed on an empty stomach, and sleep with the sky as their roof.

There have been outstanding charitable and merciful works in the Pallottine world, and this magazine is an opportunity to recognize and thank all of those involved in these marvelous acts of charity. As Pope Francis says, "if you want to know what you actually have to do, read Matthew 25." This is the paradox of Christian life; the last judgement is purely based on fraternal charity. Therefore, there's an importance- and an ultimatum- in going beyond theory; the important thing is to get involved in concrete deeds. Service is the action of love.

We Are A Mission's #AllThatIsGood campaign shares the stories of Pallottines as bearers of the promises of hope, showing that through holiness and gratuitousness, humanity is not determined by Covid-19, but Covid-19 is determined by humanity.

I thank each and every one of you. Please continue sending your contributions, so we can encourage the world to do good! Fr. Jacob Nampudakam SAC CONTENTS ALL THAT IS GOOD

09 #ALLTHATISGOOD

10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

11 SRI LANKA

12 INDIA

14 PHILIPPINES

15 TAIWAN

16 HONG KONG

17 BURKINA FASO / IVORY COAST / CAMEROON / RWANDA

19 IVORY COAST

20 ZAMBIA

21 KENYA / DR CONGO / MALAWI

22 VATICAN CITY

26 CZECH REPUBLIC

27 SWITZERLAND

28 BELARUS / CROATIA / SPAIN

29 MEXICO / PORTUGAL / ITALY

30 COLOMBIA / PORTUGAL

31 BOLIVIA Mission's Editor, Julianne Calzonetti 32 BRAZIL - ST. JOSEPH

33 BRAZIL - FAMILY WEEK

34 COLOMBIA

35 PERU

36 USA 37 CANADA

38 BARBADOS

39 CUBA

YOUTH IN ACTION

40 YOUTH

41 VATICAN CITY

42 PHILIPPINES

43 VIETNAM

44 URUGUAY

45 ARGENTINA / BOLIVIA / URUGUAY

46 BRAZIL / PORTUGAL

47 USA/ AUSTRALIA / INDIA / GERMANY

ACCOMPANIMENT

48 MISSION: ACCOMPANY

49 BRAZIL

50 BURKINA FASO / MALAWI

Fr. Claudio Amaral SAC, Brazil 51 MOZAMBIQUE 52 CAMEROON

53 TANZANIA

54 PHILIPPINES / IRELAND

EDUCATION

55 MIND THE GAP

56 GERMANY

57 INDIA

58 USA

59 URUGUAY

60 USA/ ITALY

DIGITIAL MEDIA

61 PALLOTTINES ONLINE

62 AUSTRALIA / GRAND CAYMAN / ENGLAND / PORTUGAL

63 ARGENTINA / BRAZIL / COLOMBIA / VENEZUELA

64 SLOVAKIA / POLAND / UKRAINE / SIBERIA

65 INDIA / SOUTH KOREA / TAIWAN / PHILIPPINES

66 NIGERIA / IVORY COAST / IRELAND / FRANCE

Ralf Sanchez, Philippines FEATURED PROVINCES

67 PROVINCES

68 GERMANY / AUSTRIA

70 SWITZERLAND

Salvatti Foundation, Africa #AllThatIsGood B E A R I N G T H E P R O M I S E O F H O P E ! Papua New Guinea D I O C E S E O F W E W A K

"The Lord appointed 72 others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go." (Lk 10:1) And just as Jesus sent the 72- shares the Diocese of Wewak- so, too, did Fr. Paul Kotecki SAC prepare 72 for the Sacrament of Confirmation, conferred upon them by Bishop Joe. Papua New Guinea, as expressed to the WHO on September 4, is taking an "all-of-government approach" to Covid-19; on February 27, it activated a National Emergency Operations Center, and on March 23, declared a State of Emergency. It's early response has led to only 484 reported cases and 5 deaths. Sri Lanka M O O N G I L A R U C H U R C H

"By the grace of God," writes Fr. John Paul. "Sri Lanka is blessed. That's why all are back to normal life in this situation. Last week, we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Velankanni at Moongilaru Church."

Our Lady of Velankanni, also known as Our Lady of Good Health, has its namesake from a South Indian town in Tamil Nadu, where three Marian apparitions occurred; two in the 16th century, and one in the 17th century. The first, to a young boy carrying buttermilk; the second, to a lame child selling buttermilk; and the third, the saving of Portuguese sailors in the Bay of Bengal. leap is like Peter off the boat, to walk on the waves to our Lord. Though as St. Teresa of Avila teaches, "what matters India above all is to make a determined Y O U H A V E T H E G O S P E L , beginning. A person who begins with T H A T I S E N O U G H ! determination already has a good part of the journey behind him." Fr. Joji Reddy SAC, Andhra Pradesh This opens the path to Divine Providence, the very story of Fr. Joji and our For "at the moment of death," writes Pallottines in India's southeastern, St. Mother Teresa, "we will not be coastal state of Andhra Pradesh. "It all judged according to the number of began," he writes, "serving cooked food good deeds we have done or by the for 400 people everyday during the diplomas we have received in our lockdown. As we were going around, I lifetime. We will be judged according noticed there were families with nothing to the love we have put into our of their own, no place to stay, and the work." children really struggling; almost grabbing the food as soon as we went for Where the world tells us to seek success, the distribution. It was their hunger that God tells us to seek the last place; where made them grab. it seeks money, poverty; where it seeks achievements, humility. Here the greatest They make small huts on the roadside, paradoxes of our faith, and to make the with plastic sheets and go around doing menial jobs. When it rains, they really struggle. They move to abandoned government buildings, or the bus and railway stations. Now in the time of the Corona Pandemic, they cry that people are chasing them from what little remains.

We began giving food items to the poorest of these 20 families and children; rice, eggs, what flour, milk powder, Horlicks, and 12 small biscuit packets. We fixed it for the first Sunday of every month, and we've never run short of money. It always gets collected by the time the date arrives. I experience God's Providence every time. Many of the people helping me are Hindus; religion is not our criteria, we only want to help the poorest.

I want to continue this work as long as I can; in it, I have found meaning for my own priesthood, too." Philippines J E S U S ' C H A L L E N G E !

Fr. Sanjnu Pani SAC & Angeli Canillas Lavado

"Do you love me?" Jesus' question renewed again through the voice of Fr. Sanju Pani, as he launches his flock into action during Covid-19!

His campaign, which started at Pallotti's St. Anthony of Padua Parish, has ignited the flame of apostolic zeal and faith across all streets! Therefore, the "Catholic Apostolate," as Pallotti would say, "i.e. the Universal Apostolate, because it is universal to every class of people, is to do everything possible for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls." Taiwan F R . S O L O M O N T I T U S S A C

"Taiwan being at the closest proximity of the epicenter of COVID 19 , took all the needed measures to curb the outbreak of this deadly virus spread in this beautiful island as early as December 2019. Due to this presently the virus is completely under control. The only requirement now is that all should wear mask. Other than this there is no other restrictions. January 2020 the government was very strict with the people in following certain regulations. Now all the regulations are relaxed. People are back to normal." Hong Kong W O R L D W I D E R O S A R Y

"Let us be certain that one who truly loves Mary, will not only be saved, but- through Her intercession- will also increase in holiness day by day, until he becomes a great saint!" (St. Vincent Pallotti)

"Worldwide Rosary (WW Rosary)," writes Andrew Yuen, "is a Catholic initiative starting in Hong Kong with Fr. Rémy Kurowski, Fr. David Tristrianto, Elisabeth Passant-Joly, and myself," as a means of transcending social distancing through the Spirit of prayer. Across 6 continents, all vocations of the faithful have been cloaked in Mary's Mantle, reciting the Rosary in their native tongue; from French, to Polish, to Swahili.

Fr. Remy, our Pallottine missionary in Hong Kong, writes, "in the Christian faith, we distinguish between three manners of being Christians: to believe, to live and to celebrate. They form a tripod, a ground, a foundation upon which we try to exist. Worldwide-Rosary is a specific manifestation, among many, to show that we are the living Body of Christ. Within this manifestation, we show that while everybody is confined in his own place, by joining in prayers together, we are transcending the distance the separates us as well as the cultural particularities that differentiate us. We are experiencing this spiritual gathering as pilgrims going to Rome or to the Holy Land, journeying from one sanctuary to another.

Worldwide-Rosary is something similar, but much more. We are connecting faithful living apart allowing them to see each other on the screen of our laptop or mobile phone. We are united by faith in this space of virtual reality. We are breaking down walls while using the bricks to build bridges.

What is the true vocation of this initiative of Worldwide-Rosary? The domestic churches formed by the communion of prayers, come together like roses to be offered to the living God, through the intercession of Our Lady. He looks upon us as His own people, as body of His own son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour and our Master.

Worldwide-Rosary is the basket for holding these roses to be sent up to God.We are not alone! We are a part of God’s plan to live, and to live together in harmony. Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Cameroon S A L V A T T I F O U N D A T I O N Poland's Christ the King Province

"God has created humankind in order funds are allocated worldwide, for to bring it to share His happiness for diverse causes in need of God's mercy. all eternity. God's desire is to see all men & women saved through the light Amidst the current crisis of the Covid-19 of His truth; for this, He showers His Pandemic, Salvatti's board and our graces providentially." missionaries have shifted into high gear; (St. Vincent Pallotti) so that by their hands, the distribution of daily bread throughout Burkina Faso, Only in these words do we see the reason Rwanda, Cameroon, and the Ivory Coast. for Jesus' tender compassion towards all. As we aid the Apostolate by John's advice Read the Foundation's project of deeds & truth, we glance to the description, through Monika Mostowska, Pallottine Mission Foundation Salvatti; & Fathers Jerzy Limanówka, Stanisław one of Poland's prominent NGO's. Its Filipek, & Zdzisław Prusaczyk. "COVID-19 is taking its toll, but for the people of Africa, its economic effects will be even more cruel, as both children & adults are at a greater risk of hunger.

Fr. Stanislaw Filipek, working in Africa for 40 years, and Burkina for 3, shares that "people will die on the streets. Africans have no savings or resources for the future, they live from day to day. If not working, they have no food on a daily basis.

Fr. Zdzisław Prusaczyk, who works in Kibeho, Rwanda- where the apparitions of Our Lady took place- explains that "the situation is critical. We help the poorest as much as we can, providing them with food, flour, rice, corn and beans. But now, it's not only the poorest who are in need, but even those who had used to manage somehow."

Hence, our goal is to provide basic food products to our African brothers and sisters, particularly in Burkina Faso- one of the continent's poorest countries-, as well as Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon."

To learn more, visit the project's official Polish page, or their International link, and check out Salvatti's mission through its social networks. I N F O : K S . D R G R Z E G O R Z M Ł O D A W S K I S A C

Ivory Coast C O M M A N D M E N T O F L O V E

"Help one another. This is what Jesus teaches us. This is what I do, and I do it with all my heart." (Pope Francis)

And as Pallotti desired to be all things for all the suffering from his Roman abode, so has it been fulfilled a hundredfold from Heaven's window.

To his spiritual children in the Ivory Coast, masks were given through Poland's Pallottine Adoption of the Heart Program; a spiritual and financial medium which gives children in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Zambia, and Colombia life's basic necessities, to which God demands all are endowed. Yet as the world's logic and injustices are so contrary to the Lord's, it takes these initiatives of goodwill to recall to mind the responsibilities we have as baptized souls of the mystical body of Christ.

As St. Vincent says, we are obliged to be charity, because God is love. Zambia

L U S A K A ( C A P I T A L )

"Pallotti Green House community paid a visit to Province Home, an institution for multi- disabled children. We also distributed clothes for all of its 42 little ones on September 8th, the Nativity of Mother Mary."

Pallotti's Zambian missionaries are members of India's Epiphany of the Lord Province, Nagpur; the pioneering, mission ad gentes Province which opened this base in 2008. Kenya DR Congo N A I R O B I G O M A F R . S T E V E N L W E B U G A S A C F R . J E A N B O S C O H A B Y A R I M A N A At the Sacred Heart Parish, we resumed public "On September 17th, the entire Pastoral Masses from the third Sunday of June! The Workers Team in the Goma Diocese had an situation has since been smooth, and the turn opening encounter with our Bishop, Willy up has been great! We have been able to Ngumbi Ngengele, together with the Emerits celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony, and Bishop, Faustin Ngabu. The annual pastoral gave a befitting send off of our departed guiding ine reads: The Synodal Church rooted in parishioner! the Eucharist heading together towards Christ. We concluded with a Eucharistic Celebration We followed the Government's, Interfaith presided by the Bishop, followed by lunch Council's, and the Kenya Catholic Council of together." Bishops directives, and so for we are on the First Phase! We were to have 100 congregants A special prayer intention for the political with the maintenance of 1.5 metres; (however, situation during the Coronavirus Pandemic. number exceeded considering the capacity of the Churches); the participants are from 6 to 65 years and the Mass is within the range of 90 minutes! Malawi L I L O N G W E We have the Covid-19 Response team for any F R . J O N E S W E L O S S A C suspected case, as well as temperature checks on entering the Church compounds, washing of "Restrictions are still there; that is, 100 people hands, wearing Masks, sanitization of the pews in the Church, and also educational obstacles. every after each Mass celebrated. We give The schools are now open, but only for classes thanks to the Almighty for the love He has over writing final exams; such as those finishing humanity! In the midst of this heinous primary school, secondary school, as well as Pandemic, God has been able to sustain us all! those in their final year of colleges. We have not lost any due to the pandemic; although we have consequential effects on the They are saying other classes will open mid majority of our parishioners! We pray for the October." sick and the those who have been heroes to selflessly nurse the patients of this virus!We condole the families that have lost their loved one! Vatican City H E A L I N G T H E W O R L D

Julianne Calzonetti, Pope Francis' General Audience at Cortile San Damaso

Love is everything. Catechesis (Vatican Translation)

On the Roman morning of September Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! 9th, under the City's eternal, deep blue The crisis we are living due to the skies, We Are A Mission attended Pope pandemic is affecting everyone; we will Francis' General Audience. When he saw emerge from it for the better if we all the crowd, he blessed us; when he seek the common good together; the looked into our eyes, he spoke to us; contrary is we will emerge for the worse. when he saw our small possessions, he Unfortunately, we see partisan interests knew us. As the words of St. Thomas emerging. For example, some would like Aquinas say, "to one who has faith, no to appropriate possible solutions for explanation is necessary. To one without themselves, as in the case of vaccines, to faith, no explanation is possible." then sell them to others. Some are taking The Christian response to the pandemic and to the consequent socio-economic crisis is based on love, above all, love of God who always precedes us (see 1 Jn 4:19). He loves us first, He always precedes us in love and in solutions. He loves us unconditionally and when we welcome this divine love, then we can respond similarly. I love not only those who love me – my family, my friends, my group – but I also love those who do not love me, I also love those who do not know me or who are strangers, and even those who make me suffer or whom I consider enemies (see Mt 5:44). This is Christian wisdom, this is how Jesus acted. And the highest point of holiness, let’s put it that way, is to love one’s enemies which is not easy, it is not easy. Certainly, to love everyone, including enemies, is difficult – I would say it is even an art! But an art that can be learned and improved. True love that makes us fruitful and free is always expansive, and true love is not only expansive, it is inclusive. This love cares, heals and does good. How many times a caress does more good than many arguments, a caress, we can think, of pardon instead of many arguments to defend oneself. It is inclusive love that heals.

So, love is not limited to the relationship between two or three people, or to friends or to family, it goes beyond. It comprises civil and political relationships (see Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], 1907-1912), including a relationship with nature (see Encyclical Laudato Si’ [LS], 231). Love is inclusive, everything. Since we are social and political beings, one of the highest expressions of love is specifically social and political which is decisive to human development and in order to face any type of crisis (ibid., 231). We know that love makes families and friendships flourish; but it is good to remember that it also makes social, cultural, economic and political relationships flourish, allowing us to construct a “civilisation of love”, as Saint Paul VI used to love to say[1] and, in turn, Saint John Paul II. Without this inspiration the egotistical, indifferent, throw-away culture prevails – that is to discard anything I do not like, whom I cannot love or those who seem to me to not to be useful in society. Today at the entrance, a married couple said to us: “Pray for me (us) because we have a disabled son.” I asked: “How old is he?” “He is pretty old.” “And what do you do?” “We accompany him, help him.” All of their lives as parents for that disabled son. This is love. And the enemies, the adversarial politicians, according to our opinion, seem to be “disabled” politicians, socially, but they seem to be that way. Only God knows if they are truly thus or not. But we must love them, we must dialogue, we must build this civilisation of love, this political and social civilisation of the unity of all humanity. Otherwise, wars, divisions, envy, even wars in families: because inclusive love is social, it is familial, it is political…love pervades everything.

The coronavirus is showing us that each person’s true good is a common good, not only individual, and, vice versa, the common good is a true good for the person. (see CCC, 1905- 1906). If a person only seeks his or her own good, that person is egotistical. Instead, the person is kinder, nobler, when his or her own good is open to everyone, when it is shared. Health, in addition to being an individual good, is also a public good. A healthy society is one that takes care of everyone’s health, of all.

A virus that does not recognise barriers, borders, or cultural or political distinctions must be faced with a love without barriers, borders or distinctions. This love can generate social structures that encourage us to share rather than to compete, that allow us to include the most vulnerable and not to cast them aside, that help us to express the best in our human nature and not the worst. True love does not know the throw-away culture, it does not know what it is. In fact, when we love and generate creativity, when we generate trust and solidarity, it is then that concrete initiatives emerge for the common good.[2] And this is valid at both the level of the smallest and largest communities, as well as at the international level. What is done in the family, what is done in the neighbourhood, what is done in the village, what is done in the large cities and internationally is the same, it is the same seed that grows, grows, grows and bears fruit. If you in your family, in your neighbourhood start out with envy, with battles, there will be war in the end. Instead, if you start out with love, to share love, forgiveness, there will be love and forgiveness for everyone.

Conversely, if the solutions for the pandemic bear the imprint of egoism, whether it be by persons, businesses or nations, we may perhaps emerge from the coronavirus crisis, but certainly not from the human and social crisis that the virus has brought to light and accentuated. Therefore, be careful not to build on sand (see Mt 7:21-27)! To build a healthy, inclusive, just and peaceful society we must do so on the rock of the common good.[3] The common good is a rock. And this is everyone’s task, not only that of a few specialists. Saint Thomas Aquinas used to say that the promotion of the common good is a duty of justice that falls on each citizen. Every citizen is responsible for the common good. And for Christians, it is also a mission. As Saint Ignatius of Loyola taught, to direct our daily efforts toward the common good is a way of receiving and spreading God’s glory. Unfortunately, politics does not often have a good reputation, and we know why. This is not to say that all politicians are bad, no, I do not want to say this. I am only saying that unfortunately, politics do not often have a good reputation. Why? But it does not have to resign itself to this negative vision, but instead react to it by showing in deeds that good politics is possible, or rather that politics[4] that puts the human person and the common good at the center is a duty. If you read history of humanity you will find many holy politicians who trod this path. It is possible insofar as every citizen, and especially those who assume social and political commitments and positions, roots what they do in ethical principles and nurtures it with social and political love. Christians, in a particular way the laity, are called to give good example of this and can do it thanks to the virtue of charity, cultivating its intrinsic social dimension.

It is therefore time to improve our social love – I want to highlight this: our social love – with everyone’s contribution, starting from our littleness. The common good requires everyone’s participation. If everyone contributes his or her part, and if no one is left out, we can regenerate good relationships on the communitarian, national and international level and even in harmony with the environment (see LS, 236). Thus, through our gestures, even the most humble ones, something of the image of God we bear within us will be made visible, because God is the Trinity, God is love, God is love. This is the most beautiful definition of God that is in the Bible. The Apostle John, who loved Jesus so much, gives it to us. With His help, we can heal the world working, yes, all together for the common good, for everyone’s common good. Thank you.

Appeal:

I invite you to pray for students who are seriously deprived of the right to education due to war and terrorism. I urge the international community to do its utmost so that the structures that must protect young students be respected. May efforts that guarantee safe environments for their education not wane, above all in situations of humanitarian crises. Czech Republic L E C T I O D I V I N A O N L I N E R E T R E A T

“In the days from Sunday to Saturday, May 17th to the 23rd, Fr. Tomasz P. Kazansky SAC shepherded his team through a Lectio Divina retreat. It wasn’t the first of its kind, but it was the first time it was held in its new form, as it took place in each’s own home due to the Pandemic.

However, this only confirmed the words of St. Paul the Apostle, who said “the word of God is not bound" (2 Timothy 2.9). These spiritual exercises, previously scheduled at a quiet spiritual center Vranovwas, were transformed to the Holy Spirit to be online; and as it be so, the number was much bigger, and the retreat crossed borders! Participants were from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Hungary, and Ukraine, and represented all walks of vocational, and ecumenical, life. There were Religious Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay People, as well as various Christian denominations.

The retreat’s theme was "meeting of the Risen Lord to his disciples." Every day at 9:00 and 14:00, it was possible to visit its YouTube channel to hear introductions, the meditation, the oratio, and the contemplation. Participants also had the opportunity of daily spiritual conversations, either by phone or through various communicators. This opportunity was used by over 40 people. The team that accompanied these spiritual talks were the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, as well as Oblate, Vincentian, and Salvatorian Fathers, as well as 4 Pallottine Fathers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Italy.

We witnessed that the first online exercises of the Lectio Divina retreated aroused in many a love of God’s word, and will be an inspiration for living everyday life in the spirit of the materials that are publicly available on Youtube Lectio Divina CZ, so that they can also help others who need it. Silence and rest near the word of God; and we thank Him even in this time of the pandemic, because the numbers of disciples who listen to the Word of the Lord grows."

Fr. Mariusz Leszko, SAC, Fr. Tomasz Kazanski, SAC Switzerland W A L D K I R C H

"When you have received Holy Communion, close your bodily eyes so that you may open the eyes of your soul. Then look upon Jesus in the center of your heart." St. Teresa of Avila

In an update from Provincial Fr. Andy Givel SAC, the children of Waldkirch, Switzerland, were finally able to enjoy the most beautiful day of their lives - First Holy Communion! Belarus

F R . J A N W Y S O C K I S A C

With travel restrictions now lifted, Siberian Missionary Fr. Jan Wysocki SAC visited his confreres in Belarus.

Croatia Spain

M A R I J E K R A L J I C E V A L L E D E C A R R A N Z A , A P O S T O L A , Z A P R E Š I Ć C A S A P A L L O T T I

At Our Lady, Queen of Apostles Parish in They're back! Zaprešić, Masses are now resumed, but were suspended between the months of March and "In the middle of the Carranza Valley," they May. write, "in the Spanish province of Vizcaya, the Pallottines have been welcoming guests for However, "everyday, on the intentions written, decades who want to relax, unwind and enjoy as well as all the parishioner's intentions, and the thermal springs." those for the sick," were prayed for by Pallotti's pastor, Fr. Goran Živković SAC. Closed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic - Spain was one of Europe's hardest hit countries - they Pallotti's Croatian mission is a delegature of are back in full operations, with propoer Germany/ Austria's Heart of Jesus Province. protocols! Mexico, Portugal, Italy M E X I C O C I T Y • L I S B O N • R O M E

"The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it." St. Mother Teresa

Fr. Gregorio Rawiak SAC of Mexico's Sanctuary of Divine Mercy; Fr. José Zavorski of Portugal's Paroquia de Odivelas; and Antonella, a lay collaborator of Pallotti & We Are A Mission! Colombia, Portugal

M E D E L L Í N , L I S B O N

Fr. Marusz Malka SAC of Coombia, & Fr.'s José Zavorski SAC & Gilmar Simplico SAC Bolivia

M A R I A N I N S T I T U T E O F T H E C A T H O L I C A P O S T O L A T E "Nuns are a gift, the leaven that carries the message of Christ." Pope Francis

Sr. Porfidia Guerra Vallejos shares photos of God's most beautiful humanity through His Bolivian Sisters. While the virus remains strong in some states, it's descending in others, including where Pallotti's Marian Institute of the Catholic Apostolate has its base of mercy. Brazil C U R I T I B A

On the streets with Fr. Claudio Amaral SAC, Parish Priest of St. Joseph's Curitiba! N A T I O N A L F A M I L Y W E E K 2 0 2 0

Brazil H O W P R E C I O U S I S T H E F A M I L Y

As the privileged place for transmitting the faith!

And as St. John Paul II likewise says, "the family is called to be the temple, or house of prayer; simple prayer, full of effort and tenderness. A prayer that makes life so that life becomes prayer."

So also the reason St. Mother Teresa teaches us that to change the world, we must first go home and love our family. Herein holds the divine communion honored throughout Brazil's Churches during family week, held every year in the week of August. Founded in 1922, it's organized by the National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil(CNBB), and this 2020's theme was taken from Joshua; "as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord" (24:15).

A service called to hold steadfast through uncertainty, exemplified no greater time than now, during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our own Pallottine families- from the Amazon to metropolis areas- are testimonies to this courageous creativity of opening their windows in transcendence towards God. See their photos, and enter into their houses and Churches through live stream Mass and prayer sessions.

"But the most beautiful thing God made was the family. He created man and woman, and He gave them everything. He entrusted the world to them. Grow, multiply, cultivate the earth, make it bear fruit, let it grow. All the love He put into that marvelous creation, He entrusted to a family." Pope Francis P A R R O Q U I A S A N T A M A R I A N A D E J E S U S P A R E D E S

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...and have the courage to recognize it. As when we see it, continues St. Mother Teresa, we will understand that "the poor we may have right in our own family. Find them. Love them. Before you speak, it's necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well."

For service gives life to love, and this is the Gospel mission. To see this truth of faith in action, we travel to the flesh of Medellin, Colombia; where at the Parish of Santa Mariana de Jesus, Christ is alive in all vocations of His Mystical Body.

Parish groups, youth, and the National Police helped prepare more than 140 aid packages to their neighbors in need, as Colombia's quarantine has been extended until August 30. Last weekend was also a time of "Total Care"- a decree in effect by Medellín's mayor Daniel Quintero- to curb a steady uptick in cases, whereby all shops are closed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

We all need each other; and "in their daily perseverance we see the holiness of the Church militant. Very often it is a holiness found in our next-door neighbors, those who, living in our midst, reflect God’s presence" (Pope Francis). O U R L A D Y O F M T . C A R M E L , A Y A C U C H O

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Paradoxically we will find, in the growth of faith, that the further we go, the simpler we become. Upon the mountains of Peru, the Pallottine "messengers come, bringing good news" (cf Romans 10:15).

Atop the Carmel of Vilcashuamán, the Gospel in all its radicality; from the poor in Spirit, to the Jesus of the least exemplified through our Fathers. In these photos today, St. Vincent's missionaries carry care packages through the village, as the demands of life- already grueling in the periphery terrain- have made harder by the pandemic.

The mission of the Virgen del Carmine was renewed to participation in all its glory in 2014, when the Society opened the Tabernacles to the abandoned Churches 3400 meters above sea level. Indeed, "the higher we go, the greater we shall hear the voice of Christ!" (Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati). United States C A T H O L I C A P O S T O L A T E C E N T E R

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The Catholic Apostolate Center, a ministry of the Immaculate Conception Province, has responded to the Coronavirus Pandemic by creating and compiling a multitude of content for active Catholics in English and Spanish; having spiritual resources available, and making the transition to a virtual world easier.

Our COVID-19 resource page has been updated almost daily to provide podcasts, webinars, links to live-streaming Masses, and content discussing how one can bring their faith into their own home during these difficult times. We also have a special prayer intention submission form, where these requests are remembered during the daily Mass in the St. Vincent Pallotti Chapel. In addition, the Center collaborated with the Archdiocese of Washington, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Diocese of Bridgeport, The Catholic University of America, and Villanova University to host webinars that address these issues. The topics of the webinars focused on accompaniment of those in our parishes and organizations; communication and remote work strategies; as well as pastoral care and evangelization.

The Center’s staff and collaborators wrote reflections in the form of blog posts focused on their daily lives and how they are adjusting to the “new normal” that COVID has brought. Center Director, Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C., released weekly spiritual reflections to ensure that the Center was responding to the most current spiritual needs. Fr. Frank’s words each week inspired one’s utmost trust in the plans of God – to trust Him unconditionally. Center Project Coordinator, Brian Rhude, also created reflection videos and podcasts on how Catholics can best respond during this time of pandemic. As an enhancement of the Center’s Pray for Us series, the team created short videos highlighting holy men and women that Catholics can invoke during this time of pandemic. These saints, including St. Vincent Pallotti, are patron saints of pandemics, the plague, doctors, hospital administrators, people with leprosy, lost causes, cancer patients, and skin disease.

In the blink of an eye, when the world was engulfed by the pandemic, the Catholic Apostolate Center recognized its mission to supply spiritual resources for people in their homes. May the Charity of Christ urge us on! Canada

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Shares Isabel Bolhuis, "in an effor tto reach out to each other and join in prayer, my UAC group decided to pray the Rosary "together" for people all over the world. We've chosen to pray together on Sunday, for as long as we are physically isolating . We have arranged to pray the Rosary around work times, as we felt it was more important to be inclusive than to pray each decade right after the other!" Barbados S T . D O M I N I C ' S , T O G E T H E R

"God sends us friends to be our firm support in the whirlpool of struggle. In the company of friends we will find strength to attain our sublime ideal." St. Max Kolbe

At St. Dominic's in the Barbados, Fr. Andy's parishioners were with him always, and he with them; for distance- when measured by the heart- isn't far at all! Cuba A S Y O U G O , C U R E T H E S I C K . . . Br. Dawid Walczak SAC, Havana

... & proclaim the good news! living the Gospel of Matthew on the city's (cf Mt 10:7) streets.

Jesus follows these words in Matthew's "We are called to translate into concrete Gospel saying, "you received without acts that which we invoke in prayer and payment; give without payment;" the very profess in faith. There is no alternative to way He sent His apostles on their charity: those who put themselves at the mission, so that Christianity would grow service of others, even when they don’t through the action of love. know it, are those who love God. The Christian life, however, is not merely All of us are poor before God, and as extending a hand in times of need. If it is Pope Francis teaches, "the sick, the old, just this, it can be a lovely expression of the unborn, and the poor are human solidarity which offers benefits, but masterpiece's of God's creation." In Cuba, it is sterile because it lacks roots. The task we see this truth as an impulse spurred which the Lord gives us, on the contrary, is to life, through solidarity and self-less the vocation to charity in which each of love. Our Pallottine Fathers, with Cardinal Christ’s disciples puts his or her entire life Juan de la Caridad, urge us on towards at his service, so to grow each day in love." this generosity by their acts in Havana. (Pope Francis, Canonization of Mother Together, they visited homes of the sick; Teresa) Pallottine Youth in Action E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M O M E N T S , E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M E A S U R E S O F Y O U N G P A L L O T T I N E S A C R O S S T H E W O R L D . Vatican City C O R T I L E S A N D A M A S O

“Buongiorno Papa Francesco, preghiamo per te;” and as we smiled, he folded his hands to pray. We Are A Mission Philippines B A C O L O D C I T Y , A T E S T I M O N Y

A testimony from Our Lady of Good Voyage Youth Ralf Louiz Sanchez, & Friend of We Are A Mission!

In Ralf's Words... in times of this pandemic, the only that we can do is to help one another; so I decided to volunteer in a private sector here in Bacolod, where we served the poorest children of the city's peripheries. Vietnam S A I G O N , 4 : 0 0 A M

"You, too, dear young people, can be joyful witnesses of His love, courageous witnesses of His Gospel, carrying to this world a ray of His light." Pope Francis

Rising as the dawn of hope was Saigon's Gia Dinh Children of Mary Group, who met Jesus on the streets before daybreak; distributing the food they cooked together the previous night at Pallotti's base. Uruguay H I S Y O U T H T O T H E W O R L D : F E E D I N G 4 0 1 F A M I L I E S

Fr. Jose Gulpio SAC, Montevideo

"Jesus is young among the young in Liceo Pallotti; the Society's School in order to be an example for the young, Uruguay's capital city of Montevideo. & to consecrate them to the Lord." (Pope Francis) Over the weekend, they visited Canastas UY; a nonprofit founded in response to "If you can't feed 100 people," says St. the economic hardships caused by the Teresa of Calcutta, "then just feed one." COVID-19 Pandemic. Its mission, as well For as Jesus teaches us through the as the hundreds who have joined in young boy in the miracle of the loaves volunteering, is to feed the county's and fishes, He only asks that we give all neediest families. Stronger together, our we have, and He will do the rest. youth's efforts impelled 401 baskets to be filled; baskets very similar to those Here the story of St. Vincent's students which contained the loaves and the involved in Voluntariado Palotino, an fishes. extracurricular service group at Colegio- Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay T R A I N I N G T O G O : S U B L I M E M I S S I O N F I R S T I N T E R N A T I O N A L M E E T I N G O F P A L L O T T I N E Y O U T H L E A D E R S Information: Br. Ernesto Victor Llanos Amaya

Pope Francis teaches that 3 "aspects of Jesus’ life can prove inspiring for all young people who are developing and preparing to take up their life mission. This involves growing in a relationship with the Father, in awareness of being part of a family and a people, and in openness to being filled with the Holy Spirit & led to carry out the mission God gives them, their vocation." What Jesus' youth teaches us, then, is that "we need projects that can strengthen the youth, accompany them and impel them to encounter others, to engage in generous service, in mission."

So the pursuit of our South American Pallottines, where our Fathers and Brothers share Christ's youthful growth and self-discovery with their flock's young. Argentine formator Br. Victor explains that the first meeting of youth leaders had three main points:

Get to know each other among the youth leaders who work pastorally in some of the Pallottine communities or linked to them, in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay Generate a space for communication and dialogue between the realities that we face as pastoral agents, so to enrich ourselves with the resources that each one uses for their pastoral task. Create a network of youth pastoral leaders in Pallottine communities to walk together. Brazil, Portugal

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"Dear young people, the Church needs you! Your enthusiasm, your creativity, and the joy that is so characteristic of you!" Our Great Pope Francis

On Instagram Live, Pallotti's youth was ever in action through live streaming of prayers and the Rosary • Seminarian of Londria Br. Mateus Bastos has an incredible instagram called @Voandonagraca• The Marian Youth of the Parish of Odivelas held prayers online! USA, Australia, India, Germany F A I R V I E W , P E R T H , N A G P U R , V A L L E N D E R

YCT: Our Lady of Grace • Perth's Catholic Youth Apostolate at Queen of Apostles Parish organized a highly attended online Mass • Nagpur's young adults published it's first magazine during India's lockdown, called Vox Apostles • Using the hashtag #PrayAtHome, Germany's youth education centre in Vallendar published Impulse every Sunday. Mission Accompaniment

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"Good spreads. And joy also spreads. Do not be afraid to show the joy of having answered the Lord’s call, of having responded to his choice of love and of bearing witness to his Gospel in service to the Church. And joy, true joy, is contagious; it is infectious… it impels one forward." Pope Francis

Our seminarians in Londrina turned digital media into an encounter, and quarantine into gaining new neighbors, parexcellence during the Coronavirus Pandemic! Malawi, Burkina Faso L I L O N G W E , O U A G A D O U G O U "In His name, the nations will hope!" (Matthew 12:21)

Malawi: On July 11, Pallottine Fathers Francis Chibota and Richard Nyasaland were ordained. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, restrictions and reorganizational efforts were in full effect; with a change of date, location, and great limit on attendance. Burkina Faso: "I have a feeling of joy and gratitude to God, and also a feeling of fear in front of the immensity of the load that I will have to assume," said Fr. Vincent Tiendregbeogo SAC, Burkina Faso's first Pallottine! Mozambique

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"Here at the seminary in Mozambique," shares Fr. Gildo SAC, "we are doing all we can to protect ourselves. So far we have no cases of the Coronavirus, but we are fighting it continually. This coming week, I will be going back to our community in Tanzania, after being unable to return since March due to the pandemic restrictions." Cameroon A L W A Y S , W E B E G I N A G A I N ! "We can say that Pandemic didn't stop the activities of our Formation House dedicated to the Period of Introduction (Novitiate), of the Society's Holy Trinity Region," writes Fr. Charles. "On August 12th, we closed the 2019-2020 year, and on the 24th, 7 young men came to become the new Novitiate Year of 2020-2021. We took all appropriate measures, first doing testing before their arrival. All tested negative, and after two weeks, we had- following a 5 day retreat- the inauguration of the new year on September 12th at our Cenacle. " Tanzania N J I R O

At the Pallottine House of Philosophy, Fr. Allan Bukenya SAC and our seminarians adore the Blessed Sacrament, and spiritually unite themselves to the Holy Father and Rector General; "to beg for the mercy of mankind, so sorely tried by the pandemic." Philippines, Ireland B A C O L O D C I T Y , D U B L I N

Philippines: Though Bacolod City, the capital of the Negros Occidental Province, has returned to its lockdown since early September, all of Pallotti's young men are officially together to begin the 2020- 2021 Formation Year. Formator Fr. Suresh Dungdung SAC will also begin to teach Indian Philosophy at Bacolod's Sacred Heart Seminary.

Ireland: On Sunday, September 7th, Pat O’Dwyer started his novitiate formation after a quiet summer in his hometown of Ireland due to Covid-19; thus officially becoming a member of the Pallottine Community. Congrats, Pat! (Source: Pallottines Ireland) Mind the Gap!

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"The Philosophical-Theological University of Vallendar (PTHV) trains people at two faculties - theology and nursing science - which, especially given the current situation, represents pillars of society: pastors, priests, theological specialists, nursing staff, researchers , human development, and teachers.With regular impulses from scientists from both faculties, the PTHV provides innovative ideas on urgent questions in the context of the Corona crisis for church, society and politics through the following sessions: Current challenges in long-term care, Quarantine in Lent, Solidarity, Faith has a Future, Corona - What Then, Theology, Ethics and Nursing - Answers to the Corona Crisis, and What does Albert Camu's work 'The Plague' Say to us in the Current Crisis?" Source: www. Pallottiner.org India

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Since 2004, Pallotti's educational pursuit in Nagpur- geographically, India's exact center point- has evolved into a renowned engineering institution. USA P A L L O T T I ' S R O B O T I C S T E A M M A K E S 3 D F A C E M A S K S Bishop Eustace Prep, New Jersey

"Dear friends," Pope Francis tells us, face masks for doctors at Jefferson "look at the real heroes who come to University Hospital locations in New light in these days: they are not famous, Jersey, the country's second hardest-hit rich and successful people; rather, they state; following only New York. are those who are giving themselves in order to serve others." And in particular, As Pallotti says, "the mission of Jesus on he directs these words "especially to earth was always directed to the salvation young people." of men & women," for there is no victory greater than service. As if to fulfill His Holiness' convictions in absolute, Pallotti's Robotics Team at Bishop Eustace Prep took to apostolic action with our Founder's fervor! His squad is printing Uruguay A L W A Y S , W E B E G I N A G A I N ! Colegio- Liceo Pallotti, Montevideo

"Life is a journey. When we stop, February/March, and- thanks to the things don't go right!" country's unified response to Covid-19- Pope Francis our school in one of the capital city's neighborhoods continued as so. Though So "go forward," Pallotti says, "trusting in new protocols are set for the God and in the powerful intercession of community's safety and well-being, joy Mary. Take courage from God!" from virtual to in-person was unbounded. And it's to Uruguay's little ones we look, whose adaptations without complaints From 1937 onward, our Society's Fathers propel us all ahead to the changes we have educated generations, and fostered must make. the faith and future of Montevideo's families, through the Spirit of St. Vincent South America's academic year starts in Pallotti. United States, Italy N E W J E R S E Y , R O M E The schools of the Society's Immaculate Conception Province took to the halls, as classes began at the Academy of Our Lady of Grace and Bishop Eustace Prep; located around 90 minutes apart, with the former to the State's north, and the latter to its South.

In Rome, Istituto Scolastico Paritario "Mater Divini Amoris" - under the educational guidance of Pallotti's Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate - restarted its lessons for both primary and secondary classes. Pallottines Online E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M O M E N T S , E X T R A O R D I N A R Y M E A S U R E S O F P A L L O T T I N E S A C R O S S T H E W O R L D .

"The reflection which I would like to share with you on this occasion will illustrate a concern that has been constantly with me throughout my pontificate: what place can religion have in the life of society and, more exactly, what place can religion have in the media?" St. JPII Australia, Grand Cayman, England, Portugal P E R T H , G E O R G E T O W N , L O N D O N , L I S B O N

"So here it is then, the daring, humble and serene at the same time, which inspires the Christian presence in the middle of the public media debate!" St. JPII, World Communications Day Message, 1989

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"The internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God.” Pope Francis

St. Patrick's Parish • Our Lady of Fatima Parish • UAC Colombia • St. John Paul II Parish Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Siberia

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Svätyňa Božieho Milosrdenstva Smižany (Sanctuary of God's Mercy) • Pallotti FM held a special program for children during the height of the Pandemic in the winter time• Санктуарій Матері Божої Фатімської (Our Lady of Fatima Parish) • ПРИХОД НЕПОРОЧНОГО ЗАЧАТИЯ ПРЕСВЯТОЙ ДЕВЫ МАРИИ (Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish) India, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines N A G P U R , S E O L , T A I C H U N G , B A C O L O D C I T Y "The internet, in particular, offers immense possibilities for encounter and solidarity. This is something truly good, a gift from God." Pope Francis

Fr. John Valentina SAC • Divine Mercy • 臺中市南區無原罪聖⺟堂 (Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church) • Pallottine Formation House Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ireland, France Y O P O U G O N , Y A M O U S S O U K R O , D U B L I N , P A R I S Fr. Anthony Uzor SAC shares God's hope with St. Vincent in Nigeria • Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in the Ivory Coast, which celebrated its 30th anniversary just this month! • Parish of the Holy Savior in Yopougon with Fr. Geoffrey • St. Anne's Parish, Shankhill • Parish of St. James and St. Christopher Featured Provinces H E A R T O F J E S U S , S T . N I C H O L A S O F F L U E Germany / Austria H E A R T O F J E S U S P R O V I N C E S O U R C E ; P A L L O T T I N E R . O R G F R . M A R K U S H A U S A C & M R . J O S E F E B E R H A R T South Africa C O R O N A H E L P

Families in particular are in a desperate situation. Pallottine Father Georges Roger Bidzogo writes from Durban, South Africa, how he tries to help a woman with six children who has been put out of her house on the street. The Pallottines stack food parcels in the church to distribute. Almost 2000 families are cared for in this way, and over 600 are still on the waiting list. It is also bad for the people that all of the informal street trade does not work, such as clothes sales, hairdressers or the food market. The government has promised to help disadvantaged families, but they still have to look elsewhere.

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In Tamil Nadul, the second hardest hit state of India, the most pressing problem is hunger; and the Pallottines distribute rice and vegetables to families, to city, village and slum dwellers. In Bangalore, thousands gather bus or train home. Around 41 families who can no longer reach their home homeland camp near the Pallottine Church and are cared for there with rice and wheat.

Fr. Markus Hau, Mission Secretariat. "We have to help the poor so that they do not starve, and so that they are not completely left behind in social life." SWITZERLAND S T . N I C H O L A S O F F L U E P R O V I N C E Swiss Action India B A N G A L O R E , N A G P U R , T A M I L N A D I L "Many people in India lack the most essential thing: food. With the help of volunteers, thousands of bags of rice and other staple foods were distributed." Fr. Erich Schädler SAC, Province Mission Secretariat

Meet Fr. Ashok Sascarenhas SAC! Bangalore's Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province Mission Secretariat WWW.WEAREAMISSION.ORG

Thank you, Pallottine Family.

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