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Passionist International Bulletin Nº 8 - New Series, July 2005 Passionist International Bulletin Nº 8 - New Series, July 2005 “The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, all the men and women religious and the laity of the Passionist Family have received the announcement of the election of your Holiness as Successor to Peter with faith, trust and joy..”. Letter of Father General to His Holiness Benedict XVI (p. 34) TABLE OF CONTENTS Passionist International Bulletin N°8 - New Series, July 2005 The Curia Informs Fr. Ottaviano D'Egidio, Superior General, C.P. Editor Letter and Questionnaire of the Superior General . p. 3 General Curia of the Congregation of the Passion Fr. Luis Alberto Cano, C.P. The Present Situation: The SANG Province . p. 6 General Consultor for Communications . Luis Alberto Cano, C.P. Fr. Jefferies Foale, C.P. The Asian Tsunami . p. 7 Editing and Translation of Text Fr. Robert Joerger, C.P. Floriano De Fabiis, C.P. Permission to live! . p. 9 Ramiro Ruiz, C.P. Lawrence Rywalt, C.P. Fr. Luigi Vaninetti, C.P. The Passionist Presence in Bethany . p. 11 Photographs Fr. Floriano De Fabiis, C.P. Augusto Canali, C.P. Toward the Future with Hope-Filled hearts . p. 14 Jefferies Foale, C.P. Floriano De Fabiis, C.P. Fr. Christopher Gibson, C.P. Lawrence Rywalt, C.P. The Missionary Legacy of Pope John Paul II . p. 16 Robert Carbonneau, C.P. Frs. Fabiano Giorgini, C.P. and P. Paulino Alonso B., C.P. Address A Special Passionist Apostolate . p. 18 Ufficio Comunicazioni Fr. Giovanni Zubiani, C.P. Curia Generalizia Concerning The Discipline Of The Cult Of Relics . p. 21 P.za Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, 13 00184 Roma - ITALIA The General Archives Tel. 06.77.27.11 An open door to the cultural and spiritual patrimony Fax: 06.700.84.54 of the Passionist Congregation . p. 25 Pagina Web: http://passiochristi.org E-mail: [email protected] Passionist Life New from the Conferences Graphics PASPAC . p. 26 Marco Animobono CLAP . p. 28 CIPI . p. 29 Cover Logo CPA . p. 30 Loretta Lynch CII . p. 32 Justice and Peace . p. 32 Cover Religious and Laity . p. 33 Passionist Nuns and Sisters . p. 33 His Holiness Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger Special Events . p. 34 Withnesses of the Passion . p. 37 Printing Ordinations and Professions . p. 39 Grafica Animobono s.a.s. New Publications . p. 42 Via dell’Imbrecciato, 71a Obitus . p. 43 00149 Roma The Curia Informs LETTER AND QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL Fr. Ottaviano D ´Egidio Superior General, C.P. y dear brothers, The the fact that Restructuring is not means that each act of restructur- month of May, the merely about "making some ing should be founded upon a month of Mary, is minor adjustments"; rather it more in-depth exploration of M involves a revision and what the Passionist charism a global rearticulating means today. While intellectual and thus we feel that it research may be important, even is necessary to involve more important is the experience everyone so each indi- of the charism. vidual may make a con- Presence, above all refers to tribution to the process. the Passionist communities, to These questions their composition and the struc- will be sent, together tures upon which they are estab- with the same question- lished, their situation in the naire, to all the Church, in society and in their Consultors of the major particular localities. Presence is Superiors of the Con- the basis of mission. It is the gregation and to all the starting point for mission and the communities and the reality to which we return to live individual religious. the common life, to pray togeth- Every religious may er, to encourage one another and submit personal res- from which we are sent forth. ponses, however it Regarding our Mission, this Rosa Calabrese witnesses the blessing would be better if the mean re-focusing the mandate of St. Paul of the Cross communities met to study God gave us by means of our nearing its end and, as was the questions and offer a com- vocation and reflecting on the announced to you in the Letter mon response. apostolates that we are presently commencing the process of These questions have been undertaking and on those that we Restructuring of 20 March 2005, prepared during several meetings can or may yet assume as well as 3b, Part II, I am sending all of the which the general Council had those where we are not present. Major Superiors, the Provincial with the Commission for Who are those who are the privi- Superiors, Vice-Provincials, Restructuring. leged recipients of our mission Regional Vicars and their The three main inter-related and what are the appropriate lan- Consultors, as well as to all the questions concern the Passionist guages to use so that we are com- communities of the Congre- Charism, Passionist Presence, prehensible and successful in gation, several questions aimed and the Passionist Mission. communicating the power of the at soliciting reflections that may The Charism refers to the fun- Cross to those who are suffering help to formulate the initial steps damental, unifying elements of in our post-modern world? of the eight year program that is our specific vocation: the The General Council and the planned for the Process of Passion of Jesus; present-day Restructuring Commission Restructuring. The period of human suffering; our unique would greatly appreciate your eight years for this process was identity; the characteristics of specific contribution to help us designed precisely because of our life and our spirituality. This and to explore, as far as possible, 3 The Curia Informs the wonderful potential of what the PASPAC Assembly will take Spirit blows where he wills" it means to be a Passionist. place and during which the and because through the We would be grateful if you General Council will meet "mouths of little ones God is would share with us some your among themselves and with the glorified". Today, 31 May, the hopes for the future, so that Major Superiors of the Region. feast of the Visitation of the your reflections may help us to At the September meeting most Blessed Virgin Mary to St. formulate strategies for plan- the Commission will prepare Elizabeth her cousin, "the bar- ning the subsequent stages of the third phase by means of ren one who gave birth". We the process. more specific questions directed entrust to her, the Mother of What life style, what mission toward the Major Superiors and Jesus, our journey, she who "set can we envision today for a the Regional Conferences. This out and traveled to a town of Passionist future? How are we will also be the point at which Judah". (Lk. 1:39) Her pres- present and effective in the cur- we wish to enlist the involve- ence and her greeting also make rent globalized world? What ment and consultation of the new life for Congregation kind of Congregation can we women religious and the laity of "leap" within us. "And blessed envision? What are possible the Passionist Family. are you who believed what was dreams? Obviously the Restructuring spoken to you by the Lord It is necessary to send the process which was initiated would be fulfilled." (Lk. 1:45) responses and reflections to the with the mandate of the Synod As I leave for a week's pas- Secretary of the Commission, of last November/December, toral visit to our mission in Fr. Elie Muakasa, as soon as wishes to involve all the reli- Bulgaria, I send my fraternal possible but no later than next gious of the Congregation and greetings to all the religious of August 15. The Commission the various components of the the Congregation, especially to will have an opportunity to Passionist Family. We must all the sick who in their flesh expe- study the responses and to inte- be involved in searching out rience the Passion the Jesus, to grate some or all of your reflec- paths to be taken and in offering the young and to the women tions or suggestions into the concrete suggestions for actual- religious and the laity of the upcoming work phase. izing Restructuring. It must Passionist Family. We are looking forward to truly be a collegial undertaking the ideas that you have to offer because we are convinced about us so as to proceed more effi- the presence of the Spirit of God Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, C.P. ciently. in the Congregation and about Superior General Together with this letter you the living dimension of the Sts. John and Paul, Rome will find the questionnaires and sacrament of salvation that, Feast of the Visitation the three main questions: according to the Council, is the 31 May 2005 Charism, Presence, and Church. Mission, as well as other points Therefore, in a spirit of sim- or questions to keep in mind plicity and humility, may no one The address to which you may while formulating the respons- feel inadequate to be able to send your responses is as fol- es. give a response, because "the lows: Then the reflections and the * Secretary of the Commission responses will be studied and for Restructuring categorized by the Fr. Elie Muakasa, C.P. Restructuring Commission in P.za SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 13 the form of a report and which 00184 Roma Italia will then constitute the basis of e-mail: [email protected] dialogue and further study by or to the Secretary General the Commission and the ** General Council next email: 4 September in Australia where [email protected] The Passionist church in Metoro, Mozambique The Curia Informs Questionnaire n.2 experience, express and communicate the Passionist Charism? To the Communities of the Congregation 5.
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