P A L L O T T I ' S M I S S I O N A R Y & A P O S T O L I C M A G A Z I N E We Are A Mission Closing a Missionary October, & Welcoming November with the saints ISSUE NO. 14 • PALLOTTINE MID-NOVEMBER UPDATE COVER PHOTO: PALLOTTINE MISSION OF NAGALAND, FR. MANOJ JOSEPH SAC Fr. Dariusz Sala SAC, Burkina Faso Cathechesis at Pallotti's New Parish, St. Faustina, Begins! A PALLOTTINE MID-NOVEMBER UPDATE November 1-14 THE AMERICAS 06 09 13 16 Fr. Jacob in Fr. Jacob in Mexico Argentina Colombia Venezuela AFRICA ASIA 18 19 21 22 Burkina Faso Rwanda Hong Kong Taiwan 23 24 25 India Procesion Nagaland Sri Lanka Mission Produced by: Julianne Calzonetti & our Pallottine Missionaries [email protected] A PALLOTTINE MID-NOVEMBER UPDATE November 1-14 #YOUTHINACTION OUR WORLD IN VIDEOS 27 28 30 31 Vietnam Barbados Extraordinary Peruvian Trails Nagaland SIBERIA, ST. JOSEPH, & POPE LEO XIII Follow us on social media, & be sure to send your submissions! [email protected] 32 Russia Thanks to our Pallottine Family- both a missionary and apostolic force- around the world who makes this mission possible. The Mission is far more beautiful together! Prayers for you and your intentions before our Holy Founder at the Rome Generalate 14 November Produced by: Julianne Calzonetti & our Pallottine Missionaries [email protected] Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina The Americas Bogota & MEdellin Fr. Jacob touches down in Colombia F R . G E N E R A L J A C O B ' S V I S I T T O C O L O M B I A "Visitation to Colombia! Repeating the words of #StJPII during his voyage, "Be the salt of the earth! Be the light of the world, of this land of Colombia! You are a disciple of Jesus, & a promise to the world. Faith must animate your hearts & your works, full of vigor & freshness" @RectorGeneral From November 4th to 9th, Fr. General Jacob arrived on Colombian soil for the first time, visiting the Society's missions in both Bogota and Medellin. A delegature of Poland's Christ the King Province, both cities pastorally guide one parish- Parroquia Maria Reina in the former, Parroquia La Epifania de Bello in the latter- as well as animate great works of mercy together with the laity. FR. GENERAL & COLOMBIA'S CHILDREN LOVE & SERVICE AT CASA JUAN PABLO II “How important children are in the eyes of Jesus! We could even say that the Gospel is full of the truth about children. The whole of the Gospel could actually be read as the "Gospel of children.” ST. JOHN PAUL II Love and service are lived to the full in our Society’s Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II; a harbor of safety and sanctity for Colombia’s little ones. These houses bearing the namesake of or beloved, modern saint are part of an international organization that cares for poor, abandoned, or orphaned children. The Pallottines also run this very same work of mercy at our mission station in Peru. On November 6th, Fr. General Jacob prayed with God's little ones in Colombia, accompanied by Fr. Andrzej and Fr. Dominic; our Pallottine missionaries who shepherd those in hardship, so that whatever periphery they face, they may always stake themselves on noble ideals. For when rooted on God's love alone, life is forever beautiful. His abundant blessings, & St. Vincent's tender care, for His young beloveds in Bello! In His Words: Fr. General Visits Caracas Fr. Jacob's First Stop in Venezuela Parroquia San Pablo II Meeting Our Family: Parroquia San Juan Pablo II On Saturday, November 9, Fr. General Jacob arrived for his first visitation to Venezuela, directly following what was another first-time visit to Colombia; visiting confreres, children, and the laity in both Bogota and Medellin. November’s visitation is connected to the Society’s Polish Province, Christ the King, which pastorally shepherds 2 parishes in Colombia and 3 in Venezuela; the Parish of St. John Paul II, St. Anthony of Padua (Upata), and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Guarenas). These photos are from Fr. Jacob's first evening, a celebration with the Neocatechumenal Way, as well as Sunday Masses at the parish, accompanied by Fr. Santiago Lodigo SAC. A large parish with a modern build, all who enter have stories incomprehensible to we who live outside its borders. In his words, here's what our Fr. Jacob had to say: “It was with certain concern and trepidation that I landed in Caracas, because m any had even discouraged me from making a visit at this difficult time. But I soon r ealized that the reality was not as bad as it was depicted outside. The hardship of people can be summarized in this simple fact: one US Dollar is equal to 27,000 Venezuelan Bolivar. Going beyond these earthly concerns, I found very soon in each person an affectionate father, mother, brother and sister. Only a very minority of the population comes to Church, but they pray from their hearts. There is no better theme than the one for this Sunday’s Liturgy: the unfailing trust in the power of the Resurrection; the victory of the Risen Lord over sin and death. I believe that this alone will give these people reason to smile in spite of their daily struggles.” Though to imagine these struggles, we must envision ourselves being a cardiac surgeon making $20 a month, or parents who cannot feed their children one meal. This is the reality in which our family lives, and it must not be forgotten within the walled structures of comfort. Hence the first thing we must do, is pray; first sent up for our brothers and sisters, and second for a transcendence in the country's political frictions. For such, it's to St. Paul VI we may turn to for divine guidance: "if we want justice, we must work for peace." He re’s a concluding message from St. John Paul II’s homily during his own Apostolic Voyage to this South American country. “The Church of Venezuela has the certainty that the Lord "is good and upright", thus "teaches the way" to sinners. This is the way of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore the whole Church - bishops, priests, religious families, laity - wants to become a great community that catechizes and is catechized together, which educates and is educated. It is a great mission to educate man! To show him the ways in which he can realize himself in truth and love, which are the ways of Christ. Not without reason did Chrysostom say: "There is no art superior to this. In fact, what can be ompared to the work of the one who forms a soul and shapes the intelligence and spirit of a young person? He who professes this science must proceed with more scrupulousness than any painter or writer in his work." Together with you, I want to put this great mission in Mary's hands. "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near: repent and believe in the Gospel". Believe, and realize your faith in everyday life. Amen." Photos and information provided by: Katiuska Chiriquez Mexico: Infinite & DIvine Santuario de la Divina Misericordia Tenango del Aire, Mexico Tenango Del Aire Under Mexico's Sky Information From: Leticia Gutierrez Flores "In this world always look at God and then look at yourself. Doing this you will never find that God is without mercy, and you are without misery." So the words of our most holy Founder, and ever to life they came at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Tenango del Aire, Mexico. A delegature of Poland's Annunciation of the Lord Province, Pallotti's pastorally guided parish held "Cielo Abierto," or "Open Sky." Founded in 2010, Open Sky is a "Catholic Mission of evangelization through music and preaching" before the Blessed Sacrament. For 5 days, the community missions together before concluding with the "great Adoration;" the concert which- though it may end event- perhaps really begins one's true journey with the Risen Lord. Much also like St. Vincent's convictions, it nourishes souls in Mercy through confession, as well as seeks to encourage "the laity, clergy, and religious to live the main vocation of which God calls us: to love Him & one another." Surely, then, in the land sanctified by our Lady of Guadalupe, it was surely a sight ever pleasing for our beloved Founder. For as he says, "through the spirit of faith, hope and love, the purpose of all our thoughts, words, and actions is foxed on God, the source of all good and the goal of everything." Pilgrimage in The Land of his Holiness 3 days a mission! Priests and Laity from our Pallottine Mission in Argentina visited the Sick at Ospedale Gandulfo. Submitted by Fr. Nico Drieling SAC Burkina Faso, Rwanda africa BURKINA FASO THE FIRST BAPTISMS IN PALLOTTI'S NEW PARISH And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. Luke 2:40 And then, in Pallotti's sprit upon the emphasis that all the baptized are called to be saints, the newborns were raised in a village of faith. By his hand, the Spirit blessed the newest members of our Church, and the first of our parish; being built by the ground up through our Pallottine Father's of Poland's Christ the King Province. In daring prudence and missionary zeal, this Polish delegature continues to transcend beyond obstacles by grace and love alone! Photos provided by: Fr.