TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................. 3 ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................................... 4 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 17 CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................ 25 AN EXPLORATION OF THE LIFE AND THE APOSTOLATE OF ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI AMONG YOUTH ........................................................ 25 PART I ...................................................................................................................... 25 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE LIFE AND TIME OF THE SAINT ........................ 25 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 25 2. THE PERSON: HIS FAMILY, CHILDHOOD AND FORMATION ................. 26 2.1. His Parents and Family ................................................................................. 26 2.2. His Early Days of Holiness and Education .................................................... 27 2.3. His Priestly Formation and Scholarly Brilliance ............................................ 27 3. PALLOTTI: A PRIEST ON THE MISSION OF CHRIST ................................. 28 3.1. Pallotti as Preacher and Healer of Souls ......................................................... 28 3.2. Pallotti as Servant of the Sick and the Unfortunate ....................................... 29 3.3. Pallotti and his Missionary Zeal .................................................................... 29 3.4. Pallotti in the Company of Sainthood ........................................................... 30 4. HIS TIME: AN AGE OF TRANSITION: 1795 -1850 ......................................... 30 4.1. The French Revolution and thereafter ........................................................... 31 4.2. The State of Affairs in Italy ............................................................................ 32 4.2.1. The “Risorgimento” Movement in Italy ............................................ 32 4.2.2. The Socio-Political Condition in the Papal States and Its Popes ........ 33 4.3. Wide Spread Anticlericalism and Religious Harassment in Europe ................ 34 5. SOME OTHER GENERAL TRENDS IN EUROPE ........................................... 34 5.1. The State of Affairs of the Catholic Religious Orders ..................................... 34 5.2. The Catholic Movements and Lay Participation ............................................ 34 5.3. Missionary Resurgence Europe ..................................................................... 35 5.4. Some Notable Intellectual Movements of the Time ....................................... 36 7 PART II .................................................................................................................... 37 ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI’S APOSTOLATE AMONG THE YOUTH OF HIS TIME ......................................................................................................... 37 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 37 2. PALLOTTI’S WORK AMONG SECULAR YOUTH .......................................... 38 2.1. Pallotti as a Seminarian and his Work among the Young ............................... 38 2.2. Pallotti as a Promoter of Religious Instruction and Youth Formation ............ 39 2.3. Pallotti as a Mentor of Students in the Oratories ........................................... 40 2.4. Pallotti as an Animator of Night Schools for Adolescent Workmen ............... 41 2.5. Pallotti as a Formator of Young Agriculturists ............................................... 42 2.6. Pallotti as a Spiritual Father for Young Soldiers and Prisoners ........................ 43 3. INSTITUTION OF PIA CASA DI CARITA ....................................................... 44 3.1. The Reason behind Pia Casa di Carita ........................................................... 44 3.2. The Beginning of Pia Casa di Carita ............................................................. 45 3.3. The Rule of Love as the Fundamental to Pia Casa di Carita .......................... 46 3.4. The Educative Role of Pia Casa di Carita ...................................................... 47 3.5. The Different Vocations of Pia Casa di Carita ............................................... 47 3.6. People of Good Will of Pia Casa di Carita .................................................... 48 4. PALLOTTI’S WORK AMONG YOUNG CLERICS ........................................... 48 4.1. Pallotti in the Roman College ....................................................................... 49 4.2. Pallotti in the Urban College of the Propagation of the Faith ........................ 49 4.3. Pallotti and his Colleagues in Other Colleges ................................................ 50 4.4. Pallotti’s Various Roles among the Young Seminarians .................................. 50 5. SOME OBSERVATION ....................................................................................... 51 6. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 54 CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................... 55 AN UNDERSTANDING OF CHARISM IN THE CHURCH AND THE PALLOTTINE CHARISM ............................................................................... 55 PART I ...................................................................................................................... 55 A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARISM ........................................ 55 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 55 2. A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARISM ................................... 55 2.1. Terminological Precision ............................................................................... 56 2.2. The Biblical Foundations .............................................................................. 58 2.2.1. Charism in the Old Testament.......................................................... 58 2.2.2. Charism in the Gospels .................................................................... 59 2.2.3. The Charisms: A Pauline Understanding .......................................... 59 2.3. The Traditional Witnesses of Charism ........................................................... 61 2.4. Charism in the Magisterial Teachings of the Church ..................................... 61 2.4.1. Lumen Gentium (November 21, 1964) ............................................ 62 8 2.4.2. Christus Dominus (October 28, 1965) ............................................. 63 2.4.3. Perfectae Caritatis (October 28, 1965) ............................................. 63 2.4.4. Apostolicum Actuositatem (November 18, 1965) ............................. 63 2.4.5. Gaudium et Spes (December 7, 1965) .............................................. 64 2.4.6. Evangelica Testificatio (June 29, 1971) ............................................. 64 2.4.7. Christifideles Laici (December 30, 1988) ......................................... 65 2.4.8. Vita Consecrata (March 25, 1996) ................................................... 66 2.5. Contemporary Theological Trends and Characteristics of Charism ................ 67 2.5.1. Charism: Bestows Variety of Free Gifts and Grace of the One Spirit . 67 2.5.2. Charism: Qualifies Every Apostolate and office of the Church .......... 68 2.5.3. Charism: Necessitates Discernment .................................................. 68 2.5.4. Charism: Serves of the Church and One Another ............................. 69 2.5.5. Charism: Subjects to Ecclesial Authority ........................................... 69 2.5.6. Charism: Reminds Religious of their Roots and Foundation ............. 70 2.5.7. Charism: Promotes Institution and Organization ............................. 71 3. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 71 PART II .................................................................................................................... 72 THE PALLOTTINE CHARISM ............................................................................... 72 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 72 2. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF PALLOTTI’S VISION .............................. 72 3. THE UNION OF THE CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE ......................................... 74 3.1. The Foundation and Prophetic Insight of the Union ..................................... 74 3.2. The Meaning, Mission and Method of the Union ......................................... 76 3.2.1. The Meaning of the Union: .............................................................. 76 3.2.2. The Mission of the Union ................................................................. 76 3.2.3. The Method of the Union ................................................................ 77 3.3. The Theological Foundations and Pallottine Heritages of Charism ................ 77 3.3.1. The Infinite Love and Mercy of God the Father as the Source of the Union ......................................................................................... 78