Year 98° - 2nd issue February 2018 Poste Italiane Spa - Spedizione in abbonamento postale - Dl 353/2003 (conv. in legge n° 46 del 27/02/2004) art. 1 comma 1 CMP Roma - Romanina Aut. C/15/2010 Aut. Romanina - Roma CMP 1 comma 1 art. 27/02/2004) del 46 n° legge in (conv. 353/2003 Dl - postale abbonamento in Spedizione - Spa Italiane Poste World Youth Day Panama 2019: “Young people, you are the present of God” FOCUS ON Synod of Bishops on Youth. Nigeria becomes a Province Direzione On the cover: Magazine Corso Alfieri 384 - 14100 Asti Young people from Monterrey (Mexico) and Oblates of St. Joseph of the Josephite Direttore responsabile in the WYD Panama 2019, Church Marellian Family Luigi Bellone of Our Lady of the Rosary, Panama and Joseph Movement Poste Italiane Spa - Spedizione in abbonamento postale - Dl 353/2003 (conv. in legge n° 46 del 27/02/2004) art. 1 comma 1 CMP Roma - Romanina Aut. C/15/2010 Aut. Romanina - Roma 1 CMP comma 1 art. 27/02/2004) del 46 n° legge in (conv. 353/2003 - Dl postale abbonamento in - Spedizione Spa Italiane Poste Editore Year 97 n. 2 Feb. 2019 FOCUS ON Synod of Bishops on Youth. Nigeria becomes a Province c ontents Casa Generalizia della Congregazione degli Oblati di San Giuseppe Oblates of Saint Joseph: Nigeria becomes a Province 3 Via Boccea 364 - 00167 Roma tel. 06 660486519 • fax 06 66016623 by Fr. Ethelbert Arua osj Direttore editoriale We ask the Lord for the Beatification Guido Miglietta of the Servant of God Fr. Joseph Calvi osj 4 [email protected] by Fr. Alberto Santiago osj and Fr. José Antonio Bertolin osj Editorial Board Alessandra Sacchinelli, Domenico De Freedom of expression for Youth: their contribution to the Synod 5 Rubeis, Giuseppe Giovanni Colombo, by Padre Edenilson Alves Da Silveira osj y padre Guido Miglietta osj Marianna Cortellino, Nicola Reale, Tension Chalona In the Philippines inaugurated a Shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph Marello 10 by Padre Joel Villanueva osj In this issue articles by Alberto Santiago, Edenilson Alves Da World Youth Day Panama 2019 12 Silveira, Enrico Lenzi, Ferdinando Pentrella, Joel Villanueva, José Anto- A Year dedicated to Saint Joseph 18 nio Bertolin, Juan Carlos Vilchis Nei- by Enrico Lenzi dhart, Luis Chumpén Tamariz, Marianna Cortellino, Oscar Valdez In Mozambique the Church is young 20 Aguiar by Fr. Edenilson Alves Da Silveirai osj Graphic layout Communion given to People on the run. Fr. Almiro Faccenda OSJ 24 Graphid - Castelnuovo di Porto (Rm) by Sr. Marianna Cortellino osj and Fr. Ferdinando Pentrella osj www.graphid.net Stampa The Joseph Movement already has its own history 28 Tipografia Città Nuova by Fr. Alberto Santiago osj via Pieve Torina, 55 - 00156 Roma Fr. Ray De la Cruz osj: a big heart and spirit of prayer 30 The publishers ended work on may, 3 - 2019 The St. Joseph’s CBSE English Medium School in Assam, India 31 To enjoy this opportunity, which allows the daily celebration of Holy Mass, just deposit the tax believed convenient using the c.c.p. 120147 to the Joseph Magazine, address Via di Boccea 364, 00167 Roma. This Fund may not be used or earmarked for other purposes and the annual interest Bill is dedicated to the celebration of Masses, during the year, in the Shrine of St. Joseph in Asti, Italy, and in different shrines of the Congregation, even in missions. The person who gives their contribution will receive confirmation. Prayer for the glorification of our confrere, the Servant of God, Father Joseph Calvi, OSJ Glorify, O Lord, yor Servant, who by word and example in his pastoral care of the sick, worked with zeal for your glory and the salvation of souls. Amen. The information of the graces obtained through the intercession of the Servant of Dios Father José Calvi, OSJ will be sent to Fr. Alberto Santiago, OSJ, Postulator General of the Oblates of Saint Joseph. Address: Via Boccea 364, 00167 ROMA - Italy. E-mail: [email protected] FOCUS ON The celebrations took place on March 19th in St. Mary Church, Lagos Oblates of Saint Joseph: Nigeria becomes a Province FATHER PAUL AGABO PROVINCIAL VICAR, GIVES HIS OATH TAKING THE OFFICE. BESIDE THE PROVINCIAL FATHER ETHELBERT ARUA A journey of a thousand miles collaborators (Josephite Marellian religious sisters, collaborators, begins with a step! With gratitude to Family) and friends of the Oblates in parishioners and friends from far God who made it possible, the Nigeria gathered at St. Mary's and near. confreres of Our Lady Queen of Catholic Church, Isolo, Lagos on the It was a glorious day. To the Nigeria Province rejoice as the 19th of March, 2019- the Solemnity glory of God the new province mission of the Oblates of St. Joseph of St. Joseph, patron of the boasts of 45 perpetually professed congregation for holy mass and which began in Nigerian on the 9th members (which includes 41 priests inauguration of the new province. of November 1990 when the first and 4 deacons), 18 temporary During the mass presided by His Oblates missionaries landed Nigeria professed members, 6 novices, 25 Grace Most Rev. Dr. Adewale and planted the gospel seed that seminarians in Postulancy, Martins the archbishop of Lagos, germinated into a Delegation on the Aspirancy and Orientandi stages of 18th of May 2000 has become fully Very Rev. Fr. Ethel Arua, OSJ read formation. blown into a Province on the 20th of aloud the Decree for the canonical August, 2018 when the XVII General erection of the new province from So far the new province has Chapter of the Congregation voted the Superior General Jan Pelczarski, spread the Oblates spirituality and for the elevation of the delegation to OSJ. apostolate beyond the archdiocese the status of a province under the The celebration also witnessed of Lagos - the spring board of mantle of "Our Lady Queen of the diaconate ordination of four of Oblates mission in Nigeria - to other Nigeria." their brothers: Kyrian Onwuka, OSJ, parts of Nigeria: Ibadan Philip Okwarachukwu, OSJ, Luke archdiocese, Abeokuta diocese, The new province was officially Osabohien, OSJ and Stephen Gboko diocese, Abuja archdiocese, erected on the 14th of March 2019 Adedeji, OSJ; and was graced with and Uromi diocese. with the mandate of the new 3 the presence of two bishops: Provincial Superior and Vicar in the Fr. Ethelbert Arua OSJ. Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins persons of Very Rev. Fr. Ethelbert of Lagos archdiocese- the ordaining Arua, OSJ as the first Provincial prelate and Most Rev. Dr. Peter Superior and Rev. Fr. Paul Agabo, OSJ as the first Provincial Vicar. Odetoyinbo bishop of Abeokuta diocese. Also represented at the To make up the provincial celebration are Anthony Cardinal council that will pilot the affairs of Okogie the Emeritus Archbishop of the new-born province for a term of Lagos, Bishop Albert Fasina of three years, Rev. Fathers Innocent Ijebu-ode diocese, Bishop Donatus Udomboh, OSJ, Gilbert Osilama, OSJ Ogun, OSA of Uromi diocese, Bishop and Joseph Sule, OSJ were duly Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo diocese. elected as Councilors. Others include diocesan and To celebrate this feat the IN THE CENTRE, THE ORDAINING BISHOP MGR. priests, brothers, seminarians, lay religious priests from various places, ADEWALE MARTINS ARCHBISHOP OF LAGOS On the 75th anniversary of his death, the 26 of September 1943-2018 We ask the Lord for the Beatification of Fr. Joseph Calvi osj Dear Confreres and Josephite-Marellian Laity, This past September 26 has been the 75th Anniversary of the death of our confrere the Servant of God Fr. Joseph Calvi and, as we know, it is a special opportunity to pray during our celebrations for the grace of his beatification. His Cause is continuing in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, but it demands of us who wish to see him proclai- med a Saint a commitment made up of concrete actions such as: praying for his canonization each day in our com- munities; encouraging people to pray for this grace, at least on the 26th of each month; to make better known the Sevant of God by means of biographies and other writings; distribute holy cards with his image particularly among the sick so that it becomes normal to seek healing through his intercession; and finally, encourage people to ask God for graces through his intercession. The just concluded XVII General Chapter of our Congre- gation, emphasizing the importance of all of us dedicating ourselves to ensuring that this process not remain on the bookshelves of the Congregation, said this: ”Regarding the knowledge and commitment for the canonization of our confrere, the Servant of God Father Joseph Calvi, we reco- gnize that today, despite much insistence, it seems that his cause is still a marginal reality in the Congregation and of interest only to a few confreres”. Therefore, the same Chapter established for the next six year period the following Resolution: “Each Confrere is to commit himself to giving greater importance to knowledge of the Servant of God Father Joseph Calvi and to pray for his canonization, encouraging greater involvement among our laity. The International Josephite-Marellian Center will provide translations of texts in different languages, distri- bute holy cards with his image, particularly, among the sick, and organize communal celebrations to ask the Lord for his canonization“. We therefore invite you, confreres and laity, to a consi- derable dedication in all of our houses and areas of mini- stry so that the Servant of God, Fr. Joseph Calvi, might be remembered with many prayers and made better known, and that this commitment be carried out through the enti- re year.