1 Série: CAMINHOS – 4 CONGREGATION OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ST. CHARLES BORROMEO SCALABRINIANS Copyright@2013 by CSEM Analita Candaten; Marissônia Daltoé Identity Of The Scalabrinian Sister. Going Deeper To Give Witness . Series: Pathways – n. 4 Pages: 152 ISBN: 978-85-87823-21-2 1. Nature and purpose of the Congregation 2. Consecrated life 3. Formation 4. Mission 5. Authority 6. Administration and economy CDU 248 - Religious Practices 255 – Religious Congregations Responsible: General Government of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo - Scalabrinians Sexennial: 2007-2013 Revision: CSEM Publishing: Alan Carvalho dos Santos Direitos reservados à Editora: CSEM Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios SRTV/N Conj. P Qd 702 Ed. Brasília Rádio Center Sobreloja 1 e 2 70719-900 Brasília/DF E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.csem.org.br/http://redecemis.phnet.com.br Tel/fax (0055)-61-3327-0669 IDENTITY OF THE SCALABRINIAN SISTER. GOING DEEPER TO GIVE WITNESS ANALITA CANDATEN MARISSÔNIA DALTOÉ CSEM Centro Scalabriniano de Estudos Migratórios Brasília/DF - 2013 INDEX PRESENTATION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE CONGREGATION ................................................................................................................................. 9 1. The constitutions and regulations in the life of an institute ............................................................................................................................. 9 2. The Nature And Purpose Of An Institute ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. The charism of a religious institute ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 4. The spirituality and mission of an institute ........................................................................................................................................................................... 16 RELIGIOUS LIFE THE RADICAL FOLLOWING OF JESUS CHRIST .......................................................................................... 19 1. Religious Consecration ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 2. Community Life .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 3. Liturgical and Prayer Life ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 THE FORMATION PROCESS OF THE MSCS SISTER:- An experience which guarantees a fruitful present and builds a hopeful future ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 1. Formation in consecrated life ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 2. Formation in the institute ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 3. The stages of the formation process in the institute ............................................................................................................................................ 43 THE MISSIONARY SENDING TO PROCLAIM AND ESTABLISH - The kingdom of christ among the migrants ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 59 1. The mission in the church .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 59 2. The missionary action in the life of the founder John Baptist Scalabrini and of the Co-Founders, Fr. Joseph Marchetti and mother Assunta Marchetti ................................................................................................................................................................................ 66 3. The mission of the mscs congregation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 AUTHORITY THE CONGREGATION - A service in support of life and of the mission .............................................. 81 1. Foundations of authority ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 2. The exercise of authority in the life of blessed John Baptist Scalabrini, father Joseph and mother Assunta Marchetti .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92 3. Authority at the service of life and of the mission .................................................................................................................................................... 102 ADMINISTRAÇÃO E ECONOMIA - At the service of the congregational mission .......................................................... 119 1- Biblical, theological and doctrinal elements ................................................................................................................................................................. 120 2. The goods and charity in the life of john baptist scalabrini, mother assunta marchetti, fr. Joseph marchetti and st. Charles borromeo ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 128 3. The goods at the service of the mission ............................................................................................................................................................................... 138 PRESENTATION e have the joy of offering to the Sisters this text about the “Updating of Proper Law Project”, a project in which all communities were able to participate, since in recent Wyears was part of community reflection, which was enriched with essential topics that relate to Proper Law. The valuable reflection papers, sent to the communities during the process of reflection (2006-2009), effectively enriched the contribution of the Sisters in the updating of our Constitutions and Regulations, permeating them with elements of identity, spirituality and Scalabrinian Missionary spirit. The elaborated topics that contributed most in the reflection are: Nature and Purpose of the Congregation, Consecrated Life, Formation, Mission, Authority, Administration and Financial Administration. Considering the wealth of the Biblical, theological, doctrinal and charismatic elements that make up the texts, the General Government thought of assembling and publishing them in a single volume. This text might be useful for future reflections on the deepening of Proper Law, to strengthen the identity of the members of the Institute and to enrich the contents that make up the formation program of our candidates. The constant deepening of the charismatic heritage, which gives us a peculiar Congregational identity in the Church, is a task that we all need to assume with generosity and hope. Hope commits us and makes us always believe (cf. Rm 4.18). The Pope affirms that we need to see the light of hope, to give ourselves hope, to carry the warmth of hope, virtue founded on the rock that is God and that enables us to open up a ray of light in the midst of so many clouds (cf. Pope Francisco, homily, 19.03.2013). We express a vivid thanks to Sr. Analita Candaten and Sr. Marissônia Daltoé for their dedication to the demanding work of elaboration of the topics that form this publication and for the coordination of the various activities inherent in the “Updating of Proper Law Project.” 7 The updated text of the Constitutions and Regulations will be sent to the communities, after its approval by the XIII General Chapter and the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic