New liturgical memorial for the Pauline Family
Good news: Yesterday on the 17th anniversary of the beatification of our Founder, Blessed James Alberione, we received the good news that the Pauline Family has received by decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, a new liturgical memorial to be added to the Proper of the Pauline Family, namely the memorial of Pope Paul VI, to be celebrated on May 29th.
Our Superior Generals of the Pauline Family wrote to us: "We all know the importance of Pope Paul VI’s magisterium for the Church, especially for his insistent invitation to bring the Gospel to the contemporary world, from the perspective of Vatican Council II. Reading his speeches and observing his pastoral practice it is evident that «the Church must come to dialogue with the world; the Church makes itself an expression, the Church makes itself a message, the Church makes itself a dialogue» (3 December 1970).
The reason why this news makes us rejoice is his particular closeness to Blessed James Alberione, both in friendship and in understanding the mission of the Pauline Family. With regard to friendship, we remember the unforgettable historical moment of his visit made to our Founder on his deathbed, just before leaving for heaven.
With reference to our mission, it is good for us to remember the words that Pope Paul VI addressed to him during the Audience of 28 June 1969, in which he recognizes the importance of the Pauline charism in the Church: «Here he is: humble, silent, tireless, always alert, always collected in his thoughts, which run from prayer to work [...], always intent on scrutinizing the “signs of the times”, that is, the most ingenious ways of reaching souls, our Don Alberione has given the Church new tools to express oneself, new means to give vigour and breadth to the apostolate, new capacity and new awareness of the validity and possibility of its mission in the world and with modern means».
St. Paul VI, pray for us!
Our Superior Generals of the Pauline Family wrote to us: "We all know the importance of Pope Paul VI’s magisterium for the Church, especially for his insistent invitation to bring the Gospel to the contemporary world, from the perspective of Vatican Council II. Reading his speeches and observing his pastoral practice it is evident that «the Church must come to dialogue with the world; the Church makes itself an expression, the Church makes itself a message, the Church makes itself a dialogue» (3 December 1970).
The reason why this news makes us rejoice is his particular closeness to Blessed James Alberione, both in friendship and in understanding the mission of the Pauline Family. With regard to friendship, we remember the unforgettable historical moment of his visit made to our Founder on his deathbed, just before leaving for heaven.
With reference to our mission, it is good for us to remember the words that Pope Paul VI addressed to him during the Audience of 28 June 1969, in which he recognizes the importance of the Pauline charism in the Church: «Here he is: humble, silent, tireless, always alert, always collected in his thoughts, which run from prayer to work [...], always intent on scrutinizing the “signs of the times”, that is, the most ingenious ways of reaching souls, our Don Alberione has given the Church new tools to express oneself, new means to give vigour and breadth to the apostolate, new capacity and new awareness of the validity and possibility of its mission in the world and with modern means».
St. Paul VI, pray for us!
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