and of the Relator of the process, Father Ambrosius Ezser, together with the
answers previously prepared by the Postulator, will be collected in a volume that
will be presented by the Cardinal “ponente” to the Holy Father and to a
committee of cardinals.
When this meeting may happen could not be predicted. Our part now
should be to request from the Lord hearts prepared for this additional grace
which surrounds not only the Diocese of Lugano, but our Congregations too.
May both become places where God lives to irradiate his holiness. Confreres and
the Sisters may request holy cards of Bacciarini that include a prayer and a relic
“ex indumentis”.
The postulator
Father M
ARIO
C
ARRERA
11. 1908 Centennial 2008
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• 24 March 2008, 5:00 PM, Sacred Heart Shrine in Como:
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CENTENNIAL
– Solemn concelebration presided by the Superior General with the participa-
tion of the two Congregations, Servants of Charity and Daughters of St.
Mary of Providence, Cooperators, Guanellian Lay Movement, and residents
of our Houses.
• 24 March (evening) - 30 March (morning) 2008:
FIVE DAY RETREAT
Barza d’Ispra: Five day Retreat with the participation of the International
Theological Seminary. Theme: Consecrated Life. Retreat Masters: Fr. Amedeo
Ferrari, OFM Conv and Fr.
Paolo Monaco, CSJ.
• 23 April - 3 May 2008:
GUANELLIAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
: 30 people
– Guanellian pilgrimage to the Holy Land for pilgrims of Italian and English
language. Composition: 20 confreres - 10 Sisters
– 10 Lay people.
– 7
from Sacred Heart Province
– 7 from St. Joseph Province
– 5 from
Divine Providence Province
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– 3 from Africa Delegation.
– Duration: 10+2
– Language: Italian - English
• 27 May 1858 - 2008:
150
TH
ANNIVERSARY BIRTH OF BL
.
CLARE BOSATTA
– The anniversary will be memorialized by a publication.
• 7 June 2008, Saturday Morning, Como:
MEETING ON THE CENTENNIAL
Open to the two Congregations, Servants of Charity and Daughters of St.
Mary
of Providence, Guanellian Family and GLM.
• 7 June 2008, Saturday Afternoon, Como:
DEDICATION
“
DON GUANELLA MUSEAUM
”
At the presence of the Bishop of Como, Superior General, Mother General,
Guanellian Family, Civil and Religious authorities of Lombardy Region,
Province and Township of Como.
• 6-10 August 2008:
PILGRIMAGE OF THE GUANELLIAN FAMILIES TO LOURDES
,
FRANCE
• 24-30 August 2008:
DISPLAY ON DON GUANELLA AT THE MEETING FOR PEOPLES IN RIMINI
,
ITALY
• 31 August - 20 September 2008 in Rome:
2
ND
COURSE FOR FORMATORS
• 21 September 2008, morning, Rome:
MEETING ON THE CENTENNIAL
Combined celebration of centennial and 30th anniversary of the Guanellian
Study Center, and the Centennial of the Approval of the Institute of the
Daughters of St. Mary of Providence.
• 28 September - 4 October 2008, Rome, St. Rose House:
FIVE DAY RETREAT OF THE GENERAL COUNCILS
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• 4 October 2008, Rome, St. Rose House:
MEETING OF THE TWO GENERAL COUNCILS
,
OF THE PROVINCIAL SUPERIORS
,
AND
ITALIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL GLM
• 12-18 October 2008:
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
,
FRANCE
Guanellian Family, Diocese of Como, and UNITALSI on the occasion of the
150th anniversary apparitions of Lourdes.
• October 2008 - March 2009:
MONTHLY DAYS OF RECOLLECTION
(SofC, DSMP, GLM)
In two locations: Rome and Como. The six days will be led by 3 confreres and
3 Sisters. They will provide material on the identity and mission of the Conse-
crated Life in the Church and the world at a theological-anthropological-cha-
rismatic field. That material will translated into different languages and sent
later on to all communities
of the Congregation
• 6-8 December 2008, Rome, Domus Urbis:
NATIONAL MEETING GLM
• April 2009:
GUANELLIAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
Please, see above for its composition and number.
Languages: Italian - Spanish - Portuguese.
• 13 -19 April 2009, Barza d’Ispra:
FIVE DAY RETREAT
On Religious Consecration. Our International Theology Seminary is
attending.
• 22 March 2009, Rome, St. Joseph Trionfale Basilica:
SOLEMN CLOSING OF THE CENTENNIAL
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12. From our missions
India
Perpetual profession and Diaconate
On 2 February at 6:00 PM, the Superior General received the perpetual
Profession of five confreres in the parish church, a few minutes walk from our
seminary. The professed are David Anburaj, Paul Arockiaraj, Charles Promiyo,
Bernandes, Adaikalam. Almost all of our perpetually professed confreres came
from all our houses for the occasion. Some diocesan and religious priests also
participated in the concelebration with them. A good number of our Sisters and
Sisters from other Congregations were present.
After the ceremony, dinner was served for all those in attendance: priests,
religious, relatives and friends. The following morning at 7:00 am the auxiliary
bishop of the Diocese of Madras-Mylapore, Bishop Lawrence Pious, conferred
the sacred order of Diaconate to the professed in the same Church. Among the
confreres,
some were missing, for, they had to reach their place by night.
The Meeting of the perpetually professed confreres
All were present including the newly professed, Fr. Jesuraj, who is in the
Philippines but in India for a period of rest, and we two (Fr. Alfonso Crippa and
Fr. Piero Lippoli) were present. In total 31 confreres.
For this gathering, we preferred to give a tone of meeting and not of an
extraordinary assembly, to avoid the implications that these kind of meetings
may simply. The aim, in fact, was above all to hear where their stand, and their
point of view and impressions about their fusion with U.S.A. and the
Philippines. From our part, we offered every clarification possible. The agenda
of the day was not strictly followed because the confreres were requesting more
time to share their thoughts.
It was a lively meeting. Many spoke very clearly, and were not generally
favoring the fusion. However, they seemed to be docile to obedience and
collaboration. Another topic that was taken up in every community meeting was
the economical administrative aspect. All the communities were called to walk
towards the achievement of autonomy.
The community
We have visited all communities, and in everyone of them we held a
meeting in which every confrere was invited to speak about religious life
(prayer, life of fraternity and of communion), mission and the economy. The
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