Author: danielafsp

NIGERIA
Remembering Blessed James Alberione

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Blessed James Alberione, the Daughters of St. Paul of Abuja organized an encounter on the theme Abuse, Human Trafficking and Media Formation for a group of Catholic students from the middle school of the Federal Government Boys’ College in Wuye, Abuja. Despite the fact that it…

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Third Sunday of Advent 2021

What should we do? Luke 3, 10-18 “What should we do?” the crowds asked John the Baptizer. “What should we do?” is the question that each person ultimately asks him/herself as the need to find meaning in life becomes pressing. The Gospel excerpt for today’s Liturgy opens by specifying just what the verb to love… Read more »

INDIA
Virtual Bible Visits to Families

During this pandemic period, the Daughters of St. Paul of our Bandra community, Mumbai, decided to do something new and different, in keeping with the signs of the times. In cooperation with the pastor and pastoral council of St. Teresa of Avila Church in Girgaum, they visited the families of the parish by means of… Read more »

November 2021

Maria Giuseppa – Maria Ambrogia SEDDA / Teresa – Maria Elisabetta RIBONI / Léa RAHARISOA / Kyoko – Maria Dolores NAKANO / Leonilda MENOSSI / Teresita – Maria Ausilia LORESTO /vMartha GOMEZ / Philomena – Mary Scolastica D’SOUZA / Antonietta COLONNA / Jolly Carmela CHERIYANTHANATH / Lucia CARLEO

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ITALY
Seeds of the Word, Signs of the Times

Observing the proper precautions (green passes and face masks), on 11 November 2021, the FSP International Multimedia Center in Rome hosted a presentation of the book, Semi del Verbo, Semi del Verbo, Segni dei tempi (Seeds of the Word, Signs of the Times),, published by Pauline Editions. This important and relevant book explores various attitudes to adopt and…

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Second Sunday of Advent 2021

All humanity will see the salvation of God Luke 3:1-6 The word of God dwells in the desert and in people who are silent. “God is supremely indifferent to what human beings construct, but out of love he sends his word to them uncontaminated by civilization, and this word enables them to handle what is… Read more »

KENYA
Liturgical Books in Swahili

On 12 November 2021, in the Major Seminary of Nairobi, several beautiful liturgical books in Swahili–Misale Ya Kiroma(Roman Missal), Masomo Ya Misa (Lectionary in 3 volumes) and Misale Ya Kila Siku (Daily Missal–were presented during a solemn Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the President of the Episcopal Conference, His Eminence Martin Kivuva…

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ITALY
Audience of Pope Francis with the Pauline Family

On Thursday, 25 November, the 50th anniversary of the death of Blessed James Alberione, Pope Francis welcomed in audience 150 members of the Pauline Family. “In the footsteps of your Founder, continue to choose the media as your pulpit,” he told them, “so as to make Jesus Christ known to the people of our times… Read more »

First Sunday of Advent 2021

Advent: A Time of Surprises Lk. 21:25-28, 34-36 Advent should help us become more aware that what counts in life is an attitude of openness and availability to realities much vaster than we are, so that the life within us–like a mustard seed–can develop more and more and accomplish its work of purification and liberation…. Read more »

ITALY
Spiritual Itinerary of the Pauline Family

From 9-17 November this year, about thirty brothers and sisters of the Pauline Family gathered at the FSP St. Paul House in Rome to make a course of spiritual exercises that launched the spiritual itinerary of the PF for 2022. The course, which sought to involve all the participants, focused on the Alberionian prayer which… Read more »