Author: danielafsp

ITALY
Centenary of the Death of Venerable Maggiorino Vigolungo

Throughout history, people emerge who give luster to their birthplaces. At the end of July, the small town of Benevello, not far from Alba, celebrated the centenary of the death of Venerable Maggiorino Vigolungo, one of the first boys welcomed by Blessed James Alberione into the group that would become the Society of St. Paul…. Read more »

KOREA
Celebrating Youth Day

From 11-15 August, the Archdiocese of Seoul hosted its 4th Korea Youth Day (KYD), a big festival for young Korean Catholics, which this year was centered on the Gospel text: “It’s me; don’t be afraid!” (Mt. 14:27). The event offered the young members of the Archdiocese an opportunity to welcome Christ into their lives and… Read more »

BOLIVIA
International Book Fair

Bolivia’s 23rd International Book Fair, entitled The Wonderful Law of Peace, was held in La Paz. 160 publishing houses participated in the event, which featured China as its guest-exhibitor this year. Aware that the Fair is a place of evangelization, the Daughters of St. Paul were present at this beautiful and significant event, as they… Read more »

August 2018

Ana Rosaria STEIN, Maria Lucinda SOUSA, Masae – Maria Ancilla KURITA, Rosina – Concettina DOTTORE

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He who…

He who is not brightened by such splendours of created things is blind; he who does not awake at such clamours is deaf; he who does not praise God on account of all these effects is mute; he who does not turn towards the First Principle on account of such indications is stupid. Saint Bonaventure

Sacred Music: 18th Edition of Anima Mundi

Anima Mundi, the annual International Festival of Sacred Music, will be held in Pisa, Italy from 7-20 September 2018. This year’s program consists of seven concerts that program organizers hope will deeply move the hundreds of thousands of visitors who plan to attend the performances, which will be held in the Cathedral of Pisa and… Read more »

Indiction of the Vocation Year of the FP 2019

Roma, 20 August 2018 Memorial of St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor  To the Superiors of the Circumscriptions and to all the members of the Pauline Family Subject: «Rekindle the gift of God». Indiction of the Vocation Year of the FP Dear Sisters and Brothers, on the anniversary of the birth of the Pauline Family and… Read more »

THE PRAYER

Give relief to those in distress, visit the ailing, help the poor: this is prayer. Prayer is good, and its works are beautiful. Prayer is accepted when it gives relief to one’s neighbour. Prayer is heard when it includes forgiveness of affronts. Prayer is strong when it is full of God’s strength. Aphraates, “the Sage”

PAKISTAN
Jesus calls you to serve…

With the theme Jesus calls you to serve, our Lahore community’s vocation team, Sr. Ghazia and Sr. Fouzia, organized a series of vocation days in several parishes of the city. The meetings, which were characterized by dialogue and listening, focused on the vocation of Mary and of the Daughters of St. Paul, with special attention… Read more »

Final message of Amecea

Migrants, families, young people: these are the central points of the concluding message of the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conferences of East Africa (Amecea), which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A re-evangelization of Africa is needed! This is one of the strongest cries of the final message, which says that the continent is… Read more »