Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, In March 1964, a little more than a month after the death of Maestra Tecla, Fr. Alberione consoled the Daughters of St. Paul for the loss of such a great “mother and teacher”: Do not grieve too much, for she is not absent, she is present! Present first… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters of the Pauline Family, At the end of the 38th Meeting of our General Gov-ernments, we are writing to share with you some of the wealth we received in these days. For the first time in 38 years, due to the…
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Meditating on the Prologue of John’s Gospel, which the Liturgy proposes to us on Christmas Day, my heart was captured–and not randomly–by this phrase: “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it” (Jn. 1:5). Light and darkness: a conflict that characterizes…
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Dearest sisters and young women in formation, On the day on which we celebrate the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, Divine Master, let us welcome once again with marvel and gratitude the most precious good that Blessed James Alberione passed on to us: “I have neither silver nor gold, but I give you what I have…
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, I would like to begin this letter with the words of the Apostle Paul to the Christians of Philippi: I thank my God each time I think of you, and every time I pray for you, I always pray with joy for your partnership in spreading the Gospel…
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Dear Sisters and Brothers, members of our Aggregated Institutes and Pauline Cooperators: On this day that unites all of us around Mary Most Holy, our Mother, Teacher and Queen of Apostles, we want to make public the Prayer and Logo that the Central Biblical Commission has prepared for the Pauline Family’s Year of the Bible,…
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, “Christ, my hope, is risen!” This is the joyful cry that the Easter Sequence places on the lips of Mary of Magdala. From the empty tomb on Easter morning, we continue to hear today the invitation to not fear because “Death and Life have fought a stupendous battle.”… Read more »
Dearest Sisters, At this moment, to the many sufferings of the world, is added that of the coronavirus epidemic, which is affecting many countries in which we are present. We, like everyone else, follow the instructions issued by the World Health Organization, but above all we unite in prayer. Fr. Alberione wanted the construction of… Read more »
Dear Sisters and young women in formation, In the beautiful message of Pope Francis for the 54th World Communications Day, two sentences offered me particular inspiration for this letter: Each of us knows different stories that have the fragrance of the Gospel, that have borne witness to the Love that transforms life. Our own story…
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Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today, January 26, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, at the conclusion of the Vocational Year of the Pauline Family, together with the entire Church we celebrate Word of God Sunday, instituted by Pope Francis with his apostolic letter Aperuit Illis. As Pauline Family, we welcome this invitation for renewing the centrality…
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