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Year of Consecrated Life
Excerpt from the Letter of Pope Francis
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Consecrated Life
I am writing to you as the Successor of Peter, towhom the Lord entrusted the task of confirming hisbrothers and sisters in faith (cf. Lk 22:32). But I amalso writing to you as a brother who, like yourselves,is consecrated to God.
May this Year of Consecrated Life also be an occa-sion for confessing humbly, with immense confidence in the God who is Love (cf. 1 Jn4:8), our own weakness and, in it, to experience the Lords merciful love. May thisYear likewise be an occasion for bearing vigorous and joyful witness before the worldto the holiness and vitality present in so many of those called to follow Jesus in theconsecrated life.
This Year also calls us to live the present with passion. Grateful remembrance of thepast leads us, as we listen attentively to what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Churchtoday, to implement ever more fully the essential aspects of our consecrated life...
...The Year of Consecrated Life challenges us to examine our fidelity to the missionentrusted to us. Are our ministries, our works and our presence consonant with whatthe Spirit asked of our founders and foundresses? Are they suitable for carrying outtoday, in society and the Church, those same ministries and works? Do we have thesame passion for our people? Are we close to them to the point of sharing in theirjoys and sorrows, thus truly understanding their needs and helping to respond tothem? The same generosity and self-sacrifice which guided your founders, SaintJohn Paul II once said, must now inspire you, their spiritual children, to keep alivethe charisms which, by the power of the same Spirit who awakened them, are con-stantly being enriched and adapted, while losing none of their unique character. It isup to you to place those charisms at the service of the Church and to work for thecoming of Christs Kingdom in its fullness.
That old saying will always be true: Where there are religious, there is joy. We arecalled to know and show that God is able to fill our hearts to the brim with happi-
ness; that we need not seek our hap-piness elsewhere; that the authenticfraternity found in our communitiesincreases our joy; and that our totalself-giving in service to the Church, tofamilies and young people, to theelderly and the poor, brings us life-long personal fulfilment....
Join with the Xaverian Missionariesin service to the Church. Contact
Fr. Frank Grappoli, SX
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Communications Board
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Xaverian Missionaries in the World
Snapshots of South Sudanby Bishop George Biguzzi SX
PEACE IN WORDS BUT WAR IN FACT
In South Sudan late November marks the end of the rainy season.
Unfortunately there are thickening clouds and thunder of anotherkind, that of unending conflict. Peace occurs only in wordswhile war remains a daily fact.
The hypocrisy of world powers is endured by the weakest countriesand poorest peoples. The big of the Earth sign protocols, make ral-lies and issue statements of peace, pledging to reduce armamentsand atomic weapons, then continue to invest in weapons. Wars arenow by proxy, away from home, preferably where there is oil andnatural resources.
South Sudan, after a long war of liberation against the KhartoumGovernment, proclaimed independence on July 9, 2011. It was a timeof great popular celebration. But the festivities didnt last. The
struggle for power and control of the vast oil resources of the nationsoon broke out.
Now there is no more security. The population lives in uncertainty ofwhat might occur. A cattle raid has the potential to become anarmed conflict between tribes and various war lords. Ethnic groupsdo not trust each other and thus there are shaky relations amongmembers of families, clans and tribes. Trust and social peace arebroken. National leaders and the leaders of the various factions con-tinue to have meetings abroad and to sign declarations of peace.Sadly they are just paper. Do not drag me off with the wicked, withthe workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evilis in their hearts. (Psalm 3, 28).
On December 15, 2013 there were thousands of deaths in the capital.The figures and the motivations vary depending on who tells thestory. Now there are signs of an arms race and there is talk of impendingcivil war. In the villages I saw many young people with rifles.The govern-ment spends 40% of the national budget on armaments. I saw trucks full ofsoldiers parading through the streets of the capital. I saw entire villagesdestroyed and burned houses. Those who die and suffer are largely civilians,mostly women and children. Of course the children of warlords are abroad,out of harms way.
Here in the meantime there are sufficient schools but there are noequipped hospitals and roads are not built or repaired. Social services arelax. There is a shortage of necessities, but there are plenty of weapons,manufactured and sold by nations that have signed the solemn declarationsof peace. As always, when elephants fight it is the grass that gets tram-pled.
In September the South Sudanese bishops declared solemnly that the war in southern Sudan is immoral. There is nomoral justification for continuing to kill. We cannot accept any excuse provided by any party or individual to the con-tinuation of the war. The fighting and the killings must cease immediately and unconditionally. Declare before Godthat it is unethical for any party continue to use violence to advance their political agenda.
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris, quia non est alius qui pro nobis pugnet, nisi tu Deus noster.Givepeace, O Lord, in the days of our lives, for there is none other who fights for us, but only thou, O God,our God.
South Sudanese sit under a tree in an internally displaced
persons camp in Manangui, South Sudan. (Photo Credit:
CNS/Paul Jeffrey)
UN Mission in South Sudan (Photo Credit: UN
Photo/Martine Perre)
South Sudans ofcial declaration of independence
celebrations included children singing the new national
anthem.(Photo Credit: Sara A. Fajardo/CRS)
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South Sudan Snapshotscontinued
DUST WATER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
Last December I was a guest of the ComboniMissionaries in the parish of Irol, in southernSudan. The parish priest, a missionary of Spanishorigin, invited me to join him in the village of Panakarfor baptisms. After a torturous ride in the bush wecame to the village where the Catechist awaited withthe catechumens. I immediately noticed that they wereall barefoot with dusty yellow feet.
We expected 124 to be baptized but there were only90 present. The Catechist explained that those of the
village further away, about two hours of walking, had come the day before by mis-take and he didnt know if they would return. After a long wait, the pastor decidedto start the ceremony. Everything was done as prescribed. I gave the homily, trans-lated by the Catechist. Then we baptized the catechumens. The liturgy was filledwith prayer, singing and joy.
At the Offertory the other 34 catechumens arrived from the far away village. Wecould not send them back. We held an abbreviated baptismal ceremony which result-ed in a new outbreak the joyous songs. Everyones eyes sparkled with a new light.They were born again of water and the Holy Spirit.
Towards the middle of the afternoon all returned to their homes and their villages. Itseemed to me that the yellow dust covering their feet had turned to gold.
THE WOMEN OF SAN LUCA
The women of San Luca are a group ofCatholic Women of the parish of St. Joseph inthe town of Leer, South Sudan. Meditating onthe eighth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, they readthat as Jesus passed through towns and villages pro-claiming the good news of Gods Kingdom, The twelveapostles were with him and even some women whohad been cured by evil spirits and disease: MaryMagdalene, Joanna, Susanna, and many others whoprovided for them with their resources (Luke 8, 1-4).
These women formed the group of Women of SanLuca to share the Gospel with their families, their
neighbors and the villagers. In addition they helpmaintain their parish church and help the priests andaid the poor. Generally they are widows or womenabandoned by their husbands. In the parish they arean example for all of Christian charity and witness.
~Bishop George Biguzzi SX
They wereborn again ofwater andthe HolySpirt.
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Being Catholic in a DiverseWorld
HONORING THE PLURALISM OF CHRISTS KINGDOM
Fr. Carl Chudy SX conducted a retreat on January 11 at Fatima Shrine inHolliston MA exploring the ways Catholics meaningfully connect with a
larger world in the areas of interfaith and intercultural dialogue.
For many years Catholic identity was reinforcedthrough cultural traditions and by having Catholicneighbors who worshiped, thought and acted ho-mogeneously. Over the years neighborhoods changed.The Catholic core of some cities and towns disintegratedas evidenced by parish closures. New immigrants fromAsia, the Middle East, Africa, traditionally non-Catholiccountries, moved in.
If we focus on Massachusetts as an example we can seetrends emerging, Statistics show a religiously diversepopulation. As of 2000, there were 3,092,296 Roman Catholics
in Massachusetts, representing nearly half of the totalpopulation. The largest Protestant denominations were: the Unit-ed Church of Christ, 121,826 adherents; the EpiscopalChurch, 98,963; the American Baptists (USA), 52,716,156;and the United Methodist Church,64,028. The 2nd-largest religious affilia-tion is Judaism, with about 275,000adherents in 2000. The Muslim population the same
year was about 41,497 people. Though membership numberswere not available, reports notedthat there were about 57 Buddhistcongregations and 20 Hindu congregations throughoutthe state. About 35% of the population was not counted as
members of any religious organization.
Upsurge of Secular Culture
The number of people who identify themselves as athe-ists in the United States has been rising, modestly butsteadily, in recent years. 2.4% of American adults said
they were atheists when asked about their religiousidentity in 2012, up from 1.6% in 2007.
A quarter of atheists (26%) think of themselves asspiritual people, and 3% consider themselves religiouspeople. Four-in-ten atheists (41%) say they often thinkabout the meaning and purpose of life.
Atheism gained ground in reaction to the religious rightof the early 1980s, aftermath of 9/11, discrimination,and popular books articulating the atheist and humanistconcerns.
Catholics in Relationship with Other Faiths andThose with No Religion
The Churchs Mission has been to go forth and bring thegood news from the very beginning. These were Jesusswords to the apostles. The first encyclical of Pope PaulVI in 1964 was The Church must be in dialogue with
the world. Vatican II stated: In the Churchs relation-ship with non-Christian religions, she considers what isin common and what brings fellowship. Man is united onthe deepest of questions from existence of himself, tothat of other things which he cannot fully comprehend.St. John Paul II said, Helping all the faithful to respectand to esteem the values, traditions and convictions ofother believers is a commitment which no local church is
exempt from duty
The National Plan of USCCB 2002,#43 asserts: Interreligious dialoguepresents an opportunity to learnabout other religious traditions
and to explain our own. Suchdialogue, however, must never be acamouflage for proselytizing. Rather,it should be approached with the
utmost respect and sensitivity.
Four types of Catholic dialogue
The first is the dialogue of life where believers of dif-ferent religions bear witness before each other in dailylife to their own human and spiritual values, and helpeach other to live according to those values in order tobuild a more just and fraternal society.
The second is the dialogue of works and action where
collaboration with other faiths is opportune in the social,economic and political to build a more humane society.
The third is the dialogue of theological exchange and
often involves specialists and leaders in different faithtraditions in search for ultimate truth.
Finally the dialogue of religious experience is an op-portunity to share prayer and religious experiences in ourcommon search for the Absolute.
Fr. Carl Chudy SX
The Church must bein dialogue with the
world. ~ Blessed Pope Paul VI
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Where there are religious, there is joy. ~Pope Francis
Reflection on the Year of
Consecrated Life:Faith Shared Experience
Pope Francis is inviting consecrated people to rejoicein the experience of Gods consolation (comfort,tenderness, being loved, encouragement) and tobear witness to His mercy through love and deeds inthe various cultures and locations of people in this world. ~Rejoice, Papal Letter on Consecrated Life
Since I am motivated by this invitation, and as I am aconsecrated person, I wish to share my thoughts andexperience on how God has transformed me through the joyof this encounter. I was born and grew up in the millennialgeneration. I left my family and country to embrace thereligious and missionary life, giving up a promising career. NowI am a member of this religious-missionary Congregation withthe mission of proclaiming Christ and His gospel to the peoplewho have not yet heard of him. I have been assigned to thismission of Sierra Leone to proclaim Christ`s Gospel and bearwitness to my faith and Christian hope to the people of thiscountry.
I am here as a young missionary and I live, interact and workwith the people seven days a week. I witness their strugglesand difficulties. Many of them have already embraced theChristian faith and live it out joyfully and share it willinglywith their relatives and companions. The second aspect I wishto share concerning my faith experience is the splendor andattractiveness of community life, where we work together as agroup of confreres and bear constant witness to our faith.
The Xaverians in this Region are a communion of men of variousages, languages, places of origin, culture, family background,
thoughts and ideals. We are here with our presence and mission work in solidarity with the local Churchand the suffering people, to fulfill the mission that has been entrusted to us. We live as a communityof individuals who recognize our strengths and weaknesses. Our main missionary task is to live in unity
and harmony among ourselves in fraternal love, so that our incarnated community becomes a place ofprofound conversion, sharing and discernment. We are a community of Christs disciples who set asideour personal projects and concerns in favor of the greater values of the Kingdom, courageously puttingour lives on the line.
The Congregation`s dynamic characteristics ad gentes, ad extraand ad vitam (mission to those who donot know Christ, beyond our boarders and for a lifetime) are not just words on paper to be placed ona shelf and admired from afar. Instead, they are the actual life experience of the Xaverians. They arenot just some collective thoughts that remain a dream. They are embodied in a true life story that wecan share with others, a reality that we can touch, embrace and experience through our senses andfaculties.
Fr. Joeven Matugas, SX
Fr. Joeven celebrates the schools sports victory with his
students in Sierra Leone
Fr. Joeven (left) joins Fr. Eugenio Pulcini SX (second from left),
former rector of the theology of Manila, with fellow graduates
now missionary priests in West Africa
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Xaverian seminarians in the PhilippinesCulture inspired celebration in Indonesia.
Fr. Joeven (front row center) with the Xaverians in Sierra LeoneThe Xaverian community in Taiwan. Fr. Joe Matteucig SX in the
third row center.
Colombian Xaverians enjoy a meal at a restaurant. Fr. Mark
Marangone SX is hiding in the back. You can just get a glimpse
of the top of head and his yellow shirt. Fr. Javier Ferrer SX in his parish church in the Philippines
...the authentic fraternity found in ourcommunities increases ourjoy...~Pope Francis
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The Testament of
St. Guido Confo
See God, Seek Go
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St. Guido Maria Confort
We will live this way if in allcircumstances we keep Christ in mind; hewill always be with us, when we pray, at
the altar, when we study, in the many activities of ourministry, in our dealings with others, in times of distress,sorrow and temptation. In all things we will drawinspiration from him, in such a way that our externalbehavior will become the manifestation of the interior
life of Christ within us (Testament Letter, 7).
The distinguishing characteristic of present
and future members of our Society must bethe result of the following components: aspirit of living faith which enables us to see God, seekGod and love God in all things, intensifying our desireto spread his kingdom everywhere; a spirit of promptand ready obedience in everything, no matter howcostly, in order to achieve the victories promised byGod to those who are obedient; a spirit of intense lovefor our religious family, that we must look upon as amother, and a spirit of intense love for all the membersof our Society (Testament Letter, 10).
n Consecrated Life
and Love God in All.
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World Mission News Digest
World Mission News Digest
AFRICA/SIERRA
LEONEEbola Emergency:light at the endof the tunnel
Pujehun (Agenzia Fides)
- Sierra Leone has been
hit hardest by the
epidemic Ebola, followed
by Liberia and Guinea.
Since the epidemic
started the world has
seen over 21,000 people
infected and over 8,400
deaths, according tothe latest World Health
Organization numbers.
However, there is some
good news from Sierra
Leone: 44 days without
new cases of Ebola. The
news was released by AVSI, at
the forefront in the Country
since the outbreak of the
epidemic.
The organization helps orphans,
families in quarantine. Wework to deliver water, food
and basic necessities to
families in quarantine, street
children and to welcome
orphans due to the virus, at the
moment one of the most crucial
problems in the African Country,says
Ernest Sesay. There is also good
news from Mali. In fact the African
Country was ofcially declared virus-
free, according to what was reported
by the local government and the
United Nations after no new case wasregistered for 42 days. Mali was the
sixth West African country hardest hit
by the epidemic of Ebola.
AMERICA/MEXICO
The Bishops of CentralAmerica discuss the issueregarding assistance tomigrants
Isolation in Sierra Leone
Xaverians in Mexico
Catechist in Indonesia
Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops
of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador,
Honduras and Nicaragua will meet
in January in Tapachula (Mexico), to
discuss the always painful reality of
many thousands of migrants from
central America who travel through
Mexico to try and reach the United
States. Bishop Felipe Esquivel Arizmendi
of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas,
stated. We are saddened and
concerned that migrants are exposed
to so many humiliations: they are
mistreated, blackmailed, sometimes
kidnapped, forcing them to work for
the drug business. Some are killed andmany remain without being able to
full their dream. We are particularly
concerned about the trafcking of
women, who are raped and abandoned
when they are pregnant, he stressed.
This meeting of the Central American
Bishops will serve to exchange
information on the situation of
migration, but above all to share the
efforts that, as a Church, we carry
out in our dioceses, said Bishop
Arizmendi, who continued: Every day
we promote more and more centers for
migrants, not only providing food and
accommodation, but medical care, a
place where to rest and where to nd,
if necessary, legal support. Our services
are offered not only to Catholics, but to
all people, regardless of creed, race and
nation. We are brothers, and we share
the little we have.
ASIA/INDONESIA
Indonesian Bishops andpriests inspired by the
Evangelii Gaudium inprayer and action
Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis
Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium
is a valuable document in Indonesia for
meditation, prayer and for the pastoral
service of Bishops and priests in
Indonesia and continues to inspire their
actions. The document was at the center
of the last assembly of Indonesian bishops
and is a useful guide for the pastoral
service today. Evangelii Gaudium was
much appreciated by the Bishops, who
continue to propose and follow it in
their dioceses. There is a desire to
proclaim the joy of the Gospel among
the multicultural people of Indonesia,
said Archbishop Johannes Pujasumarta
Sembarang and Secretary General of
the Episcopal Conference.
ASIA/PHILIPPINES
The Pope shows deepcompassion for the vic-tims of the Typhoon
Palo (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis
showed deep compassion with the
victims of the typhoon, during the
Holy Mass celebrated, in adverse
weather conditions, at Tacloban air-
port, said Fr. Socrates Mesiona,
National Director of the Pontical
Mission Societies. The Pope cele-
brated Mass in the area affected
by Typhoon Yolanda on January 17,
on the second day of his trip in
the archipelago in January.
Fr. Mesiona said, The faithful pres-
ent listened and prayed in deep
silence. I believe that this celebra-
tion will give birth to a new hopefor people affected by the tragedy
of the typhoon.
The words of the Pope, said the
Director, proved, because [they
were] spontaneous and personal, to
be deeply effective. The Pope want-
ed to share what was in his heart
with the survivors and invited to
put the sufferings in the hands of
Christ and Mary.
The celebration of the Mass in
Tacloban was one of the centralmoments of the Popes visit to the
Philippines and received much
attention of the media and com-
mentators.
Worshippers at Philippine Mass
pray for typhoon victims.
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News from our USA Communities
News from our USA Communities
THE FATHERS OFFRANKLIN
Fr. Dominic told me that in thismonth of January our ministry to
supply the nearby parishes has been
very busy. Two parish priests of the
nearby parishes went on vacation
and asked us to supply for them. He
said, Let us hope that the month
of February will be the same as
January. All the Fathers (Mark , Alex,
Larry, Aniello and Dominic) have
been helping for this ministry in the
nearby parishes.
On Jan. 23rd Fr. Aniello went to Van-dalia, IL for a two days retreat to
the Our Sorrowful Mothers Ministry.
The topic was Praying and Healing
the Unspeakable Mystery.
Fr. Alex with Frs. Rocco Puopolo
and Adolph Menndez represented
the Xaverian Missionaries at the bi-
annual gathering of the Federation of
Catholic University Students (FOCUS),
SEEK 2015, held in Nashville from
January 1st to 5th 2015
Fr. Alex Rodriguez SX and Fr. RoccoPuopolo are representing the USA at
an international forum of Xaverian
Mission Educators to be held in
Madrid, Spain from January 22nd
to 30th.
Fr. Mark is attending a workshop
organized by the CMSM (conference
of major superiors for male religious)
on leadership with Frs. Tony, Carl
and Joe in Tuscon AZ.
~ Fr. Aniello Salicone SX
HOLLISTON HOSTSMONTHLY MINI-
RETREATS
Pope Francis has asked that we
celebrate the Year of Consecrated
Life from November 2014 to Febru-
ary 2016. Also 2015 is the 50th
anniversary of the Vatican II Mission
Document Ad Gentes. To bring
attention to both Consecrated Life and
Mission the Xaverian Missionaries are
offering a monthly RETREAT on the Sec-
ond Sunday of each Month (except May)giving those who come an opportunity
to celebrate the many ways that Mission
can be expressed, proclaiming the Lord
Jesus to all Gods people. The retreats
will begin at the 11:00 am Mass. A
second input will be offered for those
who wish to stay for the retreat at 1:45
pm, concluding with the World Mission
Rosary at 3:00 pm. There will be a
light lunch.
~Fr. Joe Matteucig SX
PAPAL BLESSINGBESTOWED ON
LEADERS OF WESTESSEX MISSIONARY
LEAGUE
Fr. Frank Grappoli SX presented the Papal
Blessing of His Holiness, Pope Francis to
Anne Petrarca (president) Nancy Roma-
nyshyn (co-president) and all the members
of the West Essex Missionary League for
their outstanding service and generosity to
the Xaverian Missionaries and the Global
Mission of the Catholic Church.
MONTHLY MEETUP AT
PROVINCIAL HOUSE
Conversations Among Humanists, Atheists
and Religious Believersseeks dialogue
among atheists and religious believers.
Our meetings are wonderfully rich, with a
diverse group: atheists and theists. Our con-
versation is on doing good, with or without
God. How can religious people, atheists and
humanists nd ways to bring good into the
world together?
On our rst gathering o f 2015 on Feb. 1st
we participated in the United Nations
annual program, Interfaith Harmony Week.
For this special occasion we looked at an
interesting talk given by Alain de Botton for
TED (TED is a global community, welcoming
people from every discipline and culture
who seek a deeper understanding of the
world) entitled Atheism 2.0. In it de Botton
ponders: What aspects of religion should
atheists (respectfully) adopt?
~Fr. Carl Chudy SX
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