Blessed James AlberioneBlessed James Alberione

“The great secret of the spiritual life is this: configuration with the Divine Master.”

“The great secret of the spiritual life is this: configuration with the Divine Master.”

Blessed James AlberioneBlessed James Alberione

April 4th, 1884 – November 26th, 1971

Founder of the Pauline Family

The ManThe Man

The VisionThe Vision

The MissionThe Mission

The Man….The Man….

PriestPriest FounderFounder Media ApostleMedia Apostle LeaderLeader SaintSaint

The night between the centuries…The night between the centuries…in the cathedral of Alba…in the cathedral of Alba…

The Vision…The Vision…

St. Paul is the real founder of the institute. In fact, he is its father, teacher, model, protector….

The Pauline Family must be St. Paul living today.

Society of St. Paul

Daughters of St. Paul

Pauline Cooperators

Do not be afraid.I am with you;

Live in continual conversion.

From here I want to enlighten;

Mary is the apostle. Mary is the apostle.

Relative to us she Relative to us she is Queen because is Queen because she calls us to she calls us to participate in her participate in her apostolate….apostolate….

Sister Disciples of the Divine Master

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The Mission…The Mission…

"Hope consoles amid the

tribulations and crosses of life. It

prevents discouragement

and leads to childlike

abandonment in the Father who

awaits us."

Toward Toward what what is this is this endless endless stream stream of humanity of humanity walking?walking?

“The person who reads the Bible daily acquires the grace really to speak the words of God. But it is to be read devoutly, that is, in the spirit in which it was written, and with the hearts of children who want to listen wholeheartedly to their heavenly Father.”

"We must give the world true wealth and bring to the world the greatest good: Jesus Christ, Way, Truth, and Life, because only thus will there be peace on earth, progress and the certainty of eternal happiness."

"The only defeat in life is to yield to difficulty…

to abandon the struggle."

"Your apostolate does "Your apostolate does not aim only at the not aim only at the progress of individual progress of individual persons. It aims at persons. It aims at forming a new forming a new mentality in society, mentality in society, giving it a new imprint, giving it a new imprint, a new direction. a new direction. Promote a mentality in Promote a mentality in society, a Christian society, a Christian mentality, that will mentality, that will assure spiritual vitality assure spiritual vitality for humanity and for humanity and Christian life for Christian life for society." society."

"The press, motion pictures, radio, and television today constitute the most urgent, most rapid, and most efficacious means of Catholic apostolate. The heart of the apostle can desire no better instruments for giving God to humanity and humanity to God."

"I feel, before God "I feel, before God with humanity, the with humanity, the gravity of the gravity of the mission entrusted mission entrusted to me by the Lord to me by the Lord who, had he found who, had he found a more unworthy a more unworthy and incapable and incapable person, would have person, would have preferred him."preferred him."

Come into my heart.Come into my heart.Come into my heart, Lord.Come into my heart.

Come into my life…

Cleanse me of my sin…

I give myself to you…

I surrender all… © 1990 Jim Cowan (admn by Integity’s Hosanna Music) ASCAP All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Holiness, holiness is what I long for. Holiness is what I need. Holiness, holiness is what You want from me.

Take my heart and form it.Take my mind transform it.Take my will conform it.To yours, to yours, O Lord.

Faithfulness…

Take my heart, take my mind,Take my will, O Lord. © 1994 MERCY/VINEYARD PUBLISHING (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Remember your mercies, O Lord.

Your ways, O Lord, make known to me,

Teach me your paths.

Guide me, teach me, for you are my Savior.

Remember your mercies, O Lord.

Remember your compassion, Lord,

And your kindness of old.

Remember this, and not my sins,

In your goodness, O Lord.

Remember your mercies, O Lord.

Good and just is the Lord,

The sinners know the way.

God guides the meek to justice,

And teaches the humble his way.

Remember your mercies, O Lord.

Jesus Master, you are WayJesus Master, you are Way

Jesus Master, you are TruthJesus Master, you are Truth

Jesus Master, you are LifeJesus Master, you are Life

Jesus Master, hear our prayer.Jesus Master, hear our prayer.

Jesus Master, may I think with Jesus Master, may I think with your mind and wisdom.your mind and wisdom.

May I love with your heart.May I love with your heart.

May I see with your eyes.May I see with your eyes.

May I speak with your tongue.May I speak with your tongue.

Prayer of Blessed James AlberionePrayer of Blessed James Alberione

Jesus Master, you are WayJesus Master, you are Way

Jesus Master, you are TruthJesus Master, you are Truth

Jesus Master, you are LifeJesus Master, you are Life

Jesus Master, hear our prayer.Jesus Master, hear our prayer.

Jesus Master, may I hear with your Jesus Master, may I hear with your ears.ears.

May I relish the things you relish.May I relish the things you relish.

May my hands be yours.May my hands be yours.

May my feet follow in your footsteps.May my feet follow in your footsteps.

Jesus Master, you are WayJesus Master, you are Way

Jesus Master, you are TruthJesus Master, you are Truth

Jesus Master, you are LifeJesus Master, you are Life

Jesus Master, hear our prayer.Jesus Master, hear our prayer.

Jesus Master, may I pray using your Jesus Master, may I pray using your words.words.

May I treat others as you do.May I treat others as you do.

May I celebrate the Eucharist with May I celebrate the Eucharist with your self-immolation.your self-immolation.

May I dwell in you as you do in me, to May I dwell in you as you do in me, to the point that I disappear.the point that I disappear.

Forever Grateful

You did not wait for meto draw near to You, but You clothed Yourself with frail humanity. You did not wait for me to cry out to You, but You let me hear Your voice calling me!

And I'm forever grateful to You!I'm forever grateful for the cross!I'm forever grateful to You, that You came to seek and save the lost.