nuntia - february 2013 (english)

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O Jesus, eternal Shepherd of souls, deign to look with mercy on your beloved ock. We join the univer-

sal church in praying for the new bishop of Rome. We ask that, anointed by Your Holy Spirit, he will

know how to lead us to the delity of your kingdom and your project of life. We ask this through the

Immaculate Virgin Mary, your gentle and Holy Mother. Oh Jesus, give us holy shepherds, give us shep-

herds according to your heart.

The Editor

With faith in the shepherd of shepherds, Jesus Christ, we place in your hands Februarys Nuna. As the invitatopsalm invites us each morning: Come, then, let us bow down and worship, bending the knee before the Lord, omaker, for he is our God and we are his people, the ock he shepherds.

With this condence we walk toward Easter as a people, and as a community that accompanies this people, whiseeks always to be Good News for the poorest.

The Superior General

He dedicated most of February to the visit of the West-ern Province of the United States. Actually the visit tothe Western Province began on 22 January at ameeng with the Visitor and his Council. Then hetoured the provinces various houses. He began thistour in Los Angeles, Montebello, Santa Barbara, theseminary in Camarillo, and the Parish of the SacredHeart in Paerson, California. In every place he hadthe opportunity to meet other members of the Vincen-an Family. Through these meengs he could verifythe great dynamism of the Vincenan Family.

Later he went to Denver, where, in addion to meengwith the confreres, he had the opportunity to take partin the ceremony of aliaon to the Congregaon ofthe Mission of four lay persons. They are two couples.One couple coordinates the Vincenan Volunteers ofColorado and the other accompanies laity in theirgrowth in Vincenan spirituality.

Aer that, he went to Dallas, Texas. Holy Trinity Parishis located there. Among its acvies, this parish is very

commied to people who are marginalized by society.He also had the opportunity to visit some works thatthe Vincenan Family has in this area. In addion, hevisited Holy Redeemer Parish (in San Antonio, Texas).A confrere works with the African-Americans there.

Later he visited Lile Rock, Arkansas. There the con-freres have a small parish that is used principally forthe formaon of lay missionaries. Among his acvieswas a meeng with more than 300 persons at whichsome of them shared their tesmony as Vincenan lay

missionaries.

From there, he went to New Orleans where there isparish with a well-developed social ministry. Within ia program called re build: a program focused especly on street people.

Then he travelled to Kansas City, Missouri. Theregroup of confreres works in the popular missions. also met with members of the AIC. Later he travelledSaint Louis, arriving rst in Perryville, which is the sitethe rst mission of the Congregaon of the Mission

the United States. There he met with the confrermembers of the Vincenan Family and had the opptunity to take part in a ceremony of aliaon to tCongregaon of the Mission of two laypersons.


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Aer that, he visited Chicago, where there are three houses of the Congreon, all related to DePaul University: a house of formaon; a house for the msionaries who serve at the University and on other missions; and a housestudies for confreres from dierent provinces. At this moment there are eiconfreres from other provinces studying at DePaul: two Ethiopians, two Nigeans, two Indonesians, a Vietnamese, and a Slovak. For the next semester, confreres are expected. He had the opportunity to get to know all the progra

and services that the university oers.

At the end of the visit he had a meeng with the three Visitors of the provinces of the United States, in an eortstrengthen their work together. Inial formaon, ongoing formaon, work with the Vincenan Family, and wowith Lano communies, among others, were some of the issues addressed in strengthening the integraamong the provinces in the work already done.

New appointments for the Curia

2013

G. Gregory Gay, Superior General of the Con-gregaon of the Mission, announced two re-cent appointments for the personnel of theGeneral Curia in Rome. These will be eecvein March 2013. Agnus Heru, a Vincenan mis-sionary from the Province of Indonesia, hasbeen named Director of the Archives and Li-brary of the General Curia of the Congregaon.Shijo Kanjirathamkunnel, a Vincenan from theProvince of South India, will assume the posi-on of Procurator General. Father Heru will

replace Alfredo Becerra from the Province ofMexico. Father Kanjirathamkunnel replacesAlberto Vernaschi from the Province of Rome.

Father Heru was born in Indo-nesia in 1969. He enteredthe Saint Vincent de Paul Mi-nor Seminary in 1985 andthen went to the InternalSeminary in the Philippines.

He returned to Indonesia, where he connuedin the Major Seminary to complete his theologi-cal studies. Father Heru was ordained a priestin 1998. Furthermore, he studied DogmacTheology at the Gregorian University and hasbeen engaged in parish ministry and seminaryformaon. Since 2011, Father Heru has servedas provincial secretary of the Province of Indo-nesia while working as a pastor in Surabaya.

Father Kanjirathamkunnel was born in 1976in Kerala, India and entered the Minor Semi-nary of the Vincenan Fathers in 1991.Aer the Internal Seminary, he connued

his studies, earning degrees in philosophy,psychology, and theology. Father Kan-

jirathamkunnel was ordained a priest in2004. He studied Canon Law at the Univer-sity of Navarra, Spain, where he received a masters and doctorate. Since 2011, Father Kanjirathamkunnel haserved as rector and Superior of Vincenan Vidya Sadan iPune, a house of studies for seminarians of the Provinces othe India. He also has served as Execuve Secretary of thAsian Pacic Visitors Conference (APVC).

Gregory Gay expressed his gratude to Alfredo Becerra anAlberto Vernaschi for their contribuons to the General Curia. Father Becerra is the current Director of the Archiveand Library of the Curia and Father Vernaschi is the currenProcurator General. In the words of the Superior GeneraFather Alfredo is the second most senior member of thsta of the General Curia. He came in 2005, just aer I waelected Superior General. He has given generously of himself in working in the Curia, not only in the archives and thlibrary, but in his dedicated relaonship with the Oce o

Jusce and Peace. I am very grateful for his hard work andedicaon, and I wish the best for him on his return to thProvince of Mexico. I am also grateful to the province foallowing Alfredo to put his gis at the service of the GeneraCuria during these years.

Father Gregory also expressed his gratude to Father Vernaschi, who has served as Procurator General since 2009. Ihis words: In addion to his work in the General Curia aProcurator General, Father Vernaschi is also treasurer of thProvince of Rome and Superior of the Provincial House.


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Vincenan India: all

green with fresh and

warm blood.(Padre Zeracristos Yosief) Mom! Why can we not live onearth with humans? a lile sh

asked his mother. And she an-

swered: My lile innocent one,

the land is not for sh, it is only for the selsh (Indian

Saying).

From 27 January to 22 February 2013, I carried out thecanonical visitaon of the Province of South India. It isa real marvel to see both Indian Provinces ourish. In

these short lines I want to make you parcipants of myhappiness. Allow me to begin with a bit of history.

The history of our presence in the India states that,aer a persistent request by the Holy See from Propa-ganda Fidei (today the Congregaon for the Doctrineof the Faith), the Province of Madrid, Spain, with thepermission and blessing of the Superior General at thatme, had a humble beginning in India. It was the year1922.

Everything began in Odisha, in north-central India,

where they remained almost immobile for decades.The most curious thing is that the formaon of the na-ves began in India 30 years later, in 1952. Conse-quently, the rst ve Indian Vincenans were ordainedn 1962. Divine Providence, however, made them

grow and prosper, so as early as 1970, the Province ofndia was erected.

For obvious reasons of growth and organizaon, in

seeking to make the Vincenan presence in India, avery big country, more signicant, this province wasdivided in two in November 1997: the Province ofNorth India and the Province of South India. Aer thedivision (within the last 15 years), the province hasgrown by 76 confreres. And, if God so wills it, nextyear we will have another 12 new members. Amongthese, 44 confreres are between 25-35 years of age. Its a province quite green and ourishing! India is a

huge country with a populaon of 1200 million people.

I write these lines to share my happiness with all of yoI am glad because, if the Congregaon of the MissionWestern Europe and North America seems to have grhair, with visible signs of fague, aging, and diverse deases that are curving its back, in Africa, Asia, and LaAmerica it has warm and fresh blood in the veins

young confreres who assure its future.

Young people are thrilled by our charism, our vocaoand our Vincenan mission. Yes, our charism is alivacve, and present. It is challenging the hearts of maand lling them with enthusiasm to oer their youth Christ the Lord and the cause of the poor. Certainly,India things are changing lile by lile, because theare few large families as before. Most of our confrercome from small families (two or three memberSome of them are even only children, which for t

people of the East, if they do not have a very strong andeep faith, can be an existenal problem. Having tened to the vocaon story of some confreres I rmained deeply impressed.

The great majority of our confreres come from very regious and praccing families. Let us remember that dia is the mission land of Thomas, the apostle. Th

jealously preserve his mortal remains in Chennai. Bcause trees are recognized by their fruits, as Jesus say

we cannot expect any more than good, delicious, aabundant fruit from these two provinces of India bcause their Chrisan roots are good, healthy, and deeAnd the CM can count on it.


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The number ofyoung confreresof the provincemoved me deep-ly: the total num-ber of confreres

is 121, of which95 are less than50 years old. It isimpressive.

Some me ago I made the visits to the Province of Holland andthe Region of Belgium, where the average age is very high.Both have been instrumental in the way of the Congregaon.They have exhausted their forces travelling this journey and

today there appears on their skin the visible sign of this weari-ness with the accumulaon of me. Seeing them today, theyseem to be moving in wheelchairs, but they bear in their his-tory the memory of being pioneers in missionary areas thatourished and became provinces, which are now part of thefuture of the Congregaon.

Today we see a Province of South India ready for the game onany terrain: at or hilly, thorny or smooth, because it has boil-ng blood. It is a blessing of God for the Congregaon of the

Mission. Yes, all these young brothers that I have come to

know in these days are the secret treasure of the whole Con-gregaon. The CM has a future!

saw confreres who edied me: men who do not think ofthemselves or their comfort, but totally dedicated and im-mersed in the mission of evangelizing the poor.

was also very happy with the life and service of our sisters,the Daughters of Charity. I had the opportunity to get to knowfour centers in which they are taking care of people with men-

tal and physical disabilies, the sick, orphans, and the elderlypoor.

The two provinces of India, as well as the Daughters of Charity,have Vincenan works indeed! With their love for Christ andtheir passion for the poor they do us honor. May the GoodGod bless the good that they are doing for the poor.

Internal Seminary CLAPVI-South

Four seminarians: a Peruvian, a Brazilian frothe Province of Argenna, and two Ecuadoans, began the Internal Seminary CLAPVI-Sou2013-2014. The admission of the new seminaians took place on 8 January in San Sebas

Parish, Macul (Sanago, Chile). The Eucharwas presided by the Visitor of Chile, FernanMacas, and was concelebrated by the Visitof Peru, Pedro Guilln; the counselor of tProvince of Argenna, Sergio Plana; and tpresent and former Directors of the InternSeminary, Carlos Arley Cardona and Carlos la Rivera.

The previous day (7 January), in the samplace, six young men concluded this stag

making their Good Purposes: three from tProvince of Chile and three from the Provinof Argenna. Two other young men, belongito the Province of Ecuador, and who are of tsame group, made their Good Purposes in thcountry.

Our ever-young faith

is capable of sasfying

the needs of all centu-

ries, as it can heal the

wounds of all souls.

Frederick Ozanam


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On the move toward a new light is wap-

aia ingni raya kumra (Miskito Language).

As we know, years ago the Congregaon of the Mission, withthe iniave of the Spanish confreres, began its missionaryproject in the Honduran lands (Central America). Specically,

the Province of Barcelona carries out a task of evangelizaonin the Church of its brother country of Honduras. Evangeliza-on has three important aspects: human promoon, throughdierent projects of integral development for the poor; cat-echesis and Chrisan formaon of both pastoral agents andChrisan communies; and, nally, the liturgical celebraon ofthe sacraments, aimed at an experience of faith that illumi-nates life. All this work is carried out together with otherbranches of the Vincenan Family: Daughters of Charity, MISE-VI, and JMV, among others.

Among the dierent areas of work are the Missions within theVicariate of Moskia, a missionary area which also is support-ed by other provinces, like Central America and Colombia, aswell as other branches of the Vincenan Family.

In these days this Vicariate held its V Vicarial Assembly, withthe aim of renewing faith in Jesus Christ to be disciples andmissionaries in communion, knowing it, confessing it and cele-

brang it, through a pastoral ministry rooted in the social, cul-tural, and ecclesial reality. This took place in Port Lempira on12-13 February. Pastoral agents from all areas of Moskiawere present to set out under the moo: on the move to-ward a new light (is wapaia ingni raya kumra).

It is good news for this area, which, as a Vicariate, plants theseeds that one day will become those new shoots that willconnue renewing the Church. As Church, as Vicariate, asparishes, as communies, and as persons who believe in Christ

we must help our brothers and sisters to experience a full life

through Faith.

The assembly worked on the aspects of Community of commu-nies, missionary, Vicarial Samaritan Plan, Easter dimension,delegates directory, contribuons for the diocese, and conclu-sions. The assembly ended with a cultural night renewing tra-dional rites, dances, and drinks of the Miskita culture. Finallythe work concluded with the approval of the nal document,which will be translated into Miskito, in order that it may give

life to all the communies of Moskia.


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Nomen Cond Dies ob. Prov. Aet. Voc.

LACHOWSKI Joseph M. Sac 20/12/2012 Nan 33 3

HALLORAN John Ignaus Sac 23/12/2012 Aul 83 63

COELHO FERNANDES Joaquim Modesto Sac 02/02/2013 Lus 81 63

DICTUS Wim (C.) Sac 17/02/2013 Hol 90 70

FRESCHI Antonio Sac 19/02/2013 Rom 87 67

GUTIRREZ LPEZ Mximo Sac 19/02/2013 Ven 84 68

TARIKU Yohannes Hagos Sac Aet 20/01/2013

PRAGER John Patrick 31/01/2013 Director DC Ecuador

CARVALHO DOS SANTOS Evaldo 26/01/2013 Visitor Fortaleza

MANIANGAT Joseph K. 21/02/2013 Visitor North India

GUERRA GONZLEZ Alcibiades Ivan 28/02/2013 Superior Regional Panam

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