To All Delegates to the General Chapter

 December 21, 2005
To All Delegates to the Chapter

Re: Pre-Chapter Committees

Dearest Delegates,  

Congratulations for being elected as Delegates  to the XIII General Chapter. It is indeed  a great honor to be a member of the Chapter, but it is also a  heavy burden! You know well that your task doesn't consist only of going to the Chapter in order to elect the Superior General and the Council. Rather, it is your duty to prepare the Chapter in a way that this may produce fruits of renewal, conversion and growth, which are really needed. I ask you to intensify your prayer life, to  dedicate yourself more seriously to religious observance and to share more generously your time, your talents and even, with what you have, your treasure,  in order to give greater credibility to your task as Delegate.  

  The Special Committee, that has prepared the synthesis of the questionnaires compiled by the confreres, has rendered an excellent service to you, to me and to the whole Congregation; the result of their work seems very efficient and exhaustive, so much so that I deem it necessary to make it known to all confreres.  And now, it is up to you and the other delegates to construct on this initial job, to develop the topic assigned to you to be studied. Really it seems that the whole Congregation awaits more light on the charism, on its incisiveness, its applicability and possible new forms of its implementation. What is done or can be done in one country  may be a source of inspiration for others. 

As Delegate, in force of your election and in virtue of holy obedience, you have a grave responsibility to take seriously your assignment to a committee, to give and to do the best you can for the good of the Congregation. According to the General Program for 2006, every Committee should have at least four meetings. With the agreement of all members, the dates can be changed and even the number of meetings can be augmented; but the study cannot be completed if there are less than four meetings. Anyone who, without serious reasons, recognized as such by the president of the committee, fails to participate to more than one meeting, risks seriously the effectiveness and the credibility of his participation in the Chapter itself. The completed work of every committee will have to be “long enough to cover the essentials and brief enough to be interesting”. It is advisable that the reports be impregnated with "Roman practicality."  

According to my indications of April 27, 2005, the Committee will have to deliver the complete work to the office of the secretary general, on paper and on diskette, before May 30. Every Committee will appoint a secretary who, aside from being responsible of editing the work of the committee, will also prepare summary minutes of every meeting. Every committee should start it work by studying the report of the Special Committee, and may seek the assistance of other confreres who are not delegates and of experts in a particular field of interest. The president of the committee or another member of the committee will read the report before the Chapter assembly itself.  

To the 8 Pre-Chapter Committees, 4 Groups of Study are added for those countries which have less than 3 delegates. The groups of study will follow the same indications given to Committees.

Pre-Chapter Committees

1. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Italy and constitutional matters

2. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Brazil

3. Actuality and relevance of the charism in USA

4. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Nigeria

5. Actuality and relevance of the charism in India

6. Charism in Formation and  Formation in the SDV

Groups of study

7. Charism in the Parish and in ecclesial Groups

8. Missionarity e Charism – Spiritualization of the Economy

9. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Philippines

10. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Argentina

11. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Colombia

12. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Madagascar

1. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Italy and constitutional matters

2. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Brazil

Don Giacomo Capraro (president)

Don Claudio De Caro

Don Salvatore Russolillo

Don Pasquale Della Corte

Don Bernardino Terlizzi
 

Pe. Josè Carlos Lima (President)

Pe. José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira

Pe. José Lisboa Moreira de Oliveira

Pe. Souza Leal Domingos Savio

3. Actuality and relevance of the charism in USA

4. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Nigeria

Fr. Antonio Da Silva (President)

Fr. Hreno Frank

Fr. Lorenzo Gomez

Fr. Lawrence Okwuosa (president)

Fr. Nwoko Anthony

Fr. Chilaka Christopher

Fr. Eburuche Jonathan

5. Actuality and relevance of the charism in India

6. Charism in Formation and  Formation in the SDV

Fr. Pittappilly Anthony (President)

Fr. Alukkal Jimson

Fr. Pulikottil Johnson

Don Ciro Sarnataro (president)

Don Vincenzo Pelella

Don Calogero Brancato

Don Castrese Baiano

Don Ettore Corona

7. Charism in the Parish and in ecclesial Groups

8. Missionarity e Charism – Spiritualization of the Economy

Don Giuseppe Ferrara (president)

Don Mario Maiorano

Don Sante Attanasio

Don  Gerardo Longobardi

Don Alfredo Della Greca

Don Salvatore Musella (president)

Don Alfonso Limone

Don Antonio Petracca

Don Decio Tucci

Don Ernesto D’Alessio

9. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Philippines

10. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Argentina

Fr. Escobal Edmundo (President)

Fr. Martino Nicola

Fr. Rosales Angelito

Fr. Aririele Thaddeus

Fr. Ehiahuruike  Steven

Fr. Daclan Allan

P. Herrera Edgardo Nelson (President)

P. Zamora Oscar

P. Dos Santos Menegildo

P. Norbey Jesus

P. Ugochukwu Eric

11. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Colombia

12. Actuality and relevance of the charism in Madagascar

P. Tobar Arley (President)

P. Carandente Nicola

P. Iroh Emmanuel

P. Da Silva Roberto

Pe. Figuereido Miranda Antonio (President)

Fr. Ogbonna Christian

Fr. Nwachukwu Patrick

The members of the General Council and I remain available for further clarifications or assistance. Let us enter into the spirit of the Founder and let us open ourselves to the Holy Spirit. Have a nice work.

Membri di diritto

1. Don Ludovico Caputo, Superiore Generale

2. Don Raffaele Castiglione, Vicario Generale

3. Don Mario Maiorano, Asst. Gen. Parr. e Voc.

4. Don Alfonso Limone, Asst. Generale Missioni

5. Don Vincenzo Pelella, Preside Generale

6. Don Antonio Saturno, Segretario Generale

7. Don  Giuseppe Fasano, Economo Generale

8. Don Giacomo Capraro, Superiore Gen emerito

9. Pe. José Carlos Lima, Provinciale del Brasile

10. Fr. Antonio Da Silva, delegato USA

11. Pe. José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira  

12. Pe. José Lisboa Moreira de Oliveira 

13. Pe. Souza Leal Domingos Sávio  
 

14. Fr. Hreno Frank

15. Fr. Gomez Lorenzo

16. Don Brancato Calogero

17. Don Attanasio Sante

18. Don Sarnataro Ciro

19. Don Petracca Antonio
 

20. Don Ferrara Giuseppe  

21. Don De Caro Claudio   

22. Don Russolillo Salvatore  

23. Don Baiano Castrese   

24. Don Musella Salvatore  

25. Don Terlizzi Bernardino 

26. Don Longobardi Gerardo  

17. Don D’Alessio Ernesto  

18. Don Tucci Decio  

29. Don Della Greca Alfredo  

30. Don Corona Ettore 

31. Don Della Corte Pasquale   

32. Fr. Escobal Edmundo        

33. Fr. Nwoko Anthony  

34. Br. Chilaka Christopher  

35. Fr. Eburuche Jonathan

36. Fr. Okwuosa Lawrence                                          

37. P. Herrera Edgardo Nelson  

India 

38. Fr. Pittappilly Anthony   

39. Fr. Alukkal Jimson     

40. Fr. Pulikottil Johnson

41. P. Arley Alcibiades Burbano Tobar

Felice Natale e Buon Anno Nuovo. Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Feliz Natal e Feliz  Ano Novo. Joyeux Noel et Bonne Année. Cordiali saluti, Greeetings, saludos.