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Chapter News -  July, 2006
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Chapter News, July 22, 2006

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On July 22 the Chapter session will finish with a morning session at 8:00AM. A final holy mass presided by fr. General and concelebrated by all chapters fathers will be held at Motherhouse of the Vocationist Sisters, also to celebrate 3 Vocationist Sisters on their 50th year of religious profession.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 21, 2006

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On July 21  Holy Mass has been presided by Fr. Antony Pittappilly from our mission of India. A choir of Indian postulants & novices of the Vocationist Sisters have animated the  mass. Chapter sessions  of the morning have dealt with recommendation of the Chapter for the next six years. In the only secton dedicated to the affairs to be considered, the erection of the Italian province within the next 2 years has been announced.

At the afternoon and evening sessions the assembly elected the general councillors of the Congregation. Have been elected: Fr Alfonso Limone as Vicar General; Fr. Calogero Brancato as Assistant for the Parishes and Vocationaries; fr Ciro Sarnataro, general assistant for the formation; fr. Antonio Rafael do Nascimento as councillor for the missions; fr Antonio Saturno as secretary general; fr Giuseppe Fasano as general treasurer. Fr. Antonio Saturno has been elected also as Procurator at Holy See.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 20, 2006

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On July 20 the holy Mass has been celebrated in Italian by fr. Calogero Brancato. Chapter sessions for the day concerned the remaining chapter’s ordinances and the recommendation for the next six year of the congregation.  At the end of the day in the extraordinary night session started at 9:00pm, nomination for proposing possible candidates as general councillors have been presented to the chapter fathers. Election will take place in the next days.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 19, 2006

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On July 19 holy Mass has been celebrated in Spanish by Fr. Arley Tobar, our priest delegate from Columbia. The Chapter sessions for the day have treated about the major guidelines for the future of the next six years of the congregation and about the first chapter ordinances.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 17-18, 2006

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On July 17 the mass has been celebrated  by Fr. Frank Hreno of our community of Florham Park, New Jersey. In the Chapter session of the day 4 commissions have been formed to prepare their report on the Chapter discussion and evaluation about the reading of the pre-chapter commissions. Our 4 chapter commissions are as follow: 1) economic commission; 2) charisma; 3) formation; 4) apostolate.

On July 18 our mass has been celebrated by fr. Denivaldo Dos Santos, pastor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the chapter session of the day after reading the minutes of previous sessions, we read and discussed  about the chapter commissions.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 15, 2006

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Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.In the second session of the 15 of July, at 11:15AM has been elected as Superior General of the Vocationist Fathers the religious Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.

Second session for the election of the Superior General will be at 10:45AM

Today July 15, 2006, the 40 Chapters Fathers will gather at 8:30AM (Italy Time) to elect the Superior General of the Order.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 12, 2006

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Today’s Mass was celebrated by our Vocationist Nigerian priest and the Novices of the Vocationist Sisters sung songs in Igbo, a Nigerian local language.

In today’s four chapter sessions, our Superior General, fr. Louis Caputo, has finished to read his report on the status of the Congregation, with the last 10 paragraphs, that are as follow: 11) Light & Shadows; 12) Guidelines of the XII General Chapter (2000); 13) Statements of the XII General Chapter; 14) Affairs of the XII General Chapter; 15) Recommendations of the XII General Chapter; 16) Branches of the Vocationist Family; 17) Pending cases; 18) Painful cases; 19) Towards the future; 20) Conclusion.

After the reading of each paragraph followed the chance of asking questions and clarifications.

At 9:00PM the Chapter Fathers gathered in the Chapter Hall for the opening of the envelopes sent by our confreres to express a preference for the next Superior General.  Night Prayers followed the opening of ballots.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 11, 2006

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Today’s Mass has been celebrated by His Excelency Mons. DiMarzio, Archbishop of the diocese of Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bishop Di Marzio spoke about his closeness to the Vocationist family since his first contact with our priests in Newark, NJ since our first extablishment in USA.

In toda’s chapter sessions we have continued reading and commenting about the report of the status of the congregation read by  Fr. General. The following topic have been addressed: 5) Vocation and formation; 6) Parishes; 7) Missions; 8) Schools; 9)Real estate assets of the Congregation; 10) Fr Justin.

The report will continue tomorrow by addressing the last 10 paragraphs.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 10, 2006

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Sunday July 9 the Chapter’s sessions have been suspended.

Today we continue the sessions of the Chapter with revision of the Chapter regulations. Particular interest and time has been debated about article 39 of the regulations concerning the presentation of the candidates before the election to the office. After approving all the regulations, the date for the election of Fr. General has been established: Saturday July 15, 2006. For this occasion the Chapter president, fr Louis Caputo is asking the entire congregation to prepare for this event  with an hour of Eucharistic adoration to be held the evening of Friday July 14.

The sessions then continued with the reading of the first 5 chapters of the report of the status of the congregation, prepared and read by Fr. General. At the end of every chapter the Fr. General has given opportunity to make comments and clarify what he said.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 8, 2006

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Our second day dedicated to the involvement of the branches of the Vocationist family in the Chapter works has continued with the presentation of the following reports: 1) Shepherds of Youth, read by the president Mr. Roger Siebel; 2) Prechapter commission “Actuality and Relevance of the charism in USA”, read by fr. Antonio L. da Silva; 3) Group “Irmas volontarias de Cristo Rei”, read by  the Directress Maria dos Santos Carqueija; 4) Prechapter commission “Actuality and Relevance of the charism in Nigeria”, read by  Fr. Lawrence Okwuosa; 5) Group “Sons of light”, letta da Paulo Moreira; 6) Prechapter commission “Actuality and Relevance of the charism in India”, letta da fr Antony Pittappilly; 7) Group of study ““Actuality and Relevance of the charism in the Philippines”, read by fr. Edmundo Escobal.

Following the approval of the regulations, Fr. General read the first 5 paragraphs  of the Report on the Status  of the Congregation. At the end of each paragraphs everyone has had the possibilità to make comments and observation about wehat was said.  

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 7, 2006

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After having prayed the morning prayer and the Mass starting at 6:30AM, the The Chapter Fathers have begun their first day of sessions dedicated to the participation of consecrated and lay people that share our Vocationist charism. In today’s sessions, the following presented their reports: 1) Pre-Chapter commission on “Incidence of the charism in Italy”, read by Fr. James Capraro, sdv; 2) The Vocationist Sisters, read by Mother General, Sr. Antonietta Colafemmina; 3) Vocationist Apostles of Universal Sanctification, read by the directress Marisa Sepe; 4) Pre-Chapter commission “Incidence of charism in our parish and ecclesial groups” by Fr. Giuseppe Ferrara; 5) “Friends of fr. Justin” Group, read by the President Emilio Tamburrino; 6) Pre-Chapter commission on “The Brazilian Province”, read by the Provincial José Carlos Lima; 7) The “Vocationist Cooperators for Mission”, read by Mrs. Liliana Balestrieri; 8) Movement of ‘Servants of the Living Christ’ read by Fr. Michele Vassallo; 9) Vocations ‘s Prayer Groups read by Mrs. AnnaMaria Arcucci.

After each presentation, there were questions and clarifications to which the readers responded to. The experience has been really positive both for the Chapter Fathers and for all those who have participated. Tomorrow we will continue with nine other reports.

 
 

 

Chapter News, July 6, 2006

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 Today we have ended our three day retreat with the talk of former Benedictine Abbot Carini of Parma at 4:30PM. Eucharistic adoration followed ending at 6:00PM. The Chapter work continued with a session at 6:30PM with approval of chapter regulations. Some of its articles have been modified with a discussion that has been quite long but fraternal.  Tomorrow  we will be listening to the report of the pre-Chapter commissions, the report of the other branches of the Vocationist family and of lay people associated with us. 

 
 

 

Chapter News, 5 July 2006

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Today, the members of the General Chapter participated in the Wednesday audience of Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope in greeting the members of the Chapter, reminded them of the importance of their assignment and of the mission that the Lord has entrusted to our religious family. At the end, the Pope blessed the works of the  13th General Chapter commending them to the Virgin Mary.The members of the General chapter returned to Pianura to continue their spiritual retreat.

 
 

 

Chapter News,  3 July 2006

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 Today, at 11. 45 am in Pianura, the Father General officially declared opened the 13th General Chapter at the concelebrated holy mass in the Vocationary’s cripter–church. The first chapter session began, in the afternoon, with the reading of the regulations/rules of the Chapter. While the spiritual retreat for the chapter members started at  9 pm.

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