Have Faith in the Incarnation! [1] Saint John Paul II It has only been a few days since Advent began, a time in which we especially dedicate ourselves –as our Directory of Spirituality teaches us– to “prayer, to the practice of charity and piety, to denying oneself, to a better fulfillment of one’s duties, etc.”[2], […]
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San José, USA, September 1st, 2019 “Love that is not born from the cross of Christ is weak” Directory of Spirituality, 137 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, The mystery that identifies us, that of the Incarnation of the Word, is directly related to the mystery of the Cross that we will celebrate in a
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Rome, June 1, 2019 United in the Mission Directory of Fraternal Life, 25 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, During the month that the Church dedicates to contemplating and honoring the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, which in the Last Supper proclaimed us his friends – after having first told us to love one another
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Rome, Italy, May 1st, 2019 Mary, Mother and Teacher of Our Priesthood Pastores dabo vobis, 82 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, I have once more the pleasure of addressing all of you through this circular letter, just a few days from celebrating our Queen and Mother, the Most Blessed Virgin of Luján. This year,
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San Luis, Argentina, March 1st, 2019 “God placed him at the head of his family” Redemptoris Custos, 8 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians and Novices, As you know, on the 19th of this month we will celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, guardian of God the Father’s most precious treasures: the Incarnate Word and His Most
Rome, December 1st, 2018. “Abandoned to Providence” Constitutions, 231 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians and Novices: The mystery of Christmas that we are about to celebrate brings us face to face with God’s providential mystery. This Child who seeks a place to be born in and is rejected because there was no room for Him in
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Rome, Italy, November 1st, 2018. Solemnity of All Saints “Charity is indispensable for the evangelization of the culture” Constitutions, 174 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians and Novices: In accordance with our charism to make “Jesus Christ … the Lord of all that is truly human,” our apostolate must be to devote ourselves “to preaching the Word
Directory of Misiones Ad Gentes Rome, Italy, October 1, 2018. Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church and Patron of the missions Dearest Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians and Novices, The Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote, “The most difficult thing to encounter in today’s world is controversy. This is because there are few who
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San José, USA, September 1, 2018. “This doctrine of the Cross must be what we preach” Directory of Spirituality, 140 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, “The crucified Son of God is the historic event upon which every attempt of the mind to construct an adequate explanation of the meaning of existence upon merely human
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Rome, Italy, August 1, 2018. “To love souls to the point of sacrificing themselves with heroism and without reserve” Constitutions, 182 Dear Fathers, Brothers, Seminarians, and Novices, Just a few days away from “solemnly” celebrating the Transfiguration of the Lord, I wanted to send you this letter today with the encouragement that it might serve
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