O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you!

The Editor
We present to you the November edition of NUNTIA as we celebrate the feast of All Saints and All Souls, as well as the Vincentian feasts of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and Saint Catherine Laboure. We ask God, through the intercesion of our Vincentian Saints and the Motherly protection of the Virgen Mary, that the Congregation of the Mission together with the Vincentian Family continue being in the world, Good News for those who live in poverty.

The General Curia

The Superior General On November 1st, during his visit to Chile, the Superior General met with the Daughters of Charity in their Provincial House which is located in La Comuna de Independencia. In the afternoon he traveled to Valparaiso where he participated in the first Mass of Father Juan David Mamani, the first Aymaran Vincentian priest. The Mass was celebrated in the parish church of the Sacred Heart of Mary and the homily was preached by the Superior General.

On November 2nd, Father Gregory presided at the Eucharist that was celebrated in the General Cemetery of Santiago (Chile) where traditionally each year the Daughters of the Charity and the members of the Congregation of the Mission gather together to remember their deceased brothers and sisters.

On November 3rd, the Superior General traveled with Brother Ivan Hueinchan from Chile to Paris where he was able to meet with the participants in the CIF program, eleven confreres and two Brothers of Mercy. On November 7th he met with the confreres of the three provinces in Italy and discussed with them the theme of reconfiguration.

News Bulletin from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission On November 10th he had a video conference with the Daughters of Charity in Latin America who were concluding their session of on-going formation. Daughters from the various provinces had participated in this session. On November 11-12 he participated in the annual planning and evaluation meeting of the International Council of the Miraculous Medal Association. This meeting took place in Madrid. On November 17th he met with the Visitors of the United States (East and West) and the three University Presidents (De Paul, Niagara and Saint Johns). This meeting focused on forms of collaboration among themselves and with the Congregation of the Mission. During the week of November 20-26 he had a meeting with the Societies of Apostolic Life. About eleven representatives from different religious groups met in the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission. During this week Father Gregory participated in the annual meeting of Major Superiors.

Visits to the Curia

On November 9th we received Father Pavol Noga, sub-director of the Vincentian Marian Youth and Ghislain Atemezing, International Councilor from Africa; from November 3-5 Father Joseph Agostino and Sister Margaret Clifford; and from November 12-19, Father Mauricio Fernndez Monsalve who was doing research in the General Archives for his Province.

A Vincentian is called to become part of the Board of the prestigious journal, Concilium
Father Daniel Franklin Pilario, C.M., a Vincentian priest from the Province of the Philippines, has been appointed to a fouryear term on the board of the prestigious theological journal, Concilium. The appointment was recently announced by Dr. Felix Wilfred, Editor of Concilium. Father Pilar currently serves as Dean of St. Vincents School of Theology in Quezon City, Philippines. Concilium is an international theological journal that was founded in 1965 and is published in seven languages and eleven national editions. It has been in the vanguard in the area of theological research and has given a privileged place to the study of the new social and cultural realities. Reflection and ecclesial action are applied to these new realities in accord with the signs of the times and also in accord with the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. Renowned theologians have been members of this group: Karl Rahner, Hans Kung, Yves Congar, Paul Brand, Antonie Van den Boogaard, among others. We congratulate Father Daniel for this opportunity to make a contribution to the Church. As our Superior General said: this is wonderful news for the Province of the Philippines and for the whole Congregation of the Mission. May this new service bear much fruit for the integral growth of our world and the Church.

News Bulletin from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission Saint Catherine Laboure, an exemplary Vincentian for today During this month we celebrate the feast of Our Mother, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, patroness and mother of the whole Vincentian Family. We also celebrate the feast of Saint Catherine Laboure who has given us a great legacy. I share with you some biographical information about Saint Catherine, information that is taken from a presentation that was sent to the members of the Vincentian Marian Youth Association. Catherine Laboure was born on May 2, 1806 in the town of Fainles-Moutiers. She was the eighth child of Pierre and Magdalene. From the time of her infancy she had a great devotion to the Blessed Mother. When she was nine years old her mother died. While the adults were gathered around her dying mother Catherine climbed on a chair and took the familys statue of Our Lady in her arms. She was convinced that she would not be alone as she confronted life but that Mary would be her mother. When she was twelve she took on the responsibility of the kitchen and the work involved in caring for the small family farm. On January 25, 1818 she made her First Communion. At that time Catherine had a deep understanding of the fact that all dimensions of the Christian life are rooted in the mystery of Christ. Every morning she traveled four kilometers to the town of Moutiers-SaintJeans in order to participate in the Eucharist. On April 21, 1830, after many difficulties, Catherine entered the Novitiate of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. Catherine noted that her time of formation was filled with special events. God gifted her with visions: visions of the heart of Saint Vincent, visions of the Eucharist, visions of the Blessed Mother. Yet she continued to live a life of simplicity and humility (virtues that characterized her) and committed herself to service of the poor. In her everyday life there was nothing that distinguished Saint Catherine from the other Sisters. On February 5, 1831 Catherine (with her secret of having had a vision of the Blessed Mother) arrived at the hospice of Enghien in the Reuilly neighborhood of Paris. There she labored for forty-five years in humble and calm silence until God called her to his glory on December 31, 1876. During her life no one except her confessors and her last Sister Servant knew about her visions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. People knew that she loved the poor. Only after her death did it become known that she loved and served the poor with the same tenderness that she had seen in her visions. May her example strengthen us to continue to practice these Vincentian virtues in our daily life as we serve those men and women who are most poor.

News Bulletin from the General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission

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