The Superior General of the C.M. and the Daughters of Charity, Father G. Gregory Gay, narrates his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Congo Brazzaville, where he met with the missionaries of the C.M., the Daughters of Charity, and diverse groups of the Vincentian Family.
On Friday and Saturday, 7-8 November, Father General went to Istanbul to participate in a series of commemorative events. Friday evening, he participated in a dinner offered by the Lycée Saint Benoît on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of its foundation and gave the intervention below. The following day [...]
From 6-10 October we held our tempo forte meeting. These are the major matters discussed and decided on in our most recent tempo forte meeting which I present for your reflection and information in regard to what is happening in the Congregation of the Mission at an international level.
The Synod of the Word. From the General Curia: Farewell to Brother Lubo; Tempo Forte; The Superior General; Father Weldemariam Zerajohannes; Appointments and decisions; SIEV. CLAPVI: 13th General Assembly. From the Provinces: Holland; Colombia; Costa Rica; Turin:Tragic death of Father Giovanni Concas; USA, Eastern Province: Paris-St. John’s-Rome:
We are at the Office for Communications in the Curia General of the Congregation of the Mission. His Excellency Monsignor Souraphiel Berhane Yesus Demwrew, Archbishop of Addis Ababa came to us. He has been participating at the Synod of Bishops here in Rome. Julio Suescun, C.M. Director of [...]
From 5-24 September, I was in Madagascar. From the second day, the whole trip was on land and on some roads in lamentable condition. After a few days I began to consider the trip to the different sites in Madagascar as a pilgrimage in which the holy places were the confreres’ houses and the meetings [...]
The Superior General, Father Greg Gay announces the appointment of Father Enrique Rivas as Sub-Director of the International Association of the Miraculous Medal.
From the General Curia: New assignments; The Superior General recounts his September activities; The International Executive Committee (IEC) for the celebration of the 350th anniversary; The Delegate for the Vincentian Family. From the Provinces:From Chile, the Visitor writes; Meeting of the Councils of the Three Italian Provinces. Nominationes. Ordinationes. Necrologium.
Father Greg Gay, Superior General, and the General Council have appointed Father Marcelo Manimtim of the Province of the Philippines as the Director of the Internation Formation Center in Paris (CIF). Father Marcelo will officially begin his term in September 2009 for a period of five years, renewable for another three years.
Once again I appeal to all the men of the Congregation of the Mission to continue to deepen yourselves in your missionary spirit whether in your home provinces or abroad, serving faithfully by following Jesus Christ evangelizing the poor. The appeal of this letter goes out to all of those confreres who, after having read [...]