Presentation. Dearest Sisters,

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1 Presentation Those who accepted his message were baptized (Acts 2:41) Dearest Sisters, With joy and gratitude toward the Lamb our Shepherd who leads us to the springs of life, we present to you the Programmation 2007 and some changes made on the Chronogram of the next years, in order to continue the journey traced in our 7 th General Chapter. During the brief visits done in 2006, we have seen more closely your realities and have better known the choices that orient your Programmation in synthony with the journey demanded to the whole Congregation. The actual general Programmation is born from the dialogue done in this time with the Sisters of the governments of circumscriptions and it is an expression of the will to journey together, trustful that Jesus Good Shepherd leads us with infinite mercy. The gift of new life received in Baptism asks us each day and makes us feel the urgency to re- evangelize ourselves first, in order to leave - as our Founder says The good scent of Christ 1, in the Church and in the world, through a convincing testimony of His life as Good Shepherd. 1 AAP 1960,

2 We treasure the new life in Christ so as to lead to the springs of life is the invitation and the orientation we want to assume this year, in order to grow in faith and to exercise the pastoral care. We want to reciprocally help each other to return to the Gospel allowing ourselves to be fascinated by the beauty of Christ and to conform ourselves always more to Him, through the Holy Spirit, in obedience to the will of love of the Father. Here the proposal to deepen our going back to the springs of life with alive memory of our Baptism 2. It will be a new opportunity to rediscover and to revive the gift of participation to the relationship of love of the Trinity, so as to recognize the visit of God and to re-comprehend the roots of our faith in the vital encounter with the Shepherd Jesus, Crucified and Risen. Keeping in mind your suggestions, we are reflecting on the modality in order to actualize the Seminar on pastoral care and we are also elaborating the new Logo of the Congregation. We are preparing and programming in a more detailed manner the canonical Visit, which will begin in April 2007 with the Delegation ARG-BO. We set ourselves to prepare to celebrate the 70 th year of foundation of our Congregation with the theme: «To revive in today's humanity the taste for God 3». This is an occasion to deepen the gift of the Pastorella vocation in all of us and in order to make known the beauty of our Pastoral Charism in the Church. 2 Cf Form 2 Advent 2006 Itinerary on the Acts of the Apostles. 3 Benedict XVI Holy Mass with the Members of the Bishop s Conference of Switzerland on 7 November 2006: Our task is to help people so they can taste the flavour for God anew. 2

3 We also continue in the next years the chain of prayer, which has accompanied us in It is a manner appreciated by all in order to make communion and congregational solidarity grow and to sustain us in the common commitment of pastoral care. To the Lord who comes in the history of humanity, in order to live among us, we entrust the life of each Sister and of those whom we take care in the local Church. Mary, the Mother of the Good Shepherd, Virgin of hope and the Apostles Peter and Paul maintain the pastoral passion alive in our hearts and in our communities With lots of blessing, Sr Marta, sr Albina, sr Arsenia, sr Cesarina, sr Luz Mary, sr Aminta e sr Puri Rome, 26 December 2006 Feast of St. Stephen First martyr Oh, the Pastorelle, if they have good spirit, ( ) they can spread the perfume of Jesus Christ with their example, their prayer, their activity, their initiatives. Preparare oneself well to the most beautiful vocation, ( ) accomplish it well (AAP 1958, 36) 3

4 Programmation of the General Government 2007 (1 st semester) 7-11 January January January January February February February 5-10 March March March 1-8 April April April April 28 April 2-5 May 7-10 May 15 May 15 June 1-15 June 5-15 June June 29 June Meeting of General Governments of the Pauline Family (Ariccia) Convention on Islam Course on SE to the juniors of SMR (Sr. Marta) Convention on Ecumenism Days of spirituality Cultural outing Elaboration CTN 1 Week of study Days of spirituality and Paschal Triduum Convention major superiors Formation course - Dimesse Sisters (Sr. Marta) Feast of JGS Pauline Family celebration Cultural outing Elaboration CTN 2 Canonical visit + laboratory PD in ARG-BO Continuation Canonical visit ARG-BO Meeting of the brazilian government on Formation (in BR-Caxias do Sul) Finalized visit superior general in Colombia Start of the Single novitiate of the Spanish speaking circumscriptions of Latin America 4

5 Programmation of the General Government 2007 (2 nd semester) 9-12 July July 29 July-4 August 4-18 August August 26 August 4 Sept. 27 August -1 Sept. 6-9 September September September 1-4 October 7 October 7-16 October 30 October -30 Nov November 1-30 November 1-7 December December (Preparation 2EGC) (Preparation 2EGC) Convention on Pastoral Capiago That they may bear more fruit (Jn. 15: 2) To evangelize the baptized - ascetism and beauty Vacation Finalized visit and Spiritual Exercises Superior general in Korea Elaboration CTN 3 Course for formators and animators Superior general in Korea Spiritual Exercises Galloro Start of the 70 th Anniversary of Foundation sjbp 2 EGC (at Tor S. Lorenzo) Spiritual Exercises (3 courses) Phippines-Saipan Canonical visit PI Start of Discernment for CI-PE (mandate starts 1 Feb 2008) Elaboration CTN 4 Continuation ES + Canonical visit PI Continuation Canonical visit PI Evaluation and programmation Cultural outing Every second Tuesday of the month: COMMUNICATION OF LIFE 5

6 CHRONOGRAM SEMESTER Gennaio Febbraio Marzo Aprile Maggio Giugno 2008 nomina ICS Visita canonica K nomina BR-SP 10 giugno) BR-CdS AUS 1 gen 2009) Incontro GG FP 20 gen-feb Visita canonica BR-CdS 2009 nomina ICN 1 giugno) Incontro GG FP CI-PE nomina BR- CdS 1 novembre) VI Intercapitolo (a Buenos Aires) Costituzione Com prep 8CG 20 gen 20 feb Visita canonica CI-PE 2010 nomina PI 1 giugno) Incontro GG FP ICN Corso internazionale di Formazione per Professione perpetua (Roma) Corso internazionale di Formazione per Professione perpetua (Roma) Indizione 8CG 2^ metà Visita canonica ICN 2011 Incontro GG FP Commissione 8CG per Preparazione SdL 29 apertura 8CG 6

7 CHRONOGRAM SEMESTER Luglio Agosto Settembre Ottobre Novembre Dicembre CO-VE-ME 2^ metà ICS ICS verifica e programmazione nomina CO-VE-ME 7 ottobre) BR-SP Commissione 8CG verifica e programmazione 5 lug - 20 ago BR-SP nomina K 8 dicembre) nomina ARG-BO 1 gen. 2011) verifica e programmazione Celebrazione 8 CG 7

8 Chain of prayer I have already told you of your mission of education and of formation, but I am convinced even more of this your third mission, to teach how to pray. (Blessed J. Alberione, PrP IV, p. 193). We continue to sustain each other in the pastoral service with the chain of prayer through the monthly intention so as to remain united in communion and in solidarity in our Family. January February March April May June July August September October November December Argentina - Bolivia Australia Brazil CdS - Uruguay Brazil SP - Gabon Chile - Perù Colombia Venezuela - Mexico Korea Philippines - Saipan Italy Central North - Mozambico Italy Central South - Albania General Government Pauline Family 8