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N° 23 - New Series, June-September 2010Supplement to L’Eco of Saint Gabriel, September 2010Sped. in a.p. -45% art.2 comma 20/c legge 662/96“…and there by the fire,J.H. Newman began hisgeneral confession withextraordinary humility anddevotion…”(From a letter ofBl. DominicBarberitoFr. AntonioTesta,October1845)

INDEXLETTER OF CONVOCATION OF THE XIV GENERAL SYNODOF THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pag. 3XXVI WORLD YOUTH DAY MADRID,SPAIN AUGUST 16-21, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 6A PROVIDENTIAL ENCOUNTER:NEWMAN AND THE PASSIONISTSFr. Adolfo Lippi, CP (PRAES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 7J.H. NEWMAN: FROM OXFORD TO ROMEFr. Giuseppe Comparelli C.P. (DOL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 13NEWS FROM THE SECRETARY GENERALFOR SOLIDARITY AND THE MISSIONSFr. Jesús Mª Aristín, C.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 15PASSIONIST LIFENews from the Configurations and the ProvincesTHIRD PROVINCIAL CHAPTER IN PORTUGAL . . . . . . . . . . . . » 16MEETINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN: THE SACREDHEART CONFIGURATION (CSC) AND THE FORMERINTER-PROVINCIAL IBERIAN CONFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 16REG PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 17ASSEMBLY OF THE PASSIONISTSOF LATIN AMERICAN (CLAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 18TWENTIETH ANNUAL MEETING OF FORMERPASSIONIST STUDENTS OF THE DOL PROVINCE . . . . . . . . . . » 18FIFTY YEARS OF PASSIONIST PRESENCE IN ECUADOR . . . . » 19THE CONFIGURATION OF JESUS CRUCIFIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 1948 TH PROVINCIAL CHAPTER OF THE PAUL PROVINCE, USA » 20SEMINAR ON THE CHARISM AND JPIC(JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION) . . . . » 21THE 30 TH CHAPTER OF THE GABR PROVINCE, BELGIUM . . » 22ASSUM PROVINCIAL CHAPTER, POLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 22THIRD MEETING OF THE MAJOR SUPERIORSOF THE CEB CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 23THE NEW PASSIONIST MISSION IN NIGERIA(report of Fr. Denis Travers, First Consultor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 24LAITYMEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCILOF THE LAY ITALIAN PASSIONIST MOVEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . » 24WITNESSESFR. CARLOS LIZARRAGA ALDEA (CORI) (1919-2010) . . . . . . . » 25PROFESSIONS AND ORDINATIONS . . . . . . . . . . » 26NEW PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 29NOTITIAE OBITUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . » 31Passionist Bulletin InternationalN. 23 - New Series - June-September 2010Supplement to L’Eco of Saint Gabriel, September 2010EditorGeneral Curiaof the Congregation of the PassionGeneral Consultor for CommunicationsDenis Travers, C.P.Editing and Translation of TextsFrancesca PierettiLawrence Rywalt, C.P.Luis Enrique Bernal, C.P.Marco Pasquali, C.P.Ramiro Ruiz, C.P.PhotographsLawrence Rywalt, C.P.Miguel Ángel Villanueva, C.P.The Newman Centre, RomeAddressUfficio ComunicazioniCuria GeneraliziaP.zza Ss. Giovanni e Paolo 1300184 Roma - ItalyTel. 06.77.27.11Fax. 06.700.84.54Web Page: http://www.passiochristi.orge-mail: commcuria@passiochristi.orgGraphicsFlorideo D’Ignazio - Editoriale Eco srlCover LogoLoretta LynchCover photoJohn Henry Newman asking Father DominicBarberi to receive him “into the one Fold ofChrist”.Sculpture by Faith Tolkien (1995) in BlessedDominic Barberi Church, Littlemore, Oxford,England.Final page photoJohn Henry Newman by A. R. VenablesThe Oxford Oratory, EnglandPrintingEditoriale Eco s.r.l.Località San Gabriele - Colledara64045 San Gabriele (Teramo) - ItalyTel. 0861.975924 - Fax 0861.975655E-mail: tipografia@ecosangabriele.com

CONGREGAZIONE DELLA PASSIONE DI GESÙ CRISTOP.ZA SS. GIOVANNI E PAOLO, 13 - 00184 ROMA - ITALIATEL: (39)-06.77.27.11 – FAX: (39)-06.700.8454The Superior GeneralTHE CURIA INFORMSLETTER OF CONVOCATIONOF THE XIV GENERAL SYNODOF THE CONGREGATION OF THE PASSIONDear brothers, women religious and laity of thePassionist Family,I send greetings to all of you on my part, and alsoon behalf of the members of the General Council whoat this time are making canonical visitations in preparationfor the celebration of various provincial chapters.My means of this letter and according to thenorms of our Constitutions at numbers 144, 145 and146, I am hereby convoking the XIV General Synodof the Congregation.As was stated in Cuernavaca, Mexico, during thelast Synod of 2008, the next Synod of 2010 will becelebrated in Rome at our Generalate of Sts. John andPaul during 20 -31 October 2010.The participants should arrive in Rome at the latestby Monday, 18 October in order to be able to celebratetogether the solemnity of our Holy Founder,St. Paul of the Cross, the following day, Tuesday, 19October. The Synod will begin on Wednesday morning,the 20 th , and will conclude on the morning ofSunday, 31 October. That same evening and duringthe following days everyone will be at liberty todepart.The members of the Synod are those who participate“ex officio” at the General Chapter or their substitutesaccording to the Constitutions, No. 147.Therefore, these “ex officio” members are theGeneral Curia, the Provincial and Vice-ProvincialSuperiors, as well as the Regional Vicars of thoseVicariates that are comprised of at least twenty-fivereligious as of the date of the convocation of theSynod. Those Vicariates with at least twenty-fivereligious are as follows: CARLW-CORM (Kenya);RES-CORI (Peru); THOM-CRUC (India); VICT-DOL (Brazil); and DOMIN-PRAES (Brazil).Furthermore, since the main topic of the Synod willbe that of Restructuring, the General Council decidedthat it would be opportune to invite the Coordinatorof the CPA Configuration (Africa), Fr. Michael“Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of theworld.” (Jn.1:29)Owengo (MATAF) who is not an “ex-officio” participant.Additionally, for the same reason, the followingRegional Vicars are also invited: GEMM-CORM(Tanzania); MATAF-PATR (Botswana/South Africa);and PAC-CORI (Puerto Rico/The DominicanRepublic).Fr. Kevin Dance (SPIR) will present a report onhis work and the steps that have been taken to makeour presence at the UN more fruitful. He will also➥June-September 2010 - BIP n. 233

THE CURIA INFORMS“May our loving mother, Mary and the Holy Family keep us and the Passionist Family united around our hearth and homeon Calvary”.report on future endeavors. All of the invited guestswill have active voice.As is customary, I herein state what is prescribedby our Constitutions in this regard. No. 144 statesthat: “The General Synod… will examine the programmesproposed by the General Chapter and evaluatetheir implementation. Furthermore, it will suggestinitiatives to keep the Congregation continuallyup to date; it will propose means of settling problemsin a spirit of brotherly harmony, and will call theattention of the various Provinces to their dutiestowards one another.”I also wish to remind you of what is stated in #146of the Constitutions: “The members of the Synod…are free to put forward other topics for discussion.”Therefore anyone who wishes to present other proposalsor matters for discussion must send these tothe General Secretariat as soon as possible, but nolater than August 30th in order to allow for theirinclusion in the definitive Agenda for the Synod.As is customary, we shall be studying the implementationof the Programme set out by the lastGeneral Chapter and the Synod of 2008, the presentationof the General Econome’s Budget and financialplan, the report of the General Secretary forSolidarity and the Missions, and other such reportsas shall be specified in the Synod Agenda, whichwill be sent out to everyone concerned by September19 th . It will also include useful information for yourtravel and arrival at our Generalate of Sts. Johnand Paul.Regarding the matter of travel, last April theSecretary General published a letter in which heinvited the members of the Synod as well as thetranslators, secretaries, members of the liturgical andcommunications commissions, the redaction committeeand others who will be lending their servicesto the Synod, to ascertain as soon as possible whetheror not they will require VISAS to enter Italy. It is notunusual that citizens of certain countries will have tocomply with a number of formalities in order toobtain a Visa, and this process often requires a significantamount of time. Therefore, the GeneralSecretariat asks that, as soon as possible, you4June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

THE CURIA INFORMSresearch whether or not any documentation will berequired in order to complete the Visa process.The central theme and very heart of the Synod willbe the consideration and in-depth study of the mandateof our last General Chapter, which committed“the Congregation to proceed with the process ofRestructuring begun at the General Synod of 2004and which will continue at least until the nextGeneral Chapter in 2012.”In this regard I wish to restate several of the pointsthat were made in the Letter to the Congregation of11 October 2009 concerning the Process ofRestructuring: No. 13: At the General Synod of 2010the results of the two years of work of the sixConfigurations will be presented together with theirdirectives for the structures designed for Solidarity inFormation, Personnel and Finances for eachConfiguration; d) The General Council will similarlypresent its work for the structures elaborated forthe three areas of Solidarity in the entireCongregation; e) The Synod will do its discernmentin reference to the new structures for the three areasof Solidarity proposed for the entire Congregationand for the individual Configurations and will makeits own decisions or will give suggestions about howto proceed with this process. Therefore, this will bethe moment of trial by fire in the process ofRestructuring; f) The final phase envisioned for ourprocess will be the period from 2010 to 2012. Duringthis time we should accomplish what was specified bythe Synod of 2010 in order to arrive at the GeneralChapter with the ability to make structural decisionsthat will be capable of giving new vitality to the lifeand mission of the Congregation. g) The GeneralChapter of 2012 will take make appropriate decisionsfor accomplishing the objective of the processof Restructuring and conclude it.Dear brothers, today, 24 June, the solemnity of theNativity of St. John the Baptist, the day on which weare convoking the next General Synod, offers uspoints for reflection and calls us to a certain freedomof spirit that characterized the Saint that we are commemorating.With a selfless spirit and with greatconviction he spoke about Jesus: “One mightier thanI is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop andloosen the thongs of his sandals” (Mk.1:7); and asJesus was coming down the mountain going towardthe Jordan River: “Behold the Lamb of God, whotakes away the sins of the world.” (Jn.1:29) And tohis own disciples who followed him and who askedhim who he was, John responded: “I am not theMessiah…I am not [Elijah], I am not [the Prophet].I am ‘the voice of one crying out…’” (Jn.1:20-23).He is the voice of the Spirit, the one who announcesthe coming of Jesus and who recognizes that he ispresent among us and that we need to be virtuous inorder to worthily receive “the Lamb of God”. It is theannouncement of his passion: the Paschal Lamb,Jesus, will take away the sins of the world by his sacrificialdeath. Everyone saw Jesus, but he “recognized”him and openly proclaimed him. John alsotells us that we need to have eyes and hearts that recognizeJesus and his innovative presence among us.Therefore, as a Congregation we need to enter thetime period that lies before us— the upcomingSynod— like John, not with preconceptions and prejudices,but with interior freedom, with courage, trustingin the Spirit who guides us, and in a spirit of faithand an awareness of the presence of Jesus.And as we have said at other times and we nowreaffirm: it is for the Reign of God and for hisMission that we are undertaking the process ofRestructuring and we are convinced that its fruitfulnesswill be directly proportionate to our ability tolisten to the Word and to understand what is it sayingto us through the signs of the times in which we areliving. May it not be said of us: “They have eyes butsee not; they have ears but hear not”— they havehearts, but love not! (Ps.115:5, 6) He is with us in theboat and we need not fear the wind that is against us,nor the turbulent waters of the Lake of Gennesaret:by faith we will arrive at the other shore.I affectionately and fraternally greet all the religiousof the Passionist Family, in particular those whoare sick and those who are suffering in mind and body.I ask each individual religious, the communities,the Passionist nuns, the women religious and the laityof the Passionist Family to pray for the successfuloutcome of the Synod— an important phase in ourlife-journey and our mission. May the heavens beopened above us as they were when John baptizedJesus in the Jordan and may the Spirit of Goddescend upon us so that we may understand moreclearly the plans that He has for the current life andmission of the Congregation.May our loving mother, Mary and the HolyFamily keep us and the Passionist Family unitedaround our hearth and home on Calvary.Fraternally,Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, C.P.Superior GeneralRetreat of Sts. John and PaulRome, 24 June 2010Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the BaptistJune-September 2010 - BIP n. 235

THE CURIA INFORMSCONGREGAZIONE DELLA PASSIONE DI GESÙ CRISTOP.ZA SS. GIOVANNI E PAOLO, 13 - 00184 ROMA - ITALIATEL: (39)-06.77.27.11 – FAX: (39)-06.700.8454The Superior GeneralXXVI World Youth DayMadrid, SpainAugust 16-21, 2011Dear Brothers,This letter is to inform you of the initiatives beingundertaken by the General Council in collaborationwith those responsible for the Spanish region of theCORI, FAM and SANG Provinces in preparation forthe World Youth Day (WYD) encounter due to takeplace in Madrid, Spain, from August 16 to 21 of nextyear, 2011.Official Registration. It would be wise to writeinnow, because the official registration for participationin the WYD next year is likely to be opened July1st this year of 2010.Web Page. Information on the official web pageat the link shown here will be available in English,Spanish, French, Polish, Italian and German.(www.madrid11.com)Young Passionists EncounterI would like to inform you once again that theWorld Youth Day will afford an opportunity for anencounter on Formation, and dialog, between youngPassionist Religious and the General Council. Thisencounter will take place on the 12th – 13th – 14thAugust 2011 at our Peñafiel Retreat House andCommunity, situated some 190 Km (119 miles) fromMadrid.ParticipationA) Young Passionists. Our hope is that the abovementionedencounter will enjoy the participation ofPassionist youth from our various Configurations.For more precise information and in order to establishthe number of young religious who will representthe various areas, a later letter will be sent toProvincial, Vice Provincial and Regional VicariateSuperiors. Likewise, in the course of the comingGeneral Synod in Rome this October we can talkabout the WYDencounter.B) Lay Youth.Regarding the participationof young lay peoplebelonging to our extendedPassionist Family, or ofyouth in one way or another associated with our ministry,the Planning Commission of our SpanishProvinces has proposed the following plan:1) It is recommended that each parish or youthgroup attached to one of our shrines or RetreatHouses sign-up for the WYD on their own, for theweek starting Monday afternoon August 15th andending the morning of Monday August 22nd .2) At the moment of signing-up it is recommendedthat the all-inclusive Package A1 be selected, asthis provides for both board and lodging (breakfast,lunch and dinner.)3) A special day will be set aside for PassionistLay Youth. An invitation is to be extended to thosegroups attached to us to participate in an encounter atour St. Gabriel’s school (“Colegio San Gabriel”) inAlcalá de Henares, situated approximately 25 Km(15 ? miles) from Madrid. The day will be animatedby youth groups of the Spanish Passionist Family.Coaches will be provided to transport everybodythere and back.I close with the assurance that once the plans forthis encounter have been confirmed, all the necessaryinformation will be duly relayed to you.Fraternally,Retreat of Saints John and Paul,Rome, May 19, 2010The official Logo of WorldYouth Day 2011.(Most Rev) Ottaviano D’Egidio, C.P.Superior General6June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

THE CURIA INFORMSA PROVIDENTIAL ENCOUNTER:NEWMAN AND THE PASSIONISTS“Sir, don’t worry. One day Newman will be adoctor of the Church.” This phrase, spoken byPope Pius XII in a private meeting with JeanGuitton 1 , says everything about the esteem that thisPope had for Cardinal Newman. It was admirationsimilar to that of Pope Paul VI 2 . On numerous occasionsPope John Paul II referred to Newman, includingin official documents. Among these it would sufficeto cite Fides et ratio where he is quoted firstamong the modern thinkers who enlightened the relationshipbetween the Word of God and human reason(No.74). The current Pontiff, Benedict XVI, hasalways been an admirer and a scholar of Newman 3 .However a fact that is most impressive is that, preciselyafter the publication of the encyclicalPascendi, during a period in which many modernistsreferred to Newman as their precursor, St. Pius Xdefended the orthodoxy and the sanctity of Newman 4 .And this year, on 19 September 2010, Newman willbe beatified. This will be a moment of great joy forall those who read his works and his biography, andfor those who have always been convinced about hissanctity, as well as about the profound intelligence ofthis man.Fr. Adolfo Lippi, CP (PRAES)Newman and St. Paul of the CrossIn the Congregation of the Passion we wish tohighlight the assistance that we Passionists providedfor the entry of Newman into the Catholic Church.Normally, when we say this we think of BlessedDominic Barberi and of the famous night of 8-9October 1845 during which Dominic receivedNewman into the Church. The original historians,who were also closer to the facts, delighted in presentingthe events of that night in a dramatic fashion,something which Dominic never would have done,being always very simple and loath to talk about himself.Alfonso Capecelatro, for example, who was anOratorian and a future Cardinal, wrote about theevent ten years after the death of Dominic:Blessed Domini Barberi (of the Mother of God)“Dalgarins invited a certain Fr. Dominic of theMother of God, a Provincial of the Passionists, to goto Aston Hall in Littlemore, telling him that he wasbeing called to a work in the service of God: andunwittingly, he agreed. He was always consciousthat every delay could possibly result in some greatharm to the office to which he called. Howeverbecause of a terrible storm he set out in a coveredcoach. He endured five hours of driving rain and, asit so pleased God, completely exhausted he arrived atLittlemore at night. Without delay he entered in thesolitary dwelling of those fervent men who werefamous throughout England, and with great humility➥1Cf J. Guitton, Dialoghi con Paolo VI, Rusconi, Milano, 1986, 146.2Cf C. Siccardi, Paolo VI, il papa della luce, Paoline, Milano, 2008, 214.3Cf for example, what he says in a recently published document: J. Ratzinger – Benedetto XVI, L’elogio della coscienza. La Verità interrogail cuore, Cantagalli, Siena, 2009, 15-22.4Cf Letter of 10 – 03 – 1908 Tuum illud opusculum, (Acta Pontificia, VI, (1908), 176).June-September 2010 - BIP n. 237

THE CURIA INFORMSBussche, who wrote an excellent biography ofSpencer 8 , observed that Spencer would not have beenin favor of Newman entering the Catholic Churchsince during the years prior to his conversionNewman had a very negative view of Spencer and theleaders of the Catholic Church since they supportedthe liberals in England and in Ireland. New contactsbegan following the transfer of Newman toCatholicism. The painstaking historical work of Fr.Paulinus is certainly very useful. In his biographyone can understand that the relationship betweenSpencer and Newman during those years was verycomplex and consequently, difficult to summarize ina few lines. However, Neman and many others of theOxford Movement accepted the invitation to pray forunity.The novel Loss and Gain was written by Newmanafter his conversion. Undoubtedly Newman wasthinking about Spencer when Charles, the protagonistof the novel, meets his friend Willis who had becomea Catholic before him and had become a Passionistwith the name of Fr. Aloysius. There is a phrase,inspired by St. Augustine, which reveals some of theadmiration of Newman for Spencer and, at the sametime, conceals it. Precisely on the last page of thenovel, Charles, the protagonist, says to his friendWillis who had become a Passionist, that he admiredthe first fervor of the new convert: “No, Willis…youhave taken the better part betimes, while I have loitered.Too late have I known Thee, O Thou ancientTruth; too late have I found Thee, First and onlyFair” 9 .Blessed Dominic Barberi and NewmanFinally we arrive at Dominic Barberi. Here, too,we can and we must point out Newman’s amazementbefore this humble Passionist. There are three quotationsthat must be studied in this regard. The longestis found in the novel that has already been citedwhere Newman, after having spoken about St. Paulof the Cross, then moves on to speak about one of hissons who arrived in England as he had foretold. Hewrites: “It was strange enough that even one Italianin the heart of Rome should at that time have ambitiousthoughts of making novices or converts in thiscountry; but, after the venerable Founder’s death, hisspecial interest in our distant isle showed itself inanother member of his institute. On the Apennines,Cardinal John Henry Newman, 1888near Viterbo, there dwelt a shepherd-boy, in the firstyears of this century, whose mind had early beendrawn heavenward; and, one day, as he prayedbefore an image of the Madonna, he felt a vivid intimationthat he was destined to preach the Gospelunder the northern sky. There appeared no means bywhich a Roman peasant should be turned into a missionary;nor did the prospect open, when this youthfound himself, first a lay-brother, then a Father, in theCongregation of the Passion. Yet, though no externalmeans appeared, the inward impression did not fade;on the contrary, it became more definite, and inprocess of time, instead of the dim north, Englandwas engraven on his heart. And, strange to say, asyears went on, without his seeking, for he was simplyunder obedience, our peasant found himself at lengthupon the very shore of the stormy northern sea,whence Cæsar of old looked out for a new world toconquer: yet that he should cross the strait was stillas little likely as before. However, it was as likely asthat he should ever have got so near it; and he usedto eye the restless, godless, waves, and wonder withhimself whether the day would ever come when heshould be carried over them. And come it did, not➥8J. Vanden Bussche, cp, Ignatius (George) Spencer Passionist (1799-1864) Crusader of Prayer for England and Pioneer of ecumenicalPrayer, Leuven University Press, 1991.9Loss and Gain, cit., p. 420.June-September 2010 - BIP n. 239

THE CURIA INFORMShowever by any determination of his own, but by thesame Providence which thirty years before had givenhim the anticipation of it.At the time of our narrative, Father Domenico deMatre Dei had become familiar with England; he hadhad many anxieties here, first from want of funds,then still more from want of men. Year passed afteryear, and, whether fear of the severity of the rule—though that was groundless, for it had been mitigatedfor England—or the claim of other religious bodieswas the cause, his community did not increase,and he was tempted to despond. But every work hasits season; and now for some time past that difficultyhad been gradually lessening; various zealous men,some of noble birth, others of extensive acquirements,had entered the Congregation; and our friendWillis, who at this time had received the priesthood,was not the last of these accessions, though domiciledat a distance from London. And now the readerknows much more about the Passionists than didReding at the time that he made his way to theirmonastery” 10 .This description is very moving and we believe thatit expresses better than any other testimony the debt offaith and piety that Newman felt toward Paul of theCross, Dominic Barberi and the Passionists in general.Many times Newman expressed his amazement atevents that could have only been divinely inspired.Could a young shepherd from Viterbo ever think ofbecoming a missionary in England? And furthermore,who would have thought this about a lay brother in amonastery? And even when he became a priest, underobedience, how could he ever have considered makingother plans? And when he was finally able to leave thenorthern European continent, he had no plans forEngland? Even miracles happen. It is interesting tocompare a totally British gentleman like Newmancame in contact with a humble religious, rememberingthat in England he awkwardly dressed in mandatorycivilian garb, with the great conqueror, Julius Caesar,imagining both of them on the shore of the North Sea,gazing longingly at the Island.The second quotation is from a letter written byNewman to Phillips with his usual intellectual clarityand honesty: “If they [Catholic religious] want toconvert England let them go barefooted into ourmanufacturing towns—let them preach to the peoplelike St. Francis Xavier—let them be pelted and trampledon—and I will admit that they can do what weNewman’s Cottage in Littlemore, Englandcannot…What a day it will be when God will makearise among their Communion saintly men such asBernard and the Borromeo’s…The English will neverbe favorably inclined to a party of conspirators andinstigators; only faith and sanctity are irresistible 11 ”.Benedict XVI made this comment about the conversionof Newman: “The verses that Newman composedin Sicily in 1833 are noteworthy: ‘I loved tochoose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on!’For Newman the conversion to Catholicism was notmotivated by personal desire or by subjective spiritualneeds. This is what he expressed in 1844, when wecan say that he was still on the brink of conversion:‘no one could possibly have a more unfavorableopinion of the present Roman-Catholic state than doI.’ Instead, what was important for Newman was theduty to adhere more to the recognized truth than hisown desires, even including the conflict with his ownfeelings and with the bonds of friendship and commonformation 12 ”.What happened between 1844 and 8 October1845? The miracle that occurred was the appearanceof the Catholic religious who arrived barefooted inthe manufacturing towns of England and whopreached liked Francis Xavier and Newman couldnot turn back. Dominic himself, a man with greatwillpower, abandoning all his mortifications,described his English experience in this way:“[There were] innumerable crosses and difficultiesand such that at times I saw myself at the very endand almost at the point of turning back. I am certainthat many people would want to come here; but ifthey saw what I saw and had to suffer what I suffered,10Loss and Gain, cit., pp. 412-414.11Letter of Newman to Phillips, quoted by Fr. Federico, Il Beato Domenico della Madre di Dio, Passionisti, Roma, 1963, p. 292.12J. Ratzinger- Benedetto XVI, L’elogio della coscienza. La verità interroga il cuore, Cantagalli, Siena, 2009, 18.10June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

almost all of them would change their mind. Oh, myGod! My God! How much I have to suffer! I havebeen preparing for this for 28 years and I see that thispreparation is not enough. The divine will alone sustainsme: I am here because God has wanted thisfrom all eternity. Blessed be his holy Name. This ismy only strength 13 ”. In fact, on that mission, Dominicquickly became ill and he died at the age of 57.The third selection that I wish to quote is muchlater that the others. It forms part of the depositionthat Newman made concerning Blessed Dominic in1889, one year prior to his own death. It was the depositionthat he made to Cardinal Parocchi, the Vicar ofRome, who at his own initiative promoted the causesof the beatification of Dominic and other PassionistsServants of God. Newman, already a Cardinal, wrote:“My dear Lord Cardinal, Thank you for the interestyou express in a case which is very dear to me, as iswell recognised by the Passionist Fathers. CertainlyFr. Dominic of the Mother of God was a most strikingmissionary and preacher and he had great part in myown conversion and in that of others. His very lookhad a holy aspect which when his figure cam in sightin my circle most singularly affected me, and hisremarkable ‘bonhomie’ in the midst of his sanctitywas in itself a real holy preaching. No wonder, then,I became his convert and penitent. He was a greatlover of England. I greieved at his sudden death, andI thought and hoped he would recive from Rome he‘aureola’ of a Saint as is now to be 14 ”.The work of Dominic with Newman and the newconverts of Littlemore was not limited to receivingthem into the Church. The esteem that Dominic hadeven before the conversion of Newman for the littlegroup of Littlemore was impressive. He touchinglyand lovingly wrote to Dalgairns in September 1845:“Dear Littlemore, I love Thee! A little more still andwe shall see happy results from Littlemore. When thelearned and holy Superior of Littlemore will come,then I hope we shall see again the happy days ofAugustine, of Lanfranc and Thomas. England vill beonce more the Isle of Saints and the nurse of newChristian nations, destined to carry the light of theGospels coram gentibus et regibus et filiis Israel” 15 .Dominic worked with the converts especially duringthe early years. There were various reciprocalvisits. Dominic counselled them to remain united.THE CURIA INFORMSThe tomb of Bl. Dominic in the Church of St. Anne, Sutton,EnglandConcerning the need for holy men who would workwith him in his very difficult work in England, he didnot try to gather them on his own. In a letter thatNewman wrote to A.J. Hammer in 1850, when unfortunatelyDominic had already died, a victim offatigue, there is clear evidence given by Newmanregarding the selfless efforts of Dominic: “I have totell you something. If there are those who do not lookfor self glory it is the Passionists. Dear Fr. Dominicnever made advances—he was very reserved—whatsoeverwere the needs of the novices he offered hismost attentive and continual effort. Without a doubtyou will find the same in Fr. Ignatius (Spencer) 16 .In Dominic there was that respect that made theEnglish aristocrat Newman say that he was a veryrefined man who was also able to faithfully discernthe will of God while being be objective and unbiased,something that always leads to growth and newlife. Dominic observed—as noted by FedericoMenegazzo, one of his most scholarly biographers—that “during all of early years of their [religious] lifethey specialized in university studies and this did notput them on the road of popular preaching, alternatingwith a full schedule of choral prayer and penitentialpractices” 17 . Later he himself counseled them toenter the Oratory of St. Phillip Neri.Newman considered Dominic to be a “simple andordinary man”, but also “intelligent and astute in his➥13Letter to Fr. Felice, 10 april 1842, reported in Federico, op. cit., 319, n. 5.14Letter quoted by Fr. Federico, op. cit., 397-398; cita Proc. Ord. Rom., 230.15Letter quoted in Fr. Urban Young’s, Life and letters of the Ven. Fr. Dominic (Barberi), London, 1926, p.256.16Letters and Diaries of J. H. Newman, by Dessain, London, 1961, XIII, 389.17Op. cit., 389.June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2311

THE CURIA INFORMSstate of life” 18 . He wrote: “He was an intelligent andastute man, yet spontaneous and simple like a child;and he is especially kind in his dealings with thefaithful of our communion. I wish that all people hadas much charity as I know that there is in him” 19 . Atthe time of his entry into the Catholic Church,Newman had a notable problem with the publicationof one of his most important works, recently completedbut still unpublished: the Essay on theDevelopment of Christian Doctrine. How would it beviewed by the Catholics since it was a work that waswritten while Newman was still an Anglican? Amongthe Catholics who would immediately judge it positivelywas Dominic. Newman wrote about him toJames Hope: “A prepossessed person, but a shrewdand a good and a deep divine, Father Dominic, isvery much pleased with it” 20 . This agreement about avery delicate matter—the development of dogmas—revealed a much more profound agreement betweentwo spirits, although very different in their formation.The ecumenism of loveThe words of Newman quoted above, chosen fromamong many others, would be sufficient to highlightthe importance of the love that existed in the relationshipwith the separated Christians. The Cathedra,Gloria Crucis and the magazine by the same name,proposes to dedicate a year—2010, the year in whichthe great Cardinal theologian will be beatified—toNewman, Dominic Barberi, Ignatius Spencer andtheir friends in the context of what Newman calledthe second Spring of English Christianity. Some ofthe works of Newman will be reprinted, in particularthe masterpiece of ecumenism of love, i.e. the Letterto the Professors of Oxford – Cor ad cor loquitur,which was the motto chosen by Newman for hisCardinal’s coat of arms. And Dominic wrote: “Nihilest tam arduum quod verus amor non audet… Multisabhinc annis (plusquam quinque excesserunt lustra)Deus dignatus est pro sua bonitate amorem in cordemeo accendere erga fratres meos praesertim anglos:pro quorum salute ab illo tempore nunquam oraredestiti… Utinam Deus mihi concedat vitam meampro vestra salute profundere!” 21 .Until almost the time of Vatican Council II, weBlessed Dominic’s Crucifixshould acknowledge and state that the relationshipsbetween the separated brethren of the various churcheswas characterized by notable hostility. When hewas an Anglican, Newman himself was outspokenagainst the Papists. Yet Dominic loved; he lovedthem; he uniquely loved them; he loved them with anardent love. It seems that he was the first to use theterm separated brethren 22 .In addition to the historical reports summarizedhere between Newman and Dominic, we should nowproceed to study the basis of the same mind set thatexisted between Barberi and Newman. At this pointDominic’s approach to philosophy and to theologycould prove to be very important. It is a topic that isyet unexplored. There are only a few, meager publicationsof the works of Barberi that can offer somematerial for further study of this topic. Perhaps thisis the time for a more in-depth study.●18Parts of a letter to Wilberforce, quoted by Fr. Fabiano Giorgini, in Introduzione a Domenico della Madre di Dio (Barberi), Lettera ai professoridi Oxford. Relazioni con Newman e i suoi amici, CIPI, Roma, 1990, 29.19Letter to Bowden, Ivi, 30.20Letters…, cit., XI, 76.21Dominic of the Mother of God (Barberi), Letter… cit.,. 63, 87 (“Nothing is as powerful as authentic love. Many years ago (more than twenty-fiveyears have gone by), God in his goodness, deigned to make love for my brothers and sisters burn in my heart, especially the English. Andsince that time I have not ceased praying for their health... May God grant that I may even give my life for their salvation!”).22Cf F. Giorgini, Introduzione a Lettera… cit., 18 ss.12June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

J.H. NEWMAN:FROM OXFORD TO ROMETHE CURIA INFORMSFr. Giuseppe Comparelli C.P. (DOL)The eighteenth century was not only characterizedby positivism, by Masonry and nationalism,but it was also a century of conversions:a wide-spread, conscious movement predominantlytoward the Catholic Church: from Judaism andProtestantism. The interesting aspect of the phenomenonis that whereas in Italy anything Catholic wasthe object of derision and suppression (pious works,religious institutes, etc.), elsewhere the Church wasan object of veneration.Another interesting point is that the abolition ofreligious communities in Italy launched a legion ofapostles toward foreign shores: Europe, the UnitedStates and Australia notably expanding the frontiersof the Catholic Church to the extent that the repressionof the Church in Italy could be considered to beprovidential. From the very beginning, Englandproved to be an environment in which these contrastingpositions were nourished. London opened itsarms to many exiles and refugees from Catholiccountries (including some ecclesiastics) who wouldhave been imprisoned in their own countries, whereasin London they served as examples of the statisticallevel of the “papist” society. It was precisely inEngland that a movement was born that originatedfrom an opposing ideology. The Anglican Church,the “established religion”, in particular, the Victorianchurch, was considered to be an aberration whencompared with the true Christian faith. This movementwas animated by a group of professors ofOxford [University] who urged a return to the purityof the original principles. Among them was the mostwell-known and highly gifted John Henry Newman.In the meantime the phenomenon of individual conversionscontinued to gain ground to the extent that itwas suggested to Pope Pius IX to re-establish theCatholic hierarchy in England. That decision,although it was necessary and justifiable, was seen as“papal aggression” after three centuries ofReformation.It can be said that the period of the 18 th centurywas especially difficult for Catholics and resulted innumerous martyrs similar to those of the first centuryof the Church. In fact, the new archbishop ofWestminster, Cardinal Wiseman, wrote the novelFabiola to compare the English movement with thatof the Church of the catacombs. Newman did thesame with his novel, Callista. However, in additionto those narratives, the ways and means Newman,being a practical man, used to address his interlocutors,were in the field of apologetics, testimonials andpolemics. Patristics, theology and classical literatureoffered ways of highlighting the aristocratic, insularmentality and the misinformation of his adversaries.A sculpture of Newman in the garden of LittlemoreIn fact, before being attracted to Catholicism,Newman began to have doubts that were caused byhis severe analysis of Anglicanism of that time whichhe considered to be worldly.However, it was still difficult for him to free himselffrom prejudice (this was also the title of a collectionof his writings) and he held that Catholics, inorder to be credible, should be able to offer proofs ofhumiliation and sacrifices. Newman was offered thetestimony that he sought in the humble ItalianPassionist, Fr. Dominic Barberi, today “Blessed”,who he described as convincing, gentle, and not seekingproselytes. Above all he was impressed by his lifehistory: a shepherd from a remote part of Italy (asNewman described it) who dreamed of setting foot inEngland to advance the process of reconciliation withRome. He also knew that during previous centurythe Founder of the Passionists prayed for the samecause and actually foresaw the presence of his religiousin the United Kingdom. In Britain there was acertain pride and enthusiasm that to some degreeencouraged (or furthered) the concept that it epitomizedthe civil, financial and political world of theeighteenth century – something to which evenDarwin attested. Newman was a thorn in the side ofthe society that scrutinized and harshly criticized himbecause he sought to defend the Church of Rome thathad always been depicted by the Anglicans as a bulwarkof theological and social regression. The disapprovalof the English society was strengthen by thefact that the Oxford movement, of which Newmanwas the mastermind, was promoted by individualswho were intellectually and morally exemplary fromits very beginnings, i.e. since 1833, as evidenced in awell-known discourse by a friend of Newman, Keble,about the “national apostasy”. This indictmentexplained the decadence of the Anglican confession➥June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2313

THE CURIA INFORMSwas characterized by a certain liberalism that relegatedthe faith to a series of rational explanations. TheOxford professors addressed this distortion by circulatingtracts, short works addressing very timelyissues. Naturally Newman was among the mostactive and provocative in this movement. It reachedits height with Tract 90 which considered the possibilityof reconciling the doctrine contained in the 39Elizabethan articles with key points of Catholic doctrine.Twelve thousand copies were printed, causing agreat commotion and the condemnation of theAnglican hierarchy. But the movement continued andNewman was read and respected. Among the others,the young Manning was won over and entered theCatholic Church becoming the successor of Wisemanin Westminster in 1865. In that same year Newmanput the finishing touches on the poem, The Dream ofGerontius, which was later set to music by EdwardElgar, the foremost English composer of that period.To have arrived at a level of such great prominence inEnglish society was one more wave that movedtoward Rome.Two years after the disconcerting Tract 90 theCatholic newspaper of Paris, L’Univers, published anarticle about a disciple of Newman, Dalgairns. Itreported about the distinct possibility, including thenear proximity, of the union of the Anglicans withRome. Fr. Dominic, who in 1841 was in Belgium,learned of this and he wrote a letter in Latin toDalgairns inviting the professors of the movement toinvestigate the possibility of such a union. DalgairnsThe Church of San Giorgio al Velabro, Rome, Newman’stitular church.The chapel of the Propaganda Fide, Rome, where Newmancelebrated his first Mass.responded to the Italian Passionist, also in Latin, withgreat honesty. The intermediary of these contacts wasthe nobleman, George Spencer, an Anglican who hadalready converted, and who eventually became aCatholic priest and a Passionist. We can only conjecture,although with some certainty, that this movementreached its climax on the night of 8 October1845 when the humble Passionist, who was informedby Dalgairns about Newman’s intentions, departedfrom Aston Hall and went to Littlemore where theprofessor impatiently waited for him. Fr. Dominicjoyfully heard the confession and received into theChurch this gentleman who was so influential and atthe same time so desirous of the truth. That meetingwhich as so private was considered an event of incalculableproportions.In conclusion, leaving behind Newman the manand the writer, one can discover the most original andesteemed “father of the Church” of the 19 th century:the priest, the member of the Oratorians and theCardinal of Pope Leo XIII. His beatification thisyear, far from the time of conflicting interpretationsof his doctrinal positions, echoes the praises – someof them posthumous – of the highest levels of Englishsoceity. At the time of his death (11 August 1890)the Times of London reiterated the praise of all ofEngland when it prophetically stated: “the saintwithin him will survive”.●(From the publication Presenza Missionaria Passionista ofDOL Province. Reprinted with permission).14June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

THE CURIA INFORMSNEWS FROM THE SECRETARY GENERALFOR SOLIDARITY AND THE MISSIONSFr. Jesús Mª Aristín, C.P.The International Commission for Solidarity andPassionists InternationalOn 27 May 2010 the International Commission forSolidarity had its fifth meeting by means of teleconferencing,with the following religious participating: Fr.Jesús María Aristín, Secretary General for the Missionsand JPIC, Fr. José Ramón Sánchez (SPIR), Fr. NandoValsecchi (CORM), the Italian language representative,Fr. Francisco Murray (CONC), representing PAS-PAC and Mr. John González, the English language representative.We divided the work of organizing the next WorldFood Day that will be celebrated as every year, on 16October. We shared our experiences about the lastWorld Water Day, 22 March, which were positive,including other religious congregations and religiousgroups that used our materials to celebrate the day (seeour web site: www.jpicpassionist.org). As usual eachone of the participants reported on the work that theyhad done during these past months and what were theirshort-term projects. John reported that from 14-16June he was going to Washington, D.C. for variousmeetings with political leaders. Fr. José Ramón spokeabout his work in the province bulletin of his province(SPIR), as well as the work that Fr. Peter Gardiner(SPIR) was doing with volunteers in Southeast Asia.Frs. Nando and Jesús María commented on theNational Seminar that took place in Rome during 16-18 April 2010. Information was also shared aboutupcoming courses of JPIC that are scheduled to takeplace in Kenya and Tanzania in June. Finally, Fr.(L-R) Sr. Joanne Fahey, C.P., Mr. Tim O’Brien, Sr. Mary AnnStrain, C.P., Fr. Jesús María Aristín, Fr. Kevin Dance (SPIR);Fr. Jefferies Foale (SPIR), Sr. Bernadette Hughes, C.P., andSr. Mavi Alfaro (General Consultor, Daughters of thePassion).Francisco Murray reported the work that he is doingwith the JPIC Coordinators in the various countries ofthe PASPAC Configuration (Asia and Australia).We also observed that the International Volunteersare having good results in various parts of theCongregation. We need to find ways of reporting thisto the Congregation and of coordinating differentactivities, to which all agreed. The next meeting viateleconferencing is scheduled for 9 September 2010.Passionists InternationalOn 3-4 May the Executive Council of PassionistsInternational met in the Passionist community inJamaica, New York. Those members present were: Fr.Jesús María Aristín, Fr. Kevin Dance (SPIR) NGO representative;Sr. Bernadette Hughes, C.P., Sr. Mary AnnStrain, C.P., Fr. Jefferies Foale (SPIR), Sr. JoanneFahey, C.P., Sr. Mavi Alfaro (General Consultor,Daughters of the Passion) and Mr. Tim O’Brien. Aguest was Mr. Edmund Thomas, a volunteer. A newcomponent of this meeting was the presence of anothermember of the Passionist Family, the Daughters ofthe Passion, who wish to participate as full members ofour NGO International.Following the usual reports from the various members,an important decision was made, i.e. PassionistsInternational will concentrate its work in the area ofHuman Development including its financial, social,human and cultural dimensions. Again the topic of asuccessor to Fr. Kevin was discussed and it was decidedthat a search would begin for a male or femaleReligious or a lay person who would assume thisimportant role of representing the men and womenPassionist Religious at the UN.After an extensive discussion it was agreed that Fr.Ferdinando Valsecchi (CORM) would participate inthe UN Council on Human Rights in Geneva, on anexperimental basis, for one year. The Secretariat forSolidarity and the Passionist Missions would assumethe costs. Following this year of experimentation theresults would be evaluated. This experience, togetherwith our participation in FAO organization of the UNexpresses our desire to extend our work as an NGO onan international level and not only concentrate ourefforts at the UN in New York City.Once again we realize that more communication isneeded with the communities and therefore we agreedto send the communities, via email, the followingmaterial:Future updates on the web site: www.passionistsinternational.orgThe Bulletin that is published twice a year.A triptych that can be shared in the communities.Finally we agreed to have the next meeting via teleconferencingon 4 October 2010.●June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2315

PASSIONIST LIFETHIRD PROVINCIALCHAPTER IN PORTUGALThe Province of Our Lady of Fatima (FAT)celebrated its third Provincial Chapter during6-9 April 2010 in the Casa Mãe, inBarroselas, Portugal. The moderator of the chapterwas Fr. Norberto Donizetti, from the CALV Provinceof Brazil. In addition to the religious of the Province,also present were the Superior General, Fr. OttavianoD’Egidio and the Fr. Luis Alberto Cano, GeneralConsultor.The religious studied the general objectives forthe next four years, deciding on some goals for theareas of community life, mission, formation andvocation ministry. Currently in the Province thereare 28 religious in perpetual vows, 4 students in temporaryvows, 2 novices and 1 postulant. These religiousare located in four communities in Portugal(Barroselas, Santa Maria da Feira, Linda-a-Velha andSanto António da Charneca (Barreiro). The provincealso has missions in Angola in Uíje and in Viana (S.José de Calumbo).(L-R) Fr. José Joaquim Queirós de Sá, Fr. Laureano AlvesPereira, Fr. Paulo Jorge Gomes de Sousa.During the Chapter the following religious werere-elected to positions of leadership in the Province:Fr. Laureano Alves Pereira (Provincial Superior);Fr. José Joaquim Queirós de Sá (1st Consultor); andFr. Paulo Jorge Gomes Ferreira de Sousa (2ndConsultor).●MEETINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN:THE SACRED HEART CONFIGURATION (CSC)AND THE FORMER INTER-PROVINCIALIBERIAN CONFERENCEOn March 23, 2010 the representatives of theformer Inter-Provincial Iberian Conferencemet with the members of the Configurationof the Sacred Heart in the community of the Shrineof St. Gemma, Madrid (Spain). Those attendingwere: the Provincial Superiors of FAM, CORI, FAT,SANG, the FID Vice provincial, the GeneralSuperior of the Servants of the Passion, TheProvincial Superior of the Passionist Sisters of St.Paul of the Cross (Immaculate Conception Province)and the delegate of the Daughters of the Passion(Mexico).In the afternoon of March 23rd and the next day,the 24th, the members of the Provincial Councils ofthe Configuration of the Sacred Heart continued themeeting. Those attending were: Frs. AntonioMunduate and Joaquin Vargas (FID Vice-Province);Frs. Fernando Rabanal and Juan Ignacio Villar (FAMProvincial & Provincial consultor); Fr. Juan MaríaSantamaría (CORI Provincial); Fr. José María Sáez(SANG Provincial) and SANG Consultors (Frs. JesúsAldea and Rafael Sánchez Alvarez) and Fr. LaureanoAlves (FAT Provincial). Both meetings were attendedby Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, Superior General andFr. Luis Alberto Cano, General Consultor.The work centered on the progress in the threeareas of solidarity in the process of Restructuring asit pertained to these provinces.16June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

PASSIONIST LIFESolidarity in FormationIt was decided that the periodof postulancy would take place inthe local provinces and that therewould be two novitiate locations:Daimiel, Spain (beginning inSept. 2010) and the other inChosica, Peru (beginning in Jan.2011). Each province can chooseeither novitiate and would also beresponsible for sending one of itsreligious to form part of the novitiateteam. Additionally, a workshopis being organized for formationpersonnel in Rome duringthe early part of 2011.Solidarity in PersonnelTo begin the process of solidarityin the area of personnel theidea was proposed of presentingall of the religious of theConfiguration with four optionsof types of presence and ministry: A missionary presencein Yurimaguas, Peru; the Community of Fatima-Caracas, Venezuela; the Community of El Alto,Bolivia; and a Team for preaching Popular Missionsand Retreats.The first three options would be within communitiesthat are both international and intercultural;whereas in the fourth option, the religious could livein their own communities and join others forministry.Solidarity in FinancesA meeting was scheduled for mid-June to shareinformation about further sharing in the area offinances. This would include information about howfunds would be administered, the use of a model forMembers of the Sacred Heart Configurationthe entire Configuration, the situation of communitiesthat are in financial difficulty, and financing ofthe common novitiates.Organizational Structure of the ConfigurationFor purposes of organization and government, it wasdecided to divide the Configuration into four “Zones”,including the possibility of a General Coordinator andfour animators for the “Zones” (delegation). The fourgroupings proposed are: Zone 1 (Guatemala, ElSalvador, Honduras, Mexico and Cuba); Zone 2 (Peru,Bolivia and Chile); Zone 3 (Spain); and Zone 4(Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Ecuador).The meeting concluded with information aboutthe CLAP meeting in May and the upcoming WorldYouth Day.●REG PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLYThe REG Province of Mexico gathered for itsAssembly at the Spiritual Center inCuernavaca, Mexico during 7-10 June, 2010.As part of the Assembly there was a workshopentitled: “To be or not to be: Religious Life in the 21 stCentury”. In preparation for the Assembly the religiouswere asked to reflect on this topic using a bookby the same title by Fr. Carlos Palmés, SJ. Duringthe Assembly the participants reflected on the followingquestions: To what degree has the MemoriaPassionis been the center of my life and how has thisbeen expressed? How I have witnessed to my experienceof God, my communion and my mission in thearea of international collaboration for communityand apostolic life; formation; JPIC; collaborationwith the laity; and the preferential option for youth.These reflections were also done in the context of theStrategic Provincial Plan for 2008-2012.●June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2317

PASSIONIST LIFEASSEMBLY OF THEPASSIONISTS OF LATINAMERICAN (CLAP)The meeting the representatives of all the menand women Passionists religious who are presentin Latin America took place in SanSalvador, El Salvador during May 10-17, 2010.Continuing the process of reflection and practice ofJPIC, they made the decisions that aimed at respondingto life in death-like situations. Consequently, for thenext three years they agreed to make commitmentsbased upon the following principles: A) The Word ofGod and our Charism; B) Being a Passionist presencein marginalized areas that unite us with groupsinvolved with the crucified people of today; C)Transforming our educational structures into a real network;D) Learning and allowing the people to evangelizeus and allowing them to be protagonists of theirown destiny; and E) Increasing our union with and givingenergy to the CLAP teams for a new restructuringof their coordination and communications.Participants in the CLAP AssemblyAlso part of the meeting was the election of thefollowing religious to three-year terms of leadershipfor the period 2010-1013: President, Fr. EddyVásquez (CORI) and Fr. Gabriel García (CONC)Vice-President and Treasurer. The following religiouswere elected members of the coordinating teamaccording to zones: Zone A: Sr. Rafaela Ojeda and Fr.Miguel Pozuelo (FAM); Zone B: Fr. Eddy Vasquez(CORI) and Fr. Hugo Saavedra (CORI); Zone C: Fr.Gabriel García (CONC) and Fernando Cormejo; andZone D: Fr. Eleno Marques Araujo (SPE) andCleomir.●TWENTIETH ANNUALMEETING OF FORMERPASSIONIST STUDENTSOF THE DOL PROVINCEOn May 1 st former Passionist students of theDOL Province of Italy gathered at thePassionist retreat of Calvi Risorta for their20 th annual meeting. In addition to the over 100 formerstudents, also present were the Superior General,Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, the Provincial Superior, Fr.Enzo del Brocco, and the spiritual moderator of theassociation, Fr. Ludovico Izzo (DOL). The formeralumni, now professionals in many different fields,were also accompanied by the wives and children,creating a true family atmosphere.In his invitation to these former students, Fr.Pierluigi Mirra (DOL), the local superior, said that hehoped that this gathering would be an opportunity forFormer students of the DOL Provincethe participants to “re-read for a moment a page fromour history that we wrote and signed together asyoung men who dreamed dreams.”And in his homily Fr. General noted that thisannual meeting was an opportunity for the Passionistreligious, and the laity of the Passionist Family,in particular its alumni, to renew the bonds ofspirituality and friendship which are sources ofmutual support and encouragement.●18June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

FIFTY YEARS OFPASSIONIST PRESENCEIN ECUADORThis year 2010, the Passionists of the SANGProvince of Spain are celebrating fifty yearsof Passionist Presence in Ecuador, SouthAmerica. In 1960 Archbishop César AntonioMosquera, the then archbishop of Guayaquil,requested the presence of Passionist missionaries inhis diocese. In March of that year two Passionists,Frs. Aquilino García Martín and J. Agustín Lopez deLama marked the arrival of the Passionists in thatcountry.This year the parishes of “Santa Gema” and “LaAnunciación” in the city of Guayaquil are also celebratingrespectively the 50 th and 25 th anniversaries oftheir foundation. Additionally, in May, 1989 aPassionist community was begun in the capital ofQuito as a center for Passionist formation and in1994, an additional formation community was foundedin the city of Conocoto. In 1999 the PassionistSisters of St. Paul of the Cross arrived to work withthe male religious in the parishes of Guayaquil andthe surrounding areas. Moreover, in 1999 the school,“San Gabriel de la Dolorosa” and the “San Pablo dela Cruz” Center were established in the area ofCerecitas (Guayas) to care for the people of thecoastal region of Guayaquil. Currently there are tenPassionist religious ministering in this country.In his letter marking this anniversary the currentPASSIONIST LIFEThe Church of St. Gemma, Guayaquil, EcuadorSANG Provincial Superior, V. Rev. José María SáezMartín, wrote: “Trusting in the grace of God, mayour presence continue to be a humble and efficacioussign of his salvation and of the new life that springsfrom the paschal mystery”.●THE CONFIGURATIONOF JESUS CRUCIFIEDTwo Formation Committee MeetingsThe first Committee meeting on Formation forthe Configuration of Jesus Crucified met in BuenosAires, Argentina during March 14-17, 2010. Theorganizing members were Frs. Moisés Ríos (CORI,Puerto Rico), Juan Rosasco (CONC,Argentina) andEnzo del Brocco (DOL, Italy). They were joined byFrs. Alejandro González (REG, Mexico), PauloCorreia (FAT, Portugal), Arthur Carrillo (CRUC,USA) and Paul Zilonka (PAUL, USA). The meetingwas held at the Passionist Holy Cross Monastery andRetreat House in Buenos Aires.During the meeting the participants reflected on thereality of formation in the various entities of theCongregation, such as: the number of candidates in(L-R) Fr. Juan Rosasco, Fr. Enzo del Brocco, Fr. Moisés Ríos,Fr. Paul Zilonka, Fr. Arthur Carrillo, Fr. Alejandro Gonzálezand Fr. Paulo Correia.formation, the stages and projects in progress, studyprograms, etc. They reflected on the nature and finalobjective of the formation process. The Passionistfoundation entitled, “Talita Koum”, a center for study➥June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2319

PASSIONIST LIFEand investigation for youth, proposed different formationpossibilities for adolescents and young adults.The following points were also addressed:— The proposal that all of the novices of theConfiguration would make their novitiate in eitherItaly or Brazil.— Further studying possible centers for theologicalstudies: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Buenos Aires andChicago. Detailed proposals will be discussed andvoted upon when the entire leadership of theConfiguration meets in Rome in October.A second Formation Committee meeting tookplace at the Jamaica, New York Monastery on 14-15April 2010. The following major superiors, membersof the formation committee, were present: Frs.Moisés Ríos (CORI-Puerto Rico); Juan Rosasco(CONC-Argentina); Enzo del Brocco (DOL-Italy).Also present were Fr. Joseph Jones (PAUL-USA), theCoordinator of the Configuration. There was also atelephone link up with Fr. Francisco Valadez (REG-Mexico). During the meeting, the participantsaddressed these issues: 1) Fr. Giovanni Giorgi (DOL)was elected as novice master for the novitiate in Italy.He requested that an international team would alsocomprise the novitiate staff. 2) The site of the novitiatewould be the Monastery of San Sosio, in the cityof Falvaterra (Frosinone) Italy. 3) Fr. Joseph Jones,Coordinator, asked that Fr. Alejandro González (REG)be a member of this novitiate team. 4) It was requestedthat prospective novices arrive at the novitiate inFalvaterra by 18 July 2010 for an intensive course inItalian. The novitiate would begin on 22 August.Possibly there will be nine novices from Italy,Portugal, Mexico and the Caribbean. The formationcommittee will meet with the staff of the novitiate during19-24 July to finalize details. In conjunction withthe General Synod of the Congregation in Rome andan Assembly of the Configuration, the FormationCommittee will meet on 20 October to evaluate theinitial program of the novitiate. Finally, the committeewill also plan for a similar international novitiateteam for novices of Brazil and Mozambique. ●48 TH PROVINCIAL CHAPTER OF THE PAUL PROVINCE, USADuring May 10 - 14, 2010 the 48 th ProvincialChapter of the PAUL Province (USA) tookplace at the Holy Family PassionistMonastery and Retreat Center, West Hartford,Connecticut. In addition to over 100 religious of theProvince who attended, also present were Fr. DenisTravers (First General Consultor) who did theCanonical Visitation; Fr. Donald Webber, CRUCProvincial Superior, and Fr. James Stromer of HolyCross Province; and Fr. Jefferies Foale (SPIR), theSuperior of our mission in Vietnam. Also presentwas Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P. the ordinary ofMandeville, Jamaica, West Indies. Religious andlaity who collaborate in the various ministries of theprovince were also present as guests for the first partof the Chapter.In his opening address Fr. Ottaviano, SuperiorGeneral praised the religious of the province for theirpresence and ministry in various areas: the great pastoralwork that is being done, especially by the sickand elderly; its financial generosity in mission areassuch as Jamaica, West Indies, Haiti, Honduras; itsmissionary history, founding three additionalprovinces, including the original mission in China;its media and TV ministries; and its care for the sickand elderly. However, he also noted some areas ofconcern that surfaced during the canonical visitation:“Among the many positive elements that emerged,the canonical visitation also noted some concernsand confusion among the religious with regard to thefinancial situation and, in the future, the capacity ofthe Province to maintain all of its ministries and itsforms of presence in a region in all of the areas where(L-R) Fr. Paul Zilonka, Fr. Richard Burke, Fr. OttavianoD’Egidio, Fr. Robert Joerger, Fr. Robin Ryan and Fr. JamesO’Shea.it is currently located. Many have expressed thedesire that Chapter openly address the reality of thecurrent status of the Province, studying its challengesin the light of the limitations imposed by the relationshipbetween pastoral planning and the number ofreligious and with a view to the financial situation ofthe Province.”During the final days of the Chapter, the followingreligious were elected to roles of leadership: Fr.Robert Joerger, Provincial Superior; Fr. Robin Ryan,First Consultor; Fr. Richard Burke; Fr. James O’Shea;and Fr. Paul Zilonka, additional Consultors. ●20June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

During 16-18 April the first seminar on thePassionist Charism and JPIC in Italy tookplace at the Retreat House of Sts. Johnand Paul, Rome. Present were eight Passionistreligious and nineteen laity. At various points thestudent-seminarians (STIP) were also presenttogether with their directors. We were also especiallygrateful for the participation of the GeneralConsultors, Frs. Luigi Vaninetti and Luis AlbertoCano. The Superior General, Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio,joined the group for the closing Eucharist thatincluded an inspiring homily.The conferenceof Fr. Adolfo Lippi(PRAES) helpedthe participants tounderstand that thePassionistCharism cannotturn its back onJPIC. The evangelizationof the crucifiedof todayintrinsicallyincludes thedefense of life, ofjustice and humanrights. TheCrucified One isinseparable fromthose that are crucified.One of the most enlightening moments took placein the context of a round table discussion onSaturday. The witness talks given by members of“Francisans International” and the “Sant’EgidioCommunity” helped the participants to understandhow other religious groups are working on behalfof Justice and Peace, sustained by the Gospel andworking for the building of the Reign of God. Thepresentation by the FOCSIV organization(International Federation of Catholic VolunteerOrganizations) helped those present to furtherdevelop our volunteers on an international level.PASSIONIST LIFESEMINAR ON THE CHARISM AND JPIC(JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION)The second part of the seminar included an opportunityfor the individual provinces to share the workthat they have been doing in the area of Justice, Peaceand the Integrity of Creation and to see to what extentthey could share various projects and also becomeaware of how we need to continue to be formed andeducated in this area. For example, some shared thatin some communities they were installing solarpanels and also various recycling efforts. Thereis also close collaboration with our missions inAfrica (Kenya and Tanzania), Asia (Indonesia) andLatin America (Brazil). The work that is being donein our parishes incaring for the poorthrough distributionof food andclothing is alsoimportant. Worthyof mention is alsothe work of someof our religious intheir work ofpreaching peacethrough popularmissions andretreats, especiallyin areas that areconvulsed by violenceand mob andgang activity. Inhis popular missionsSt. Paul of the Cross emphasized the importanceof working for peace and reconciliation.It was obvious that we need to give more attentionto the topic of JPIC in our preaching, and not remainmerely on the devotional level. All of the provincesagreed that there is still some resistance on the partof some of our religious to understand that JPIC isintimately connected with our charism. The finalevaluation was very positive, and at the suggestion ofFr. General, the seminar will be repeated again in twoyears.(Fr. Jesús María Aristín,Secretary General of the Missions and JPIC)Passionists and members of the Passionist Family at the JPIC Seminar,Rome.June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2321

PASSIONIST LIFETHE 30 TH CHAPTER OF THEGABR PROVINCE, BELGIUMFr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, Superior General, Fr.Denis Travers, First General Consultor, gatheredwith the religious of the GABR Province ofBelgium during June 1-3, 2010 in the Diocesan Centreof Groenhove Te Torhout, for their Provincial Chapter.Also present was Fr. Leo Bos, Provincial Superior ofthe SPE Province of the Netherlands.In his opening address to the religious, Fr. Generalreferred to the General Visitation that was done by Fr.Denis Travers, who met with both communities ofKortrijk and Wezembeek-Oppem. In his Visitationreport Fr. Denis noted that one of the principal concernsof the religious was the ministry of leadership, especiallyin light of future realities. Another matter of concernwas that of the care of the libraries of the two communitiesand the Provincial Archives that contain animportant part of the history of the Congregation.In his statements to the capitulars, Fr. Ottavianospoke of the transfer of the Stauros Library to theGeneralate of Sts. John and Paul in Rome. He alsoreferred to the project of the Dictionary of the Passionwhich has been the work of three religious of theASSUM PROVINCIALCHAPTER, POLANDThe Provincial Chapter of the Polish ASSUMProvince took place during June 14 - 18, 2010in the Passionist community of Christ theKing, Sadowie - Golgota. In addition to the presenceof Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, Superior General, and hisPersonal Secretary, Fr. Marco Pasquali, there wereapproximately twenty religious of the Provincepresent as elected delegates.In his opening address Fr. General stated that theCanonical Visitation was done by Fr. Luigi Vaninetti,General Consultor and Fr. Giuseppe Martinelli, theCORM Provincial Superior. He thanked the Provincefor the presence of several of its religious in ministriesoutside of the Province: Fr. Mirosław Lesiecki,the Rector of Sts. John and Paul, Rome; Fr. PiotrJarosław Zygmunt, Secretary of the VaticanCongregation for Institutes of Religious Life; Fr.Sebastian Walak, a member of the Bethany communityin the Holy Land; and Rafal Pujsza, an undergraduatestudent studying in Rome.Fr. General spoke about the challenges that thisProvince faces with regarding the process ofRestructuring in the Congregation in particular withregard to translations of official documents and communicationwith the General Curia and theFr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, Fr. Denis Travers, Fr. MarcoPasquali, Fr. Frans Damen (Provincial Superior) andmembers of the GABR Province of Belgium.GABR Province. He also made note of the ministrythat the religious are doing at the Shrine of BlessedIsidore and the analysis that needs to be done to discernthe future care of the Shrine. Fr. General also remindedthose present about their proud missionary history,especially in the past and their present concern for theSALV Vice-Province of Congo.During the Chapter, the following religious wereelected to the ministry of leadership: Fr. Frans Damen,Provincial Superior (Confirmed), Fr. André de Clercq,1st Consultor (Confirmed), and Fr. Rafaël Baert, 2ndConsultor.●(L-R)Frs.KrzysztofZygmunt,WladyslawZysk,WaldemarLinke,AndrzejJakimiak,andJanKoziatek.Congregation at large. Therefore, he encouraged theyoung religious and the students to learn one of thethree main languages of the Congregation (Italian,English and Spanish) as a second language. In thisway formation can be understood as an investmentfor the future of the province and of theCongregation. Fr. Ottaviano also acknowledged themissionary work that the Province has undertaken inthe Czech Republic and in Ukraine, and also the newparish of St. Gabriel, that it has assumed in the regionof Warsaw.Toward the end of the Chapter the followingreligious were elected as Provincial andConsultors for the Province: Fr. Waldemar Linke,Provincial; Fr. Andrzej Jakimiak, 1st Consultor;Fr. Jan Koziatek, Fr. Krzysztof Zygmunt, andFr. Wladyslaw Zysk.●22June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

PASSIONIST LIFETHIRD MEETING OF THE MAJOR SUPERIORSOF THE CEB CONFIGURATIONThe major superiors of the Provinces composingthe provinces and vice-provinces of theConfiguration of Blessed Eugene Bossilkovmet at the Passionist Monastery in Monaco, Baveria.This third meeting of the Configuration took placeduring February 9-11, 2010. Also present at this meetingwas Fr. General, Ottaviano D’Egidio and theGeneral Consultors, Luigi Vaninetti and Luis AlbertoCano. This was an opportunity for the various entitiesof the Configuration to further study their willingnessand readiness for unification in the future and foradditional collaboration among them. Two differentmodels emerged during the discussions: one favoringunification (the four Italian provinces, CORM, PIET,LAT, CFXI, and the MICH province of France) andthe other favoring individual autonomy and regionalidentity collaboration (Germany-Austria and Poland).In the first model, each current Province that composesthe Configuration would become part of a regionwith a Zone Vicar and its own council. The Vicar ofthe Zone would also be the Consultor of the newjuridical entity composed of the five former provinces.In the second model, the other two entities of theConfiguration (VULN and ASSUM) expressed theirpreference for retaining their juridical autonomy, whilecontinuing to collaborate with the CEB Configurationin the three areas of solidarity. Both of these modelswill be on the agendas of the upcoming General Synodof the Congregation and the Provincial Assemblies andProvincial Chapters of these provinces.There was also discussion about the criteria fordiscerning our presence in individual houses. Inaccordance with No. 103 of the Constitutions, a communitymust be composed of at least three religiousfor it to be considered a “canonical house”.Furthermore, the community should: 1) be able tosustain a certain quality of community life; 2) be ableprovide a climate of silence and solitude; 3) respondappropriately to the scarcity or abundance of otherreligious in the territory; 4) give priority to thosehouses that actually belong to us; 5) be able to befinancially self-sufficient; 6) have a specific projectfor its life and mission; 7) be able to effectivelyrespond to the apostolic needs of the territory and thelocal Church; 8) be able to afford prayer opportunitiesfor the laity; 9) consider its presence in a territoryin geographical proximity to other communities ofthe Congregation; and 10) be able to have a balancedproportion between the number of religious who areactive and those who are non-active, so the numberof houses and the activities of a Province not renderreligious life burdensome for all.The next meeting of this Configuration is scheduledfor 13-15 September, 2010.●Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, Fr. Luis Alberto Cano, and Major Superiors of the CEB Configuration.June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2323

PASSIONIST LIFETHE NEW PASSIONISTMISSION IN NIGERIA(report of Fr. Denis Travers, First Consultor)This year, on the Feast of the Holy CrossSeptember 14 th the Congregation will begin anew mission in Africa. This mission will be acollaborative effort on the part of PresentationProvince (Italy), the Vice Province of SALV (DRCongo) and the Vicariate of CARLW (Kenya).In a sense it will also be collaborative effort on thepart of the Configuration of Passionists Africa andthe Configuration of Jesus Crucified in that theparticipating entities belong to two differentconfigurations.The new mission will be near the city of Owerri inImo State in the southern part of Nigeria. Our missionwill be situated in the Parish of Umukadia in theDiocese of Okagwe.In many ways our mission will be well establishedin terms of infrastructure. By the time of our arrival apresbytery, a parish church and hospital with a maternityward will already be constructed. Solar panelsare already in place in case of power outages and abore for fresh water is ready. Additionally a schoolcatering for 400 students and a separate house for the(L-R) Fathers Raphael Mangiti, Fiorenzo Bordo, Emery KibalNkufi, and John Okafor.Congregation are also planned for the area. A benefactoris assisting the parish community and Dioceseto provide the facilities for our mission.We will be the only male missionary group in theDiocese and the Bishop is most enthusiastic aboutthis mission and keen to welcome us and our Charismto his Diocese.Fathers Fiorenzo Bordo (Provincial PRAES),Emery Kibal Nkufi (Vice Provincial SALV) andRaphael Mangiti (Vicar CARLW) visited the missionarea in February 2010 to inspect preparations. Thenew community – all of whom will be AfricanPassionists - will take up residence in August inpreparation for the official opening in September. ●LAITYMEETING OF THE NATIONALCOUNCIL OF THE LAY ITALIANPASSIONIST MOVEMENTThe Generalate of Sts. John and Paul in Romewas the site for the Meeting of the NationalCouncil of the Lay Italian PassionistMovement during May 7-9, 2010.The overall theme of the meeting was “TheMemory of the Passion in the Lay Italian PassionistMovement” as expressed in its four basic principles:Formation on cognitive and experiential levels;Prayer; Mission; and the promise to recall theMemory of the Passion.Various presentations were made to the participantsamong which were those of Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio,Superior General, who addressed the group during theopening Mass, and the introductory talk given by theNational Coordinator, Maria Rosa Fraccaro, who outlinedthe agenda for the following days. Fr. GiovanniGiorgi (DOL) the National Spiritual Moderator,addressed the group in the opening talk and also in hisclosing comments. Fr. Leonello Leidi (CORM), adirector of the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes ofConsecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life,The Excecutive Council of the Italian Lay Passionistsspoke to the gathering on the topic of “TheParticipation of the Laity in the Passionist Charism:charismatic identity, personal response, and juridicalforms of belonging”. Fr. Adolfo Lippi (PRAES) wasalso among the presenters.●24June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

WITNESSESFR. CARLOSLIZARRAGA ALDEA(CORI) (1919-2010)Fr. Carlos Lizarraga could be characterized as aman of action and contemplation, silence andeloquence; a man of the monastery cell and ofnumerous personal and public relationships andfriendships. He was always willing to do favors foranyone and was pleased to receive others’ gratitude.He possessed a strong, energetic temperament, whichat times was to his favor and at other times worked tohis detriment. Like a torrent in an arid region, hecould call forth life and bring it to harvest, or hecould flood and overwhelm something. Such wasCarlos. With his words he was capable of offeringpraise that bordered on flattery, and at other times, hiswords were rough and irritating, seemingly utteredwithout prior reflection. In brief, he was a man ofcontrasts.Fr. Carlos was born in Añorbe, Navarra, Spain onDecember 8, 1919. He professed vows as aPassionist on June 6, 1939 and was ordained a prieston March 17, 1945. From 1955 to 1957 he offeredhis services as personal secretary to the then SuperiorGeneral, Fr. Malcolm LaVelle. However, it was duringthe years 1979-1995 that he became knownthroughout the Congregation through his work in theVatican, introducing and advancing the various causesof our Passionist saints, some of which had longbeen inactive, achieving amazing results.In Rome he was highly respected as a Postulatorin the pontifical Curia as well as among other menand women religious who sought and received hisexpertise in various causes for beatification. In theCongregation for the Causes of Saints and in otheroffices, his zeal and persistence in advancing theCauses provoked a fair amount of “trepidation”, challengingthe infamous “lethargy” of these dicasteries.His workday had no specific hours. His officeslights were on long into the night and everyone knewthat Fr. Carlos was working. And yet early the nextmorning, he would be the first in the choir. Many ofthe documents that other postulators would delegateto assistants or experts, he would prepare himself,saving significant amounts time and money.Among the Causes for Beatification that he promotedwere: Charles Houben, 1988; Pio Campidelli,1985; Inocencio Canoura Arnau, 1991; Isidore deLoor, 1984; the Martyrs of Daimiel, 1989; LorenzoFr. Carlos Lizarraga Aldea, C.P.Salvi, 1989; and Bernard Silvestrelli, 1988.Additionally, he introduced causes of eleven“Venerables” of the Congregation and the PassionistFamily.His great enthusiasm also left a lasting impressionon his Province (CORI). No one can deny hisextraordinary capacity for work in the apostolate ofthe oral and written word and also for the assistancethat he offered on many projects for his friends andthe religious of the province in Cajicá (Colombia),Puerto Rico (USA), the minor seminary in Euba(Spain) and the missions in Peru.Fr. Carlos also left an extensive library of the morethan twenty five books that he authored from 1950 to1998, many of which are biographies of our Saintsand Beati. Here, too, we can discover traces of hispersonality.At the time of his death on April 23, 2010, theSuperior General, Fr. Ottaviano D’Egidio, wrote: “Irecall with much gratitude his dynamic and efficientdedication in the service of the Congregation asPostulator General from 1979 to 1995. It was a periodin which there were many canonical Causes ofServants of God and Beati of the PassionistCongregation that, due to his intensity and proficientwork proceeded and achieved success. He possesseda profound and firm sense of believing ‘cum ecclesia’that determined his life decisions and his words”. ●June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2325

PROFESSIONS AND ORDINATIONSPRIESTLY ORDINATIONSFourteen of our religious were ordained to thePriesthood during the period February – June 2010.Fr. Charles Alex Kessy of the CORM GEMMVicariate of Tanzania was ordained to the priesthoodon 02 February 2010. On 10 April 2010 in the FIDVice-Province of Colombia, Fr. Jeovanny OsorioRojas and Fr. Luis Alfredo Parra Carvajal wereordained. In the CRUC-THOM Vicariate of India,the following religious were ordained to the priesthood:Fr. Sugun Vilayilayyath Veed on 21 April2010; Fr. Joseph Shaji on 22 April 2010; and on 27April 2010, Fr. Dennish Joseph Muricknamkuzhiyiland Fr. Junesh Xavier Vakkapadath. In the PASSProvince of the Philippines, Fr. Jovanni Tomon wasordained on 27 April 2010. In the CORM-CARLWVicariate of Kenya, the following religious wereordained to the priesthood on 15 May 2010: Fr.Daniel Nyangoya, Fr. Tobias Francis Otieno and Fr.Eliud K. Otunga. Fr. Enno Rufino Dango of theCRUC Province of the USA was ordained on 22 May2010; and on the same day in the PIET Province ofItaly, Matteo Piccioni was ordained to the priesthood.And finally, on 12 June 2010, Fr. Daniel Szafarz wasordained a priest in the ASSUM Province of Poland.Frs. Jeovanny Osorio Rojas and Luis Alfredo Parra Carvajal (FID)Fr. Dennish Joseph Muricknamkuzhiyil (CRUC-THOM)Fr. Sugun Vilayilayyath Veed (CRUC-THOM)Fr. Joseph Shaji (CRUC-THOM)26June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

PROFESSIONS AND ORDINATIONSFr. Junesh Xavier Vakkapadath (CRUC-THOM)DIACONATE ORDINATIONSDuring the period March – May, 2010, four religiouswere ordained to the Diaconate.On 11 April 2010, Valdomiro dos Santos of thePRAES-DOMIN Vicariate of Brazil was ordained tothe deaconate. In the CRUC Province of USA, HugoEsparza and Alfredo Ocampo were ordained to theDiaconate on 22 May 2010. And on the same day inthe PAUL Province of the USA, Michael Rowe wasordained a deacon.Fr.MatteoPiccioni(PIET)Fr. DanielSzafarz(ASSUM)Valdomirodo Santos(PRAES-DOMIN)PROFESSION OF FIRST VOWSDuring the period of March through June, 2010,four religious professed First Vows. On 01 March2010 in the CORM CARLW Vicariate of Kenya,➥June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2327

PROFESSIONS AND ORDINATIONSHenry Okoth Ouko and Bro. Felix Olonde Omolloprofessed First Vows. And on 02 May 2010, theseBrothers professed First Vows in the VULN Provinceof Austria-Germany: Bro. Matthias Leykamm andBro. Isidor Zapfl.(L-R) Alfredo Ocampo, Hugo Esparza, (CRUC), Fr. EnnoRufino Dango (CRUC), Michael Rowe (PAUL).Bro. Matthias Leykamm and Bro. Isidor Zapfl (VULN)RosarioFonatanaandSixtusSang(CFIXI)Kennedy Antonio Okeafor (PRAES) and Homero GomesRebouças Filho (PRAES-DOMIN)PROFESSION OF FINAL VOWSFive religious professed Final Vows during theperiod of February through June, 2010.In the CORM-GEMM Vicariate of Tanzania,Placid Siyoyi professed Final Vows on 06 February2010. In the CFIXI Province of Italy, two religiousprofessed Final Vows on 10 April 2010: RosarioFontana and Sixtus Sang. Finally, on 25 April, in thePRAES-DOMIN Vicariate of Brazil, Homero GomesRebouças Filho professed Final Vow and on the sameday in the PRAES Province of Italy, KennedyAntonio Okeafor professed Final Vows.●28June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23

NEW PUBLICATIONSAA.VV.CROCE E IDENTITA CRISTIANA DI DIONEI PRIMI SECOLIEdizione: EDIZIONI OCD Anno Edizione: 2009APPUNTI DI TEOLOGIA 18 - pp. 190CUADERNOS PASIONISTAS LATINOAMERICANOSCARISMA PASIONISTA Y LOS LAICOS XII Encuentrode ERPAL - pp. 52LA VISIONE DEL DIO INVISIBILE NEL VOLTO DELCROCIFISSOEdizione: EDIZIONI OCD Anno Edizione: 2008In collaborazione con Comunità Interprovinciale PassionistiItaliani - pp. 167QUALE VOLTO DI DIO RIVELA IL CROCIFISSO?Edizione: EDIZIONI OCD Anno Edizione: 2006 - pp. 246SAN GABRIELE DELL’ADDOLORATA E IL SUO TEMPOEdizione: San Gabriele Edizioni Anno Edizione: 2009Studi - Ricerche - Documentazione IVNel 1° centenario della Beatificazione (1908-2008) - pp. 393STIMA DI SE E KENOSIEdizione: EDIZIONOI OCD Anno Edizione: 2008Pontificia Università Lateranense Cattedra Gloria Crucis in collaborazionecon Istituto Edi. S.I. - pp. 234Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.SABER INTELECTUAL E INSPIRACION BIBLICAEdizione: REVISTA TEOLOGICA LIMENSE - Anno Edizione: 2008Separata Revista Teologica Limense, Vol. XLII - N°1 - 2008, pp.35-48 (Facultad De Teologia Pontificia Y Civil De Lima) - pp. 14Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.PASIOLOGIA O SABIDURIA DE LA CRUZ?INTRODUCCION HISTORICO-TEOLOGICAEdizione: ROMA Anno Edizione: 2010 - pp. 92Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.SABER INTELECTUAL Y COMPRENSION INSPIRADAEdizione: REVISTA TEOLOGICA LIMENSE Anno Edizione: 2009Separata: REVISTA TEOLOGICA LIMENSE, Vol. XLIII - N°1- 2009 (pp. 59-78) FACULTAD DE TEOLOGIA PONTIFICIAY CIVIL DE LIMA - pp. 20Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.L’ESPERIENZA MISTICA DI SAN GABRIELE A SPOLETOEdizione: CIPI EDIZIONI Anno Edizione: 2009Scritto per LA SAPIENZA DELLA CROCE, Anno XXIVNN. 1-2, Gennaio-Giugno 2009 - pp. 21Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.MONSENOR ELORZA - GUIA DE ALMASAnno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 204VISIONES Y REVELACIONES MARIANAS EN LOSLIBROS PLUMBEOS DE GRANADAEdizione: SOCIEDAD MARIOLOGICA ESPANOLA AnnoEdizione: 2009SEPARATA REVISTA “ESTUDIOS MARIANOS” APARI-CIONES MARIANAS EN ESPANA.Vol. LXXV - 2009 - pp. 33Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.“PALABRA INTERIOR” Y “PALABRA EXTERIOR”Binomio clave para las “analogias de la palabra de Dios”Edizione: REVISTA TEOLOGICA LIMENSE Anno Edizione: 2009SEPARATA da Revista Teologica Limense - Facultad DeTeologia Pontificia Y Civil De Lima - pp. 33Artola Arbiza, Antonio María, C.P.EL MENSAJE MISTICO DEL JUBILEO PAULINOEdizione: ECCLESIA Anno Edizione: 2009extracta: ECCLESIA Vol XXIII - numero 2 - abril-junio 2009Pontificio Ateneo Regina Apostolorum - pp. 13LA INSPIRACION SUBJETIVA Y PALABRA INTERIOREdizione: CATECHUMENIUM Anno Edizione: 2007Separata de Catechumenium 9 (2007) 45-57 - pp. 13Baldini, Carlo Maria, C.P.PIENEZZA DI VITA IN CRISTOFONDAMENTI DI TEOLOGIA MORALEEdizione: SAN GABRIELE EDIZIONI Anno Edizione: 2010 - pp. 207Barturen Uriarte, Pascual, C.P.CANTOS RESPONSORIALES DE FERIAAdviento, Navidad, Cuaresma, PascuaEdizione: Ediciones DELIA, S.L. Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 119Clementi, Antonio, C.P.PAOLO DELLA CROCEASPETTI DEL SUO SPIRITOEdizione: S.Angelo Anno Edizione: 2010 - pp. 109Fiorentini, LivioPADRE BERNARDINO DEL SACRO CUORE DE GESUENRICO ZAPPIAnno Edizione: 2009A cura dell’Associazione Culturale UNIVERSO 3000 - pp. 126Fuentes Valencia, Pedro Luis, C.P.LA CRUZ DE CRISTO EN S. IRENEO DE LYONTesina de LicenciaturaEdizione: Madrid Anno Edizione: 2009Univeersidad Pontificia Comillas - Facultad De Teologia -Especialidad De Teologia Dogmatico-Fundamental - pp. 151Johnson, Richard, C.P.THE CATHOLIC PREACHING OF JOHN HENRY NEW-MAN AND ITS RELATION TO EVANGELIZATION INTHE VATICAN II ERA - Anno Edizione: 2001A Dissertation Thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements forthe degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Duquesne University - pp. 329Lesiecki, Mirosław, C.P.TEOLOGICZNA PASJA - PROBLEMATYKA KONKUPI-SCENCJI SLADAMI KARLA RAHNERAEdizione: SERIA BOBLOLANUM Anno Edizione: 2009Il compendio è in Italiano: PASSIONE TEOLOGICA. LAPROBLEMATICA DELLA CONCUPISCENZA SULLETRACCE DI KARL RAHNER, pp.367-383 - pp. 383López Sanz, Eutiquio, C.P.226 SANTUARIOS MARIANOS DE ESPANAEdizione: EDICIONES “EL PASIONARIO” Anno Edizione:2009 - pp. 479Morales Castillo, José Eduardo (laico Pasionista)UN CORAZON ENAMORADO POR EL SENORVida de san Pablo de la Cruz, fundador de los PasionistasAnno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 32Odoríssio, Mauro, C.P.SANTA GEMMA GALGANI - A GEMA DE JESUSUMA VIAGEM AO INTERIOR DE UM CORACAO APAI-XONADO PELO CRUCIFICADOEdizione: PALAVRA & PRECE Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 328Pereira, José Carlos, C.P.PROJETO PAROQUIALOrientacoes para implantacao de uma evengelizacao permanenteEdizione: EDITORA VOZES Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 95RELIGIAO E EXCLUSAO SOCIALA dialetica da exclusao e inclusao nos espacos sagrados daIgreja CatolicaEdizione: EDITORIA SANTUARIO Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 248June-September 2010 - BIP n. 2329

NEW PUBLICATIONSPhillip, Alan, C.P.OUR HEARTS AT SUNDAY MASS10 Steps to a Joyful Life!Edizione: Passionist Community Press/Spirit of Hope Pub.Anno Edizione: 2009Forward by Bishop Gabino Zavala, D.D. J.C.L - pp. 126Piélagos Mediavilla, Fernando, C.P.EL LENGUAJE DEPORTIVO EN LA PRENSATesis para el titulo de PERIODISMOAnno Edizione: 1966Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Espana, junio de 1966 - pp. 67Plet, Philippe François, C.P.SAINT PAUL DE LA CROIX DIRECTEUR SPIRITUELLa correspondance avec soeur Colomba GandolfiEdizione: Nouvelle Cité Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 379Ramírez Lizana, Helí, C.P.TESTIGOS DEL CRUCIFICADOSeguidores del Amor ReveladoEdizione: Estudiantado Pasionista (Peru) Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 86San Martín Medina, Andrés Luis Angel, C.P.ZUERA, La Villa desconocidaEdizione: Parroquia San Pedro Apostol Anno Edizione: 2003 - pp. 192San Pablo de la CruzCARTAS - I VOLUMEN, A los PasionistasEdizione: Madrid Anno Edizione: 2008 - pp. 1058Santamaría López, Juan Bautista, C.P.COMENTARIO A LA PASION DE JESUCRISTOEdizione: Ed. Pasionistas Bilbao Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 64Vanden Bussche, Paulinus, C.P.PATER IGNATIUS GEORGE SPENCER, PASSIONISTPionier van het Oecumenisch GebedEdizione: HALEWIJN Anno Edizione: 2009 - pp. 151I PASSIONISTI A LAURIGNANO 1906 - 2006Curatore: P. Augusto Sagaria, C.P.Edizione: Edizioni Del Santuario - Anno Edizione: 2006SLOWO KRZYZA - ROCZNIK POSWIECONY - TEO-LOGII KRZYZA ORAZ DUCHOWOSCI I HISTORIIPASJONISTOWEdizione: WARSZAWA - Anno Edizione: 3 – 2009Bezerra, Joao, CPAS INQUIETACOES DE SUSANAAnno Edizione: 2008CONTRIBUTOS PARA UMA OUTRA ‘QUALIDADEDE VIDA’, NO AMBITO DA BIOETICA TEOLOGICAAnno Edizione: 2004E ATE O PADRE FOI A BRUXA! (SATIRA EM TRES ACTOS)Edizione: Edicoes Passisonistas - Anno Edizione: 2008HISTORIA DOS MISSIONARIOS PASSIONISTAS EMPORTUGAL - IMPLANTACAO NO VALE DO NEIVAEdizione: Edicoes Passionistas - Anno Edizione: 2008SEMANA SANTA - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRAEdizione: Edicoes Passionistas - Anno Edizione: 2009Procissao dos Lirios ou do Encontro - 2nd edicaoEntrada Triunfal - 4th edicao - Via Sacra - 6th edicaoCarbonneau, Robert E., CPTHE 1965 INTERSESSION TRAVEL OF PASSIONISTBARNABAS AHERN, PERITUS AT VATICAN IIEdizione: JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY (JOSEPHINUM)Anno Edizione: 2009Article from JOSEPHINUM JOURNAL OF THEOLOGY,Winter/Spring 2009 Volume 16, Number 1Chrzanowski, O. Jerzy, CPOPOWIESC O PAWLE, CO JEZUSOWI POMAGALEdizione: PASJONISTOW W RAWIE MAZOWIECKIEJAnno Edizione: 2008Cipriani, Giovanni, C.P.SUPERIORES, NAO EXASPEREIS VOSSOSRELIGIOSOS (cf. Ef 6,4)Edizione: CONVERGENCIA - Anno Edizione: 2009Artigos da CONVERGENCIA, Dezembro 2009 - XLIV - n° 427DI GIANNATALE, GIOVANNILO STUDIO TEOLOGICO DEI PASSIONISTIDI SAN GABRIELE DELL’ADDOLORATAEdizione: SAN GABRIELE EDIZIONI - Anno Edizione: 2010Fabri, Vincenzo, C.P.E SAN GABRIELE MI DISSE:“ADESSO ALZATI E CAMMINA”I prodigi piu recenti del santo dei miracoli dal 1975 al 2007Edizione: ELLEDICI - VELAR - Anno Edizione: 2009Garcia Macho, Pablo, CPROSAS DEL CALVARIO - Martires Pasionistas de DaimielEdizione: EDICEP - Anno Edizione: 2010O PARTIDO DE JESUS - A OPOSICAO E O MALIGNOEdizione: EDICOES PASSIONISTAS - Anno Edizione: 2010Hoogland, translated by Mark-Robin, C.P, THOMAS AQUI-NAS, The Academic Sermons,., The Catholic University OfAmerica Press, Washington D.C.Odorissio, Mauro, C.P.AS DORES DE MARIA E AS MARIASEdizione: PALAVRA & PRECE - Anno Edizione: 2010Paolo Della Croce, CPUM PENSAMENTO PARA CADA DIA DO ANOEdizione: Edicoes Passionistas - Portugal - Anno Edizione: 2010Italian translation was done by P. Francesco Cordeschi, CP,Morrovale - 2008Pereira, José Carlos, C.P.ATENDIMENTO PAROQUIAL - Guia pratico parasecretarias/os, padres e demais agentes de pastoral na gestaode pessoasEdizione: EDITORA VOZES - Anno Edizione: 2010MANUAL DA SECRETARIA PAROQUIAL -FERRAMENTAS PARAAADMINISTRACAO PAROQUIALEdizione: EDITORA VOZES - Anno Edizione: 2010OS SETE DONS DE ESPIRITO E AS VIRTUDS DA FEEdizione: EDITORA SANTUARIO - Anno Edizione: 2010TRIDUO DO(A) PADROEIRO (A) - Sugestoes paraorganizar um triduo em preparacao a festa do (a)padroeiro (a) da paroquiaEdizione: PAULUS (Brasil) - Anno Edizione: 2009Santoro, AnnamariaLE CINQUECENTINE DELLA BIBLIOTECA“SANTA MARIA DELLA CATENA”Edizione: Edizioni del Santuario-Laurignano - Anno Edizione: 2010Smet, A.J., CPLES PASSIONISTES AU CONGO 1910 - 1930 - 2010 -Florilège des écrits MissionnairesEdizione: Missiesecretariaat, Passionisten, Wezembeek-Op.Anno Edizione: 2010Totaro, Paolo M., CPDILEXIT ME, ET TRADIDIT PRO ME - MI HAAMATO, E HA DATO SE STESSO PER ME - (Gal. 2,20)Edizione: Roma - Anno Edizione: 2009Uriguen, Zenon, CPPASION SOLIDARIA - Meditaciones sobre la PasiónEdizione: Pasionistas-Bilbao - Anno Edizione: 2010

NOTITIAE OBITUSUsque ad diem 15 febbraio 2009 – 12 giugno 2009, acceptaeDIE OBDORMIVITIN DOMINOPROVINCIA NATUS VOTANUNCUPAVERAT27/10/2009 Sac. Bertrand Spleers GABR 04/06/1918 16/08/193714/11/2009 Sac. Herman Nolan PATR 14/06/1931 22/08/195717/11/2009 Sac. Pío Zarrabe Garro CORI 29/03/1929 26/05/194625/11/2009 Sac. Justin Ives SPIR 22/04/1941 06/07/195912/12/2009 Sac. José María Cuesta Marcos FAM 01/04/1928 13/10/194412/12/2009 Sac. Jean Pierre Barais MICH 08/03/1943 12/11/197113/12/2009 Ep. Piergiorgio Nesti CORM 18/02/1931 08/09/195317/12/2009 Fra. Antoni Gałazka ASSUM 15/01/1928 02/10/195221/12/2009 Sac. Paschal Smith PAUL 03/07/1920 15/08/194526/12/2009 Sac. José María Lovera CALV 27/04/1929 19/04/195015/01/2010 Sac. Richard Appleyard IOS 20/07/1925 23/11/194315/01/2010 Sac. Joachim Gemperline CRUC 09/09/1922 09/07/194619/01/2010 Sac. Augustine Fitzsimons SPIR 27/11/1911 03/03/193022/01/2010 Sac. Maurits Mestrom SPE 17/01/1924 15/09/194522/01/2010 Fra. Arcangelo Zamboni CORM 03/05/1925 08/09/194328/01/2010 Sac. Ailbe Delaney PATR 19/07/1937 29/09/195731/01/2010 Sac. Bernard Van Schijndel SPE 29/12/1924 06/09/194708/02/2010 Sac. Michael Brennan PAUL 11/02/1927 15/08/194709/02/2010 Sac. Gregory Manly SPIR 23/03/1920 08/12/194310/02/2010 Sac. Godfried Bakkers GABR 29/01/1918 16/08/193725/02/2010 Sac. John Devany CRUC 07/08/1918 10/07/193916/03/2010 Fra. Gabriele Le Donne PIET 12/03/1941 22/11/196317/03/2010 Sac. James Thoman CRUC 19/01/1948 08/07/196725/03/2010 Sac. José Miguel Garijo Lebrero CORI 14/03/1930 26/05/194627/03/2010 Sac. Lino Tendina PIET 14/05/1925 15/09/194501/04/2010 Sac. Milton Valentim Gasparin CALV 12/04/1952 25/01/197623/04/2010 Sac. Carlos Lizarraga Aldea CORI 08/12/1919 11/06/193907/05/2010 Sac. Vittore Camusso CORM 17/12/1920 15/09/193808/05/2010 Sac. Paolino Tirino DOL 14/07/1919 10/09/193614/05/2010 Sac. Valente Schiavone DOL 02/11/1926 08/11/194227/05/2010 Sac. Michael Joseph Stengel CRUC 11/05/1929 09/07/195027/05/2010 Fra. Luigi Andolfatto CORM 15/03/1930 06/05/195129/05/2010 Fra. Paolino Loiudice LAT 11/09/1915 22/11/193231/05/2010 Sac. Malachy McGill PAUL 16/07/1918 15/08/193907/06/2010 Sac. Alberto Tomás Ahechu Goñi FAM 20/11/1922 15/09/193909/06/2010 Sac. Amedeo Di Croce PIET 31/10/1921 03/09/1940MONIALES ET SORORES DEFUNCTAE04/10/2009 Sr. Alessandra S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa)di San Paolo della Croce Liccardo 1921 194903/11/2009 Sr. Vittoria di San Giuseppe Falbo S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1923 194715/11/2009 Sr. Frances Farrell SS. Crucis et PassionisD.N.I.C. (Anglia) 1908 192908/12/2009 Sr. Mary Helen of the Cross Devriendt Monasterio Passionistarumde Tielt (België) 1926 194603/01/2010 Sr. Maria Verhoek SS. Crucis et PassionisD.N.I.C. (Anglia) 1905 193908/01/2010 Sr. Veronica Carson SS. Crucis et PassionisD.N.I.C. (USA) 1925 195713/01/2010 Sr. Maria Inês Monasterio Passionistarum deda SS.Eucaristia Tomeyama São Luís de Montes Belos (Brasil) 1940 196322/01/2010 Sr. Marie White SS. Crucis et PassionisD.N.I.C. (Anglia) 1932 195525/01/2010 Sr. Leonarda da Sagrada Face de Souza S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa, Brasile) 1920 201020/02/2010 Sr. Patricia Deasy SS. Crucis et PassionisD.N.I.C. (Anglia) 1911 193921/02/2010 Sr. Maria Luiza di Cristo Re Pallú S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa, Brasile) 1931 194905/03/2010 Sr. Agnese del Sacro Cuore Ruggieri Monasterio Passionistarum 1916 1941de Loreto (Italia)09/03/2010 Sr. Marina Daly SS. Crucis et Passionis 1922 1948D.N.I.C. (Anglia)26/03/2010 Sr. Nazzarena S. Paulo a Cruce (Signa) 1920 1941di S. Angela Merici D’Ambrosio09/04/2010 Sr. Maria Michael van het H. Monasterio Passionistarum 1908 1936Sacrament Fransde Arnhem (Nederland)10/04/2010 Sr. Tarcísia dell’Eucaristia S. Paulo a Cruce 1911 1938Ramos Neiva de Lima(Signa, Brasile)11/04/2010 Sr. Maria Alberta S. Paulo a Cruce 1932 1948de Nossa Senhora das Dores Lanzone (Signa, Brasile)02/05/2010 Sr. Maria Pia dell’Immacolata Monasterio Passionistarum 1920 1955Valsecchide Campagnano (Italia)

“Certainly Fr. Dominic of the Mother of God was a most striking missioner and preacherand he had great part in my own conversion and in that of others. His very look hada holy aspect which when his figure came in sight in my circle most singularly affectedme, and his remarkable bonhomie in the midst of his sanctity was in itself a real holypreaching. No wonder, then, I became his convert and penitent. He was a great lover ofEngland”.(Excerpt from the Letter of Blessed John Henry Newman for the process of Beatification of Blessed Dominic Barberi. The originalis in the Archives of the Vicariate of Rome, Process of Beatification of the Servant of God Dominic of the Mother of God, tomo 77,n. 29, f. 4).VISIT OUR WEB SITEWWW.PASSIOCHRISTI.ORGE-mail BIP: bip@passiochristi.org32June-September 2010 - BIP n. 23