Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Prompted by the Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, which takes its inspiration from the well-known verse of the Letter to the Romans: Spes non confundit (Hope does not disappoint, Rom. 5:5), I would like – on this day so important for the…
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Dear sisters and young women in formation, “It was still dark,” says John in his Gospel (Jn. 20:1), when Mary of Magdala left her home and in the darkness of a seemingly endless night hastened alone to the tomb of Jesus. She ran to her destination, undeterred by the thought that the tomb was sealed… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, today we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the death of Prima Maestra Thecla, but our hearts are not filled with grief because we always feel our Mother beside us, walking with us. The Founder himself urged us not to suffer too much for her absence when, on 18 …
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Dear sisters and brothers, We share with immense joy the Final Message of our meeting of the General Governments of the Pauline Family, in which the Cooperators and Aggregated Institutes participated, now in its 41st anniversary: an authentic experience of grace lived in communion and fully inserted within the synodal journey of the Church. In…
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Dearest sisters and young women in formation, As always, this year too I am captivated by the holy Night when the heavens opened above the shepherds guarding their flocks. However, this year, perhaps because of everything that is going on right now, I am particularly struck by the contrast in Luke’s narrative between the brilliant… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, As we celebrate today’s Solemnity, I hear addressed to each of us the Apostle Paul’s invitation to the Corinthians to strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. To the members of that community, always on the lookout for new knowledge and experiences, he points out the best way …
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, With great joy and renewed awe I greet you with the proclamation that grounds our faith, sustains our hope, and motivates our love: Christ is risen! He is truly risen! This proclamation makes us race ahead and gives wings to our heart…because it is impossible to contain the…
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Dearest Sisters, On March 15 we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the pontifical approval of the Constitutions and, therefore, of our Institute. With Maestra Thecla, we praise and thank the Lord “because, with the certainty that comes to us from the official recognition of the Church, we can say, ‘We are in the will of God…
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Speaking one day with Sr. Vincenza Salvà–who left us a few months ago at the age of 105–I was particularly struck by one thing she said: “When Prima Maestra would meet with anyone, she would look into the person’s eyes and her first question would be, …
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Cari sorelle e fratelli, con gioia condividiamo con voi il Messaggio finale del nostro Incontro dei Governi Generali della Famiglia Paolina, che, in questo gennaio 2023, è giunto al suo 40° anniversario. Si tratta di un cammino vissuto insieme per quarant’anni e di una progressiva crescita nella conoscenza, di cui oggi possiamo cogliere alcuni frutti…
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