The Congregation of Don Orione is present in 30 countries of the world
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
THE GENERAL COUNCIL
General Council
Fr. Achille Morabito(General Vicar)
Biography:
Fr. Achille Morabito, born in Benestare (Reggio Calabria) in 1955 and was ordained a priest in 1983. He worked in the field of care and training. From 1995 to 1998 was postulator general. He held the post of Provincial Director of the Saint Peter/Paul Apostles Province in Rome from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 he was elected general counselor.In 2008 he was elected general vicar.
Br. Jorge David Silanes (General Counselor)
Biography:
Brother Jorge David Silanes, was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1957, has issued the profession in 1986. He worked in the welfare field. From 1991 to 1997 he held the post of provincial treasurer of the Argentina’s Province in 2000 and was called to fill the post of general counselor. In General Chapter of 2004 was reconfirmed as general counselor.
Fr. Sylwester SOWIZDRZAL (General Counselor)Biography:
Fr. Sylwester Sowizdrzal, born in Braszewice (Poland) in 1968 and was ordained a priest in 1996. He worked in the field of education and youth ministry. Since 2003 covered the post of provincial treasurer of the state "Our Lady of Czestochowa" of Poland. In 2004 he was elected general counselor
Fr. Tarcísio Gregório Vieira(General Counselor)
Biography:
P. Tarcisio Gregory Vieira was born in Ouro Branco (MG), Brazil, on May 25, 1964. It belongs to the province of "Nossa Senhora de Fatima" (northern Brazil).In September 2001 he was called to Rome as official in the Congregation of Bishops, and has played that office until the day of his appointment as counselor for the congregation in 2008.
Fr. Fermin FERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ (General Treasurer)Biography:
Fr. Fermín Fernandez Fernandez, born in Guardo (Spain) in 1950 and was ordained a priest in 1975. He worked in the field of education and parish ministry. Among its recent assignments he held the post of Provincial Director of the "Nuestra Senora del Pilar” Province (Spain and Venezuela) from 1994 to 1998 year in which he was elected Treasurer General. In Chapter 12 ° (2004) has been reappointed as treasurer general.
OUR SUPERIOR GENERAL
FATHER FLAVIO PELOSO
Fr. Flavio PELOSO, seventh successor of Saint Luigi Orione, chosen during the 12 th General Chapter held in 2004. He was born in Almisano of Lonigo (Vicenza), in 1952. He is religious of the Little Work of Divine Providence since 1969. In 1979 he was ordained a priest. He holds a doctorate in liturgy at the Pontifical Institute Sant'Anselmo in Rome. It has been involved in youth ministry, lay and religious training. For five years in service to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In 1992 he was elected general counsel of the congregation, responsible for initial formation, Laicale Orionino Movement and the Ufficio Stampa. In 1998, he was appointed secretary general prosecutor and postulator. He had the joy of leading a successful conclusion the cause of Don Orione with the canonization, May 16, 2004. Publicist, has always dedicated to the study and dissemination of history and especially Don Orione spirituality.
Fr. Flavio PELOSO, seventh successor of Saint Luigi Orione, chosen during the 12 th General Chapter held in 2004. He was born in Almisano of Lonigo (Vicenza), in 1952. He is religious of the Little Work of Divine Providence since 1969. In 1979 he was ordained a priest. He holds a doctorate in liturgy at the Pontifical Institute Sant'Anselmo in Rome. It has been involved in youth ministry, lay and religious training. For five years in service to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In 1992 he was elected general counsel of the congregation, responsible for initial formation, Laicale Orionino Movement and the Ufficio Stampa. In 1998, he was appointed secretary general prosecutor and postulator. He had the joy of leading a successful conclusion the cause of Don Orione with the canonization, May 16, 2004. Publicist, has always dedicated to the study and dissemination of history and especially Don Orione spirituality.
The Province we belong
MARY,
MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
After fifty days of joyous celebration, the Easter Season solemnly closes each year with the great feast of Pentecost Sunday. This has been traditionally called the "birthday" of the Church, that day when "all were filled with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:4) Pentecost occurs ten days after the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Acts of the Apostles tells us that during this time the "apostles were constantly at prayer together, and with them a group of women, including Mary, the mother of Jesus." (Acts 1:14) The Church has traditionally portrayed the Blessed Virgin Mary together with the apostles and disciples who were gathered at that first Pentecost. She is the model of persevering prayer joined in oneness of mind and heart with the first members of the Church. Mary had been present at the very beginnings of the Church. She was there at the Annunciation when her humble consent in purity of heart allowed the Son of God to take flesh in her virginal womb. She was also present standing at the foot of the cross as her Son and our Savior redeemed the world as part of God's plan. (Catechism 599-600) There she was appointed to be mother of all those who were brought to life through the death of her only Son. (St. John 19:26-27) Now, at Pentecost, when the apostolic mission of the Church begins, Mary is present as well. She is the perfect pattern of the church at prayer. "She is invoked as Mother of the Church and the teacher and Queen of the Apostles" wrote Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903) in his September 1895 encyclical, Helper of the People (Adjutricem Populi). Pope John XXIII (d.1963) in an allocution in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on December 6, 1960 spoke of Mary as "Mother of the Church and our most loving Mother" (AAS 53, 1961, 35).
The title, Mother of the Church (Mater Ecclesiae) was first used by Berengaud, bishop of Treves (d. 1125) in his writings. Later authors such as St. Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence (d.1458) and St. Lawrence Justiniani (d.1455) also invited the church to venerate Mary as her Mother.
On November 21, 1964, during the celebration of Mass at the conclusion of the third session of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI (d. 1978) stated, "For the glory of the Blessed Virgin and our own consolation, we proclaim the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church, of the whole people of God, faithful and pastors, and we call her most loving Mother." The Holy Father expressed the hope that this title of Mary, Mother of the church would "lead Christians to honor Mary even more and to call upon her with still greater confidence." He decreed that "from now onward the whole Christian people should give even greater honor to the Mother of God under this most loving title." (AAS 56, 1965, 1015)
Pope John Paul II has frequently used this title from the beginning of his pontificate in 1978 looking toward Mary in the Upper Room praying with the Apostles at Pentecost. "In the birth of the Church, the one to whom we owe the birth of Christ participates in a particular way." (Oss. Rom. June 19, 1979). Jesus has given us Mary as our mother. She is the mother of Jesus, Who is the head of the Mystical body. We, the members of His Body, look to the Blessed Virgin Mary who cares for the pilgrim church with a mother's love and follows its progress homeward to the eternal splendor of heaven.
The title, Mother of the Church (Mater Ecclesiae) was first used by Berengaud, bishop of Treves (d. 1125) in his writings. Later authors such as St. Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence (d.1458) and St. Lawrence Justiniani (d.1455) also invited the church to venerate Mary as her Mother.
On November 21, 1964, during the celebration of Mass at the conclusion of the third session of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul VI (d. 1978) stated, "For the glory of the Blessed Virgin and our own consolation, we proclaim the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of the Church, of the whole people of God, faithful and pastors, and we call her most loving Mother." The Holy Father expressed the hope that this title of Mary, Mother of the church would "lead Christians to honor Mary even more and to call upon her with still greater confidence." He decreed that "from now onward the whole Christian people should give even greater honor to the Mother of God under this most loving title." (AAS 56, 1965, 1015)
Pope John Paul II has frequently used this title from the beginning of his pontificate in 1978 looking toward Mary in the Upper Room praying with the Apostles at Pentecost. "In the birth of the Church, the one to whom we owe the birth of Christ participates in a particular way." (Oss. Rom. June 19, 1979). Jesus has given us Mary as our mother. She is the mother of Jesus, Who is the head of the Mystical body. We, the members of His Body, look to the Blessed Virgin Mary who cares for the pilgrim church with a mother's love and follows its progress homeward to the eternal splendor of heaven.
Saint luigi orione - the founder
St. Luigi Orione (Pontecurone, near Tortona, June 23, 1872 - Sanremo, March 12, 1940) is an Italian saint.
Life
Born at Pontecurone, in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont), Luigi Orione was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin.He gained the attention of St. John Bosco, who numbered him among his favorite pupils. Since age 13, Luigi suffered health problems. However, three years later, at age 16, he was present at St. John Bosco's death in Turin in 1888. Immediately upon his death, Luigi's ailments were miraculously cured.In 1892, the 20-year-old seminarian opened his own oratory, and the following year he started a vocational school for the poor. He was ordained a priest on 13 April 1895.Starting in 1899 Orione started to gather a group of priests and clerics that were to become Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza, or the Little Work of the Divine Providence. In 1903 the group received the full imprimatur of the bishop, and it became what is still called to this day the Sons of Divine Providence.One of the priests who was in his inner circle was Lorenzo Perosi, who later became Perpetual Director of the Sistine Choir and one of the most famous composers of sacred music. Perosi was born in the same year and the same province (Tortona) as Orione; they remained lifelong friends.In 1908, Orione went to Messina and Reggio Calabria, both of which were devastated by respective earthquakes. He dedicated three years to help those in need, most especially the caring of orphans. In 1915 he went to Marsica when that region had a similarly devastating earthquate. That same year he founded the Congregation of the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity.At the end of World War I, Don Orione began to expand his work. He founded schools, farming colonies, and charity organizations -- always with a special emphasis on helping orphans and the poor. Over the next two decades, he started foundations throughout Italy and the Americas.
Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia
In 1931 he founded the Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona, which to this day is the principal church in the world for the Orionine order. It is also a center for annual music festivals in honor of Orione's friend, the hitherto mentioned Perosi.
Life
Born at Pontecurone, in the province of Alessandria (Piedmont), Luigi Orione was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin.He gained the attention of St. John Bosco, who numbered him among his favorite pupils. Since age 13, Luigi suffered health problems. However, three years later, at age 16, he was present at St. John Bosco's death in Turin in 1888. Immediately upon his death, Luigi's ailments were miraculously cured.In 1892, the 20-year-old seminarian opened his own oratory, and the following year he started a vocational school for the poor. He was ordained a priest on 13 April 1895.Starting in 1899 Orione started to gather a group of priests and clerics that were to become Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza, or the Little Work of the Divine Providence. In 1903 the group received the full imprimatur of the bishop, and it became what is still called to this day the Sons of Divine Providence.One of the priests who was in his inner circle was Lorenzo Perosi, who later became Perpetual Director of the Sistine Choir and one of the most famous composers of sacred music. Perosi was born in the same year and the same province (Tortona) as Orione; they remained lifelong friends.In 1908, Orione went to Messina and Reggio Calabria, both of which were devastated by respective earthquakes. He dedicated three years to help those in need, most especially the caring of orphans. In 1915 he went to Marsica when that region had a similarly devastating earthquate. That same year he founded the Congregation of the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity.At the end of World War I, Don Orione began to expand his work. He founded schools, farming colonies, and charity organizations -- always with a special emphasis on helping orphans and the poor. Over the next two decades, he started foundations throughout Italy and the Americas.
Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia
In 1931 he founded the Shrine of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona, which to this day is the principal church in the world for the Orionine order. It is also a center for annual music festivals in honor of Orione's friend, the hitherto mentioned Perosi.
In the winter of 1940, Don Orione started to suffer serious cardiac and pulmonary ailments. He went to Sanremo to recuperate, but not without a tinge of regret. On March 9, 1940 he is recorded as saying, "It is not among the palm trees that I would like to die," he said, "but among the poor who are Jesus Christ." Three days later, surrounded by fellow priests of his Orionine order, Luigi Orione died. His last words were, “Jesus, Jesus! I am going."
Orione's body was exhumed in 1965; it has resided in the aforementioned Sanctuary in Tortona which Don Orione himself founded since October 26, 1980, the day when Don Luigi Orione was beatified by Pope John Paul II. On 16 May 2004, by the same pope, Blessed Luigi Orione was declared Saint Luigi Orione.
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