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Third annual meeting of the Institute of Pallotti -June 2008 |
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 On 12 June 2008, the third annual meeting of the Institute of Pallotti was held in the church SS.Salvatore in Onda, on the theme: "St Paul in the vision of the universal apostolate of Pallotti". The speaker, Fr. Zenon Hanas SAC, Vicar General of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, compared the concept of apostolate in St. Paul with that of universal apostolate in Pallotti. Starting from the vision of universal apostolate of Pallotti as presented in his writings, composed in 1839 at Camaldoli in a very systematic and holistic way, Fr.Zenon pointed out that the concept of universal apostolate represented an original idea of Pallotti, expressed in a pastoral, liturgical and practical language. From the diversity of apostolic tasks described in the Procure emerges the great and realistic experience of Pallotti. Besides, the speaker emphasised the fact that in this vision we can trace the contents of the book of Venerable Maria d'Agreda, Mistica città di Dio. The originality of the thought of Pallotti can be found in the figure and in the role of the thirteenth Procurator, under the protection of St. Paul, as described in the different Procure of the Catholic Apostolate. Pallotti assigned it the task, following the example of St. Paul, to animate the other twelve procure, to coordinate and help with all possible means the apostolic works, to speed up all and care for all, with an open attitude towards entire humanity. The thirteenth Procura signifies, for Pallotti, a unifying model of diverse charisms and gifts for his apostolic works.
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