On 6 December 2009, the Bishop of the diocese of Jacarezinho (Brazil), Msgr. Fernando Penteado, elevated the chapel of the parish community of Ribeirão Claro into a sanctuary of St. Vincent Pallotti. For the whole month of November, the parish organised an intense programme of spiritual and catechetical preparation. This preparation was concluded with the popular mission organised and realised by a group of Pallottines in Curitiba. The solemn Mass was preceded by a procession. Numerous faithful from the city of Ribeirão Claro and from the neighbouring cities, Pallottines and diocesan priests participated in it. Besides the importance of this sanctuary for the city itself, it has become a place of pilgrimage, very much known in the northern part of Paraná. At the moment it is also included into the “Spiritual Journey with the Rosary" (www.rotadorosario.com.br), which is a project of spiritual pilgrimage and tourism conducted by the diocese, approved by the National Episcopal Conference of Brazil and the civil government. As the Pallottine charism is characterised by the ministry of all the baptised, we hope that the sanctuary of St. Vincent Pallotti in Ribeirão Claro may become a centre for spreading the joy of being missionary disciples of Jesus Christ. Let us hope that the motto “to revive faith and re-enkindle charity” will contribute to the formation of a mature and co-responsible laity in the work of evangelisation in service of God’s Kingdom.