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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
ASSUMPTIONISTS
COUNCIL OF CONGREGATION 2008
Gwangju, Korea
Letter to Assumptionist brothers, sisters and laity
“Following Christ with Emmanuel d’Alzon”
For the first time in its history, the Council of Congregation, met in Asia, in Gwangju. It is in this city in South Korea, where the Oblate Sisters of the Assumption had already established themselves, that the Assumptionists opened their first community in the Far East since the foundation in Manchuria. Since then, two other Assumptionist communities have come to life, in Manila (Philippines) and Saigon (Vietnam). We thank the Lord for the missionary vitality of our “small family”, which despite its fragility continues to manifest its passion for the Kingdom of God, with daring and disinterestedness. This passion for God’s Reign was bequeathed to us by our Founder. For more than 150 years since our founding, we still share the same ambition that characterized Emmanuel d’Alzon, with a vision that is both broad and ambitious. We are convinced that the same Spirit that pushed him to found his Congregations is still at work in us. The story begun by Emmanuel d’Alzon remains a vital one carried on confidently today by his sons and daughters, by religious men and women as well as by Assumptionist lay people.
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Written by Jean-Marie DENIS
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
Korean Spring
Our last day was divided into three parts:
MORNING
First, there was a sharing among the provincials, followed by a discussion about what it means to belong to the congregation and to have a sense of the local and universal Church. It is important to keep reminding our communities that they must remain open to the broad mission of the Church, already during the years of formation of the religious as well as in the way they live.
There exists, in each of our provinces, “flagship” apostolates whose influence extends beyond the borders of the country where they are located. Assumption as a whole benefits from these apostolates. We should all sensitize ourselves to the importance of maintaining the apostolic vitality of the following: the university in Worcester, our educational institutions, Bayard, etc.
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Written by Jean-Marie DENIS
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
Anastasio Calle French-Spanish translator
The Provincials spent the morning of the next-to-last day of the Council of the Congregation sharing ideas about the apostolic life, the important apostolates of the Congregation, and the continuation of our pastoral commitments.
The discussions of the assembly underlined the need to have a common project, drawn up in the local chapter of each community, in order to encourage sharing, mutual support, and enthusiasm for the extension of the Kingdom. Otherwise, we can easily fall into apostolic individualism.
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