La vocazione paolina - Societa San Paolo

Dear Brothers,
At the conclusion of the Pauline Vocation Year, I am happy to be
able to offer for your consideration the Compendium of the main teachings
of Blessed James Alberione on vocation.
Prepared by the Pauline Spirituality Centre on the request of the
General Government, it presents significant writings of the Founder,
proposing in the first three chapters a well coordinated vision of Alberionian
thoughts, gathered from the formative experience directed by
the "Signor teologo" (Blessed Giaccardo) (according to some witnesses)
for reflection on vocation, as indications regarding research and
formation of vocations, on the repeated insistence to make oneself
responsible for the problem of vocations.
A forth chapter, proposing in parallel to the writings of the Founder
with some of the recent Church documents (Consecrated Life, New Vocations
for a New Europe) highlights the permanent validity and the
current situation.
A book, hence, to read and to meditate from the part of all and therefore
no one can make himself a stranger to the problem of vocations or
reserve it to those who are involved in this work. On this Alberione is
very categorical: “To put everything in action: forming the conviction
that the problem of vocation is basic and is taking place: reminding the
obligation of all to a solution”.
A book, besides, questions everyone on his own style of pauline life,
if true, as the Founder says the first means consists in putting in order
our life in the house according to the true religious spirit.
To a greater reason, to those who work directly in the vocation pastoral
and in the formation, the Compendium (whose translation is already
in progress into English and Spanish) offers timely service, even
if not exhaustive, on the Alberionian theme of vocation: it reveals as
a precious fountain which attracts; it characterises as a manual which
can be easily referred to.
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