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LINELINELINE July 2014, Volume 7 - N. 7 1233 - 2014

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H N On 25 July 1954, during the generalate of fra Alfonso M. Montà (1953-1965), friars Paul M. Schifflers († 1967) from the Belgian Rectorate, Basil M. Wartbichler († 1972) and Hugo M. Körbel († 1999), from the prov-ince of Tyrol, gave a new life to the Servite presence in Germany. A parish was given to them in Gelsenkir-chen-Buer (Münster Diocese, in Westphalia). Fra Kör-bel was appointed as Parish Priest, while fra Schifflers was the Prior of the Community. The Parish Church was dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The first document which speaks of the presence of Servites in Germany is dated 1272 (during the gen-eralate of St. Philip Benizi), which talks about a Priory in Köln (Cologne). The development of Servite pres-ence in the German Province (which had around twen-ty priories) ends in the 15th century soon after the Protestant Reformation. The Order was re-founded by the help of Germanic Observances in places where the German language was spoken (1613-14). The 1714 General Chapter reconstituted the German Province separating a few priories from the Bohemian Province. The last Servite priory (Kreuzberg near Bonn) was fi-nally closed in 1802. Coming back to the recent history of the Servite pres-ence in Germany, the new foundation of the Holy Cross Priory in Düsseldorf (1956) allowed the 1959 General Chapter to unite the two communities into a new German jurisdiction. At Weihenlinden (Bayern) a third community was started, which was passed to the Tyrol Province in 1967 and it was closed in 1973. The German Vicariate was constituted in 1968, which start-ed the foundation at Viehhausen (Diocese of Regens-burg), later it was closed in 1989. The German Servite presence became a delegation of the Tyrol Province in 1999. Since the Servite presence came to an end at Düsseldorf in 2003, the only remaining priory of Gel-senkirchen-Buer was given to the Tyrol Province, thus the end of the German Delegation. The contemplative Servite sisters’ monastery is very significant in Munich (founded in the beginning of 18th Century). From the beginning the sisters practiced per-petual Eucharistic adoration. The present Prior General, fra Gottfried M. Wolff, who was elected in the General Chapter of 2013 is a son of German soil.

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1. Province: Provincial Chapter The Province of the Isles ( ) celebrated its Provin-cial Chapter from 23 to 26 June 2014, in Benburb Priory, County Tyrone, Ireland.

fra Rhett M. Sarabia, . . . Liaison General Councilor for  

2. Province: Provincial Chapter The Venetian Province celebrated its Provincial Chapter from 16 to 20 June 2014, at Maria Weis-senstein / Pietralba, Italy; only 35 friars were pre-sent although 85 friars had the right to participate. 

fra Lino M. Pacchin, . . . Prior Provincial

3. Province: New Prior Provincial On the second ballot, on 25 June 2014, fra Cesare M. Antonelli was elected Prior Provincial of the Pied-mont, Romagna and France Prov-ince.

fra Pietro M. Andriotto, . . . Secretary of the Province  

4. Province: Title of Honor On 7 June 2014 in San Diego-USA, fra John M. Pawlikowski ( ) was honored with John Court-ney Murray Award by the Catholic Theological Soci-ety of America for his significant contribution to the-ology.

fra John M. Fontana, . . . Prior Provincial

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5. Province Temporary profession in Indonesia (21 June 2014) and in Mexico (28 June 2014)

Canonical Visit of our Prior General to the various communities in the Mexican Province

Visit of the General Secretary for the and lay groups to the fraternities in the Mexican Province

fra Gerardo M. Torres Ornelas, . . . Prior Provincial

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6. P.F.T. «Marianum»: New President The Congregation for Catholic Educa-tion, with the decree dated on 15 May 2014, confirmed prof. Salvatore M. Perrella as the president of the P.F.T. «Marianum» for the triennium 2014-2017.

Sr. Ornella Di Angelo Secretary of the P.F.T. «Marianum» 

7. M S : Permanent Formation Following a suggestion of the General Chapter (Pietralba 2013), the Monte Senario Community or-ganized a three day seminar on the Rule and the Constitutions of the Order with the title “briciole del Vangelo” – “crumbs of Gospel” (based on the defini-tion of fra Andrea M. Cecchin, in his memory). The professed from St. Alexis Falconieri College, Rome, and the novices from Monte Senario were present along with other friars and lay people. The first day was dedicated to a presentation on “Augustine and His Rule” (fra Pier Giorgio M. Di Domenico) and “Penitence and Conversion” (fra Luigi M. De Candido). In the afternoon fra Giovan-ni M. Sperman guided a visit to the significant plac-es at Monte Senario. The day concluded with Lectio Divina guided by fra Stefano M. Mazzoni on the biblical citation of the Constitutions. On the second day, fra Aristide M. Serra talked on “Chapter”, while fra Hubert M. Moons on “Meals”. In the afternoon, at Florence, fra Emanuele M. Cat-tarossi illustrated the beauty of Ss. Annunziata Ba-silica and the Priory. The last day was occupied with the reflections of fra Giancarlo M. Bruni (“Prayer”) and fra Luigi M. De Candido (“Forgiveness and fraternal correction”). During Vespers a penitential para-liturgical service was prepared and presided over by fra Paolo M. Orlandini. The presented topics will be collected and published soon. 

fra Ferdinando M. Perri, . . . Prior of the Monte Senario

8. D R : Thanks to the Holy Land We, the friars who lived in the Holy Land, thank all the people who have made possible this Servite presence in the land of our Lord Jesus Christ, the cradle and the growth of our Christian faith. The land in itself has nothing extraordinary, but it is our faith that makes it important. This transcendental value makes this place important and unique. A

place visited by almost all Christians. It is the place where a person renews his faith, having a personal contact with the Word in its contextual reality and understands his own faith. All these will help us to understand why God selected this place. The desert is the place to meet Him. The nothingness will push a person to meet Him and to be with Him in the de-sert. It is through the love of God that we come to know the plan of God in each one’s life, which is unique and unrepeatable. We are invited freely to be with Him, the beloved. Thank you very much, my dear brothers and sisters of the Order, and all who have helped us through prayer and with your material support to settle our-selves with necessary things, leaving all our com-forts and to be available to announce the Gospel through our pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Let our Blessed Virgin Mother help us to fulfil the will of God: “Do whatever He tells you”, thus we can be-come witnesses to our brothers and sisters who will have the opportunity to visit the Holy Land. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless us and may our Blessed Virgin Mother accompany us. Amen. 

fra Carlos Salvador M. Razo Villanueva, O.S.M.  

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Hearty Congratulations to our friars who celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their Priestly Ordination: Rubén Emilio M. Torres García ( ) 29 July 1989, Alécio M. Azevedo ( ) 13 August 1989 and David M. Mejía Cisneros ( / ) 15 August 1989. Prayerful wishes to our friars who are going to make their Solemn Profession: Thabiso M. Masinga ( / ) 19 July 2014, Damianus M. Gare Gili ( / ), Tadeus M. Transi ( / ) and Serilus M. Subin ( / ) 26 July 2014. Be-lated wishes of Congratulations to our friar Claudio M. Rosales Lezcano ( ) for his Priestly Ordina-tion on 15 June 2014.  

F S F  1. - : Election of Prioress During the elective Chapter of the Servite Cloistered Monastery of Mantellates in Arco, Sr. Anna M. Di Domenico, was postulated to the office of Prioress for a fourth triennium. On 18 June the Holy See ap-proved the postulation.   2. U I: 10th National Servite Day On 6 July 2014, the 10th National Servite Day was celebrated at Monte Senario 

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4. S S I ( ): Profession in Bogotá Colombia On 22 June 2014, in the Parish “Santa Maria de los Siervos”, during the Eucharistic Celebration, Luz Marcela Castellanos made his profession of vow of poverty, chastity and obedience in the Servite Secu-lar Institute in front of María Elena Moya, Lucy Güarin and Yolanda. It was also a moment to pro-mote vocations and to distribute the brochures of the

. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration there was a moment of refreshment which we shared with the Secular Servite of Bogotá. We had invited the friars too, but due to the canonical visit of the Prior General, they were unable to participate. There were about sixty people altogether. We thank God for this great celebration.  

3. - : Meeting in Valencia, Spain The Servite Family in the Valencia region gath-ered for its third annual meeting on 7 June 2014 at the Servite Cloistered Monastery of Santa Ana di Sagunto. Fra Antonio M. Nofuentes guided the gathering with a reflection on “Secular Servite Spirituality” followed by a moment of sharing and prayer. Snacks were prepared by the members who are aspiring to become part of the Secular Order in Sagunto. Apart from the members of the fraternity “San Felipe Benicio”, Valencia, there were the Secular fraternity of “Mater Misericor-die”, Dania and the Mantellate Sisters of Valen-cia, Alfafar and Serra. Altogether it was a moment of celebration and fraternal sharing.  

M 1. C E Let us remember in our prayers these coming events: The 7th International Conference of U 2014, will take place from 4 to 11 August 2014, at the Divine Mer-cy Shrine, Collevalenza (PG), Italy. The Italian National Conference of , will be celebrated from 29 August to 1 September 2014, at the Marian Shrine of Weissenstein, Pietralba, Italy. Meeting of the General Council with Priors, Vicar and Delegates Provincial will take place from 8 to 16 Sep-tember 2014 at St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London, England.  2. Calendar of the General Council

Date Events Participants

04-11 August VII International Conference of U  in Collevalenza, Italy

friars Gottfried, Paolo, Camille, Jorge and Souri

12-13 August Council of U in Rome, Italy friars Gottfried, Camille and Souri

29 August – 1 September

Italian National Conference of in Pietralba, Italy friars Gottfried and Souri

8-16 September Meeting of the General Council with Priors, Vicar and Delegates Provincial in London, England

the General Council

17-26 September Visit to the fraternities and lay groups in the Isles Province ( ) England and Ireland

fra Souri

29 September – 2 October

Meeting of Center for Communications OSM at Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany

friars Souri and Camille

29 September – 4 October

ISSN Conference (Servite Schools) in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

fra Jorge

4-5 October General Assembly of U I in Rome, Italy fra Souri

16-20 October Canonical Visit to Community of Monte Senario friars Gottfried and Rhett

22 October P.F.T. «Marianum», Inauguration of the Academic Year fra Gottfried

23-27 October Canonical Visit to Study Community «Marianum» friars Gottfried and Rhett