1

Presentation

“Those who accepted his message were baptized”

(Acts 2:41) Dearest Sisters,

With joy and gratitude toward the Lamb our Shepherd who

leads us to the “springs of life”, we present to you the Programmation 2007 and some changes made on the Chronogram of the next years, in order to continue the journey traced in our 7th General Chapter.

During the brief visits done in 2006, we have seen more

closely your realities and have better known the choices that orient your Programmation in synthony with the journey demanded to the whole Congregation.

The actual general Programmation is born from the dialogue

done in this time with the Sisters of the governments of circumscriptions and it is an expression of the will to journey together, trustful that Jesus Good Shepherd leads us with infinite mercy.

The gift of new life received in Baptism asks us each day and

makes us feel the urgency to re- evangelize ourselves first, in order to leave - as our Founder says – “The good scent of Christ1”, in the Church and in the world, through a convincing testimony of His life as Good Shepherd.

1 AAP 1960, 469.

2

“We treasure the new life in Christ so as to lead to the springs of

life…“ is the invitation and the orientation we want to assume this year, in order to grow in faith and to exercise the pastoral care.

We want to reciprocally help each other to return to the Gospel allowing ourselves to be fascinated by the beauty of Christ and to conform ourselves always more to Him, through the Holy Spirit, in obedience to the will of love of the Father.

Here the proposal to deepen our going back to the “springs of life” with alive memory of our Baptism 2.

It will be a new opportunity to rediscover and to revive the

gift of participation to the relationship of love of the Trinity, so as to recognize the visit of God and to re-comprehend the roots of our faith in the vital encounter with the Shepherd Jesus, Crucified and Risen.

Keeping in mind your suggestions, we are reflecting on the

modality in order to actualize the Seminar on “pastoral care” and we are also elaborating the new Logo of the Congregation.

We are preparing and programming in a more detailed

manner the canonical Visit, which will begin in April 2007 with the Delegation ARG-BO.

We set ourselves to prepare to celebrate the 70th year of

foundation of our Congregation with the theme: «To revive in today's humanity the “taste for God3”». This is an occasion to deepen the gift of the Pastorella vocation in all of us and in order to make known the beauty of our Pastoral Charism in the Church.

2 Cf Form 2 – Advent 2006 Itinerary on the Acts of the Apostles. 3 Benedict XVI Holy Mass with the Members of the Bishop’s Conference of Switzerland on 7 November 2006:“Our task is to help people so they can taste the flavour for God anew.

3

We also continue in the next years the chain of prayer, which

has accompanied us in 2006. It is a manner appreciated by all in order to make communion and congregational solidarity grow and to sustain us in the common commitment of pastoral care.

To the Lord who comes in the history of humanity, in order

to live among us, we entrust the life of each Sister and of those whom we take care in the local Church.

Mary, the Mother of the Good Shepherd, Virgin of hope and

the Apostles Peter and Paul maintain the pastoral passion alive in our hearts and in our communities

With lots of blessing,

Sr Marta, sr Albina, sr Arsenia,

sr Cesarina, sr Luz Mary, sr Aminta e sr Puri

Rome, 26 December 2006 Feast of St. Stephen First martyr

“Oh, the Pastorelle, if they have good spirit, (…) they can spread the perfume of Jesus Christ

with their example, their prayer, their activity, their initiatives. Preparare oneself well to the most beautiful vocation, (…)

accomplish it well”

(AAP 1958, 36)

4

Programmation of the General Government 2007 (1st semester)

7-11 January

15-18 January 20-21 January 21-28 January

Meeting of General Governments of the Pauline Family (Ariccia) Council Meeting Convention on Islam Course on SE to the juniors of SMR (Sr. Marta)

12-15 February 16-18 February 23-24 February

Council Meeting Convention on Ecumenism Days of spirituality Cultural outing

5-10 March 12-15 March 19-25 March

Elaboration CTN 1 Council Meeting Week of study

1-8 April 12-14 April 20-22 April 24-27 April 28 April

Days of spirituality and Paschal Triduum Convention – major superiors Formation course - Dimesse Sisters (Sr. Marta) Council Meeting Feast of JGS – Pauline Family celebration

2-5 May 7-10 May 15 May–15 June

Cultural outing Elaboration CTN 2 Council Meeting Canonical visit + laboratory PD in ARG-BO

1-15 June 5-15 June

17–30 June 29 June

Continuation Canonical visit ARG-BO Meeting of the brazilian government on Formation (in BR-Caxias do Sul) Finalized visit superior general in Colombia Start of the Single novitiate of the Spanish speaking circumscriptions of Latin America

5

Programmation of the General Government 2007 (2nd semester)

9-12 July 23-25 July 29 July-4 August

Council Meeting (Preparation 2EGC) Council Meeting (Preparation 2EGC) Convention on Pastoral – Capiago That they may bear more fruit (Jn. 15: 2) To evangelize the baptized - ascetism and beauty

4-18 August 21-23 August 26 August –4 Sept.

27 August -1 Sept.

Vacation Council Meeting Finalized visit and Spiritual Exercises Superior general in Korea Elaboration CTN 3

6-9 September

15-23 September 24-27 September

Course for formators and animators Superior general in Korea Spiritual Exercises – Galloro Council Meeting

1-4 October 7 October 7-16 October 30 October -30 Nov.

Council Meeting Start of the 70th Anniversary of Foundation sjbp 2°EGC (at Tor S. Lorenzo) Spiritual Exercises (3 courses) Phippines-Saipan

Canonical visit PI

3–10 November 1-30 November

Start of Discernment for CI-PE (mandate starts 1 Feb 2008) Elaboration CTN 4 Continuation ES + Canonical visit PI

1-7 December 15-22 December

Continuation Canonical visit PI Council Meeting Evaluation and programmation Cultural outing

¤ Every second Tuesday of the month: COMMUNICATION OF LIFE

6

CHRONOGRAM 2008-2011 1° SEMESTER

Gennaio Febbraio Marzo Aprile Maggio Giugno

2008 Avvio DS nomina ICS (mandato dal

10 giugno)

Incontro GG FP

20 gen-feb Visita

canonica

BR-CdS

Continuazione Visita canonica

BR-CdS

Visita canonica K

Visita canonica AUS

Avvio DS nomina BR-SP

(mandato dal 1 gen 2009)

2009 Avvio DS nomina ICN

(mandato dal 1 giugno)

Incontro GG FP

20 gen–20 feb Visita

canonica

CI-PE

ContinuazioneVisita canonica

CI-PE

Avvio DS nomina BR-

CdS

(mandato dal 1 novembre)

15-29

VI°Intercapitolo (a Buenos Aires)

Costituzione Com prep 8CG

2010 Avvio DS nomina PI

(mandato dal 1 giugno)

Incontro GG FP

2^ metà Visita

canonica ICN

Continuazione Visita canonica

ICN

Corso internazionale di Formazione

per Professione

perpetua (Roma)

Continuazione Corso

internazionale di Formazione

per Professione

perpetua (Roma)

Indizione 8CG

2011 Incontro GG FP

Commissione 8CG per

Preparazione SdL

29 apertura 8CG

7

CHRONOGRAM 2008-2011 2° SEMESTER

Luglio Agosto Settembre Ottobre Novembre Dicembre

Visita canonica CO-VE-ME

2^ metà Visita canonica

ICS

Continuazione Visita canonica

ICS

verifica e programmazione

Avvio DS nomina

CO-VE-ME (mandato dal

7 ottobre)

5 lug - 20 ago Visita canonica

BR-SP

Continuazione Visita canonica

BR-SP

Commissione 8CG

verifica e programmazione

Avvio DS nomina K

(mandato dal 8 dicembre)

Avvio DS nomina

ARG-BO (mandato dal 1 gen. 2011)

verifica e programmazione

Celebrazione 8 CG

8

Chain of prayer “I have already told you of your mission of education and of formation, but I am convinced even more of this your third mission, to teach how to pray”.

(Blessed J. Alberione, PrP IV, p. 193).

We continue to sustain each other in the pastoral service with the chain of prayer through the monthly intention so as to remain united in communion and in solidarity in our Family.

January Argentina - Bolivia

February Australia

March Brazil CdS - Uruguay

April Brazil SP - Gabon

May Chile - Perù

June Colombia – Venezuela - Mexico

July Korea

August Philippines - Saipan

September Italy Central North - Mozambico

October Italy Central South - Albania

November General Government

December Pauline Family