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The Newsletter of the Xaverian Missionaries

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“Be missionary of God’s love and tenderness. With these words by Pope Francis, we wish all Xaverian Missionaries a joyful Christmas of daring service and loyalty to the missionary call among those ...
22 December 2023
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On Saturday, December 9th, 2023, the Xaverian community of Nogent-sur-Marne celebrated the feast of Saint Francis Xavier. Together with the clergy of Saint Saturnin’s parish, the Pauline Fathers, t...
22 December 2023
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After the death of Fr. Raimondo Sommacal s.x., who held the position of Director of the Diocesan Office for Ministry among Migrants, and with the aim to ensure continuity to the service provided by...
22 December 2023
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On Monday, December 11th, 2023, the MissioNET team led by confrere Héctor Gabriel Arroyo Salcido organized an online meeting with delegates from Xaverian circumscriptions in Africa. The aim was two...
22 December 2023
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“Let us walk together in justice” is the title of the message of the Catholic bishops of the Chadian nation for Christmas 2023. The letter is divided into three parts (I. What we believe: justice i...
22 December 2023
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During the General Audience of Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, the cycle of catecheses dedicated to the apostolic zeal reached the end. Pope Francis in his brief catechesis touched upon the followi...
22 December 2023
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On Friday 22 December 2023, Sister Pia Bianca Maria Arienti, better known as Maria Pia, died at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Mary – Xaverian Sisters, in Parma. She was 93 years old. Mar...
22 December 2023
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“The Lord could not have been more benevolent towards us”. (LT 1) On Thursday, December 14th, 2023, during the audience granted to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Caus...
15 December 2023
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The Regional Chapter held in Khulna, Bangladesh (December 06th-11th, 2023), has elected the new Regional Council: Regional Superior: Lorenzo Valoti s.x. Vice Regional Superior: Melecio Cuevas Con...
15 December 2023
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On Sunday, December 17th, 2023, Frs. Fernando García Rodríguez and Sudarmanto will leave Bangladesh and travel to the Delegation of Thailand on a visit to the confreres. Their return to Rome is sch...
15 December 2023
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There is no simpler, more affectionate, and direct thought than wishing a Merry Christmas to the members of ‘a community that takes care of the fragility of some confreres,’ which is what we are an...
15 December 2023
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Recognizing the overwhelming feeling of joy experienced by the Kings of the East when guided by the star to meet the baby Jesus, we wish all Xaverian family in the world a Merry Christmas. May the ...
15 December 2023
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It is beautiful to communicate among us, brothers committed to the proclamation of the Gospel, in this Christmas season. Christmas belongs to us for it is the source of mission. Jesus, who comes, ...
15 December 2023
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On Thursday, December 7th, 2023, the Xaverian Propaedeutic community celebrated an important day during a conference on the theme "Synodality in religious and priestly training". Fr. Dieudonné NIYI...
15 December 2023
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Hosted by the community of the Xaverian Missionaries of the Mother House in Parma, the Xaverian Laity gathered from December 8th to 10th, 2023 for their usual winter camp. For the groups present in...
15 December 2023
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During Advent, in Mexico and in other places, a type of procession commemorates Joseph and Mary's search for hospitality while waiting for the birth of Jesus: they are called las Posadas (the inns)...
15 December 2023
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Excerpts from the message:  We need to remember that scientific research and technological innovations are not disembodied and “neutral”,but subject to cultural influences. As fully human a...
15 December 2023
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On Thursday, December 14th, around 3:00 a.m., Mr. Maurice Rumama Compagnie, father of our confrere and general councillor Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka, passed away at Hôpital Général d'Uvira w...
15 December 2023
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On Sunday, December 10th, 2023, in the parish of St Paul Cathedral, Uvira, DRC, our confrere Mark Bangura Gbama will be ordained deacon through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination o...
08 December 2023
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Thanks to the generous effort of various confreres who regularly provide the translations of the official Xaverian documents in the most widespread languages of the Institute, the French, Indonesia...
08 December 2023
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Celebrating the feast of St Francis Xavier with Sufi brothers and sisters has already become a tradition in Morocco. We are united in this celebration by the desire to “make a single family embraci...
08 December 2023
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A piano recital has been organized on December 1st to mark the 1st anniversary of Saint Francis Xavier Oratory Chapel in Umphang. Two professional pianists from Bangkok and Chonburi have offered ov...
08 December 2023
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 “God chooses one in order to love everyone, to reach everyone.” This what the Pope emphasised during his catechesis on the passion for evangelisation.  The Lord desires this, that His Go...
08 December 2023
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Sunday, December 10th, 2023, will mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a fundamental text of the United Nations that, on the ashes of World ...
08 December 2023
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Following the Novena that highlighted some characteristics of Saint Francis Xavier, the “Tunas” community (Propaedeutic) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, joyously celebrated our Patron and Model, uniting ...
08 December 2023
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On Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, we dedicated the morning for a recollection led by our confrere Fr. Robert Kowa Sado, presently pursuing MA studies in Moral Theology. In his reflection, Fr. Robert...
08 December 2023
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On Saturday, December 2nd, 2023,  Fr. Ottavio Angioni, parish priest in Serri (near Mandas), Sardinia, and his community, welcomed a statue of St Francis Xavier which was restored by a local f...
08 December 2023
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On Monday, December 4th, 2023, around 4 p.m. (local time), our 89-year-old confrere, Fr. Livio Rinaldo Salvetti, passed away in Khulna, at the Domus or regional house of the Xaverian Missionaries i...
08 December 2023
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“…Dear brothers, we would like to share with you, in this issue of iQuaderni 129 and in light of the documents of the XVIIIGCh, the programmatic lines we have prepared as a General Council for the ...
01 December 2023
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Excerpt from a Speech our Founder Delivered in St Rocco Church, Parma, to mark the passage of Xavier’s relic (arm) – January 22nd, 1923: The Lord can always be admired in his saints and so it was ...
01 December 2023
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On Sunday, December 10th, 2023, in the parish of St Paul Cathedral, Uvira, DRC, our confrere Mark Bangura Gbama will be ordained deacon through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination o...
01 December 2023
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This year, the Friends of November 5th have organised the pomeriggio Confortiano (Confortian afternoon), which takes place annually in November, for the later date of December 5th, 2023. Theme of t...
01 December 2023
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On our website we have uploaded the first draft of Anagrafe dei Missionary Saveriani (Register of the Xaverian Missionaries’ Data) which was updated on November 30th, 2023. This draft is the result...
01 December 2023
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Strengthening university chaplaincies 1) for spiritual growth, 2) for cultural work and 3) for the creation of communities: these were the three objectives of the I° Meeting of University Chaplains...
01 December 2023
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The Xaverian House of Vicenza opened the exhibition of presepi (Christmas cribs) on time, like every year. Volunteers, with their leaders Attilia and Vanda, work throughout the year to prepare this...
01 December 2023
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Accompanied by the Xaverian community of Hortolândia (BR), a group of lay people from Campinas and the surrounding area have recently established a religious association called “Madonna della Strad...
01 December 2023
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Most of the Confreres serving in the USA gathered in Holliston, MA, from Nov. 5-10, 2023, to affirm the purpose of the Delegation in light of its Mission and Vision Statements and consider its dire...
01 December 2023
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During the meeting of the delegates of the Asian Circumscriptions, in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, it was decided to start visiting other countries, where we are not present yet, to explor...
01 December 2023
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Last November 26 and 27, 2023 the group of the Lay Xaverian in the Philippines held their annual two-day Recollection and Evaluation. This marks the end of their year-long journey and the beginning...
01 December 2023
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As part of his ordinary visits in the Dioceses of Congo for animation, ongoing formation on the Pontifical Missionary Works and meetings with young people in formation houses, the National Director...
01 December 2023
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During the General Assembly of the Pontifical Missionary Societies, held on 20 November 2023 in Brazil, the appointment of the new national secretary of the Pontifical Missionary Union was announce...
01 December 2023
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On Friday, November 24th, 2023, Mrs Mariella Villa, sister-in-law of our late confrere Fr. Giuseppe Arnoldi, passed away in Bergamo, Italy. The Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Thomas Church, via...
01 December 2023
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The digital version of Calendario Saveriano 2024 has been uploaded on the GD’s website. The hard copies have already been mailed at the end of October 2023 thanks to the quick and efficient service...
24 November 2023
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On Friday 10 November 2023, the Philosophy community of Jakarta held an inter-faith dialogue with the theme: Getting to Know the Bahai Religion. The participants of this activity were around 100 pe...
24 November 2023
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The dioceses of Brazil must not close in on themselves, within their geographical and cultural borders; rather, they are called to go to the ends of the earth, bringing Christ’s message to other la...
24 November 2023
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Recently, the Xaverian community of Cagliari published a book titled Missionari e Missionarie Saveriani Sardi Defunti (Deceased Sardinian Xaverian Men and Women Missionaries) that collects brief bi...
24 November 2023
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From November 13th to 16th, 2023, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints organised a conference at the Patristic Institute Augustinianum in Rome under the title Holiness is a Gift of God to the Com...
24 November 2023
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Our confrere, Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, has recently accompanied the Prefect of said Dicastery to participate, on Tuesday and Wednesda...
24 November 2023
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Training activities for the catechists of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Diocese of Padang are the first priority in this year planning. The first stage of their formation was carried out ...
24 November 2023
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Our Museum of Chinese Art and Ethnography and the prestigious Pilotta Monumental Complex of Parma City are about to reach an agreement that will grant the Xaverian Missionaries use of the important...
24 November 2023
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