Sunday July 9 the Chapter’s sessions have been
suspended.
Chapter News, July 10, 2006
Today we continue the sessions of the Chapter with
revision of the Chapter regulations. Particular interest
and time has been debated about article 39 of the
regulations concerning the presentation of the
candidates before the election to the office. After
approving all the regulations, the date for the election
of Fr. General has been established: Saturday July 15,
2006. For this occasion the Chapter president, fr Louis
Caputo is asking the entire congregation to prepare for
this event with an hour of Eucharistic adoration to be
held the evening of Friday July 14.
The sessions then continued with the reading of the
first 5 chapters of the report of the status of the
congregation, prepared and read by Fr. General. At the
end of every chapter the Fr. General has given
opportunity to make comments and clarify what he said.
Chapter News, July 11, 2006
Today’s Mass has been celebrated by His Excelency Mons.
DiMarzio, Archbishop of the diocese of Brooklyn, New
York, USA. Bishop Di Marzio spoke about his closeness to
the Vocationist family since his first contact with our
priests in Newark, NJ since our first extablishment in
USA.
In toda’s chapter sessions we have continued reading and
commenting about the report of the status of the
congregation read by Fr. General. The following topic
have been addressed: 5) Vocation and formation; 6)
Parishes; 7) Missions; 8) Schools; 9)Real estate assets
of the Congregation; 10) Fr Justin.
The report will continue tomorrow by addressing the last
10 paragraphs.
Chapter News, July 12, 2006.
Today’s Mass was celebrated by our Vocationist Nigerian
priest and the Novices of the Vocationist Sisters sung
songs in Igbo, a Nigerian local language.
In today’s four chapter sessions, our Superior General,
fr. Louis Caputo, has finished to read his report on the
status of the Congregation, with the last 10 paragraphs,
that are as follow: 11) Light & Shadows; 12) Guidelines
of the XII General Chapter (2000); 13) Statements of the
XII General Chapter; 14) Affairs of the XII General
Chapter; 15) Reccomandationas of the XII General
Chapter; 16) Branches of the Vocationist Family; 17)
Pending cases; 18) Painful cases; 19) Towards the
future; 20) Conclusion.
After the reading of each paragraph followed the chance
of asking questions and clarifications.
At 9:00PM the Chapter Fathers gathered in the Chapter
Hall for the opening of the envelopes sent by our
confreres to express a preference for the next Superior
General. Night Prayers followed the opening of ballots.
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