April_2008

M. OF HOLY HOPE PROVINCE CHAPTER
NETHERLANDS

Held 27th – 29th April, 2008
with the participation of 30 Passionist religious.
The following were elected to office:

Fr. Leo Bos, cp, Provincial Superior (confirmed)
Fr. Gerd Blick, cp: 1st Consultor
Fr. Mark Robin Hoogland, cp: 2nd Consultor
Fr. Tiny Tomassen, cp & Fr. Jeroen Hoogland, cp: 3rd & 4th Consultors

CONGRATULATIONS!

CONGRESS OF THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE

OF THE SECULAR

MISSIONARIES OF THE PASSION

(IMSP)

Took place on April 25 - 27, 2008

at the Passionist General House,

Rome, Italy.

30 members attended and studied

the topic: "The consecrated Secular

Missionary and the troubles

of our world",

Fr. Giordano Muraro, op

was the facilitator

PRIESTLY ORDINATION IN

JAPAN: PASSIONIST PROVINCE

OF THE JAPANESE MARTYRS (MAIAP)

Fr. Josepf Someno, cp

Was ordained by Bishop Koda,

Auxiliary of Tokyo

on April 20, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!

FR. FABIANO GIORGINI, CP

(PIET), ITALY

Passed away on April 28, 2008

at the Passionist community of

Ss. John and Paul in Rome

BIOGRAPHY

Born on February 02, 1929

Professed on September 15, 1945

and Ordained on April 27, 1952

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

Dear participants to WYD,

We are forwarding you a request from Fr. John Pearce, the WYD_CP Coordinator.

He wants to ensure all registration details are correct: so could you please forward him to his e-mail address john.pearce@passionists.com your relevant details for egeria-WYD registration http://egeria.wyd2008.org with:

1) Group Name:       __________________________
2) Group Number:   __________________________
3) User Name:         __________________________
4) Password:           __________________________

Cheers,
The General Secretariat C.P.
Rome

FINAL PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD

YOUTH DAY WITH ST.

PAUL OF THE CROSS

Information for all

Passionists Pilgrims

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50 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD

FR. CORMAC O'HORA, CP

St. Michael Archangel Province

(MICH), France

Ordination date:

December 12, 1957

The anniversary of Fr. Cormac

was celebrated at Lourdes, France

on April 23, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!

38th. CHAPTER OF St. MICHAEL ARCHANGEL PROVINCE
(MICH) FRANCE

Took place on April 21 - 23, 2008 at

Lourdes community

The following religious were elected:

Fr. Guy Sionneau,cp: Provincial Superior

Fr. Jean Claude Delion, cp: 1st. Consultor

Fr. Jean Claude Cousseau, cp: 2nd. Consultor

CONGRATULATIONS!

DEACON ORDINATION IN

EL SALVADOR (FAM)

Fr. Benjamín Reyes, cp

At the Parish of St.

Francisco de Asís of "Mejicanos"

By Bishop Rosa Chavez,

Auxiliary of San Salvador.

CONGRATULATIONS!

OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN

OF PRAES PROVINCE, ITALY

N° 63, APRIL, 2008

PDF Document - 304 KB -

Italian language.

Picture: Community of the

Presentation at Monte Argentario

First house of the Congregation,

founded at 1737

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FR. PAULINUS (DONALD) HEALY, CP

(PATR) IRELAND

Passed away on April 17, 2008

at the community of Mount Argus

Born on July 15, 1926

Professed on September 15, 1945

and Ordained on May 25, 1952

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

FR. RINALDO VERDELLI, CP

(CORM), ITALY

(Del Crocifisso)

Passed away on April 18, 2008

at the Passionist community of Basella

Born on September 1, 1924

Professed on September 8, 1945

and Ordained on March 25, 1952

Missionary in Africa; Tanzania

almost 50 years

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

40th ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CONFERENCE

OF THE ITALIAN PASSIONISTS PROVINCES (CIPI)

On April 14 -16, 2008

at the Shrine of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother (TE),

The following religious were elected:

Fr. Fernando Taccone, cp (PIET) as new secretary of the CIPI

Fr. Vincenzo Fabri, cp (PIET) as legal representative of the CIPI

Minute of the Assembly: PDF Document -253 kB - italian language

SR MARÍA DEL REFUGIO SÁNCHEZ, CFP

(Natividad de María Virgen)

DAUGHTERS OF THE PASSION (CFP)

Passed away on April 15, 2008

At the Generalate of the Daughters of

the Passion in México, D.F.

Born on January 12, 1914 and

Professed on May 27, 1938

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE!

RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONS IN

COLOMBIA: VICEPROVINCE OF

"SANTA FE" (FID)

Confr. Alfonso Tarazona Cáceres, cp

Confr. Carlos A. Sánchez Sarmiento, cp

Confr. Yovan Alfredo Ramírez, cp

on March 29, 2008

At the Passionist community of

St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother,

Cajicá, Colombia

CONGRATULATIONS!

DEACON ORDINATIONS IN BRAZIL:

DOL-VICT VICARIATE

Fr. Vanderlan Gomes de Paz, cp

Fr. Paulo Sergio Miranda, cp

On April 13, 2008

at the Passionist Parish

of S. M. Goretti, Cariacica (ES)

By Bishop

Mario Marques (Arch. of Vitoria)

CONGRATULATIONS!

PRIESTLY ORDINATIONS IN

CONGO: VICE-PROVINCE

OF CHRIST "THE SALVADOR" (SALV)

Fr. Blaise Muswar, cp
Fr. Alain Ndombe, cp

On April 13, 2008

At the Passionist Parish

of "St Bonifacio", Kinshasa

By Bishop

Bulamatari Dominique (Kinshasa)

CONGRATULATIONS!

PRIESTLY ORDINATIONS IN PHILIPPINES

PROVINCE OF THE PASSION OF CHRIST (PASS)

Fr. Eric F. Funtanares, CP

Fr. David T. Ong, CP

Fr. Evan B. Esmade, CP,

Fr. Locarno O. Anor, CP.

On April 12, 2008 at the Passionist Parish of "Sto. Niño"

Caloocan City, Metro Manila.

By Bishop of Balanga Socrates Villegas

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CONGRATULATIONS!

FR. CONLETH O'REILLY, CP

(PATR), IRELAND

Passed away on April 10, 2008

at the Passionist Community of

Tobar Mhuire, Crossgar, Downpatrick.

Born on April 9, 1916

Professed on December 6, 1936

and Ordained on February 28, 1942

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

FR. TIMOTEO PIVATO, CP

(CORM-REG)

(Joseph of the Cross)

Passed away on April 9, 2008

At the Passionist community

of the Holy Spirit, México, D.F.

Born on March 28, 1916

Professed on September 26, 1934 and

Ordained on July 14, 1940

Missionary in México since 1957

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN

OF THE HOLY FAMILY PROVINCE

(FAM), SPAIN

April 2008

PDF Document

-Spanish language-

http://www.pasionistas.org/boletin

abril08/boletinabril08.html

FR. ALFREDO SALVATORE RENNA, CP

(LAT - ISID)

(Dell'Immacolata)

Passed away on April 8, 2008

at Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil

Born on September 6, 1939

Professed on September 15, 1955

and Ordained on September 15, 1963

MAY HE REST IN PEACE!

PERPETUAL PROFESSION IN

JAPAN: VICE PROVINCE OF THE

JAPANESE MARTYRS (MAIAP)

Bro. Francis Ushironaka, cp

on March 7, 2008

at the Passionist Church of

Ikeda, Osaka

CONGRATULATIONS!

HOLY SPIRIT PROVINCE

NEWSLETTER

(SPIR)

Australia, Papua, New Guinea,

New Zealand

PDF Document -734 KB-

April 2008

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NEW PASSIONIST WEBSITE

"JUSTICE, PEACE & THE INTEGRITY

OF CREATION" (JPIC)

Fr. Jesús María Aristín, cp

Secretary for Solidarity and Missions

of the General Curia of the Passionists.

http://www.jpicpassionist.org/

NEW PASSIONIST WEBSITE

PRESENTATION OF MARY PROVINCE

(PRAES), ITALY

By:

Confr. José Secundino Mendes, cp

at the Shrine of the "Scala Santa"

in Rome

http://www.passionistipraes.com

RELIGIOUS PROFESSION IN

GERMANI: VULN VICE-PROVINCE

Fr. Anton Lässer, cp

On April 4, 2008

at the Church of the Novitiate in

Schwarzenfeld, Bavaria.

CONGRATULATIONS!

NEWS BULLETIN OF THE

CORM PROVINCE, ITALY

N° 162: January - April 2008

Picture: Church of St. Charles at

Castellazzo, Alexandria

PDF Document - 664 KB -

Italian language

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FR. HERNÁN VARGAS, CP

CARM-SANG Regional Vicar

Has been reelected

PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERRE

(Religious Conference of Chile)

for three years

CONGRATULATIONS!

PREPARING FOR THE WORLD

YOUTH DAY WITH ST.

PAUL OF THE CROSS

Information for all

Passionists Pilgrims

PDF Document - 931 KB -

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OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN OF

THE REG PROVINCE

MÉXICO

N° 37, April 2008

PDF Document

247 KB

Spanish language

Picture: Passionist Spiritual Center

Cuernavaca, México

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PRIESTLY ORDINATION IN POLAND

ASSUM PROVINCE

Fr. Vitaliy Slobodian, cp

-First Ukrainian Passionist-

March 30, 2008

at the Chapel of St. Gabriel in the

Passionist house of Warsaw

By Bishop Sławoj Leszek Głódź,

Warsaw, Prague Diocese

CONGRATULATIONS!

MARCH NEWS BULLETINS