CONGREGAZIONE di SAN GIUSEPPE Z|âáxÑÑ|Ç| wxÄ `âÜ|tÄwÉ ___________ IL PADRE GENERALE GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE Circ. No. 6 Rome, 18 May 2019 Dear confreres, Dear members of the Family of St. Leonard, A double message in the title Often, when we think about the...
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CONGREGAZIONE di SAN GIUSEPPE Z|âáxÑÑ|Ç| wxÄ `âÜ|tÄwÉ ___________ IL PADRE GENERALE GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE Circ. No. 6 Rome, 18 May 2019 Dear confreres, Dear members of the Family of St. Leonard, A double message in the title Often, when we think about the path of holiness, we tend to think of penitence or sacrifice or mortification. We also think of a somewhat isolated person, alone before God and people. Even when it comes to popular saints, their true image is that of solitude, thus emphasizing a great distance from all and everything. Padre Pio used to say about himself: “I am a friar who prays and suffers.” The title already announces two things, two novelties that are dominant in the document of pope Francis. First of all, the reference to joy. It is a constant in the language of pope Francis. We find it as a refrain in the titles of various documents. Therefore, speaking of holiness we must keep in mind that its horizon is joy and gladness. Then I point out that the title is plura
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