Congregation of the Mission
Chronicle of the 43rd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission, July 4
We began this week with much hope and enthusiasm. We gathered in the chapel for personal prayer and for the celebration of the Eucharist. After breakfast, we gathered in the Assembly Hall to begin our work.
“Renewal of Vincentian Spirituality” Part 3
This is the third in a series of presentations based on the article The Revitalization of Vincentian Spirituality, by...
Chronicle of the re-election of the Superior General, July 2
After the distribution of ballots and a brief pause, the delegates wrote the name of the individual they felt best suited for said position.
CM General Assembly News, Day 12 #AG2016CM
Day 12, July 8: After approving the minutes, the assembly watched a short video from the seminarians of Colombia. They then began the election of the assistants general. The first assistant elected was Aaron Gutierrez. He is 65 years old, the visitor of Mexico, a...
CM General Assembly News, Day 10 #AG2016CM
Day 10, July 6: Solidarity The day began with mass celebrated by Fr. Tomaz with the main concelebrants being Michael Talapkanych, the other delegate from the vice-province of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, and Paul Roche of Ireland, the former vice-provincial. In his first...
CM General Assembly News, Day 06 #AG2016CM
Day 6, July 2: Discerning Hearts After approving the minutes, Guiseppe Turati, the Secretary General, gave a report on the statistical data of the Congregation. Members total 3,187, a 3 percent decrease from the last assembly, yet new vocations equal those who have...
CM General Assembly News, Day 05 #AG2016CM
Day 5, July 1 Family Values After the usual greetings of the day and the approval of the minutes, the assembly heard from John Rybolt, who announced the completion of the history of the Congregation and a commemorative volume that will be given to each province. Joe...
The Family in Collaborative Action
This video of collaboration in the C.M. Province of Sts. Cyrille and Methodius (Ukraine, Belarus and Russia) was shown at the General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission. https://youtu.be/AUSxdgifvd4
CM General Assembly News, Day 04 #AG2016CM
Back to Hogwarts We returned to Cortelyou Commons, our regular meeting space, this morning. Thanks to Fr. Dennis Holtschneider and DePaul, the problem with the generator was fixed during the night. Hogwarts, you ask? Yesterday, when saying where we would be meeting, a...
CM General Assembly News, Day 03 #AG2016CM
Let There Be Light We began today with Fr. Greg speaking to the Assembly and all of the confreres in his last major address as Superior General. He thanked God for the blessings of the past 12 years and that he had much hope for the Congregation. As we celebrate 400...
CM General Assembly News, Day 02 #AG2016CM
The delegates all came back for the second day of the assembly. After going through some logistics and the minutes from yesterday, Joe Agostino, the chair of the Preparatory Commission and international coordinator of the Vincentian Family Office, spoke about the...
Go Forth! #AG2016CM
Homily of G. Gregory Gay, C.M., Monday, June 27, 2016, General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission Readings: Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 Matthew 8:18-22 For these past twelve years as superior general, I have spoken with you on many different occasions. Each year I...