January 25 marks the 390th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. But, in fact, according to José-María Román, C.M., on that day in 1617 he did not found anything. He simply discovered his vocation, that is, the way by which, in the future, his Apostolic work had to develop. “”The formal Foundation of the Congregation would not take place until eight years later, on the 17th of April 1625.
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