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The Pauline Family
The Pauline family has been given the task of making known ' Jesus Christ the Master, the Way, the Truth and the Life' using all means of communication and bringing together in this work priest, religious and lay people.
The members of the five religious institutes, the four aggregated institutes and the lay cooperators put their talents and efforts into promoting their common apostolate. They seek to make Christ known through a media ministry and through liturgical and pastoral activities, following the example of St Paul and helped by Mary, the Queen of Apostles
Throughout the night of 31 December 1900 - 1 January 1901 a young seminarian, James Alberione, prayed in the Cathedral of Alba in Italy. As he prayed, a particular light came to him. He heard with deeper understanding Jesus’ invitation, ‘ come to me all’ (Mt 11:28) and Pope Leo XIII’s plea for apostles for the new century. He felt an urgency to do something for the people of the new century. His prayer that night was to come to fruition in the ten institutes of the Pauline Family which he later founded.
SSP (Society of St Paul) and the FSP (Daughters of St Paul) – sharing the Good News through the apostolate of social communication and which the needs of the times call for.
PDDM (Disciples of the Divine Master Sisters) – engaged in Eucharistic, priestly and liturgical apostolate.
SGBP (Pastorelle Sisters) – dedicated to parish work, sharing various pastoral activities with church pastors.
AP (Apostoline Sisters) – committed to working for vocations in the Church.
IJP (Institute of Jesus the Priest) – for diocesan priests. ISGA (Institute of St Gabriel the Archangel) ) / ISMA (Institute of Mary of the annunciation) – for single lay people leading a consecrated life in the world. IHF (Institute of the Holy Family) – for married people who wish to consecrate their lives in the Pauline spirit according to their state in Life.
Pauline Cooperators – lay people who share in the spirit and goals of the Pauline Family and contribute to its mission in the degree that they can...
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