Theme: Government (Umberto Chiarello CU)

08:30 -- Presentation of the theme

10:30 -- Meeting in linguistic groups

15:30 -- Meeting in linguistic groups

• English
• French
• Italian (two groups)
• Spanish/Portuguese

17:30 -- General session  

Summary

The entire day is devoted to the report drawn up by the ad hoc commission on governance established by the general administration as directed by the XXth General Chapter. In the introduction of its report the committee stated:

The life of the Congregation and its forms of aggregation have changed greatly since the Rule of Life was written. While numerically smaller, the Congregation has extended itself geographically and has new ways of aggregating people as a result of new foundations that are the fruit of international collaboration.

An outline of the report is available here in English, French or Italian

Meeting Notes

As promised, Zolile Mpambani has prepared a short reflection on the first days activities in Xhosa and English. Zolile is a member of the general council serving the African geographic zone. Before coming to Rome he was a member of the South African Province. He was a member of the provincial council, as well as novice master. MY IMPRESSIONS ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SUPERIORS MEETING.   Zolile Mpambani (CU)

Members of the Superiors Meeting are staying at Villa Aurelia (the Curia/IM guest house). Today the community of Rome II was invited to pranzo (the noon meal) in the Villa Aurelia dining facility to join in celebrating the feast of St. Charles Borromeo. Several members of the Curia and Roma I community celebrate this as their names day.

For the remaining days of the meetings Mass is being done in linguistic groups of English, Italian, French and Spanish/Portuguese.