Mumbai (AsiaNews ) - " A prophetic moment , a time to revitalize our being , our mission , our way of seeing Jesus the Divine Master " is how Sister M. Valerian, superior of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master (PDDM, from the Pauline family) in Mumbai, describes the Year of Faith . Also because during the latter stages of this "time of grace ," the sisters began their celebrations for the centenary of the Pauline Family .
At the Prathnalaya , the
"House of Prayer" in Bandra , home to the congregation, celebrations
for this important anniversary began on August 20 , when in 1914 the Blessed
Giacomo Alberione created the Pauline Family . The
celebrations will last a year and will end on November 26, 2014 , the
liturgical memorial of the founder.
"Our
chapel - Sister Valerian tells AsiaNews - is open from early morning until late
at night . In this Year of Faith we saw people of every faith , age and caste
come and spend time before the Blessed Sacrament . Anyone in
search of God is welcome in our adoration Chapel . "
"For
our founder - explains the superior - prayer is the source of everything. The
Eucharist is the staple food of every member of the Pauline Family . 'Everything
comes from the Tabernacle, without the Tabernacle there is nothing,' said Don
Alberione. We are called to a
life of intense prayer and communion with God through our Eucharistic Adoration
. "
The
Sister Disciples of the Divine Master were created in 1924 by Giacomo Alberione. The
Feast of the Divine Master Jesus was established in 1958 by the pope, on the
instigation of the founder of the religious institute. The year-long
centenary celebrations of the Pauline Family commenced on August 20, 2013, with
a thanksgiving Eucharistic celebration and will conclude on November 26, 2014,
the feast of Blessed James Alberione.