Familia Comboniana 826 - February 2024

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Notes from the 23^rd General Consulta (January 2024)

Appointments

Considering the results of the electoral consultation held in the Congo for the replacement of the provincial, the General Council has appointed Fr. Kakule Muvawa Emery-Justin Provincial Superior of Congo from 16.1.2024 until the end of the mandate of the current triennium period, 31.12.2025. The GC thanks him for the task he carried out as vice-pro­vincial in recent months and assures him of their prayers for his service to the province and the Institute.

Six-Year Plans

The General Council and the general secretaries have viewed the six-year plans of the circumscriptions received in Rome, except those of Egypt/Sudan and the Congo which have not yet been drawn up: for EGSD, there are still problems linked to the internal conflict in Sudan and it is not easy to make predictions and/or plans; as regards the Congo, the provincial election concluded on January 15 and, consequently, the prov­ince will need some time to organise the work of drafting the plan.

The review work was conducted in synergy between the various sector secretariats and the GC. The evaluation is positive and the effort made by the circumscriptions to follow the "dreams" of the Chapter, putting the person at the centre, was underlined, an effort that allowed the selection of intervention priorities to be implemented. The methodology followed to arrive at provincial syntheses capable of involving and valorising each confrere and community was also appreciated, to arrive at the elaboration of the plan, without forgetting the importance of the cooperation that must exist with other local actors – in primis, the Comboni Family –, so that the chosen objectives can be adequately achieved.

In general, some actions were suggested to all the constituencies to be undertaken immediately and which were not clearly explained in the plans: first of all, a review of commitments and personnel since it is im­perative to achieve a greater balance; a review of the structures since it is no longer sustainable to have properties used only minimally when in­creasingly efficient use of the assets and resources at the service of the mission is needed; the resumption of reflection at provincial and conti­nental level on the need to unite the circumscriptions and on an integrated mission style. The General Council wishes all the circumscriptions fruitful work.

Revision of Provincial Directories

In parallel with the verification of the Six-Year Plans, the GC has reviewed two provincial directories; it invites the other circumscriptions, whose di­rectories have become outdated due to the development of situations, to update them and send them to the GC for approval.

Meeting with the Secretary of the Disciplinary Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

To clarify some particular situations and canonical situations of confreres, the GC invited and met, on 18.1.2024, Msgr. John Joseph Kennedy, Sec­retary of the Disciplinary Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addressing with him the most complex cases and procedures. The Council thanks Msgr. Kennedy for his fraternal availability and the useful­ness of the suggestions and indications received.

Meeting with the Holy Father

On Saturday 20.1.2024, the Holy Father welcomed the General Council in a private audience together with some confreres. The meeting was very cordial and the Holy Father encouraged us in our missionary service and in the difficult contexts in which we find ourselves.

Launch of the RL Commission and the Code of Conduct Team

The respective reference Assistants met electronically with the members of the Commission for the Rule of Life and the Central Team of the Code of Conduct, established and appointed in the December 2024 Consulta. During the meeting, the respective terms of reference were clarified with the objectives to be pursued and the respective coordinators and secre­taries were chosen. The first in-person meeting will take place in Rome: The Commission for the Rule of Life will meet from 4^th to 10^th March 2024 and the Code of Conduct Team from 4^th to 9^th March.

Comboni Annuario

Reconsidering what was already decided in the last consultation, the GC resumed its discussion on what action is appropriate regarding the publi­cation of the Comboni Yearbook, in compliance with privacy legislation, and the need to have a printed version. The printed version now concerns a limited number of confreres and increasingly takes on the value of his­torical documentation rather than having a practical/ operational value, which is now ensured by the quarterly digital versions (complete and ‘re­duced’).

For this reason, the General Council establishes that, according to what was already decided in December, two digital versions of the Yearbook be prepared, one complete and one ‘reduced’ (that is, without information regarding family contacts). The GC also confirms that the complete digital version is reserved for the Superiors, bursars, secretaries and archivists of each circumscription and also for formators of scholasticates/CIF and novitiates, as well as members of the General Administration; it cannot be given to others and must be kept by the recipients, who will receive it directly from the Secretary General. Obviously, these recipients will also periodically receive the light digital version which they will have to forward by email to all the confreres in the circumscription with an email address. The Council also decided to postpone the next official release of the com­plete digital version to 1.4.2024 (in the meantime a provisional version will be circulating, updated as of 21.1.24).

The printing and circulation of the paper version of the Yearbook is sched­uled for 2026, i.e. after the new round of provincial elections.

The paper yearbook will be issued exclusively in the ‘reduced’ version; a copy will be allocated to each community, service, office and institutional function.

Ordination

Holy Redeemer Guild

February          01 – 15 C              16 – 28 EGSD

March              01 – 07 CO           08 – 15 E                        16 – 31 DSP

Prayer Intentions

February – That in the ongoing process of reconfiguration within the In­stitute of the Comboni Missionary Sisters, the meeting of the Provincials may be guided by the Holy Spirit, the true protagonist of discernment and the mission. Let us pray.

March – That in this world marked by wars and situations of violence and injustice, women may be the artificers of peace, building up in daily routine and in the sacred space of life, gestures of love and reconcilia­tion. Let us pray.

Comboni liturgical calendar

FEBRUARY

Meaningful anniversaries

FEBRUARY

MARCH

Publications

Arlindo Ferreira Pinto mccj, Os desafios éticos da comunicação no li­miar do século XXI. Desinformação, hackers, fake news, algoritmos e inteligência artificial. This is the study published in the MCCJ Bulletin no. 297 (October 2023), which the Portuguese publisher Papelmunde kindly edited (December 2023), including both an English and an Italian trans­lation. The theme taken up by Fr Arlindo is extremely relevant today. With his three decades of experience as a communicator, he notes, in the Pref­ace, that in the world of communications, it is daily necessary to conjugate and show the relationship between certain verbs. It is above all necessary to read, look and listen with close attention in order to evaluate all infor­mation received, seeking to distinguish what is true from what is false or somehow distorted. “To help us make this discernment from an ethical point of view – he tells us – is one of the main objectives of this study”.

The interest aroused in its original environment by this work of Fr Arlindo resulted in his being awarded the ‘Gold Medal of Merit’ by the city council of Paços de Ferreira, with the following mention: “For his missionary ac­tivity and neighbourly dedication”. Though he accepted with some hesit-ation the award, which he claims was an unmerited recognition, Fr Arlindo said he accepted it only in the hope that young people who read his work may feel inspired to follow the motivations that guided his life. Our con­gratulations to Fr Arlindo.

Kasereka Amini Wasingya, mccj, Louange et adoration : un guide spi­rituel pour une chorale catholique. Méditations sur quelques passages bibliques, Afriquespoir, Tchad 2023. A brief manual which, as stated by Mons. E. M. Matabaro, Bishop of Dungu Doruma (CN) in the Preface, is addressed to choristers that they may realise the greatness of their min­istry which is that of assisting the faithful to pray, not to distract them, by taking their duty seriously and executing it proficiently.

APDESAM

General Annual Assembly

From 23^rd to 30^th January 2024, the Provincial Superiors and Delegates of Anglophone Africa and Mozambique gathered for their annual general assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

After a half-day retreat on the theme ‘Servant Leadership and Collabora­tive Ministry’, the Continental Coordinator welcomed and thanked all members for their presence and active participation. Sincere thanks go to the Province of Ethiopia for its fraternal and generous hospitality. The atmosphere was serene and conducive to sharing, discussion, discern­ment and the lived experience of brotherhood.

The values of our continental APDESAM experience were recognised and appreciated: communion, contextualisation, subsidiarity and collab­oration. Ample space was given to the Relations of the Circumscriptions and the sectors of Formation, Mission (with its subsectors: Missionary Animation, JPIC, CLM, Mass Media, Interreligious Dialogue with Islam) and Economy.

Reports on APDESAM joint projects such as New People Magazine, CASE and Comboni Study House were also presented. The feasibility of merging the Circumscriptions in a new possible configuration was con­sidered and it was decided that greater consultation of all interested par­ties, both in the subcontinent and in the General Direction, is necessary. Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse and Br. Alberto Lamana held a briefing on behalf of the General Council on pertinent topics, such as internationali­ty/interculturality in the Comboni Institute, training, sustainability and pro­tection of minors and vulnerable people.

From all the work mentioned above, the Assembly collected some reso­lutions and motions which were put to the vote. The results of our reflec­tion and study will be duly presented to the General Council for their in­formation and feedback, and to all the confreres of the English-speaking African Circumscriptions and Mozambique, in order to facilitate our com­mon awareness of the continental vision and experience.

Furthermore, the Assembly carried out a review of the APDESAM Char­ter. During this General Assembly, we had a lunch meeting with His Em­inence Souraphiel Card. Berhaneyesus Demerew, C.M., the Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, who recognised and gratefully appreciated the good missionary work that the Comboni Missionaries are carrying out in Africa and urged us to pray for peace in war-torn areas of the world.

Finally, we had a relaxing and worthwhile tour of the ancient palace site and church of Addis Ababa built by King Menelik II on a hill (about 3,000 meters above sea level) overlooking Ethiopia’s ever-expanding capital. (Father John Baptist Keraryo Opargiw, mccj)

ASCAF

Assembly of Superiors of Francophone Africa Circumscriptions

The meeting took place in the provincial house of Lomé. Present were: Father Marco Vailati (delegate of Tchad), Father Victor-Hugo Castillo Matarrita (delegate of Central Africa), Father Elias Sindjalim (general as­sistant, in charge of ASCAF), Father Timothée Hounake (provincial su­perior of the TGB), Father Kakule Muvawa Emery-Justin (provincial su­perior of Congo) and Brother Pascal Koffi Abotsi (representative of the ASCAF Brothers).

The meeting began on Monday, 29^th January 2024, at 6.30 am, with the celebration of the Eucharist, presided over by Father Victor Hugo. At 8.30, the plenary assembly was formally opened with a warm welcome to Fa­ther Justin Kakule and Brother Pascal Abotsi, on their first participation in ASCAF.

Among the various topics discussed: the development and adoption of the Six-Year Plan of the Continent, sharing on the current situations of the constituencies, the unification of the constituencies, and the evalua­tion of some continental projects.

The meeting ended on Wednesday 31^st January, at 11.00 am, with the approval of the minutes of the meeting.

EGSD

Port Sudan: schooling in time of war

It is now nine months since the war began, and one of the sectors most affected is education. All schools at all levels have been closed. Before the war, the Comboni Secondary for boys had a thousand students. All teachers and workers were asked to accept the suspension of their sala­ries, thus losing their primary source of livelihood. At the same time, how­ever, the school has given some of them the opportunity to take courses, with which some are able to earn an income.

Another possibility is represented by evening courses. In the evening, the school is open for English courses at various levels, Arabic for adult liter­acy and, recently, also for some computer courses. This is a good oppor­tunity for teachers to work, for parents to guarantee continuity in their children’s education, and for us missionaries to serve the needs of the local community in this particular situation. We ask for prayers so that peace can return and people can resume their lives. (P. Ramírez Falcón Nicolás Martín, mccj)

Exploring the areas of Renk and the Nuba Mountains

During the Christmas period, the provincial superior of Egypt-Sudan was accompanied by the provincial superior of South Sudan on two visits to the dioceses of Malakal and El Obeid, at the request of the two respective bishops. These visits are part of a reflection on how the province of Egypt-Sudan (perhaps, with the collaboration of South Sudan) can serve the Church of Sudan in the coming years, in the event that the three commu­nities of Khartoum cannot be reopened soon. The bishop of Malakal asked the Comboni Missionaries to visit the Renk area, where one might think of a Comboni presence among the thousands of Christians who have returned from the North. The bishop of El Obeid, however, asked the Comboni Missionaries to explore the southern area of the Nuba Mountains, previously served by the many commitments of the late Mon­signor Macram Max Gassis.

The two provincials have completed the visit and have now begun a wide-ranging reflection with their circumscriptions. (Fr. Diego Dalle Carbonare, mccj)

Celebrating Christmas among the Eritrean community of Zamalek

The Eritrean refugee community in Cairo celebrated Christmas on 6^th January, with Christmas Eve mass at St. Joseph’s, Zamalek. The cele­bration began with the vigil prayer (wazema) followed by solemn Mass in the Geez rite. The war situation in Sudan has changed the lives of thou­sands of young Eritreans. As a result, the number of Eritrean refugees in Cairo and Egypt has increased. Many young people have crossed the desert from Sudan to Egypt. So, this year, we had a large number of new arrivals from Sudan, which made the celebration even more beautiful. The church was packed, with more people outside the church. About 2000 people attended the mass. Two weeks later, on Saturday 20^th Jan­uary, we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord. The celebration began with the morning prayer of the mahlet and was then completed with solemn mass in the Geez rite. Once again, the church was packed, and many had to assist from outside in the parish courtyard. The celebration ended with the blessing of the water and the sprinkling of all the faithful as a sign of renewal of baptism. (Father Teweldebrhan Nayir Berkay, mccj)

ESPAÑA

Mundo Negro magazine receives two awards

On Wednesday 17^th January 2024, at the CaixaForum in Madrid, Mundo Negro magazine received the Africa Mundi award in the category of ‘best special’, for the monographic issue on Ghana, published in May 2023, the result of the journey that a team of the magazine carried out in that African country.

The award was accepted by the editors Javier Sánchez and Gonzalo Gómez, the main authors of the monograph prepared after their trip to Ghana, between the end of October and the beginning of November 2022, during which they were supported in the field by the Spanish Com­boni missionary Pepe Girau Pellicer, who works in Cape Coast. The di­rector of the magazine, Father Enrique Bayo, and two other members of the editorial team, Carla Fibla and José Luis Silván, also participated in the awards ceremony. This award adds to the many awards that Mundo Negro magazine has received during its 64-year history, for its quality journalism on the mission and other realities of the African continent.

The second prize, received on 22^nd January 2024, was the CEU Ángel Herrera Award for the best journalistic work on the Social Doctrine of the Church. This award recognises the trajectory of Mundo Negro magazine as a point of reference for information in Spain on Africa and, in particular, on the work of missionaries and local African Churches.

XXXVI Encounter Africa Meeting

On 3^rd February the XXXVI Encounter Africa Meeting took place in Ma­drid, during which the ‘Mundo Negro Prize for Fraternity 2023’ was awarded to Monsignor Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto (Nige­ria), founder of the Kukah Center and promoter of some of the most im­portant initiatives in favour of peace and democracy in his country.

The day, which began at 5.30 pm in the Exhibition Hall of the Comboni Missionaries, revolved around the question "Which democracy for Af­rica?".

After the opening by the director of the magazine Mundo Negro, Father Enrique Bayo Mata, a debate was held during which Kemit Ajamaat Dié­dhiou, head of Communications of the Women’s Movement of Pastef-Les Patriotes in Spain, Ivorian political analyst Dagauh Komenan, and Jesús García-Luengos, a consultant and analyst of the African Studies Group of the Autonomous University of Madrid, reflected on the main challenges of democracy on the African continent.

Subsequently, the bishop presented his work in the diocese of Sokoto, in the north of the country, and the challenges faced by the Kukah Center, whose origins date back to 2008 when Mgr. Kukah first began to think about the need to create a centre for research, debate and action for the development of the country. Today, the Kukah Center is present in 25 of Nigeria’s 36 states. It was the provincial superior of Spain, Fr. Miguel Án­gel Llamazares, who presented the Award to the Nigerian bishop.

The Africa Encounter Meeting concluded on Sunday 4^th February with a Eucharistic celebration at the Madrid parish of the Most Holy Trinity.

ITALIA

Christmas Cribs 2023 in Venegono

The theme chosen for the ‘Christmas Cribs 2023 in Venegono’, by the Pastoral community of Venegono Inferiore and Superiore, was: “Let’s meet and listen to” the voices of the invisible people of our society, the individual people and social groups who are made invisible by the indifference of the majority and from political, social, and cultural choices. The birth of Jesus is announced to shepherds, emigrants and young people; they are the ones who act as spokespersons for what they have seen and heard, managing to share the joy that must be shared by all peoples.

This year too, after the visit to the nativity scene, the journey continues with the opening of the exhibition ‘Beyond the Walls’, which tells of the 77 barriers in the world which, combined with the barbed wire fences, surround the planet in an exclusive embrace between those inside and those outside.

During the journey, the ‘Stop Border Violence’ campaign is presented: the goal is to reach one million signatures. The European initiative, which officially started on 10^th July 2023, will end on 10^th July 2024.

The aim of the campaign is to ask the European Commission for new legislation that provides concrete measures to combat and prevent violence and torture against migrants and refugees in Europe and at its borders. To achieve this goal, however, it is essential that there are not just a million signatures, but that these signatures are the expression of at least seven different European countries.

The ‘Let’s break down walls to build bridges’ workshop is reserved for the younger ones, through the ‘Beautiful and good words’ initiative, which will help build solidarity and brotherhood.

The Higher School of Applied Arts in Milan, coordinated by the professor and illustrator Silvio Boselli (artist of visual arts), author of the beautiful poster design, accepted our invitation to collaborate in the creation of this nativity scene. Professor Boselli and his students also discussed the topic of the ‘invisible’, the people who live next to us, the homeless, migrants, the poor, and the disadvantaged that society pretends not to see. Sixteen contemporary nativity scenes were created, the work of the third-year students of the illustration course.

The itinerary ends with the traditional "ethnic market" and the exhibition and sale of books that will help us to delve deeper into the themes presented by the nativity scene. The realisation of all these Christmas activities was possible thanks to the perseverance of collaborators who share our being and doing mission here at Venegono Castle.

African masks on display in Padua

"In the Heart of the Congo" was opened to the public on Monday 22^nd January, an exhibition of Congolese masks, fabrics and statues from the collection of the African Museum of Madrid and which, before arriving in Padua, were exhibited, in autumn 2023, at the African Museum of Ve­rona.

The exhibition was created with the contribution of the Culture Depart­ment of the Municipality of Padua and will remain open until March 22^nd.

It is an initiative that aims to bring the visitor closer to the complexity of the role of the mask in local culture and to the value of all the works on display: original pieces from different regions of the country which, de­spite being examples of African craftsmanship or art, have an important role in the local culture both for the mythical-religious aspects to which they are linked and for the social and therapeutic control action they ex­ercise.

The Comboni Missionaries, whose community has been active in Padua for over a century, in recent years have promoted various initiatives to support understanding and intercultural dialogue between the peoples of the South of the World, with particular reference to the African reality, and the city of Padua.

Mission Assembly

The Mission Assembly of the Italian Province, held in Verona from 22^nd to 25^th January 2024, involved around fifty participants, including repre­sentatives of the Comboni Family (Comboni Sisters, Comboni Seculars and Comboni Lay Missionaries), as well as the General Secretariat of the Mission.

January 23^rd was dedicated to reflection on the theme ‘Integral Ecology and Economy’, led by the Salesian priest Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam. The speaker underlined the interconnection between economy and ecol­ogy, recalling the documents of Pope Francis, in particular the Encyclical Laudato Si’ and the Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum.

Father Joshtrom examined seven fundamental points relating to integral ecology and economics, highlighting the crisis of the planet and the indif­ference of global structures. After the debate, he proposed joining the ‘Platform of Laudato Si’ Action Platform’ as a tool to promote significant changes.

The subsequent sessions were dedicated to the presentation of the ac­tivities of the Secretariat and the various Commissions of the province, including "Cantiere Casa Comune", "Arena di Pace", migrants, commu­nication, missionary animation and parishes.

The provincial superior, Father Fabio Baldan, underlined the current chal­lenges of the Church and society, encouraging the ‘synodal path’ and re­ferring to the Six-Year Plan, the ‘Peace Arena 2024’ and the Jubilee of the Church 2025 as paths of renewal.

On the final day, Father Arlindo Pinto briefly presented the structure of the General Secretariat of the Mission and underlined the problem of lan­guage in the Comboni mission, highlighting resistance to change. He em­phasised that the mission is at the centre of the Institute and that educa­tion, the economy and other sectors must be oriented towards it.

Subsequently, Father Paolo Latorre, provincial bursar, highlighted the re­lationship between mission, economy and sustainability, underlining the duty to protect the environment and change lifestyles. The Province has developed a Vademecum Laudato Si’ to guide the reduction and redevel­opment of the way of life.

In the last phase of the assembly, the participants proposed lines of action and offered work indications for 2024.

KENYA

Annual meeting of the Comboni Lay Missionaries (CLM)

What better way to plan the new year than to reflect on the year that was? From Friday 12^th January to Sunday 14^th January, our annual meeting of the Comboni Lay Missionaries took place. It is always joyful to be to­gether. During those three days, we reflected on our activities and devel­oped new ideas for 2024, to improve what are already doing. We also analysed our finances, discussing income and expenses. We thanked God for his Providence and thanked in our hearts all the people like you whom God has called to support the ‘least’ in his Kingdom.

After two years of formation, Mercy Chepoghisho is now a full member of the Comboni Lay Missionaries and is ready to be sent to do the work of the Lord. We are all very proud of her! May faith always light up her path.

A few days ago, we witnessed the sending ceremony of two Kenyan Sec­ular Comboni Sisters, Lucy and Ruth, assigned to missionary service in Uganda and we wished them well.

At the beginning of the new year, we elected new leaders of the CLM movement. In line with our statute, elected leaders are called upon to serve for a two-year term (which may be renewed). We express our sin­cere thanks to those who have carried out their roles excellently over the past two years. Our new leaders are Father Maciej Zieliński (reconfirmed as our ‘chaplain’ and provincial contact for the CLM), Martin Juma (coor­dinator), Maria Ajiambo (secretary) and Mukami Muthee (treasurer). Mar­tin, Maria and Mukami will remain in office until January 2026. Congratu­lations to all three.

We also thank the community of Comboni Missionaries who hosted us splendidly during the weekend. May the Lord bless and reward them. (Cecilia Nyamu, CLM)

MÉXICO

First International ECOPAX Assembly

From 19^th to 21^st January 2024, in Sahuayo, 46 lay people from various parts of Mexico, Ecuador and the United States, engaged in the Social Mission of Peace and inspired by the missionary principles of Saint Daniel Comboni, met at the Cultural Center for Peace.

The meeting, organised and animated by ECOPAX-Sahuayo, had the aim of sharing experiences, initiatives and peace processes in the differ­ent contexts in which ECOPAX animators carry out this social mission, in order to strengthen and encourage each other in this missionary task, so increasingly necessary and urgent in all areas of human coexistence.

At the end of the meeting, common commitments and objectives for 2024 were defined, at a local and international level. The meeting ended with a thanksgiving Mass in the Comboni seminary and a meal offered by the beneficiaries of the Cultural Center for Peace of Sahuayo and their fami­lies, as thanks for the benefits they receive from ECOPAX.

TCHAD

Annual Assembly

From 8^th to 12^th January 2024, the annual assembly of the Delegation was held at the "Bakara" reception centre of the Praying Sisters. The first days, dedicated to reflection and discussion on ongoing formation, were animated by Father Enrique Rosich Vargas, from the community of Bodo, diocese of Doba, and by Sister Pilar Justo, from the community of Com­boni Sisters who work at the Bébédja Hospital, in the same diocese.

A particularly interesting aspect of Father Enrique’s intervention is that he retraced the educational path of Saint Daniel Comboni who, from a young age, showed a strong cultural curiosity for the acquisition of ideas and notions in view of the mission. In this, he was helped by his intelligence capable of assimilating material: he studied languages already as a sem­inarian at the Mazza Institute, acquired some notions of medicine, de­voured texts on geography (especially African) and history... with a very specific aim: to prepare for the best possible approach to the peoples of Africa, not with the presumption of the explorer but with the humility, pa­tience and empathy of the apostle.

The following days were dedicated to listening to the reports of the vari­ous secretariats, from which a delegation emerged committed to evange­lisation and training in the various local realities. Once again, complaints were made about the chronic shortage of personnel which affects the apostolate. However, two positive facts were highlighted: the age of the majority of the confreres, between 35 and 50, and the fact that the Com­boni missionaries in the delegation are almost exclusively African. It can, therefore, be said that in Chad, Comboni’s dream of ‘saving Africa with Africans’ is a well-rooted reality. (Brother Enrico Gonzales y Reyero, mccj)

LET US PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DEAD

THE FATHER: Vincent, of Sc. Hermann Mahunan Djimini (T).

THE MOTHER: Olimpia, of Fathers Antonio (MZ) and Domenico Guarino (NAP).

THE BROTHERS: José Ramón, of Father Álvarez Pérez José Luis (ES); Vito, of Father Lino Morosinotto (U).

THE SISTERS: Adele, of Father Walter Borghesi (BR); Yolanda, of Fa­ther Ricardo Andrade García (M); Antonietta, of Father Vincenzo Santan­gelo (BR); Bruna, of Father Mansueto Dal Maso (BR).

THE COMBONI SISTER: Sr. Giuliangela Filippini.