HANDBOOK
FOR
PRO SANCTITY
BOARDS
AND
COMMITTED MEMBERS
Table
of Contents
Dedication Pages – Our Lady of Trust 5
Section I – What is the Pro Sanctity
Movement?
Introduction – The Foundation of
Holiness 8
A Call to Holiness in Daily Life 9
Our Founder: Servant of God,
Bishop William Giaquinta 9
The Pro Sanctity Mission
Statement 10
Definition and Scope 10
Basic Principles 10
Pro Sanctity Spirituality
(a) What Do Pro Sanctity Members Believe? 10 (b) The Pro Sanctity Creed 11
(c) The Pro Sanctity Prayer 12
Section II – Membership and Structure
Introduction – A Strong House
Built on a Clear Structure 13
Who
Can Be a Member? 14
Types
of Membership 14
Responsibilities
of Membership 14
The
Pro Sanctity Membership Pin 15
Structure
of the Movement 16
Section III – What Do
Pro Sanctity Members Do?
Introduction
– The Possibilities Are Endless 17
Gatherings and Activities 18
Pro Sanctity Decalogue 18
The Decalogue Explained 19
Section IV – Local and Extended Boards
Introduction – Who We Are and What We Do 21
Who Are the Members of the Local
Board? 22
Spiritual Principles for Local Board
Members 22
Who Are the Members of the
Extended Board? 23
Board Meetings 23
Specific Tasks of the Local Board 23
Pro Sanctity Board Prayer 24
How To Run a Pro Sanctity Board
Meeting 25
Events Coordinator’s Check List 26
Section V – Primary Goals of the
Local Board
Introduction – Your
Sanctification and Mine 28
Formation, Development, and
Spreading 29
Formation, Formation, Formation… 29
(a)
Objectives 30
(b)
Means 30
(c) Leadership Formation: 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People 30
Development 31
Spreading 32
Section VI – The Pro
Sanctity Family
Introduction
– “For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother,
and sister, and mother.” (Mt 12:50) 33
Ecclesial
Organizations and Institutes of Consecrated Life 34
(a) Pro Sanctity
Movement founded in 1947 34
(b) Apostolic
Oblates founded in 1950 34
(c) Apostolic
Sodales founded in 1962 34
(d) Social
Animators founded in 1972 34
Celebrations Common to the Three
U.S. Centers 35
Section VII – Establishment
Introduction – The Charter, The Church, and The Catechism 36
The Pro Sanctity Charter 37
Papal Recognition of Pro Sanctity 37
Catechism of the Catholic Church:
Citation on Holiness 37
Section VIII – Pro
Sanctity Contacts Around the World
Introduction – Where We Are and How To Reach Us 38
USA, Italy, India, Belgium, Latvia and Lithuania 39
We dedicate the Pro Sanctity Handbook and the work of
the Movement and all its members to Our Lady of Trust.
Patroness of the Pro
Sanctity Movement:
Our Lady of Trust
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, true model of every holiness, give trust to
become saints.
Bishop Giaquinta
HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF TRUST
· The
picture of Our Lady of Confidence was painted by the great Italian painter Carlo
Maratta (1625-1713) who was knighted by Pope Clement XI in 1704 and
made court painter by Louis XIV the same year.
· Maratta gave the picture to a noblewoman, Clair
Isabella Fornari (June 25 1697- December 9, 1744), the Abbess of the
Convent of Poor Claires of St. Francis in the city of Todi.
·
The Abbess – today the Venerable Sister Clair Isabel
Fornari – embraced a life of severe penance and was favored with many
mystical graces. She had a great devotion to sacred images, especially
those of Mary. She treasured the picture Maratta gave her and would meditate on
it during her prayer time.
·
Our Lady promised Sister Clair
that she would give special graces to all those throughout the ages who would
venerate the image of our Lady of Trust. “My Heavenly Mother assured me,” said
the Abbess, “that she would give a special tenderness and devotion
toward her to everyone who contemplated this image” (the original and copies).
·
Sister Clair advised her spiritual
director, Father Gazali, to take the picture with him whenever he traveled.
Father Gazali always found a great sense of peace and consolation from
it. He kept the picture until his death (July 29, 1762). After this, his
possessions, including the image, were given to the Sisters of the Monastery of
St. Francis of Todi where they are today.
·
In the Major
Seminary in Rome there is an identical picture of our Lady of Confidence. How
can this be? Sister Clair had another spiritual advisor, Father Crivelli, who
was the spiritual director of the German College in Rome. While visiting
Foligno, Father Crivelli became seriously sick, but was suddenly healed as soon
as Sister sent him the original painting. He was so moved by this healing that
he wanted a copy of the image, which he took to Rome and then to the local
seminary. From this simple beginning the devotion spread so that by the 1830’s
Our Lady of Trust had become the patroness of the Major Seminary in Rome.
·
Our Lady of Trust protected the
seminarians in times of crisis. In 1837, the scourge of Asiatic
flu claimed many lives. The seminarians and their families were put under the
protection of Mary; not one of them contracted the disease! In
thanksgiving, two crowns were fashioned in gold and placed on the images of
Mary and the Child Jesus.
· During World War I, more than 100 seminarians were forced
into the Italian military. The seminarians placed themselves under the special
care of Mary of Trust. They all returned home safely. To repay the goodness of
their Queen, the seminarians put diadems on the crowns of Mother and Child!
· The devotion to Our Lady
of Trust has spread worldwide. The Feast of the
Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of
Trust is celebrated on the Saturday or Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
·
Bishop Giaquinta, who studied in
the Major Seminary in Rome, had a great devotion to Our Lady of Trust. He chose
her as patroness of both the Apostolic Oblates and the Pro Sanctity Movement.
Bishop Giaquinta had a painter repaint the image with the finger of Jesus
pointing to Mary’s heart.
·
The Pro Sanctity
Family - Priests, Sodales, Apostolic Oblates, Cooperatives, Social Animators,
and members of the Movement - love our Lady of Trust very much and foster
devotion toward her.
·
In 1973, when Pro Sanctity reached
Omaha, Msgr. Peter Dunne was introduced to Our Lady of Trust. In 1974, when the
first Bethany was opened, an image of Mary of Trust was placed in the Chapel.
The sculptor, Mike Montag, has sculptured the first statue of our Lady of
Trust. The future Chapel in Elkhorn, NE will be dedicated to Our Lady of
Trust, as Msgr. Peter Dunne has suggested!
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF TRUST
Drawn by the need of your help in the many trials that engulf us in this life,
we come to your feet, O Virgin of Trust, to pour out to the heart of a mother
our wishes and failings.
Although it is our duty to strive for perfection, it is also true that our
mortal body makes the path difficult, and the enemies of our soul cease not
from their attacks, while everywhere we are enticed to leave the difficult and
straight way known by only a few travelers.
And all the while, our suffering along the way, our own interior weakness and
temptations press heavily to torment us and produce in our souls a feeling of
faintness and sadness, which means only one thing: distrust, in ourselves, in
our ideal, in the means to attain it.
But your motherly look, which follows us, and your Immaculate Heart, which your
Son points out to us, open our souls to a new feeling – the assurance of your
help. And we want it, O Mary. We ask it of you, we beg for it, O loving
Mother.
When sin entices us, stay with us and be our strength. When mediocrity ab-
sorbs us, do not leave
us. When the ascent to the perfection of the Father leaves
us weary, whisper a word
of help, O Mary – trust!
If we will listen to this word of yours, the way will be easier, the goal
closer, and our confidence more certain that we shall reach sanctity.
So repeat this word often – trust. Repeat it to us and to everybody, O
Mary, because all people must become saints. Amen.
Bishop William Giaquinta
Section I
What is the Pro Sanctity
Movement?
Introduction – The Foundation of Holiness
Section I presents the foundation of holiness
upon which Pro Sanctity is built. It
includes a brief history of the movement and biography of its founder, Bishop
William Giaquinta. The Pro Sanctity Creed and Prayer, which he wrote, express
the beliefs and spiritual goals of its members.
A
Call to Holiness in Daily Life…
The shortest and simplest
definition of the Pro Sanctity Movement is exactly that – a call to
holiness in daily life. It is a
worldwide movement organized to promote the universal call to holiness and to
offer all people the spiritual means to respond to this call. The Pro Sanctity Movement, founded in Italy
in 1947 by Bishop William Giaquinta, is composed of lay people of all ages,
consecrated people and priests.
Our Founder: Servant of God, Bishop William Giaquinta
Bishop William
Giaquinta was born in Noto, Italy on June 25, 1914. He was ordained a priest on March 18, 1939. In 1947, he founded
the Pro Sanctity Movement , and later founded the Institute of Apostolic
Oblates (for lay women), the Institute of Apostolic Sodales (for diocesan
priests), and the Ecclesial Organization of Social Animators (for lay
men). He served as a priest of the
Diocese of Rome, where he was Secretary of the Vicariate of Rome from 1948 to
1968. On November 1, 1968, he was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal
Angelo Dell'Acqua in the Basilica of St. Andrea della Valle and charged
with the pastoral care of the Diocese of Tivoli, just outside Rome. Bishop
Giaquinta was very involved in the work of the Italian Episcopal Conference
until 1984. Due to poor health, he retired in 1987 and died in Rome on June 15,
1994.
In
the early years of his priesthood, Bishop Giaquinta began to teach that all
people are called to become saints — this is the Universal Call to Holiness.
This teaching grew and developed over time, and his passionate desire to draw
all people to the love of God prompted many men and women to follow him in the
apostolate of interior life and holiness. Bishop Giaquinta is the loving father
of two secular institutes: the Institute of Apostolic Oblates and the Institute
of Apostolic Sodales. He also founded four ecclesial groups: the Priestly Movement, based on the
spirituality of the Cenacle; the Social Animators (for laymen); the Association for Social Brotherhood (for laymen
and laywomen) and the Pro Sanctity Movement (open to all people), which
has centers in Italy, Belgium, Malta, India, the United States and
Eastern Europe.
Bishop Giaquinta’s
teaching of the Universal Call to Holiness was confirmed by the Magisterium of
the Church when the Second Vatican Council documented this teaching in the
fifth chapter of the Dogmatic
Constitution On The Church, Lumen
Gentium.
Bishop Giaquinta wrote numerous books and
articles on spirituality, as well as many poems, songs and prayers. He was an
untiring preacher and teacher, conducting many retreats and spiritual exercises
for both the clergy and the laity. His words touched the hearts and minds of
many. In his tremendous devotion to Our Lady of Trust, Bishop Giaquinta
believed that it would be through her intercession that the world would learn
of and respond to God’s call to holiness. On March 17, 2004 the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints designated
Bishop Giaquinta as “Servant of God”.
The Pro Sanctity Mission Statement
The Pro Sanctity
Movement is a Catholic-based organization dedicated to promoting the universal
call to holiness.
It seeks to address
the needs of the mind with theology, the heart with spirituality, and the hands
with ministry.
It is open to all;
especially those who wish to deepen their commitment to God and share with
others the message of holiness.
Definition and Scope
Pro Sanctity is an
organized movement of spirituality that wishes to:
1.
spread the principle that all men and women are called to sanctity.
2.
promote the apostolate of the interior life.
3.
form specific means for spiritual formation.
4.
raise men and women with the capacity to become witnesses and apostles
of the
message
of love and holiness of Christ.
Basic Principles
Pro Sanctity’s
theological and spiritual foundation is built upon the following principles:
- God who is
love, loves us to the maximum (1
John 4:16).
- He desires
our total response in love for him and for each other (John 13:34).
- We must
respond with unconditional love for him and for each other (Mt. 5:48).
- The call is universal: All the faithful of whatever state, are
called to holiness (Lumen Gentium, Chapter V).
- We are called to live with an extraordinary measure of love in the
ordinary days of our daily life.
6.
The saint is the one who believes in the love
of God, listens to the invitation of Christ and the exhortation of the Church
to love and to be holy. (Bishop Giaquinta)
Pro Sanctity
Spirituality
What do
Pro Sanctity Members believe?
The Founder of the Pro Sanctity Movement put the spirituality of the
movement down in a simple Creed composed of six statements, so that everyone
could know and apply itto their lives easily.
All Pro Sanctity Members, first and foremost, Local Board Members, must know
and understand the Pro Sanctity Creed. The Creed should be a focus of
formation, ofdeepening spirituality andshould apply to the members’ daily lives.
Pro
Sanctity Creed
Bishop William Giaquinta
“Try to retain and treasure in your memory the Creed of
the Pro Sanctity Movement. It is the
summary of all the most relevant points so basic to the Pro Sanctity
Spirituality, points that form the doctrinal ground of the Movement. Just as in all the branches are contained
potentially even the smallest mustard seed, so the Creed, in its brief
statements, contains the whole of the Pro Sanctity Spirituality.”
(Adapted from St.
Cyril of Jerusalem)
1. I
believe in you, Father, God of love, whose love for us is infinite and who asks
of us, in turn, a response of total love.
2. I thank you for
your Son, Jesus Christ, Eternal Word made flesh, and our brother, who with his
life-death-resurrection has not only saved us, but has made us new human
beings.
3. Give us the
Spirit of love to guide us in living out your message, form in us the image of
your Son and grant us the courage to extend to all your invitation to holiness.
4. May the Holy
Church, Bride of the Lamb, and our Mother, be for us a living source of
transforming grace, which we draw abundantly from the sacraments given to us by
the Apostles, your ministers. Grant
that in her we may pursue our call to holiness and become light for all people.
5. Let your word
be for us and for all an invitation to bring about your universal plan of love
to form new families in a new world where all shall live as brothers and
sisters in Christ.
6. May Mary,
your Mother and ours, assist us; may your Saints, our models who have gone
before us on the path of love, be our companions. Amen.
The Pro Sanctity Prayer
Bishop William Giaquinta
The essence of the Pro Sanctity Movement is expressed in the
petition at the end of the prayer – “Give us…the trust to attain holiness with
the help of Mary….” This is why the
prayer is special to the Movement and is to be said every day by all Pro
Sanctity Members.
Jesus, Divine Master,
who came down from heaven
to give us the
abundance of grace,
increase it within us
and make it become a river
that overflows into
eternal life.
Of your free will,
you chose the agony of your passion and death,
and in the
Eucharist you give yourself as food for all people – help us to understand the
greatness of such an example.
May the fire of your
love burn away the impurities of our human weakness,
and give us the
strength to follow your invitation to the infinite perfection of the Father.
Of faith, give us
firmness; of charity, zeal; of hope, firm certainty.
Give us the desire to
be heroic in every virtue,
and the trust to
attain holiness with the help of Mary,
your mother and our
mother. Amen.
Section II
Membership and
Structure
Introduction –
A Strong House Built on a Clear Structure
Section II
describes who we are, how to become a member, the various levels of membership,
and the overall organization of the movement.
Who Can Be a
Member?
The laity, priests
and consecrated who commit themselves to live the message and to spread the Pro
Sanctity Movement on a personal level are considered Friends and General
Members of the Movement. Those who live and spread the Movement on an
organizational level are Committed Members.
1. To you
who suffer: do not feel yourself to be useless, but recognize that you are
a living member of the suffering body of Christ for the salvation of the world.
2. To you who work: transform social
structures into instruments of holiness.
3. To you who are young: work to build up
the world in the ways of love.
4. To you who are priests: inflame in men
and women of today a desire for holiness. Promote brotherhood among fellow
priests and unity with your Bishop.
5. To you who are consecrated with vows: give to others the fruit of
your contemplation of your Spouse, Jesus.
6. To
you who are married: live your union in the holiness of God through the
foun-
dation of a family,
which will be a community of love.
- To
everybody: do not
disappoint the expectations of God who wishes you to be holy and a worker
for holiness.
Typesof
Membership
Once a year
members are invited to renew their membership or join Pro Sanctity. This can be
done at any time throughout the year, but for the sake of organization, it is
good to have a designated Membership Month and an annual Membership Commitment
Mass. Members are asked to indicate where they feel “called” to be involved in
the Movement. This can always change according to their needs and
circumstances, and certainly according to what the Lord is asking of them.
1. Friends of
the Movement
Those who share our ideal in
spirit, who have not yet become actively involved in the work of the Movement
or who cannot attend very often.
2. General Members
Those who strive to do what they
can to promote the call to holiness on a personal level and participate in the
activities of the Pro Sanctity Movement.
3. Committed Members
Those who directly organize and
take leadership roles in promoting the Pro Sanctity Movement. The
possibilities here range over a wide area and essentially are determined by the
gifts and talents (not to exclude washing the dishes) of the individual.
4. Members with Promises or
Vows
Those who have taken vows or
promises as lay persons in the Pro Sanctity Family to animate the Movement and
its structures. They are primarily the Apostolic Oblates, Cooperatives (within
the Institute of the Apostolic Oblates), Apostolic Sodales, and Social Animators.
5. Praying and Suffering Members
Those who commit to praying the
Pro Sanctity prayer daily and/or offer their suffering for the Movement and the
intentions of the Church. These members see prayer and the offering of their
suffering as their primary ministry.
6. Priest Friends of the Movement
Priests who assist the members
and support the apostolic activities of the Movement in practical ways.
Responsibilities
of Membership
- Doing one’s
utmost to spread the universal call to holiness among everybody,
everywhere and with every means, and offering specific help for others’
personal, communal and social journey towards the perfection of the
Father.
- Participating
in Pro Sanctity activities and inviting others to attend and journey in
holiness.
- Saying the
Pro Sanctity Prayer (See Section I - Pro Sanctity Spirituality) every day.
- Supporting
the local center financially by an offering of annual dues and, where
possible, additional donations.
- Wearing the
Pro Sanctity membership pin, not only at Pro Sanctity activities, but also
as often as possible at the activities of your daily life.
The Pro Sanctity Membership Pin with Logo
This pin is given to
all members and very often it is given
out during the Annual Membership Mass. It can be ordered through the
International Pro Sanctity Center in Rome.
Christ, heart of the world, is the center of history. The
Cross gives birth to a new world of ALL SAINTS, ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS. Let
us build together a civilization of sanctity and fraternity.
The colors of the Pin with the Logo on it are blue and gold.
BLUE: expression
of divinity that pervades all humanity.
GOLD: the glory
of God and the splendor of man and woman called to holiness.
Structure
of the Movement
The Pro Sanctity
Movement has a strong, clear structure and organization. Pro Sanctity Members
are more than just a nice group of pious people trying to be holy, although
that is what we are trying to do, but there is more. Pro Sanctity is a whole
family of people trying to be holy, who within a well-developed organization
can reach many people and assist them to respond to their call to holiness.
Alone we can do very little; united and organized we have the strength to go
out to the whole world as our Lord desired (Mt. 28:19) and create a culture for
holiness. The Pro Sanctity Founder invites members to dream of a utopia of
saints, a world where EVERYONE is striving to live holiness personally, as
families and as cultures.
The Movement is
structured in national groupings, which embrace Local Centers generally
coinciding with the Diocese. Each National Group has a National Director and a
National Board; each Local Center has a Local Director with a Board.
The Local Board,
as well as the National Board, live by the official Pro Sanctity Charter*, which is approved by the Church.
*The Charter is currently in revision at the
International level in Rome, but when it is finished it will be included in the
handbook. Until then, the Pro Sanctity Handbook is an official document of the
Movement and will take its place until the Charter is revised. The handbook is
faithful to the contents of the Charter.
(See Section VII - Establishment)
Section III
What Do Pro Sanctity Members
Do?
Introduction – The Possibilities Are Endless
Section III lists some of the many gatherings,
activities and meetings in which Pro Sanctity Members may participate. It also highlights and explains the Pro
Sanctity Decalogue (10 rules for living a holy life) written by Bishop
Giaquinta.
Gatherings and Activities
The Pro Sanctity Movement has regular gatherings, meetings
and activities for its members and friends.
Some of these are:
Organized Meetings and Gatherings through the Local Center
- Assemblies and conventions
- Community Celebrations of Prayer and Liturgy
- Core Groups for holiness
- Retreats, mini-retreats, days of recollection
- Formation opportunities
- Activities for all ages – some designed for specific
groups such as children, teens, young married couples, and senior members
- Social and fundraising events
Personal Meetings and Gatherings
- Small groups for children (Festivals of Faith), youth
(Choices), seniors (bus trips), married couples (sharing experiences of
holiness in their lives), etc.
- Meetings for planning new, or revitalizing ongoing,
activities of the Movement
- Gatherings may be at a Center, in homes, apartments,
parishes, chatting over dinner or coffee – Pro Sanctity meetings can
happen anywhere!
Pro Sanctity DecalogueBy
Bishop Giaquinta
1. Strive
for perfection.
2. Develop
your prayer life.
3. Foster
your sacramental life.
4. Be
faithful to the teachings of the Holy Father.
5. Offer
the Pro Sanctity Prayer daily.
6. Offer
your sufferings in union with Jesus Crucified for the holiness of all persons,
7. Each
week offer Mass and Communion for the holiness of priests.
8. Give
time to the apostolate of the Pro Sanctity Movement.
9. Aid
the apostolate for holiness financially.
10.Invoke Our Blessed
Mother to help you live and spread God’s call to holiness
Pro Sanctity Decalogue Explained
One of the tasks of the Local
Board (See Section IV) is to personalize the points of the Pro Sanctity Decalogue. The following is a sample of how that could
be done.
1. Strive for
holiness.
Surround
yourself with positive examples and friends working toward holiness; examine
your conscience daily; look over your day in the morning so that you can be
prepared and pray in particular…especially for challenges; work to build
virtue.
2. Develop your prayer life.
Decide to do
something by preparing and focusing – really pause so that you are doing more
than just checking off the next thing on a list. Pray a morning offering; schedule prayer into your day; use time
wisely - driving, moments you are waiting, etc; have the perspective that you
are building a relationship; be honest and consistent; have a goal or direction
– but then be flexible; study the masters - the saints; pray the whole day; ask
to see God’s presence in your day;
3. Foster your
sacramental life.
Schedule
confession regularly; find a regular confessor; receive communion frequently;
be attentive and work to fully participate at Mass; renew your Baptismal and
Confirmation Promises; use holy water, the sign of the cross; pray for the
gifts of the Spirit; pray for a “Grace of the Week”; strive to live your
vocation and rely on the grace of the sacraments.
4. Be faithful to the
teaching of the Holy Father.
Read his
writings; work to understand his teachings - be proactive in educating
yourself; facilitate or participate in discussion groups about his writings;
use his writings for meditations; pray for him and his intentions; subscribe to
ZENIT. (A website at www.zenit.org that
provides articles and speeches by the pope and other Vatican officials. It is free and available in six languages.)
5. Offer the Pro Sanctity Prayer daily.
Choose a certain
time to pray each day so it becomes a habit; remember the prayer throughout the
day; keep the holiness of all as an intention in your heart.
6. Offer your
sufferings with Jesus Crucified for the holiness of all persons.
Learn to unite
the little sufferings of daily life to Jesus; look to Jesus as an example in
suffering; strive to offer your sufferings…not “wasting” any.Choose the attitude of Christ; ask:
“do I accept God’s grace and will?”
Pray daily and ask the Holy Spirit for help.
7. Each week offer
Mass and Communion for the holiness of priests.
Cultivate in
your heart a love for the priesthood; understand the identity and role of the
priest; choose a particular day to offer Mass and Communion (making it easier
to become a habit).
8. Give time to help
the Pro Sanctity Movement carry out the apostolate of holiness.
Keep
up to date on Pro Sanctity events via Pro Sanctity publications and
newsletters; your Local Catholic radio; read your local Catholic Newspaper;
check the web site (www.prosanctity.org)
regularly; stop at the retreat center to volunteer; invite one person each time
you come; participate in the formation opportunities that Pro Sanctity offers;
immerse yourself in the theology and spirituality of the Pro Sanctity Movement
- then let it bubble out naturally; grow in holiness and see how it attracts
others; offer ideas when you attend Pro Sanctity gatherings, activities and
meetings.
9. Sustain the
apostolate for holiness financially.
Be aware of the
needs of the Movement; consider what you can give; offer a little sacrifice and
give what you save; renew your membership; remember - what we have is God’s and
we are only stewards.
10. Ask our Blessed
Mother to help you live and spread God's call to holiness.
Develop a
devotion to Our Lady of Trust; pray the rosary; meditate on Mary’s presence,
particularly in the Gospels; ask for her intercession; ask Mary for a heart
like hers; meditate on her virtues and strive to incorporate them into your
life; always entrust yourself to her care, but especially in times of
temptation; give special attention to Marian celebrations.
Section IV
Local and Extended Boards
Introduction
– Who We Are and What We Do
Section IV explains what it means to be a board
member as reflected in one’s personal life.
It outlines officers’ specific board responsibilities, general
responsibilities as representatives of the Movement, and in the dual roles of
presenter and listener at meetings and gatherings. The makeup and role of the Extended Board, and meetings of both
boards, are discussed.
Who Are the Members of the Local
Board?
Director – He/She is
appointed by the National Director. The Director has the primary responsibility
over the Local Board and the formation, development and spreading of the Movement
and its members. He/she, however, will
rely on the collaboration of the other members of the Board and seek advice
from the National Council. He/she is
responsible for public relations with public authorities and keeps contact with
the various ecclesial authorities. The Director should avoid making decisions
contrary to those of the rest of the Board and the Center, especially when such
decisions have been unanimously agreed upon.
He/she implements decisions determined by an absolute majority of all votes.
Spiritual Advisor – He is a priest and has the 3-fold task of: (1)
Spiritual formation of the members of the Board (2) Directing the Board according to the Church’s teaching (3) Seeing to public relations with Church
authorities.
Secretary – He/She provides for the organizational life of the
Movement. Takes minutes of meetings,
types and sends out the agenda, maintains the general calendar, corresponds
with other centers, and provides other needed help.
Treasurer – He/She is responsible for the financial accounts of the
Movement. The treasurer will also
assist in raising funds necessary for the life of the Movement. He/She is assisted by a financial committee.
Counselors – The role of the local counselors is to be supportive
of the activities of the Local Center, provide suggestions at the
organizational meetings, be involved in and promote the spiritual activities of
the Movement in whatever manner possible. There are usually two or at the most
three Counselors, and they should be representative of the Movement’s members
in the local area. For example, if there is a large group of seniors, there
should be a Counselor who is a senior. If there is a large rural or urban contingent,
then a member should represent them. Counselors, however, should represent only
large groups, not every small group that exists.
Spiritual Principles for Local
Board Members
Principle 1: Board members pray for the growth and development of
the Movement every day!
Principle 2: Board members are faithful
to the Church (teachings of the Pope and Hierarchy) and their
commitments to the Church. This means they attend Mass weekly, at least, and
receive the Sacraments regularly.
Principle 3: Board members are in good standing in their parish and
try in every way possible to be supportive.
Principle 4: Board members take time for their own Pro Sanctity
formation. They spend time on it during
each Board meeting and make at least one annual formation retreat.
Who Are the Members of the Extended
Board?
The Extended Board is open to all
Pro Sanctity Members and consists of core group and committee members who are
permanently on a standing committee such as: Newsletter, Festivals of Faith,
Financial, Retreat Committee, Senior Adults, Public Relations, Formation, etc.
They attend the Extended Board Meetings unless the Director invites them to a
Local Board Meeting for a particular reason.
Board
Meetings
The Local Board Meeting brings
together the Director, Spiritual Advisor, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Counselors on a monthly basis. The Local Board oversees the formation,
development, and spreading of the Movement and organizes the most important
celebrations such as The Universal Day of Sanctification (November 1st)
and the Membership Renewal Mass. It oversees all core groups (small groups
organized for an ongoing purpose, such as Bible Study) and committees and meets
with those members during Extended Board Meetings.
The Extended Board meets with the Local Board several times a year,
allowing members and Committee/Core Leaders to meet, share, update, and plan.
Tasks and Responsibilities of the Local Board
- To help people know what their responsibilities are when
they become members. This may be
done in several ways, including providing guidelines, aids, meetings on
formation and at the apostolic level.
- To verify systematically the work of formation and the
apostolic work done by members.
- To establish a family spirit of unity among members of the
local center and with the whole Movement.
- To involve all members in financial responsibility, both
on a local and worldwide level.
- To prepare and bring about a clear plan for spreading the
Movement and for formation that could be carried out within the local
center, using all legitimate means.
- To organize activities that, by their nature or their
scope, cannot be carried out by individual members (for example, all
diocesan activities or activities covering vast areas).
- To publish a newsletter of formation, information, and
items of interest to the local center.
- To maintain the Movement’s public relations with parochial
and diocesan authorities and various local organizations, both religious
and civil.
- To keep open communication with the National and other
regional boards.
10. To be sure that the Celebrations Common to the
Three U.S. Centers are planned
and celebrated. (See Section VI) The planning of the activities may be delegat-
ed to a Core Group, a
committee, or to another
branch of the Pro
Sanctity
Family.
(See Section VI)
11.
The Local Board gives an
annual donation to the National Board at the begin-
ning of
each new apostolic year.
12.
The Local Board and
members of the Local Center take co-responsibility for nat-
ional projects,
such as publishing,
conventions, representation at
national and
international meetings, etc.
13.
Board members have
particular responsibility of hospitality and mingling during
Pro
Sanctity gatherings. They set the tone and the style of welcome and open-
ness to
all.
The Pro Sanctity Board Prayer
Bishop William Giaquinta
This prayer
highlights the Pro Sanctity Local Board’s 3
primary goals: (See Section V)
Formation, Development, and Spreading – with respect to the Pro Sanctity
Movement.
The prayer (or something similar) should be
said at every board meeting.
Let us pray,
God, Lord of
heaven and earth, we adore you, we praise you, and we bless you.
We thank you for
having called us to know and love and serve you, one another, and our world.
Fill us with your
Spirit; help us to journey together toward the fullness of love.
Increase the
number of people who desire to love you and make you loved.
Use us to
enhance the Formation, Development and Spreading of the Pro Sanctity Movement.
We ask this for
your glory and the holiness of all people.
Through Christ,
Our Lord. Amen.
How to Run a Pro Sanctity Board
Meeting
1. Begin the meeting on
time with the Pro Sanctity Board Prayer and
remind members of the theme of the year (e.g.,
in 2005 – 2006 Saints in Every Vocation).
2. Show concern for
those attending the meeting by asking what has happened in their lives since
the last meeting. Without probing, ask
if there is anything anyone wants to pray about – remembering always to bring
everything to prayer.
3. Provide an agenda (if
possible, distributed in advance of the meeting) and though you may
occasionally digress, do not abandon the agenda.
4. Divide
the agenda into the three main areas of responsibility of the Local Board:
Formation, Development, Spreading
5. Always review the
past and prepare for the future with these three areas in mind.
6. The first item on the
agenda should include a review or report of progress made since the last
meeting; this may be done in advance via e-mail reports.
7. As Bishop Giaquinta
reminded us: During the meeting, give an opportunity for everyone to express
his/her opinions, ideas, etc., while respectfully preventing too much time from
being spent on one subject without need.
8. Again follow the
advice of the Founder: Never tell anyone, “You are wrong.” There are many ways to express ourselves and
many ways to accept the thoughts of others.
9. Keep in mind that the
purpose of our activities is not for the activities themselves (e.g., cooking a meal for the group, planning
a prayer service, preparing refreshments, cleaning up), but as a means to holiness.
10.Before concluding the
meeting, review the conclusions reached regarding agenda items and new
business, and be sure it is clear who is responsible for carrying out the
tasks. The leader should delegate to
committee heads, and they in turn work with and delegate to committee members.
- Set dates for the
next meeting and other planned activities.
- End the meeting on time with a prayer or reading of
passages from Scripture, Bishop Giaquinta, a Saint, Church Document, etc.
13. Please remember that at the beginning or end, the Official Pro Sanctity Prayer must be
prayed together and the use of other prayers written by Bishop Giaquinta is
highly encouraged. Prayed with others and followed by meditation, they become a
means of formation!!
14. Include 15 minutes
of formation time for the Board Members. The Spiritual Advisor may lead or
members can take turns doing a 5-minute presentation followed by a discussion.
A more complete formation can be offered through Board Formation Days and
Retreats led by the Spiritual Advisor or other members of the Pro Sanctity
Movement.
Event Coordinator’s Check List
Liturgy
- actual liturgy planning given to liturgy committee
- prepare written program using
information provided by liturgy committee
- invite greeters
- make sure pictures of Our Lady of
Trust and Bishop Giaquinta are displayed at the
event.
- make sure bread and wine are
available if liturgy involves Mass or Communion service
Place
-determine location by asking does it provide the atmosphere desired? If not, then how
can you customize to achieve? (mikes, outlets, music)
- establish specific person as
contact for facility; obtain needed contact information
- handle contract, fees/payment
- is someone at facility responsible for opening/setting up? Can they be
reached after hours?
- bathrooms available? And where
located – announcement or sign during event??
- set up
- tear down/clean up
- access to sacristy – who will
provide or do we need a key?
- access to building – times and who
does it?
- kitchen accessibility – times and
who does it?
Date/
Time - Check date with Pro Sanctity/Oblate/parish calendar
- Check date with Chancery contact
- Check date with the archbishop’s (bishop’s)
calendar through his secretary
Publicity
- prepare information
- Include: Who is
sponsoring? Who is speaking/presenting? What? Where? When?
- Purpose? Who would be interested and why? Cost? And any additional pertinent information.
- Make sure you provide your contact information – i.e. telephone,
e-mail etc. – so we
can reach you. Also, include whether or not you want people contacting
you with reservations/registration info and where.
- determine if you want fliers sent
to members or others for event
- if yes, then determine who will make fliers and put together committee
to mail or stuff
PSM newsletter
-determine if you want press releases sent to media for event. If yes,
then contact publicity committee with information
- at any point along this line, feel free to contact publicity
committee for help
Refreshments
- what kinds of refreshments will
you serve?
- food? Snacks? Meal(s)?
- beverages? Coffee?
Juice? Water? Tea?
- is there a serving area? What
needs to be done to make it functional?
- who will provide these items? Do
you need volunteers to bake/prepare?
- if yes, review
volunteer list and contact
- if purchasing, then what
is budget for this?
- who will provide hospitality to
guests/participants?
- do you need greeters?
- do you need someone to serve the
food items, beverages or pass out materials?
- what plastic/paper products do you
need?
- cups/glasses
- plates
- napkins
- forks, knives, spoons
- garbage bags
- paper towels
- what kitchen supplies do you need?
- serving trays
- sharp knives
- serving utensils
- bowls
- pot holders
- cookie sheets
- dish cloths, towels, dishwashing
liquid (or are these provided?)
- table cloths (plastic
or cloth)
Program
- determine if the event requires
written material, such as a program, schedule, etc.
-determine what liturgy the program
will use
- will the event need a speaker(s)
If yes, then - contact the speakers
-
negotiate fees
-
handle contract and fees within budget
- will the event include a Festival
of Faith?
- what other activities should be
part of the event?
- what is the intended age of the
event’s participants?
- does the event require an emcee?
- what will the schedule for the
event be
General Supplies
- determine which of the following
are needed and secure items
- pens, pencils, paper
- name tags
- folders
- candles – check with
liturgy committee
- registration list
- scissors
- glue
- tape (Scotch, masking, duct)
- markers (dry erase,
washable colored, permanent)
- dry erase board and easel
Section V
Primary Goals of the Local
Board
Introduction – Your Sanctification
and Mine
Section V stresses the need to first seek our own
sanctification, then the sanctification of others. It gives practical ways to become more effective as individuals,
as group leaders, and as part of a team.
It also provides points
for leading a brief formation session.
Formation, Development, and Spreading
The three primary goals or responsibilities of the Pro
Sanctity Local Board are the Formation and Development of the Members and
Spreading of the Movement:
Formation– Members of the
Board should grow in their knowledge and love of the Movement. They should know the various ways of
belonging and should prepare literature that could be used for the formation of
all Pro Sanctity members.
Development
– Developing a strong structure and clear organization is an essential
element that keeps the Movement healthy. Membership, goals and directives need
to be clear. Members of the Board are responsible for this development and must
promote membership in the Movement.
They help establish formation programs for new members. They encourage core groups and committees to
establish leadership for retreats, adult spirituality, etc. They organize annual celebrations for
members.
Spreading
– Using a variety of media, members plan ways to promote the Movement in the
parishes, diocese, and in the Universal Church. The Founder’s dream was that
the Movement with its message of
holiness would go everywhere and to everyone until all are saints, all are
brothers and sisters.
Formation, Formation, Formation…
From the writings of Bishop Giaquinta
It is necessary here to say a word about Pro
Sanctity Formation. The Pro Sanctity
Movement cannot be judged by the activities done, to be done, or by the
undertakings performed. This would
reduce the Movement to an “apostolic business” whose vitality is measured by
the quantity of its activities, like any other industry.
The Movement has been established
primarily for the formation of consciences.
Consequently, the primary goal is to provide formation deeply rooted in
the doctrine of the call to holiness.
Experience tells us that the urge to become involved in practical social
activities is real. We must overcome
this urge as a temptation and remain faithful to the more critical need – the
formation of consciences. It is the
specific task of the Pro Sanctity Movement to study practical ways to influence
the world with the principles of Pro Sanctity Spirituality.
We want to form people to have solid and
profound convictions that should be transformed in a habitual way of thinking
and judging. This cannot remain pure
theory, but must become a motive and principle of interior behavior that should
become a way of life – a behavioral and social pattern formed according to the
principles of the Gospel maximum of love.
This work certainly is not easy and we must use all possible means to
make it happen.
Reaching out to help others achieve
sanctity should never hinder us from seeking our personal sanctification. Bishop Giaquinta clearly points out that the
Movement’s credibility is measured by the degree to which Pro Sanctity members
announce the call to holiness with their own lives – by the day-to-day actions
of members who are individually and personally really involved with their own call to holiness.
Objectives for this
formation of conscience are:
(1) To live
fully the commitment to a Christian life, and
(2) to make practical the demands of spiritual
life.
Consequently,
it is the task of the Pro Sanctity Movement to oppose:
(3) “Theological
and Christian relativism,” or Christian minimalism, as if to say: “Salvation is
sufficient” or “Holiness is the call of
a few special people.”
(4) “Moral and
spiritual relativism” or minimalism that tends to present Christian life in
terms of duties, with the only obligation being to avoid grave sin.
Means to effect these Pro Sanctity
goals:
The Movement uses all legitimate
means available, including the most modern advances in media and computer
technology, in the pursuit of the Movement’s goals. It is the work of the Movement to research and update these
means, so as to enhance its ability to reach out to all people regardless of
their age, social status, etc.
A
Committee should be established to research the means and establish channels of
communication for the Pro Sanctity message.
Leadership Formation
The following list of “The Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People,” by Steven Covey, is a useful tool for Board Members’
personal reflection and for sharing thoughts with each other at the beginning
of every apostolic year. This should
serve as a resource to help Board members overcome spiritual and apostolic minimalism. It would also be good for the members to
briefly share their thoughts with the whole group.
The Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven
Covey
Habit l — Be Proactive: This
habit of being proactive, or a habit of personal vision, means taking
responsibility for our attitudes and actions. Take the initiative and the
responsibility to make things happen.
Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind: This is the habit of personal leadership. Start with a clear
destination to understand where you are now, where you're going, and what you
value most.
Habit 3 — Put First Things First: This is the habit of personal management. It involves organizing and
managing time, events, and yourself.
Organize and execute around priorities.
Habit 4 — Think Win-Win: This
is the habit of interpersonal leadership. Win-Win is the attitude of seeking
mutual benefit. Thinking begins with a commitment to explore all options until
a mutually satisfactory solution is reached, or to make no deal at all.
Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood: This is the habit of empathic communication.
Understanding builds the skills of empathic listening that inspires openness
and trust.
Habit 6 — Synergize: This is the habit of creative
cooperation or teamwork. Synergy results from valuing differences by bringing
different perspectives together in a spirit of mutual respect.
Habit 7 — Sharpen the Saw: This is the habit of self-renewal.
Preserving and enhancing your greatest asset, yourself, by renewing the
physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional dimensions of your nature.
Questions:
How
can these points be applied: (a) to our personal life (b) to our role of leadership
in the Pro Sanctity Movement?
Where do they relate to
our own message of holiness?
What
areas do we need to strengthen personally and as a Board?
Development
Development deals with the relationship
among spirituality, wisdom, and theology of the Church and the duty of Pro
Sanctity to pass these values on to future generations.
It is the
specific task of the Pro Sanctity Movement to: (1) make known the doctrine of
the Church regarding the Call to Holiness [Constitution
on the Church – Chapter 5]; (2) develop and spread the theology and
spirituality of this call; and (3) offer the means that help translate into
“life” the universal call to the fullness of love that is holiness.
As board members and leaders, we have a duty to stand firm for what we
believe by deepening the call to love, striving to live it to the fullest,
learning from Christ who is the heart of holiness, sharing the message of
holiness, and spreading to all the ideal of the universal call to holiness.
Bishop Giaquinta
defines spirituality as “theology in practice.” But what is theology and why is it important
to us in the Pro Sanctity Movement?
Theologians study history, the content and context of Christian thought,
and God’s revelations of Himself in order to give us a basis for understanding
Catholic dogma and principles. The
Church is responsible for passing these dogmas/principles on to each generation
by its oral and written teachings. We
are the Church and so have the responsibility of passing this wisdom on to
our contemporaries and to future generations.
To prepare
ourselves to do this, we must first learn how to integrate body, soul and
spirit through: (1) silence and meditation on how God is working in our lives
and how we are using our talents to reach out to others; (2) reading the Bible
and other spiritual books; (3) listening to God Who speaks to us, not only
through His Word, but also through everyday events and encounters.
Like
spirituality, wisdom also has been defined in relation to theology and is
therefore called applied theology. Thus, If you have learned something and do
not apply what you have learned, you have wasted your efforts. In the same
manner, if you know and understand theology, but do not apply it in your daily
life as a Catholic Christian, you have not satisfied an important condition of
responding to your call to holiness.
Spreading
Spreadingillustrates how to use “one-to-one” and “one + one”
approaches in bringing Pro Sanctity to those who are not familiar with the
Movement.
The only way one
can begin to work with and for the Pro Sanctity Movement is to start reaching
out to others on a personal level – ideally by one to one communication through which we share, listen, pray for,
and respond to the needs of the other as Jesus would. Lead them slowly, but
surely, along the way of Jesus, invite them to the spiritual and social
gatherings sponsored by Pro Sanctity and encourage them to become apostles of
holiness personally and within the Movement.
Pro Sanctity offers three ways
of life to help bring about a world of brothers and sisters:
For Me – I try to live the specific spirituality of the Movement
and form myself using the means available to me.
For You – I try to share this message of love whenever I can, to
people I meet during the day; I help them to become aware of their own call to
holiness by developing a one + one chain
reaction that attracts people to Pro Sanctity who are interested in embarking
on a deeper journey of faith.
For All – From the chain reaction, we also
attract to the Pro Sanctity Movement people who desire to be available to work
apostolically and to repeat the one + one operation.
Continue to keep in close contact with all who accept the message so as
to start them on a journey of love and Pro Sanctity Formation.
In practice we may use any and all means available to spread the call to
holiness to everyone, such as the Liturgy of the Word, prayer services,
catechesis, retreats, days of prayer, video-viewing, printed material,
gatherings at our Pro Sanctity Centers, hospitality, family functions,
discussion groups, Bible-sharing, fund-raisers, etc.
Luke 5:4,6 tells us that that the apostles had been fishing all night and
caught nothing when Jesus said to Peter: “Put out into deep water and lower
your nets for a catch.” When they had
done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. This directive of the Lord so inspired
Bishop Giaquinta that he took the phrase Duc
in altum (Put out into the deep) as the motto for his coat of arms. Like
Jesus, Bishop Giaquinta urges Pro Sanctity members to be “fishers of men.” What does “Put out into the deep” mean for
you personally?
Section VI
The Pro Sanctity Family
Introduction – “For whoever does the will of my
heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Mt 12:50)
To follow the universal call to holiness is to do
the will of the Father and thus be counted among the “family of Jesus.” To follow the universal call to holiness is
also to be counted among the Pro Sanctity Family.
Section VI tells us about the members of this family
and the relationships among its Ecclesial Organizations and Institutes of
Consecrated Life and the special feasts they celebrate in common.
Ecclesial
Organizations and Institutes of Consecrated Life Founded by Bishop Giaquinta:
(1) The Pro Sanctity Movement,
an Ecclesial Organization, was founded in 1947.
The Pro Sanctity Movement is a worldwide Movement
organized to promote God’s universal call to holiness and to offer spiritual
means to fulfill this call.
(2) The
Apostolic Oblates, an Institute of Consecrated Life, was founded in 1950.
The Institute
of the Apostolic Oblates is a Secular Institute for women. It is organized by
three forms of membership to carry on the apostolate of holiness to everyone,
everywhere, and at all times. The External and Internal Oblates are single
women consecrated through vows (poverty, chastity, and obedience) and the
promise of apostolate. Cooperative Oblates are Associate married members
committed through the promise of apostolate and availability. The Apostolic
Oblates try to be sowers of hope by assisting people in their journey toward
holiness.
The Pro
Sanctity Movement is the primary apostolate of the Apostolic Oblates. They are
a life-time volunteers at the service of the Movement. Although they do not
intend to take over the leadership of the Movement, the Oblates remain the
"heart" of the Movement by sharing the spirituality they received
through their specific formation as Oblates. Oblates work side-by-side
with the Local P.S. Board and all the members of the Movement. The role of an
Apostolic Oblate in the Movement is to help with the spiritual formation of the
members, and to see to the spreading of the same Movement. It is advisable
to have at least one Apostolic Oblate on the Local Pro Sanctity Board to
share her passion and knowledge of the charism.
Unless she is
appointed by the Pro
Sanctity National Council as Local Director, the
Apostolic Oblate works quietly behind the scene, taking on roles of service like any other Pro Sanctity
member, giving her life and sharing her gifts
for the growth and the development of the Movement, and the spreading of the
universal call to holiness.
(3) The Apostolic Sodales, an
Institute for Priests, was founded in 1962.
Aware of the gift of their vocation, these priests
live this gift with the greatest intensity in the spirit of the Cenacle. They
strive to create a deeper bond between the Hierarchy and their brother priests.
In their ministry, they emphasize holiness and fraternity as essential
dimensions of every Christian life.
(4) The Social
Animators, an Ecclesial Organization, was founded in 1972.
Laymen, single
or married, who strive to build a new world by living personal, family, and
community holiness within the Church and society. They commit themselves to the
apostolate of social spirituality, social holiness, and universal brotherhood.
Celebrations Common to the Three
U.S. Centers
These activities are a primary
responsibility of the Local Board. (See
Section IV – Specific Tasks of the Local Board)
All members should know that
these are our most important dates! It would be akin to forgetting someone’s
birthday or anniversary to forget the importance of these celebrations!!
1. Pro
Sanctity Membership/Commitment Day – Local Board chooses the most convenient
date.
2. Celebration
of the Universal Call to Holiness – November 1st
3. Feast
of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Trust – Saturday or Sunday before Ash
Wednesday
4. Annual
Pro Sanctity Members’ Retreat
5. Founder’s
Day – June 15th
6. Pro
Sanctity Family Celebration of Commitments – May 1st
7. Optional
Celebrations of each Local Center
Section VII
Establishment
Introduction – The Charter, The
Church, and The Catechism
Section VII shows how Pro Sanctity is established as
a bona fide “public association” recognized by the Catholic Church in
Canon Law and officially approved by the Vatican.
The Pro Sanctity Charter
The
Pro Sanctity Charter (See Section II – Structure of the Movement) states that “Pro
Sanctity is a ’Public Association’ of lay people established for religious
purposes. It is juridically recognized
by the Church and its life is regulated by the Code of Canon Law.” Competent ecclesial authority alone has the
right to erect associations of the Christian faithful and such associations are
called public associations.
[Herein]
clergy and laity together strive by common effort to promote a more perfect
life or to foster public worship or Christian doctrine or exercise other
apostolic works, namely to engage in efforts of evangelization, to exercise
works of piety or charity and to animate the temporal order with the Christian
spirit.
Papal Recognition of Pro Sanctity
On February 2, 1960, the Vatican officially
recognized the Pro Sanctity Movement as a Catholic Organization that is
dedicated to promoting the universal call to holiness. It is regulated by the Code of Canon Law
298:31200.
Citation on Holiness in the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Although The Catechism of the Catholic Church
does not refer to the Pro Sanctity Movement as such, it speaks of the call to
holiness in #2013 where it quotes from Lumen
Gentium 40 § 2: “All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to
the fullness of Christian lifeand to
the perfection of charity. In order to
reach this perfection the faithful should use the strength dealt out to them by
Christ’s gift, so that…doing the will of the Father in everything, they may
wholeheartedly devote themselves to the glory of God and to the service of
their neighbor. Thus the holiness of
the People of God will grow in fruitful abundance, as is clearly shown in the
history of the Church through the lives of so many saints.”
Section VIII
Pro Sanctity Contacts Around the World
Introduction – Where We Are and How To Reach
Us
This section provides the names and various
methods of contact for the major Pro Sanctity Centers in the U.S.A., Italy,
India, Belgium, Latvia, and Lithuania.
The Pro Sanctity Family —
USA
www.prosanctity.org
6762 Western
Avenue 11002 North
204th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
68132 Elkhorn,
Nebraska68022
tel. (402)
553-4418 tel.
(402) 289-2670
fax (402)
553-1388 fax
(402) 289-1938
email: aoomaha@prosanctity.org email:
psm@prosanctity.org
205 South Pine
Drive 730 East
87th Street
Fullerton, California
92833 Brooklyn, New
York 11236
tel. (714) 956-1020 tel.
(718) 649-0324
fax (714) 525-8948 fax (718) 272-5012
email: apostolico@aol.com email: apostolicoblates@verizon.net
The Pro Sanctity Family— ITALY
www.prosancitate.org
Largo Arbe, 5 Pro
Sanctity International Center
00141 Roma,
ITALY Piazza
S. Andrea della Valle, 3
tel. 011-39-6-87189963 0186 Roma, ITALY
fax 011-39-6-87183214 tel. 011-39-6-6861889
fax
011-39-6-6875546
email:oblate@prosanctitate.org email:
prosanctitate@prosanctitate.org
The Pro Sanctity Family— INDIA
Apostolic
Oblates Spirituality Center
Vidyanagar,
Manganam P.O.
Kottayam, Kerala INDIA
tel.
011-91-481-578192
fax
011-91-481-570862
The Pro Sanctity Family— BELGIUM
www.centrehoreb.be
Centre Horeb
“Hautclair”
Avenue Hamoir,
14A
1180 Bruxelles
BELGIQUE
tel.
011-322-374-0016
fax
011-322-374-5684
email: prosanctitate@skynet.be
The Pro Sanctity Family—LATVIA AND LITHUANIA
www.prosanctity.org/latvia2.php
Pro Sanctity Movement
Klostera, Iela 4
LV 1050 Riga, Latvia
Tel: 371 6319789
e-mail: liliane123@hotmail.com