Dear parishioners of Saint Patrick parish Community, in order for all to have a better knowledge of the Vocationist Fathers and Sisters, their spirituality and field of work, we are going to place in the bulletin on a weekly basis for a while the catechism of the Society of Divine Vocations (a.k.a -Vocationist Fathers)
Catechism of the Society of Divine Vocations – ( Chapter Five )
41. What does the spirit of our Congregation urges us to do, above all else, in order to cultivate Divine Union in everyone and in everything?
In order that we might cultivate Divine Union in everyone and in everything, the spirit of our Congregation prompts us, above all else, to place ourselves in the Divine Presence personally, through the practice of interior actions, which brings us into closer union and relations with the Three Individual Divine Persons, in their perfections and activities.
42. Where is the presence of Jesus, the Incarnate Word, to be found?
We find the presence of Jesus, in the Eucharist, close to sinners, in the Saints, as Teacher in the Scriptures, as a divine beggar, in our neighbors, and most of all, in the mission of the Holy Spirit, in the Will of the Father, and in the womb of Mary.
43. Among the actions we perform which ones will unite us interiorly to the Divine Word?
We unite ourselves interiorly to the Divine Word in Eucharistic Visitation and Adoration, in the Sacrament of Communion, in religious study, in spiritual reading, in all of our works of mercy, in Jesus’ Ascension to the Father, and in His exultation in the Holy Spirit.
44. Where do we experience the presence of the Holy Spirit?
We experience the presence of the Holy Spirit in ourselves, in other people, in prayer, in the supernatural inspirations, in the impulses of His gifts, in the fruition of His anointing, in the offering of heroic actions.
45. With which actions do we unite ourselves inwardly to the Holy Spirit?
We unite ourselves inwardly to the Holy Spirit in the cultivation of our inspirations, in our spiritual direction, in the ministry of the word, in the ministry of education, in the practice of acts of love, in consoling souls, in our striving toward heroism, in our letting Him take us to the Father.
46. Where do you experience the presence of God the Father?
We experience the presence of God the Father in the daily providence for our physical and spiritual life, in all authorities, both civil and religious, in the manifestations of the Divine Will, in the demands of the Divine Love, in the splendor of the Divine Glory, in the mission of the Word, in the mission of the Holy Spirit.
47. With which acts do we internally unite ourselves to God the Father?
Internally we unite ourselves to God the Father in directing our actions to His glory, in the reverence and obedience to His representatives, in the trust and confidence in His love, in the trust in and surrender to His will, in the zeal for the conquest of His Kingdom, in His rejoicing in His Son, in His rejoicing in His Holy Spirit.
48. Where will we experience the presence of the Most Holy Trinity?
We will experience the presence of the Three Divine Persons in the inferior creatures as their vestiges, in the superior creatures as their images, and especially in their dwelling in every soul in the state of grace.
49. With which acts will we unite ourselves inwardly to the Holy Trinity?
We will unite ourselves inwardly to the Holy Trinity through the contemplation of the natural and supernatural world; in the reverent and respectful use of the creatures; in our devotion to the Holy Trinity in our neighbors, living and personal images of the Lord; in the Apostolate of devotion to the divine Inhabitation; in the study on our progress in virtue and in grace.
50. How is it possible to care about all this?
It is not necessary and it is not even possible to apply ourselves to all these activities simultaneously; it is sufficient that, through some of these unitive exercises, everyone apply himself quietly and fervently to prayer, leading to contemplation, each according to his own talent.