12th Annual Pine Haven Reception
The 12th Annual Pine Haven Reception was another great success and I am so thankful that you were part of us, whether you could come to the actual event or…
Life of the Somascans Fathers and Brothers
139th Somascan General Chapter, Rome, 2019
Rev. P. José Antonio NIETO SEPÚLVEDA crs - Father GeneralRev. Fr. Junar GONZALES ENORME crs - General VicarRev. P. Giuseppe ODDONE crs - General CouncilorRev. P. Gracious Yesudas KUTTIYIL crs -…
Early Development of the Order
(From: Father Sebastiano Raviolo, CRS, "Historical Outlines of the Order of the Somascan Fathers", for a Somascan Spirituality 7, Houston, 2017, Chapter IV, p.57-75)Early Development of the OrderWe do not…
Saint John XXIII, Pope: Somasca and Saint Jerome Emiliani
In childhood there is often a unique and unrepeatable event, a mythical event that solidifies in the depths of the heart in a clot of reality that affects all…
April 29, 1569: The first six priests took their solemn vows
In 2019 we celebrate 450 year from the birthday of our Congregation. The Brief “Iniunctum nobis" (“It was commanded to us“) dated 6 December 1568 by Pope Pius V granted…
Historical notes about the General Archive
The General Archive was located in Pavia, St. Maiolo Community, from 1569 until 1810, which was where Father General used to reside. In 1810 the Congregation experienced the tragic event of the Napoleonic…