{"id":2237,"date":"2017-12-14T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pddm.org\/storia\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T09:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T08:26:08","slug":"storia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pddm.org\/en\/storia\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Our History” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:90|text_align:center|color:%232a516e” google_fonts=”font_family:Alex%20Brush%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”none”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]The Eucharistic experience of the Seminarian, James Alberione, in the night dividing the two centuries (1900-1901) is \u201cdecisive for the specific mission and particular spirit in which the Pauline Family would come to light and live\u201d.<\/p>\n

In response to the evangelical invitation: \u00abCome to me all of you\u00bb, he felt obliged to prepare himself to do something for the Lord and for the people of his time, uniting everything in Christ the Master, Way, Truth and Life.<\/p>\n

When the hour of God sounded, Father Alberione dedicated himself completely to the Apostolate of the Press, confirming the call to evangelization along the unexplored frontiers of the world of communication. \u00a0Open to the signs of the times, he associated women in the diversity and complementarity of the charism, for the life and the mission of the Church.\u00a0 Considering the religious situation of the world, since 1908 he began \u201cto pray and to have prayers said\u201d for the birth of a religious family \u201cbelonging entirely to Jesus the Divine Master present in the Eucharistic Mystery\u201d.<\/p>\n

Guided by the Holy Spirit and confirmed by his Spiritual Director, Canon Francesco Chiesa, on the feast of Saint Scholastica (February 10, 1924), Father Alberione began the Congregation of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master in Alba, Italy. \u00a0He chose Orsola Rivata (1897-1987) as his collaborator in Christ.\u00a0 He gave her the name Scholastica, which means \u201cdisciple\u201d, and entrusted her with the first community of sisters.<\/p>\n

Our Congregation became a memorial of the charismatic experience of the Founder: to pray and work that humanity may receive, hear, love Jesus Master and Savior.<\/p>\n

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On April 3, 1947, Holy Thursday, the decree of diocesan approval was promulgated.<\/p>\n

Our charism expresses more clearly its universal nature and apostolic efficaciousness with the pontifical approval, which was granted January 12, 1948, and definitively ratified on August 30, 1960.<\/p>\n

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