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Apostles for Today is a monthly leaflet sent to all members of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate for prayer and reflection. These are prepared each month by different Union members from all over the world. The originals are then translated into several of the major languages: Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese. The styles vary but each contains similar material. The off-repeated reference in them to OOCC stands for Opere Complete or the Complete Works of St. Vincent Pallotti.

The first leaflets contained reflections on St. Vincent’s Compendium, a summary of his “Rule” and were written to reflect its essential Gospel roots. With the life of Jesus as his foundation he chose to write this summary in 33 points representing the 33 years of Christ’s life.

Later themes are noted below. The number indicates the number of issues for the theme




  Compendium of 33 Rules. 17-"Jesus prayed always"
  1-The Life of Jesus Christ. 18-Seek in Humility.
  2-The Holy Law of God. 19-Obedient to God’s Will.
  3-Initial Formation. 20-Perfect Obedience and Submission.
  4-Vows & Promises. 21-Wisdom and Grace in Jesus.
  5-Perfect Common Life. 22-Out of Love Jesus Humbled Himself.
  6-Jesus our Model in Thought, Word and Deed. 23-Overcoming Temptations.
  7-Sacrifice. 24-Jesus, Persecuted for His Good Works, Is Our Model.
  8-Spiritual Infancy. 25-Jesus Christ Subjected Himself to Death on the Cross.
  9-Prayer. 26-Jesus on the Cross.
  10-Spiritual Infancy & Holy Poverty. 27-Mary, Our Mother.
  11-Spirit of Obedience. 28-Conversion of Sinners.
  12-Spirit of Chastity & Asceticism. 29-Thirst for God & Sould.
  13-Spirit of Sacrifice. 30-Jesus and the Call to Conversion.
  14-Suffering and Joy in Persecution. 31-It is accomplished.
  15-Consecration and Separation. 32-I Commend my Spirit.
  16-The Hidden Life of Jesus. 33-Jesus' Perfect Love.
    The 33 Points and Our Spiritual Journey.


 

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