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JESUS, "THE
MASTER"
in the spirituality
according to Fr. Alberione
Acts of the International
Seminar
on "Jesus, the Master"
(Ariccia, October 14-24, 1996)
by Guido Gandolfo ssp
Summary
0.1. Spirituality, that is, life according to the Spirit of Christ
0.2. The spiritual experience of Fr. Alberione
0.3. The normative teaching of the Founder
0.4. The privileged reference of this study:
the "Donec
formetur Christus in vobis."
1. First objective: the conformation to the Divine Master
2. The indispensable commitment to assume
the form of the Master
The consequent obligation
for every Pauline
3. A specific environment: The Pauline mission
4. The two excellent models to inspire us:
Mary, Queen of Apostles and
St. Paul
5. The itinerary of conformation to the
Master.
Fundamental stages and
practical modalities
5.1. 1st Stage: The re-creating
action of God
(theology of the
Father; purgative way)
5.2. 2nd Stage: The
"incarnation" of the Master in us
(theology of the
Son; illuminative way)
5.2.1. So that Christ may be incarnated in us
5.2.2. From Jesus Truth, the gift-commitment of studiousness
5.2.3. From Jesus Way, the gift-commitment of imitation
5.2.4. From Jesus Life, the gift-commitment of putting on grace.
5.3. 3rd Stage: "In
sanctification"
(theology of
the Holy Spirit; unitive way)
6. The Pauline and his Master-Lord (cf.
Phil 3:8):
everything "in ipso et
cum ipso et per ipsum"
6.1. Two moments of particular importance
6.2. Union of two principal trends of Alberionian thought
6.3. Jesus, the Master, center of all pauline life
6.4. "The Eucharistic Divine Master
6.5. Synthesis of the proposal contained in Donec formetur
6.6. Some precise practical modalities
6.7. Some question-proposals for us
Jesus Master yesterday, today and for ever A historical-charismatic survey
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