“Fr James Alberione whose memory we recall today, was above all a man who believed in the primacy of prayer, and who spent a minimum of four hours daily in prayer,” said Most Rev. John Moolachira, the Archbishop of Guwahati, presiding over the Feast day Eucharist on Monday 27th November, 2017. To further prove his point, the Archbishop quoted Fr Alberione: “Prayer before everything , prayer above everything else…. Cursed be that study, cursed be that apostolate done neglecting prayer. “
Introducing our saintly founder to those present Fr Alfonso Elengikal recalled that Bl James Alberione, besides being a man of intense prayer and far-reaching vision, was a man who deeply loved the Church, and lived for the Church. Whatever he did, he added, particularly the different Institutes that he founded were all for the growth of the Church. He concluded by quoting Pope Paul VI, “ Alberione’s unique contribution to the Church was that he gave her new means to express herself, new mew means to add vigour to her apostolate, and a new awareness of the validity and possibility of her mission in the modern world with the modern means of communication.”
Fr Francis Dalmet, the Superior of the Community, profusely thanked every one for coming over and sharing our joy, and for constantly supporting the mission of the Pauline Family in the Archdiocese. He then invited them to a sumptuous meal prepared with lots of love.