“All the more so as missionaries,” said St. Joseph Allamano, “we must know how to enter into the mystery of the cross” (This I want you to be n. 136).” In a certain way, we must be ‘experts’ in its mystery of salvation and in the suffering of the poor”.
“How can I immerse myself in the lives of the people, in the tangle of suffering that accompanies so many peoples in today’s world, and become a voice of hope and consolation, a proclamation of salvation, without following the same path that Jesus travelled?”
These quotes are taken from the seventh meditation on the journey of preparation for the Centenary of the birth into heaven of Saint Giuseppe Allamano (16 February 2026).
“The Crucified One is the model for those who must carry out mission and unite the human family (“when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself” Jn 12:32). In fact, unity with the other is not possible without “I” emptying myself of myself. The only thing that has to stay in me is love.”
See below the full text of the seventh reflection for the month of September.
Access all the reflections, in different languages, at giuseppeallamano.consolata.org
