{"id":4532,"date":"2025-09-28T09:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:15:45","slug":"saint-joseph-allamano-8-holiness-and-the-something-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/saint-joseph-allamano-8-holiness-and-the-something-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Joseph Allamano: 8. Holiness and the \u201csomething more\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/consolataafrica.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cent_cover-ENG.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe search for quality of life, the effort to do well the good and thus be \u201cextraordinary in the ordinary\u201d, the \u201cactive silence\u201d, the energy and enthusiasm, were always the characteristic aspects of his style of holiness which, speaking to his missionaries, he then qualified as \u201cour holiness\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>These words introduce the eighth meditation on the journey of preparation for the Centenary of the birth into heaven of Saint Giuseppe Allamano (16 February 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Founder felt he was asking the members of the Institute for \u201csomething more\u201d and a higher quality of life, precisely by virtue of their specific missionary vocation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See below the full text of the eighth reflection for the month of October.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div\n    class='wp-block-pdfp-pdf-poster  alignnone'\n    id='block-1'\n    data-attributes='{&quot;uniqueId&quot;:&quot;pdfp2df76d7d&quot;,&quot;file&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/consolataafrica.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/CENT-08-ENG-Holiness-and-the-something-more.pdf&quot;,&quot;adobeOptions&quot;:{&quot;showDownloadPDF&quot;:true,&quot;showPrintPDF&quot;:true,&quot;showAnnotationTools&quot;:true,&quot;showFullScreen&quot;:false,&quot;embedMode&quot;:&quot;SIZED_CONTAINER&quot;,&quot;updated&quot;:true},&quot;CSS&quot;:&quot;.pdfp2df76d7dbtn {background: #2271b1; 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