• Province of the Epiphany of the Lord (NA), India: Dantees Karikandathil - 03 May; Shinu T. Kaichiramattathil - 04 May; Shinson Puliyamthottiyil - 05 May; Rajesh Cheriyan Ummikuzhiyil - 06 May; Jacob Malkias - 10 May.
• Province of the Assumption of the BMV (BA), India: Bala Showrz Rudrapagu- 19 April; Jesudas Arackaparambil - 20 April; Mark Arun Kumar D'Souza -22 April; Daniel Prakash D'Souza - 22 April; Gnana Sikamnai - 27 April; Dayakar Marneni - 29 April; Jaya Paul Michael - 05 May; Sam Ferix Antony - 06 May; Leo Antony - 20 May.
• Region of Lumen Christi (RA), India: Ranjit Kumar Aind – 25 April; Sarat Kumar Nayak – 14 April.
• On 15 May in Oltarzew, Poland, the following confreres will be ordained priests:
  - Province of Christ the King (WA): Błażej Benisz, Rafał Czekalewski, Dominik Kaczmarek, Przemysław Krakowczyk, Grzegorz Kurp, Slavomír Peklanský, Krystian Piotrowski, Mirosław Rowicki, Michał Siennicki, Radoslav Varga, Grzegorz Wiktor
  - Province of the Annunciation of the Lord (PN): Łukasz Kluska, Grzegorz Łysek, Aliaksander Sushynski.

Perpetual Consecrations

• On 22 May, the following confreres will make their perpetual consecration: Alexandro Miola, Alison Valduga, Fabio Junior Batistella, José Carlos Hahn, Jurandir Goulart Soares and Salvador Leandro Barbosa of the Brazilian Province of Santa Maria (SM).
• On 30 May 2010, the following confreres from the Province of the Epiphany of the Lord (NA) will make their perpetual consecration: Jose Reechus, Rojan Jose Panamkudy, Thomas Varkey Kottoorchaniyil.
• On 31 May 2010, the following confreres from the Province of the Assumption of the BMV (BA) will make their perpetual consecration: George Edwin, Ignatius Justin Dhiraviam, Illango Joseph Antony Raja, John Paul Polishetti, John Prakash Pereira, Joji Babu Tuneti, Jose Domingo Carvalho, Kuyili Abraham Durai, Laban Nanduri, Manuel Fernandes, Naveen Prakash D'Souza e Thomas Simon Lobo.

From 14 to 16 April 2010, the second meeting of the Directors of the Pallotti Institutes, organised by the General Secretariat for Formation, was held in the Generalate with the participation of Fr. Jacob Nampudakam (General Secretary for Formation), Fr. Jan Kupka (ISVP-Rome), Fr. Mariusz Malkiewicz (Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland), Fr. Angelo Londero (Santa Maria, Brazil), Fr. Ulrich Scherer (Vallendar, Germany), Fr. Paul Chandrankunnel, substitute of Fr. Henry Angel (Mysore, India), Fr. Stanislaw Stawicki (Cenacle, Rome), Fr. Josef Vikoler (General Archive, Rome), Fr. Norbert Hannappel (General Archive, Rome) and Ms Serenella Morandotti (ISVP, Rome).
The principle scopes of every Pallotti Institute remain always research, study, formation, propagation and promotion of the life, work, charism and spirituality of St. Vincent Pallotti in every part of the Pallottine world. During this meeting the participants elaborated the general guidelines for the development of the different Pallotti Institutes. The existing Institutes are: Rome – ISVP ("Mother" Institute), Santa Maria (Brazil), Konstancin – Jeziorna (Poland), Vallendar (Germany) and the Institutes in the process of development are: Mysore (India) and Yaoundé (Cameroon). Fr. Mariusz Malkiewicz, member of the General Secretariat for Formation, was given the responsibility of coordinating the common initiatives of the Pallotti Institutes in our Society.

On 15 April 2010, the second annual meeting promoted by St. Vincent Pallotti Institute in Rome was held on the theme "The priestly formation based on the example of the conferences organised by Pallotti". At the beginning, the speaker – Fr. Jan Kupka SAC – underlined that priestly formation demands continuous updating due to the many challenges that the modern society is facing today. The reflection on this theme was particularly relevant in this Year for the Priests which undertook many initiatives of study and prayer. The whole conference could be summarised under three themes: the priestly formation of Pallotti, his initiatives in promoting the formation of the Roman Clergy and the principle points of Pallotti on priestly formation. Vincent Pallotti, the Roman priest – affirmed the speaker – represented the figure of the Roman Clergy and belonged to a group of well-formed priests in the first half of the 19th century. With doctorates in Philosophy and Theology, he worked for ten years as academic professor in the Sapienza University. He promoted the moral culture by participating actively in the discussion on moral issues. He was convinced that a good priestly formation would be the foundation for the holiness of the priests and for their apostolic effectiveness. He said: "it is not enough that the priests are holy, they must be also learned" (OOCC I, p. 171). Educate and being educated was his way of imitating Jesus Christ who "grew to maturity and was filled with wisdom" (Lk 2, 40). Pallotti, right from the beginning of this priestly ministry, worked hard for the ongoing formation of the Clergy. His initiatives included the Marian Mass for the Ecclesiastics and the weekly conferences of Thursday for the priests, initiated from 1839 in the Neapolitan church of the Holy Spirit. These two initiatives were directed towards the deepening of the understanding of Church doctrines and the spiritual renewal of priests. These steps taken by Pallotti constitute a solid Christological foundation for the formation of priests since it helps to learn to imitate Jesus Christ in collaboration with other priests who are also striving towards the realisation of the same initiatives.

In the month of March 2010, n. 23/2010 of the Periodical "Apostolato Universale" was sent out to all the subscribers and Pallottine communities. This issue consists of 80 pages and contains historical information and contributions on the spirituality of Vincent Pallotti. One text of great historical importance is the funeral eulogy of St. Vincent Pallotti. The characteristic note of the Pallottine spirituality finds its expression in the article on the history of the Hospice of Danzia and in the conferences given during the meeting of study in 2009: the figures of Judith and Mary in the spirituality of Pallotti and sanctity in the light of the canticle "Benedictus". This issue is concluded with the Pallottine bibliography and a summary of the thesis on the Mount of Perfection of St. John of the Cross elaborated and spread by Pallotti. We hope that the reading of the texts of this issue may inspire the followers and friends of Vincent Pallotti to revive their union with God and strengthen their apostolic commitment.