Blessed James Alberione

Our piety is first and foremost Eucharistic. Everything flows from the Master in the Eucharist as from a life-giving spring. Born from the tabernacle, it is here that the Pauline Family finds its nourishment, its life, its way of working, its sanctification. Everything—holiness and mission—comes from the Mass, Communion, and the Eucharistic Visit.

Blessed James Alberione’s Spirituality

Blessed James Alberione’s spirituality is founded on the Eucharist and the Word of God. His daily celebration of the Eucharist and the four or five hours he spent in adoration and contemplating the Word of God became the focal point of his day, sustaining an immensely hectic and active apostolic lifestyle. His holistic spirituality responds in a unique way to the yearnings of people today for healing and fulfillment.

Today, our society is troubled by a deep spiritual poverty and an inability to integrate the various aspects of life. Each of us has experienced times of fragmentation, when our thoughts lead us one way, and at the same time our feelings pull us in another direction. When this happens, we tend to ignore our feelings or we act against our better judgment instead of letting our actions take into account both what we feel and what we think. We make decisions based on the "role" we are playing at the moment—student, worker, parent, or shopper—rather than letting our words and decisions flow from the essence of who we are.

Alberione’s holistic approach challenges our tendency to break up our lives and to stuff the fragments into separate compartments where they never relate to each other. According to Alberione, Eucharistic adoration is a true encounter with Jesus, Way, Truth, and Life—Jesus who invites us to drop our masks in front of him and, in the comfort of his love, to come to appreciate and respect our deepest, truest selves. In the security of his love, we can open ourselves to the transforming power of his grace in all the areas of our lives, so that we can gradually become ever more faithful instruments of his love for transforming the world.

Excerpt from Life for the World by Marie Paul Curley, FSP. Life for the World offers a new way of Eucharistic adoration and includes 12 complete hours of adoration for personal and group use, as well as a rich treasury of popular Eucharistic prayers. Click here for information on how to obtain your own copy.

Home | www.alberione.org | Contact Us