Vincenza Arbore
President of the Association Luisa Piccarreta
April 22, 2025
“160th Anniversary of the Birth of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta - Conference - Corato, April 22-23-24, 2025”
Dearest brothers and sisters, a warm greeting in the Risen Lord.
As President of the Luisa Piccarreta P.F.D.V. Association, on my behalf and on behalf of the entire Association, I welcome you to this conference, which has been highly desired on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the birth of our beloved Luisa Piccarreta.
I express my gratitude and welcome to His Excellency Monsignor Patricio Buzon, Bishop in the Philippines, who honors us with his presence; to all the priests present (Fr. Luigi Borriello, Fr. Gabriel Marie, Fr. David Padron, Don Marco Cannavò, Fr. Carlos Massieu, Asoy, Raymon, Villarias, Don Bernardo Acuña, Fr. Dave Leon); to the representatives of civil institutions (mayor,…); and to you, consecrated sisters and brothers and laypeople.
On this 160th anniversary, which falls within the Jubilee Year, as pilgrims of hope, you have come from all over the world: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, the Philippines, France, Germany, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Poland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Italy. This desire to gather here in Corato fully expresses the theme we have chosen for this Conference: “The Divine Will, Fountain of Unity.”
Jesus says to Luisa: “Living in my Will means possessing the fountain of unity of the light of my Will, with all the fullness of the effects contained within it.”
And this is precisely my wish: that these days of reflection, dialogue, and sharing may be an opportunity for spiritual growth, personal enrichment, and fraternal communion—and that they may help us to become more and more a Family, the great Family of the Divine Will, which, as a daughter of the Church, walks within the Church, united, toward the possession of the fountain of the unity of the light of His Most Holy Will.