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GUSTO MO NA VINCENTIAN CHARISM AND SPIRITUALITY

BANG UMUWI? BY: FR. VINCE ROBLES, CM

BY: SEM.SOC LEONARD CARDIÑO
Gospel: (Luke 4: 16-19)
“Jesus came to Nazareth where he had been reared, and entering the synagogue on the Sabbath
as he was in the habit of doing, he stood up to do the reading. When the book of the prophet
Isaiah was handed him, he unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
“The spirit of the Lord is upon me; therefore, he has anointed me. He has sent me to bring
good tidings of joy to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the
blind and release to prisoners, to announce a year of favor from the Lord.” Rolling up the
scroll he gave it back to the assistant and sat down. All in the synagogue had their eyes
fixed on him. Then he began by saying to them, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in
your hearing.”

As Vincentians, we do not depend You lack something being a Vincentian For seminarians, while still in
on the Lord Jesus who went up the hill, and you are just like a good social worker. formation, they have to observe and
healing. We are supposed to be, first, What makes you really a Vincentian, is learn the Vincentian life. First, learn
“Gusto ko nang umuwi.” [I want to evangelizers in words and actions. If we not only that you are working for the poor what good things you can get and go on
with the formation. Second, you have to
and organizing them, but you are there
do not possess those, we will not become
go home.] These words I usually uttered Harmonious relationship is quite a you to be. In community, you will still good Vincentians. We have to be poor praying for the community and doing look for the silver lining in every person.
when I felt the pressure of seminary cliché for impossibility. With different argue with your brothers and will in whatever mission we have and at the personal prayer even if you are tired, This means, that you have to look for the
life. My decision of responding to backgrounds, attitudes, upbringing continue to have misunderstanding. same time practicing the virtues. The and you have to pray for yourself and goodness in a person, because there you
the call was not really clear for me and intentions of seminarians, In your daily seminarian life, you virtue that we emphasize is not only the for other people. For St. Vincent, prayer can find so much in them instead of being
as of now. At times I felt the doubt harmony may seem like a dream. I will still experience a lot of moments Spirituality of St. Vincent but also for us was so important that all his children scandalized. Learn what is good and avoid
in my decision especially when I better look at it as understanding where you are dragging your feet to his followers. It is not just an ordinary imitate him. Also the relationship what is bad then practice the Vincentian
tried to look back on my past life the frailty of every person and the chapel just to pray. And several force but a spiritual force that really aids with the community where St. Vincent virtues of Simplicity, Humility, Meekness,
which is more often than not a life of complementing it with your own instances that you created your us to move forward and to be able to work emphasizes the virtues of Humility and Mortification, and Zeal. Patience and
satisfaction... temporary satisfaction. strengths. This may take us to the own sickness just to skip class and for Christ and the community. Secondly, simplicity which are the two are pillars of prayer life are so important that we really
as part of Vincentian spirituality, we have
a Vincentian. The Challenge we have now
have to pray whether we like it or not.
Living in a seminary is hard. A lot same destination but it will not assure sleep. Are these parts of the journey to be involved in the mission and if you as Vincentians is not the lack of prayer

of adjustment, “pakikisama”, and tons us of the same path to take. We are important, I still believe yes, they are! cannot go on a mission, involve yourself or lack of money in the community but In maintaining the Charism and
individuals who are unique in every
of patience. The situation wherein way, different from each other which As we are being formed, these in the seminary formation that is part how to cope amidst challenges and the Spirituality, one of my personal Strengths
you will sleep with your brothers in can lead to conflicts and struggles. frictions will help us smoothen our of the spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul. changing world in maintaining our vows. is the devotion to the Blessed Virgin

a common dormitory, take a shower edges and be malleable to formation. We always emphasize that we In this generation, it is very important Mary. I became a priest because of
the Blessed Mother and my devotion
together [though not within a single Misunderstanding is a common We might feel pain and low self-esteem Vincentians have two feet. One foot is that we have to maintain our Charism and to the miraculous medal. Without
cubicle], eat together, pray together ground for conflict and heated but this is just but a part of chipping off Vincentian and the other foot diocesan. Spirituality. Priests and brothers are being her, I will never be what I am now.
and more of togetherness. Sometimes arguments in our batch. We tend to our unvalued part exposing the jewel That means we are Diocesan in action trained for many years in the ways and
I get fed up with their indifferences, tackle issues that seemingly are rooted that lies beneath it. And if you are but Religious in Spirituality and in life of St. Vincent. The most important
individualistic attitude and more so in misunderstanding of both parties. still in doubt of Gods’ plan for you... community life. We need to be in a in our community is how each one can
of their competitiveness especially He may take your action differently maybe it is time to drink “Patience community that is why we live together, learn to live the Vincentian Spirituality
when it comes to task and study. when correcting him in his ways Pill” so as to gain ton of patience. and pray together. We are Secular, because and Charism. Sometimes we are affected
But what can I do, I need to live and as a result he will point out to For Gods’ time is not our time and we get involved in the parishes, work in by our country’s situation, but we should
with them... to be in a community. you your own wrongdoings. And the this only means if you have the desire the missions, and involve with the people not get lost. The true Vincentian knows

that’s why we are always with the people.
how to manage in changing his attitudes,
Struggles are part of the formation cycle of pointing fingers to who is the to go home then you should stay. By That will be the mission all the time which is the most important thing in
means of this, your perseverance
most wronged seems to be endless.
and it should be taken as a formative shall be tested and your intentions for a Vincentian. Priests have different our vocation. We Vincentian priests and
tool. A formandus should use it as The list of different kinds of will be purified. Now... the question visions, but that is very basic. Even if we brothers are known in the way we live,
shaping and sharpening instrument conflicts will go on and on. But the is “Gusto mo na bang umuwi?” have different visions, we have only one the way we preach, how we talk, the
common mission and that is to evangelize
way we treat people and we are being
to hone his personality and be a question is “Do you want to go home the prisoners, the sick, and many others recognized by those qualities we possess
better person. However, to attain such now?” Are you ready to give up your and this is our very spirituality. Another because that is our mark or stamp. One
paradigm means he should be mature priestly vocation and deviate to is prayer life. If you are a Vincentian, you that marks us for being a Vincentian is
enough to balance his heightened another vocation? Doubt is inevitable work hard and if you do not pray, then you not just to live poverty but also to live
emotion. With the hardship in attaining and oftentimes you will question your are not really a Vincentian. We have to be in generosity. This means that we also
this kind of paradigm, homogeneity vocation. You will continue to ask prayerful, we have to pray all the time and have to give in many different ways.

of our relationship is far from reality. yourself if truly this is what God called this is more practical than anything else.
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