The New General of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit was elected: Fr. Arnold Chrapkowski OSPPE, former Vicar General of the Order.
The selection was made today , i.e. On Thursday, March 6th , during the meeting at Jasna Góra of the General Chapter of the Order.
Arnold Marek Chrapkowski is 46 years old, (SUPER SUPER YOUNG, the youngest in our entire history!!!!!) and was born on 28th April 1968 in the diocese of Pelplin .
Made his first religious profession on 8th September 1988 , and perpetual profession on July 30th, 1993. He was ordained June 18th, 1994 year. He is a doctor of canon law .
Fr. Chrapkowski is the 86th General of the Pauline Order. He replaced Fr Isidore Matuszewski OSPPE, who served as general since 2002, for two terms, i.e. for 12 years.
6 years ago, February 26th 2008, Father Arnold Chrapkowski was elected Vicar General of the Order. The Vicar serves as the closest collaborator of, and also the deputy to the General of the Order.
Fr. Chrapkowski, during this year's session of the General Chapter, was elected President of the Chapter, or a person who after passing the general office, prefered by the fathers and brothers, has full and supreme authority until a new general is elected.
Shortly after the election, in the historic Library of Jasna Góra, The Fathers and Brothers gathered to participate in the ceremony of his assumption into office as the new Master of the Order .
Then, at midday, the fathers and brothers gathered in the Chapel of Our Lady, to participate in prayer and entrusted new general to the B.V.M. After the announcement of the name of the new General of the Order, everyone sang as thanksgiving the 'Te Deum '. Then, the new Master of the Order, Fr. Chrapkowski spoke.
"Venerable Fathers and Brothers in our Pauline vocation , dear faithful of the Lord Jesus Christ who gathered in front of the Miraculous Image Of Mary of Częstochowa, yesterday we started our rite of the imposition of ashes, the time of Lent. Today, fathers and brothers gathered at the General Chapter commissioned me to the office of the supreme moderator of the Pauline Order. This selection, together with the ashes I accepted yesterday on my head . This office, which I accepted, not for my own glory , but to remember all the time that I am dust and to dust I shall return, and this is what I have been commissioned for, it is not for my own sake, but for the sake of the religious community, which I now head " .
"I accept responsibility for the Order with a huge heritage and at this point I would like to embrace the memory and prayer all my religious brothers scattered around the world in 17 countries , in 71 monasteries and homes of our Order. What is outsourced to the General Chapter, it is not the only choice, but it is primarily a look. A look through the eyes of contemporary history and heritage of our Order. The Order does not create from now on, we assume the great history and we want to move in the present. The motto of our Chapter is fidelity to the heritage of Blessed John Paul II and the Servant of God, Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski . We want to listen to their voice, this voice heard on the new reality, always with the Miraculous Icon of the Virgin of Jasna Góra . In this image is typed the vocation of every Pauline, in the image we have entered our life and our ministry."
"I wish to express my profound gratitude to the Fathers of the previous generals , ranging from Fr George Tomzińskiego , by Father John Nalaskowskiego , Father Joseph Platek , Father Stanislaus Turek , to the Father Isidore Matuszewski . I am grateful to these men and pray for the good that each of them has inscribed in our Pauline Order and humbly ask you gathered here and my brother too, that we as Paulines, are always Faithful to this vocation. May she [B. V. M.] supports us and helps . All of you, pray for the General Chapter of the Order and for all, that we are able to give a relevant testimony to life and bring joy to other humans by being (living???) the Gospel . God bless you . "
After the speech, Latin antiphon ' Monsters Te esse Matrem ' was sung in the presence of the miracoulus icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa- ' Show unto us Mother ' .
The selection was made today , i.e. On Thursday, March 6th , during the meeting at Jasna Góra of the General Chapter of the Order.
Arnold Marek Chrapkowski is 46 years old, (SUPER SUPER YOUNG, the youngest in our entire history!!!!!) and was born on 28th April 1968 in the diocese of Pelplin .
Made his first religious profession on 8th September 1988 , and perpetual profession on July 30th, 1993. He was ordained June 18th, 1994 year. He is a doctor of canon law .
Fr. Chrapkowski is the 86th General of the Pauline Order. He replaced Fr Isidore Matuszewski OSPPE, who served as general since 2002, for two terms, i.e. for 12 years.
6 years ago, February 26th 2008, Father Arnold Chrapkowski was elected Vicar General of the Order. The Vicar serves as the closest collaborator of, and also the deputy to the General of the Order.Fr. Chrapkowski, during this year's session of the General Chapter, was elected President of the Chapter, or a person who after passing the general office, prefered by the fathers and brothers, has full and supreme authority until a new general is elected.
Shortly after the election, in the historic Library of Jasna Góra, The Fathers and Brothers gathered to participate in the ceremony of his assumption into office as the new Master of the Order .
Then, at midday, the fathers and brothers gathered in the Chapel of Our Lady, to participate in prayer and entrusted new general to the B.V.M. After the announcement of the name of the new General of the Order, everyone sang as thanksgiving the 'Te Deum '. Then, the new Master of the Order, Fr. Chrapkowski spoke.
"Venerable Fathers and Brothers in our Pauline vocation , dear faithful of the Lord Jesus Christ who gathered in front of the Miraculous Image Of Mary of Częstochowa, yesterday we started our rite of the imposition of ashes, the time of Lent. Today, fathers and brothers gathered at the General Chapter commissioned me to the office of the supreme moderator of the Pauline Order. This selection, together with the ashes I accepted yesterday on my head . This office, which I accepted, not for my own glory , but to remember all the time that I am dust and to dust I shall return, and this is what I have been commissioned for, it is not for my own sake, but for the sake of the religious community, which I now head " .
"I accept responsibility for the Order with a huge heritage and at this point I would like to embrace the memory and prayer all my religious brothers scattered around the world in 17 countries , in 71 monasteries and homes of our Order. What is outsourced to the General Chapter, it is not the only choice, but it is primarily a look. A look through the eyes of contemporary history and heritage of our Order. The Order does not create from now on, we assume the great history and we want to move in the present. The motto of our Chapter is fidelity to the heritage of Blessed John Paul II and the Servant of God, Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski . We want to listen to their voice, this voice heard on the new reality, always with the Miraculous Icon of the Virgin of Jasna Góra . In this image is typed the vocation of every Pauline, in the image we have entered our life and our ministry."
"I wish to express my profound gratitude to the Fathers of the previous generals , ranging from Fr George Tomzińskiego , by Father John Nalaskowskiego , Father Joseph Platek , Father Stanislaus Turek , to the Father Isidore Matuszewski . I am grateful to these men and pray for the good that each of them has inscribed in our Pauline Order and humbly ask you gathered here and my brother too, that we as Paulines, are always Faithful to this vocation. May she [B. V. M.] supports us and helps . All of you, pray for the General Chapter of the Order and for all, that we are able to give a relevant testimony to life and bring joy to other humans by being (living???) the Gospel . God bless you . "
After the speech, Latin antiphon ' Monsters Te esse Matrem ' was sung in the presence of the miracoulus icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa- ' Show unto us Mother ' .
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