EUROPE/ITALY - Opera Don Orione: Rev. Flavio Peloso new Director General. Miguel Esser from Chile new Co-ordinator general of Orione lay movement

Tuesday, 6 July 2004

Ariccia (Fides Service) - This morning 6 July the 12th chapter general of the of the Sons of Divine Providence elected a new Director General in the person of Rev. Flavio Peloso, 7th successor of Saint Luigi Orione canonised on 16 May this year. Rev Flavio Peloso, replying to the question put Don Roberto Simionato, Chapter president and outgoing general director if he would accept the election, said: "With the help of God and with your help I accept". The Chapter opened on 21 June will close on 17 July
During the general co-ordination meeting on 3 July a new general co-ordinator was elected for the Movimento Laicale Orionino: Miguel Esser, aged 48 from Sanitago in Chile, married and father of 3 children food industry technician and former Don Orione school pupil. The directing team for the Movimento Laicale Orionino was elected by 13 national representatives comprising the central co-ordination.
The Movimento Laicale Orionino (MLO) brings together a vast constellation of lay associations, groups and categories which lives the ideals of life of Don Orione in their particular situation of life. They share with the Famiglia Orionina the same mission to "renew and unite in Jesus Christ man and society bringing to the Church and to the Pope the heart of the little ones and the poor, the working classes through works of charity". Today Movimento has spread like the Famiglia Orionina to about 30 different countries. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 6/7/2004 - Righe 17; Parole 233)


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