St. Hannibal got so surprised when finally he found the inspiration he already had received during adoration, right in the words of Jesus:
“The harvest is great, but the laborers are few! Pray (in latin Rogate) therefore the owner of the harvest, so that he will send laborers into his harvest” (Mt. 9, 37-38; Lk 10,2).
While still very young, St. Hannibal had the intuition by divine inspiration on the importance of prayer in the pastoral care for vocations, even before discovering its origin from the Gospel.
As a young priest, St. Hannibal met Zancone, a young beggar, half blind, and asked him “Do you know the things of God?”. He answered: “And who will teach that to me?”. St. Hannibal said: “I’ll be visiting you”. Zancone lived in Avignone, a very poor area, and from that time on, St. Hannibal started going there continuously.
On May 28, Br. Eduardo Rodríguez López renewed his temporary vows, at the Eucharistic Celebration in our seminary in Tonalá, Mexico. Some relatives of Eduardo, along with some friends and benefactors, participated in the Mass and the dinner that followed.
Fr Manesh Thomas RCI, Delegate of the Superior of the Delegation Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fr Antonio Fiorenza RCI received his vows on behalf of the Congregation. We entrust Brother Eduardo to the love of God so that this year of religious life may be for him and for all a living sign of the presence of the risen Christ among us.
The mission of the Rogationists in the Rogate Center is to promote vocations through activities and publications of various kinds, but especially through “Vocations and Prayer” magazine.
In Sanger, a city nearby Fresno, CA, the Rogationist Seminary welcomes men discerning vocations to the priesthood. Our goal is to assist them spiritually and financially.
