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The Union of Catholic Apostolate
The experience of the God of love and mercy opened St. Vincent Pallotti to the needs of the Church. In the signs of the times, he was able to read the will of God. On January 9th, 1835, he responded to the inspiration he received by founding the Union of Catholic Apostolate, in which the baptized participate in the mission of the Church as the realization of a common goal. Vincent Pallotti expresses his idea in the following words: “The Catholic Apostolate, that is, the universal apostolate, which is common to all classes of people, consists in doing all that one must and can do for the great glory of God and for one’s own salvation and that of one’s neighbor.”
On April 4th, 1835, the Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Carlo Odescalchi, gave “ever blessing to the Pious Union of Catholic Apostolate.” In May of 1835, Vincent Pallotti issued his first appeal to the people of Rome, in which he presented the idea of the foundation and invited priests and lay faithful to participate. On July 11th of the same year, Pope Gregory XVI gave his approval.
After the death of the Founder, the Union of Catholic Apostolate, which originally consisted of a group of priests, religious, and lay faithful, has experienced a continuous and organic development. On October 28, 2003, the Union of Catholic Apostolate was declared an International Public Association of the Faithful by a decree of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
Today, the Union of Catholic Apostolate (Unio Apostolatus Catholici: UAC) understands itself as a “communion of the faithful who, united with God and with one another in accordance with the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti, promote the co-responsibility of all the baptized to revive faith and rekindle charity in the Church and in the world, and to bring all to unity in Christ” (UAC General Statutes, n. 1) The Union unites all who are inspired by the apostolic ideals of the founder: the communities founded by St. Vincent Pallotti or which were founded more recently, as well as lay faithful, committed as individuals, or organized in groups and communities. All form one family with a common lifestyle and are dedicated to today’s challenges of the universal apostolate.
In order to bring to full realization the vision of St. Vincent Pallotti and to render this vision relevant to the needs of our time, the Union of Catholic Apostolate lives according to their General Statutes which express the nature of Pallotti’s foundation, guarantee its unity, and present guidelines for the spiritual and apostolic life. The members obligate themselves to grow in faith and love and to promote those initiatives which realize the mission entrusted to the Pallottine foundation. The Union of Catholic Apostolate is the expression of a new way to live and serve together. The Union offers to all, especially to the young, a way to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
On April 4th, 1835, the Cardinal Vicar of Rome, Carlo Odescalchi, gave “ever blessing to the Pious Union of Catholic Apostolate.” In May of 1835, Vincent Pallotti issued his first appeal to the people of Rome, in which he presented the idea of the foundation and invited priests and lay faithful to participate. On July 11th of the same year, Pope Gregory XVI gave his approval.
After the death of the Founder, the Union of Catholic Apostolate, which originally consisted of a group of priests, religious, and lay faithful, has experienced a continuous and organic development. On October 28, 2003, the Union of Catholic Apostolate was declared an International Public Association of the Faithful by a decree of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
Today, the Union of Catholic Apostolate (Unio Apostolatus Catholici: UAC) understands itself as a “communion of the faithful who, united with God and with one another in accordance with the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti, promote the co-responsibility of all the baptized to revive faith and rekindle charity in the Church and in the world, and to bring all to unity in Christ” (UAC General Statutes, n. 1) The Union unites all who are inspired by the apostolic ideals of the founder: the communities founded by St. Vincent Pallotti or which were founded more recently, as well as lay faithful, committed as individuals, or organized in groups and communities. All form one family with a common lifestyle and are dedicated to today’s challenges of the universal apostolate.
In order to bring to full realization the vision of St. Vincent Pallotti and to render this vision relevant to the needs of our time, the Union of Catholic Apostolate lives according to their General Statutes which express the nature of Pallotti’s foundation, guarantee its unity, and present guidelines for the spiritual and apostolic life. The members obligate themselves to grow in faith and love and to promote those initiatives which realize the mission entrusted to the Pallottine foundation. The Union of Catholic Apostolate is the expression of a new way to live and serve together. The Union offers to all, especially to the young, a way to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Union of Catholic Apostolate consists of consecrated religious as well as lay faithful and is established in many countries around the world. An order of priests and brothers and two orders of sisters are established in the spirituality of St. Vincent Pallotti, and all members of those communities are members of the Union:
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