A Need for a Procure in Rome
Since the beginning of its existence, the Congregation sent some of its young members to study philosophy and theology in Rome and Louvain.
In 1900, the Congregation was directly dependent on the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. That is why the Superior General residing in Brussels decided to send a procurator to represent him in Rome.
In 1904, Albert Misonne (1877-1937) was appointed as Procurator and arrive in Rome the same year.
In January 1909, Misonne mentions in a letter to the Superior General that he found a good site to build a procure that could also serve as a study house. The plot was a part of the Villa Lante, a property of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, who were willing to sell this plot. The plot, about 2000 m2, is situated at the end of the Via San Francesco di Sales, behind the big Regina Cœli prison along the Tiber. The place is quiet, isolated, on the hillside of the Janiculum, twenty minutes away from the University of the Propaganda.
A certain Leopold Servais (1876- 1960), a lawyer in Mons in Belgium, contacted by the brother of Misonne, agreed to buy the site and build a house that the Congregation could rent.
A Missionary College in Rome
In October 1910, the rector and the students settled down at the College. In December of the same year, the vicar general of the diocese of Rome and another monsignore inspector gave their approval about the house and allowed them to celebrate Mass in their chapel. The next day, on the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, Misonne blessed the house and said the first mass in the chapel.
On September 21, 1931, a royal decree was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale del Regno d’Italia, announcing that the Italian State acknowledged the legal status of the Missionary College
The Servais Donation
On June 13, 1932, Leopold Servais donated the Missionary College – site and building - to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The main reason for this act of generosity was probably Servais’ deep faith, his great respect for the work of the missionaries, and his great esteem for the proclamation of the Good News of Our Lord to the non-Christians.
At the entrance of the Missionary College, on the wall of the gate giving access to the inner courtyard, a commemorative plaque is fixed as a sign of gratitude to the family Servais. On the plaque, we read:
VILLINO EMMANUELE SERVAIS
Procura CONGR. DEL CUORE
IMMACULATO DI MARIA SCHEUT
The Missionary College today
From 1974 to 1978, the Procure also served to accommodate guests. After this intermezzo, the procure became a Missionary College again, until now.
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General Guidelines for Initial Formation (Pdf)
Resources for Ongoing Formation
Ongoing formation helps us realize that the corporate service we have to render to mission requires that we be expansive, spiritually robust, well-informed, and competent. This implies that we have to set apart time for ourselves. This is not a “lost time” or a time “stolen from the mission.” He who gets lost in activism risks getting lost completely and thus render poor service to himself and the mission.
Forms of Ongoing Formation
- Personal readings
- Recollections and Retreats
- Short Courses and sessions
- Sabbaticals
Ongoing formation at different stages of life and in particular circumstances
- Entering the Ministry
- Mid-Life Transition
- Advanced Age
- Changing activity or Place of Activity
- Trials of Life
General Guidelines for Initial formation (pdf)
Each confrere in initial formation carries the primary responsibility for his own formation. With the help of the Lord and the accompaniment of the formation team, he tries to grow in his vocation.
Initial Formation in CICM has three stages:
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Prenovitiate
The Prenovitiate is an integral part of Initial Formation, although the prenovices are not yet members of the Congregation. The Prenovitiate is the preparatory stage before entering into the Novitiate.
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Novitiate
The novitiate prepares the novice for total commitment, through a public consecration to God, in service of the mission entrusted to the Institute. It tests the resolution and suitability of the novice.
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Postnovitiate
The stage of the Postnovitiate consists of two periods (the Graduate Program of Studies and Internship) which prepare the young members to their missionary ministry.
Want to join us?
Our communities are open to welcome and support young men interested in CICM Charism to help them deepen their vocational discernment in our religious family.
For more information, you can contact the CICM communities near you.
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LAC- LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN
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