Rome: Augustinian General Chapter concludes

The Augustinian General Chapter concluded in Rome on Saturday, 14 September, 2013. The newly-elected General Prior, Fr Alejandro Moral Antón, expressed his gratitude for the friendship and fraternal love of his confreres, and said that as Prior General, he would like to have the scripture passage: 'Be compassionate as your Father in heaven is compassionate' (Luke 6: 36) as the theme of these next six years. He stressed the need to recognize Augustinian's place in the world as "men who follow the Gospel of Christ and the Rule and specifically mentioned the need for humility in our leadership roles remembering that 'the greatest must become the least' (Luke 22:26) and that 'those who have positions of authority should not deem themselves fortunate to have dominance over someone' (Rule of St Augustine, 7).

The General Prior presented a 10 point plan of the province: 1. Prayer and Spirituality as a priority in the religious dimension of our life; 2. Encourage common life in all of its dimensions; 3) Strengthen our vocational and pastoral approach to ministry; 4) Initial and Ongoing Formation; 5)Respond from the Gospel to the needs and challenges of the world today; 6) Revise some of the structures of the order by creating more opportunities for transparency; 7) Promote studies in the Order; 8) Continue to be attentive to the Contemplative sisters of our Augustinian Family; 9) Continue to support the Augustinian Lay movement especially the youth; 10) Reinforce our ways and structures of communication.

The following Friars were elected to serve the Order for the next six years: Vicar General and Assistant General for North America: Joseph Farrell, OSA (Villanova); Assistant General for Africa Edward Daleng (Nigeria); Assistant General for Latin America: Eduardo Patricio Villaba Suárez [Quito, Ecuador]; Assistant General for Asia/Pacific: Michael Anthony Banks [Australia]; Assistant General for Northern Europe: Franz Klein [Germany]; Assistant General for Southern Europe: Luis Marín de San Martin [Spain]. The following Friars were elected to serve in particular offices of the General Curia: Miguel Angel Juarez [Spain] Procurator General; Matthias Hecht [Germany] Treasurer General; John R. Flynn [Villanova] Secretary General.

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