Heritage and places

His message

We reflected a lot on the charism, on Don Pietro's message.

The centrality of the Christian family as a place of salvation and transmission of the faith emerged clearly; the model of small communities, a concrete way of educating to self-giving; communion between different vocations, as a mutual support for living in the presence of the Lord.

These are not customisable packages but an all-inclusive.
These are not customisable packages but an all-inclusive.

I would say that Don Pietro reiterated this to exhaustion:
“La famiglia cristiana si deve santificare, "The Christian family must be sanctified, because in the Christian family there is a whole plan of God's love. Our commitment which takes the form of community groups, our commitment to sanctify the family according to the Lord's command:" You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world "it tells us in which order we must walk"

And again: "A single community made up of many small families ", which are specific friendships, but all - all! - for holiness. All to do, all to give, all to love! "

"The future of the Church lies in these families who want to be the" small churches "or, better, the" big "churches where the Lord is loved, where all infiltrations are refused, where you can breathe the atmosphere of the Holy Spirit" .

Umberto Roversi
Night Thoughts
www.umbertoroversi.it

You are the new, true religious order of modern times 
in the practice of the evangelical counsels 
in the midst of the world at the service of the Parish. 
don Pietro Margini

Testament to the communities

For
Romano Onfiani
(to the Communities)


Sant’Ilario - Feast of the Holy Trinity 1973


My dearest children,
I don't know how much time I will have on earth. I don't want to leave without saying my thanks for your love and generosity. You know it: I loved you very much with the strength of a father who found it hard to hide the tenderness of a mother. We shared everything and in sacrifice we sought the glory of the Kingdom of God. We shared persecution and misunderstanding together in fidelity to a single ideal. Now it will not change but the way we work. I want to spend my Heaven doing good with you. I will be very close to you: to each and every one of you. Your every worry, your every pain will be a particular reason to be even closer to you. I will not leave you orphans because for the Gospel and in suffering I have generated you.

My recommendation, my precept is to remain closely united in a fervent charity that overcomes every division and every contrast.

Stay united and consider a temptation even that reason that appears to you of full justice and legitimacy if it leads you to disagree in some way.
Stay united because the ideal cannot fall. You are the new, true religious order of modern times in the practice of the evangelical counsels in the midst of the world at the service of the Parish.
Stay united: I leave Onfiani Romano as your leader. Obey him. He’ll do.

Raise your children in the love of God pushed to the point of self-sacrifice, so that what the Spirit has poured out into our hearts may continue.
May the Immaculate Heart of Mary obtain for you a wonderful blessing from the Lord.

To God!

Don Pietro

Be united among yourselves, nothing is worth dividing you. 
Give in willingly, deprive yourself of everything, but do not divide. 
don Pietro Margini

Testament to the parish

Sant’Ilario d’Enza 8 October 1977

To the whole community.

When you read this greeting of mine, I will already be by God's mercy in the place of peace and security, in full communion with my Lord in whom I believed and hoped.

Mine is not a detachment from you, but an increased union in charity. It will be possible for me to be closer to you and help you more. I assure you: with the deepest affection I will be present to each of you.

For many years we have suffered and fought together for the kingdom of God and we have tried to be witnesses of him. Continue with renewed ardor. God alone! Never too much for God.

Be united among yourselves, nothing is worth dividing you. Give in willingly, deprive yourself of everything, but do not part.

I repeat this to you: love each other in the Holy Heart of Jesus, love each other and forgive each other the defects, even those that seem more serious to you.

Be faithful to the core of your vocation, your commitment, raise your children with energy in love and fear of God.

I invoke upon you the greatest blessing and I say goodbye to you in the full light of Heaven.

Don Pietro

What it generated

The Familiaris Consortio Movement is an itinerary of Christian life founded by Fr. Pietro Margini, in which faithful of different states of life are recognized and share, in a concrete life of communion, the joy of faith and the commitment of witness, in a mutual enrichment for the building of the Church as the "Family of God".

This community dynamic is assumed in a particular way by the communities of families and the priestly community, by permanent deacons and consecrated persons, as well as by schools and by the educational path called Youth Movement.

The Tomb of Don Pietro

The Tomb of Don Pietro

Don Pietro was loved and recognized as a spiritual father by a multitude of people who sought him out, followed him and… recorded on magnetic tape!

Thanks to them we can hear his voice in homilies, catecheses, meetings, meditations held on the occasion of retreats and spiritual exercises.

In the years following his death, this audio material was digitized, transcribed and cataloged thanks to the work of numerous volunteers.

In 2011, the Don Pietro Margini Study Center was born, acquiring these documents together with those made available by his family.

The head of the Study Center is Maria Spaggiari, born in 1966, a spiritual daughter of Don Pietro. Together with some collaborators, she is constantly dedicated to the study, research and making available of the "writings" and "words" of the Servant of God.

This site is based on their work.

If you wish to deepen the life and figure of Don Pietro, contact:

centrostudidpm@familiarisconsortio.org

Don Pietro Margini space

A permanent space was inaugurated in Sant’Ilario d’Enza in 2017 that aims to represent the figure and work of this priest. The space is made up of different environments.

In the reception area it is possible to see and consult some biographical books and publications that the Centro Studi has edited over the years.

In the first two rooms the biography of Don Pietro is exhibited. Here it is possible to observe some objects belonging to him that symbolize the priesthood and the Eucharistic devotion. Continuing, there are also books from his personal library (they indicate his culture and his passion for studying) and some personal effects that recall modesty, the life dedicated to others, the title "Monsignore", his poor health. Also exhibited are the two original benches of the rectory in which Don Pietro held numerous meetings with young people.

A permanent space was inaugurated in Sant’Ilario d’Enza in 2017 that aims to represent the figure and work of this priest. The space is made up of different environments.

In the reception area it is possible to see and consult some biographical books and publications that the Centro Studi has edited over the years.

In the first two rooms the biography of Don Pietro is exhibited. Here it is possible to observe some objects belonging to him that symbolize the priesthood and the Eucharistic devotion. Continuing, there are also books from his personal library (they indicate his culture and his passion for studying) and some personal effects that recall modesty, the life dedicated to others, the title "Monsignore", his poor health. Also exhibited are the two original benches of the rectory in which Don Pietro held numerous meetings with young people.

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  • “È evidente come Don Pietro abbia vissuto il suo sacerdozio
    tra la vita delle persone, condividendo tutto. 
    In fondo, forse, è il segreto più prezioso che ci ha svelato.”
    Umberto Roversi

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