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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Collegium Americanum (1959.10.11)
The allocution of John XXIII at the Pontifical North American College on 11 October 1959 marks the centenary of the College and offers praise for its history, its alumni, and the flourishing condition of the Church in the United States. He exalts Marian patronage, recalls favors of Pius IX, Leo XIII, Pius XI, and Pius XII, lauds the “vigorous faith” and charitable activism of American Catholics, highlights the growth of dioceses, schools, universities, and social works, and presents the College as a privileged instrument for forming clergy in Rome for service in the United States; he concludes by announcing progress in the cause of Elizabeth Seton and by imparting his “apostolic” blessing.
Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Ordinem Benedictinum (1959.09.25)
The text is a Latin allocution of John XXIII, delivered on 25 September 1959 at the Anselmianum on the Aventine, addressing the Abbot Primate and numerous abbots and members of the Benedictine Order. He warmly congratulates them, recalls the historical merits of St. Benedict and his monks in evangelizing and civilizing Europe, exhorts fidelity to “ora et labora,” extols the Divine Office as the heart of monastic life, praises their cultural, educational, missionary, and pastoral works across the world, and urges them to preserve unity while being open to “new technical inventions” and “new apostolic initiatives.” He crowns this with a moralizing citation from Thomas à Kempis and his “apostolic blessing.”
Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Canonicos Regulares S. Augustini (1959.05.26)
In this short allocution of 26 May 1959, John XXIII congratulates the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine on the 900th anniversary of the Lateran Synod of Nicholas II, recalls the historical reform and growth of their institute, evokes the prestigious figures of Eugene IV and Saint Lawrence Giustiniani from San Giorgio in Alga, and rejoices over the newly established federation of the four congregations, the appointment of an Apostolic-See-approved Abbot Primate, and the election of a new Abbot General. He exhorts them, in mild devotional language, to follow the rule of Saint Augustine, to love truth, unity, charity, and to be fervent in spirit.
Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Primum Ciceronianum Conventum (1959.04.11)
Pietro Roncalli, already as the newly elected John XXIII, briefly greets participants of an international Ciceronian congress in Rome (April 7, 1959). He praises their dedication to classical Latin studies, cites Cicero’s humanistic encomium of letters, laments the neglect of the humanities in favour of technocratic “calculations and machines,” and extols Cicero as a precursor of higher moral culture, whose wisdom allegedly prepared the way for the Gospel and nourished saints such as Augustine. The text culminates in a pious-sounding wish that the congress members, inspired by ancient wisdom, may prefer enduring goods to vain hopes, accompanied by a perfunctory blessing.
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