Rogationists
The Congregation of Rogationists the Heart of Jesus (Latin: Congregation Rogationis a Corde Jesus, Religious symbol: RCJ ) is a Catholic religious order. The community name derives from the Latin word rogare ( = pray, pray ) from.
The Rogationists were in 1897 by St. Annibale Maria Di Francia ( 1851-1927 ) in Italy, founded in 1926 and officially recognized by the Pope as a congregation. Its members include priests and lay brothers.
The spirituality of the religious community is on the word of Jesus: " The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. " (Mt 9:37-38 and Lk 10:2) centered. As the community name already indicates, the Sacred Heart devotion plays a major role.
Currently (2006) maintains the religious houses in Albania, Italy, Poland, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, the United States, Rwanda, Cameroon, South Korea, India and the Philippines.
General Superiore
- Gaetano Ciranni (1974-1986)
- Cifuni Pietro (1986-1998)
- Giorgio Nalin (25 July 1998-2. August 2010)
- Ângelo Ademir Mezzari (since 2010)