Seen as an old place-holder, Angelo Roncalli was elected pope as a compromise between two factions until someone else might be eligible. He was expected to die in a few years and did. But first, he ushered in the Second Vatican Council, revolutionizing the Church and bringing it into the modern world.

Wednesday, June 10th Session
We will discuss the following sections…

• 1895-1900: In the Seminary at Bergamo

• #1: “Rules of life to be observed . . .”
• #2: “Resolutions made during the Spiritual Exercises”
• #4: “Spiritual notes”
  > “27 February, 1898” – “20 March, Sunday, during retreat”
  > “1 May, Sunday”
  > “19 July, Tuesday”
  > “27 July, Wednesday”
  > “17 September, Saturday” – “1 October, Saturday”
• #6: “Maxims derived from meditations during the retreat, 1898”

• 1901-1903: In the Seminary in Rome

• #11: “Spiritual retreat, 28 April, 1901.”
• #14: “Spiritual notes”
  > “1 January, 1903” – “16 January”
  > “22 January”
  > “20 February” – “12 April, Easter Day”
  > “29 April”
• #18: “JMJ! During the retreat in preparation for the ordination to the diaconate”

Wednesday, June 17th Session
We will discuss the following sections… (#19-36)

• 1904: The Year of My Ordination as Priest
• 1905-1914: Secretary to Mgr Radini Tedeschi, Bishop of Bergamo
• 1915-1918: The War
• 1918-1920: Spiritual Director of the Seminary at Bergamo
• 1921-1924: Rome, in the Service at Propaganda Fide
• 1925: Episcopal Consecration