Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

FOCAL POINT:

“The Congregation believes that the words of Christ addressed to all Christians through baptism, ‘It was not you who chose me, it was I who chose you’ (John 15:16), are equally true to the call to consecrated life in the Congregation.” (Con. 149)

Deceased:

Fr. Stanislaw Tatar, 1979, Sulislawice, Poland

First Vows:

Fr. James Link, 1968, Canada
Fr. Murray McDermott, 1968, Canada

1. For fidelity to our Charism and Mission, and our religious vows, and for the spirit of the resurrection.
2. For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
3. In thanksgiving for Mary, especially for her role in the story of divine redemption, by serving as the mother of our Savior, in this she becomes Queen of all the earth.

FURTHER REFLECTION:

“Whenever we make the effort to return to the source and to recover the original freshness of the Gospel, new avenues arise, new paths of creativity open up, words with new meaning for today’s world.” (The Joy of the Gospel, 11)