October 10

FOCAL POINT:

“Each member of the Congregation shall regard it his duty to be concerned about vocations. Let him ‘beg the harvest Master to send out laborers to gather His harvest’ (Mt. 9:38).” (Con. 196)

Deceased:

Fr. Peter Fiolek, 1986, Chicago, USA
Fr. John Miles, 1990, Chicago, USA
Fr. Joseph Przysucha, 1997, Chicago, USA
Fr. Stephen Juda, 2006, Des Plaines, USA

Birthdays:

Fr. Lucjan Krzywonos, 1949, Poland
Fr. Timothy Keppel, 1950, USA

1. For vocations to our Congregation.
2. For the Church, our Holy Father, and our local ordinary.
3. For the South American Region.

FURTHER REFLECTION:

“The melting in the polar ice caps and in high altitude plains can lead to the dangerous release of methane gas, while the decomposition of frozen organic material can further increase the emission of carbon dioxide.” (Laudato Si’, 24)