St. Leo the Great

FOCAL POINT:

“The religious will help the laity to discover the power of the Holy Spirit working in the sacraments of Christian initiation, and in this way, introduce them to responsibility for the mission of the Church.” (Con. 198)

 

Deceased:

Fr. Michael Jaglowicz, 1943, St. Mary, USA
Fr. Leo Cukierski, 1958, Chicago, USA

 

Birthday:

Fr. Miroslaw Bania, 1964, Poland

 

1. For those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
2. In thanksgiving for Saint Leo the Great, who served as Pope during the early years of the Church.
3. For those who have no one to pray for them.

 

FURTHER REFLECTION:

“Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” (Laudato Si’, 49)