First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
June 30
FOCAL POINT:
“Through the grace of Baptism, we have received the gift of the Spirit, who makes us God’s sons: ‘… a spirit of adoption through which we cry out ‘Abba!’ (that is, Father!) (Romans 8:15).’” (Con. 54)
Deceased:
Fr. Pawel Palka, 1926, Adrianople, Bulgaria
Br. Josef Korman, 1941, Stryj, Poland
Fr. John Bresden, 1968, Chicago, USA
Fr. Julian Papiez, 2011, Warsaw, Poland
Birthday:
Fr. Murray McDermott, 1948, Canada
- For our novices and seminarians, and for the grace to imitate our Founders.
- For Father General and his Curia.
- For parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for all those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The consecrated life proclaims what the Father, through the Son and in the Spirit, brings about by his love, his goodness and his beauty.” (Vita Consecrata, 20)