FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation desires that the religious formation of its members will develop along the lines established by the Church. The directives of the Church include great concern for the suitable human, spiritual, doctrinal, pastoral and professional development of the religious.” (Con. 148) Deceased: Fr. Leszek Bonikowski, 1991, Zlocieniec, Poland First Vows: […]
FOCAL POINT: “These directives place a strong emphasis on preserving the spirit of the Founders together with a better understanding of the Charism and Mission of the Congregation.” (Con. 148) For the grace to imitate our Founders, and for fidelity to our Charism and Mission. For our members in the missions. In thanksgiving for […]
FOCAL POINT: “Every call of Christ is first of all a call to personal holiness. Religious profession contributes to an intimate, personal union with the Triune God.” (Con. 150) Deceased: Fr. Alexander Reitzel, 1951, Kitchener, Canada Fr. William Graf, 1983, Waterloo, Canada For the Church, our Holy Father, and our local ordinary. For […]
FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession, rooted in the Sacrament of Baptism, enables the religious to share in Christ’s emptying of Himself and His life in the Spirit.” (Con. 150) Deceased: Br. Joseph Slomski, 1959, Chicago, USA Fr. John Mysliwiec, 1974, Des Plaines, USA Birthdays: Fr. Jerzy Rolka, 1966, Poland For our Congregation, our […]
FOCAL POINT: “Formation aims primarily at fostering the participation of the religious in the Paschal Mystery whereby, guided by the Holy Spirit, he dies to self in order to live with Christ in God.” (Con. 150) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaus Rogalski, 1933, Chicago, USA Fr. George Jendrach, 1990, Chicago, USA Fr. Czeslaw Szalamacha, 2001, Krakow, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession is effected in and through the Church. The religious binds himself in a special way to undertake the mission of the Church and to spend his life in its service.” (Con. 151) Deceased: Cl. Wilhelm Renner, 1889, Granheim, Germany Bp. Robert Dehler, 1966, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Jan Wojnar, 1981, Radziszowska, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Formation, therefore, is ecclesial: it seeks to make the religious conscious of his participation in the mission of the Church and to develop his talents so that he is able to carry on the apostolate and spread the kingdom of God.” (Con. 151) Birthday: Fr. Gregory Helminski, 1949, USA For the […]
FOCAL POINT: “Religious understand that apostolic activity, rooted in and joined with contemplation, belongs to the very nature of consecrated life; for it is a holy service and work of love entrusted to them by the Church to be carried out in its name.” (Con. 151) Deceased: Br. Jozef Kazimierz Misiak, 1956, Radziwillow, Poland […]
FOCAL POINT: “In the formation of the religious, as is the tradition of the Congregation, Mary will be presented as a model. She is the perfect disciple of Jesus and is the model of all who are called to discipleship.” (Con. 152) Deceased: Fr. Antoni Miechonski, 1971, Wejherowo, Poland Fr. Roman Hinschberger, 1975, Kitchener, […]
FOCAL POINT: , “faith enabled Her to accept to gift of God’s love and to trust that all the promises made to Her would be fulfilled. Her hope enabled Her to rely upon the power of the Spirit to form Jesus within Her. Her love enabled Her to live a life of self-denial and joyful […]
FOCAL POINT: “obedience enabled Her to cooperate with all of God’s plans for Her. Her humility led Her to accept Her own lowliness even while She acknowledged and proclaimed the great things God was doing in Her and through Her. Our religious will become more perfect disciples of Jesus if they follow Mary, rely on […]
FOCAL POINT: “Prayer is at the very heart of religious formation. Religious need to be versed in the various forms of prayer and, through time spent in prayer each day, need to experience a deep awareness of God in their lives.” (Con. 153) Deceased: Br. Stanislaw Golonka, 1941, Rome, Italy Fr. Walter Wilczek, 2010, […]
