July 1 – Canada Day

FOCAL POINT: “Mindful that our own personal sanctification and effective apostolic work flow from a vital union with Him, we too strive to become men of prayer.” (Con. 54)   […]

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “From the very beginning we were convinced that, if our own personal conversion and that of other brothers who were on the way to closer union with God […]

St. Thomas

FOCAL POINT: “Mary teaches us how to intercede for the needs of others and to pray for the outpouring of the Spirit upon the Church.” (Con. 55)   Deceased: Fr. […]

St. Elizabeth of Portugal

FOCAL POINT: “We honor Mary as Mother of our Congregation by imitating Her life of prayer, by praying to Her and by observing Her feasts in the liturgy.” (Con. 55) […]

St. Anthony Zaccaria

FOCAL POINT: “Liturgical prayer, which is offered to God in union with Christ and in His name, is given the primary place in our life of prayer, because it is […]

St. Maria Goretti

FOCAL POINT: “The Eucharist is the central act of our daily life because it is here, through our participation in Christ’s Paschal Mystery by dying and rising with Him, that […]

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “In the Eucharist, we also experience reconciliation with our brothers and sisters and unity of heart and soul as we, together with Christ, offer ourselves to the Father.” […]

July 8

FOCAL POINT: “It is in the Eucharist that Christ, our spiritual food, enables us to strengthen our baptismal and religious commitments. A natural outcome of our participation in the Eucharist […]

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

FOCAL POINT: “A frequent encounter with the Risen Christ in the Sacrament of Reconciliation forms an essential part of our liturgical prayer because it is here that we acknowledge our […]

July 10

FOCAL POINT: “We hold the Liturgy of the Hours in special esteem because in it Christ and His Church pour out unending praise to the Father and intercede for the […]

St. Benedict

FOCAL POINT: “Common prayer is one of the ways in which we can give expression to this unity. Through it, we support and encourage one another to remain faithful to […]

July 12

FOCAL POINT: “This type of prayer is efficacious because Christ is in our midst when we pray together. Moreover, the Holy Spirit can speak to us through others when we […]