January 16

FOCAL POINT: “God’s plan of salvation for each of us is fully revealed in the Paschal Mystery - the suffering, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus and the sending of the Holy Spirit.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. Stanley Fiolek, 1958, Chicago, USA   Birthdays: Fr. Janusz Dyl, 1969, Poland Cl. Selestine Kulwa Matutu, 1998, […]

St. Anthony

FOCAL POINT: “It is in the Paschal Mystery that we are reconciled to the Father, united in the one body of Christ and enlivened with the life of the Spirit.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. Marian Kaleth, 1996, Burlington, USA   Birthdays: Fr. Bogdan Bareja, 1977, Poland   For all novice masters, their associates and […]

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th to 25th)

FOCAL POINT: “Our personal participation in the Paschal Mystery begins with our conversion, the acceptance of the Lord Jesus as our personal Saviour, and our union with Him in Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. Albert Zinger, 1948, Kitchener, Canada   Birthdays: Fr. Henryk Krajewski, 1959, Poland Fr. Paulo Solak, […]

January 19

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “Our conversion is a dynamic, lifelong process. We will constantly die to self (self-will, self-love, self-activity) in order to rise by the power of the Holy Spirit to a new life of love in Christ.” (Con. 1)   For our vocation directors and their […]

Sts. Fabian and Sabastian

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “A similar life-long process is involved in our coming to know God’s unconditional love for each of us as the most fundamental fact of our lives.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Br. Giuseppe Maiorani, 1901, Mentorella, Italy Fr. Anthony Mayer, 1982, Kitchener, Canada   For […]

Word of God Sunday (Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “We experience our nothingness without God. We know the misery of our inherited weakness and corruption, which results from our personal sins.” (Con. 1)   For all of those who work in the parish apostolate, together with permanent deacons, lay ministers and catechists. May […]

St. Vincent

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “This knowledge leads to a new experience of God’s love, because He is ready to forgive and to come to our aid.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. Valentino Lanciotti, 1927, Rome, Italy   For all those who work in the educational apostolate, the lay […]

January 23

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “Our renewed experience of God’s unconditional love leads to a recognition of our own unworthiness. This paschal dynamic continues throughout our whole life.” (Con. 1)   Deceased Fr. Bronislaw Przewlocki, 1897, Bandera, USA Fr. Marion Gienko, 1998, Chicago, USA   Birthdays: Fr. Piotr Przywecki, […]

St. Francis de Sales

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “As Resurrectionists we will strive to witness to the transforming power of God’s love, not only in our own personal lives, but also in community life.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. William Vincent Kloepfer, 1925, Kitchener, Canada   Birthdays: Fr. Stephen Glab, 1954, USA […]

Conversion of St. Paul

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th) FOCAL POINT: “We will allow this love to overcome the fears and heal the wounds that keep us isolated from one another so that we can become a true community of disciples united in mind and heart.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Fr. Casimir Tadla, 2016, Des […]

Sts. Timothy and Titus

FOCAL POINT: “In our apostolic life, we will urge others to a renewal of their lives, which will lead eventually to the resurrection of society.” (Con.1)   Deceased: Fr. Basili Garufalov, 1943, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Fr. Jerome Arnold, 1981, Brantford, Canada Fr. Ernest Socha, 1995, Chicago, USA Fr. Vern Brunning, 2007, Cambridge, Canada Br. Harry […]

St. Angela Merici

FOCAL POINT: “We will proclaim the Paschal Mystery in our apostolates through preaching and teaching the certainty of God’s love for each of us and His will to save us by uniting us to the death and resurrection of Jesus.” (Con. 1)   Deceased: Br. Francesco Moron, 1873, Rome, Italy Fr. John Klek, 1995, Chicago, […]