FOCAL POINT: “The vows are the expression of the free and total gift of ourselves to God.” (Con. 14) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaw Suwala, 2016, Gdansk, Poland Fr. Leonard Krzywda, 2017, Chicago, USA Fr. Gerard Janikowksi, 2021, Koscierzyna, Poland Birthdays: Fr. Edward Howe, 1964, USA For the sick, the suffering and the dying. […]
FOCAL POINT: “We accept the detachment implied in the observance of our vows in order to become more firmly attached to Christ.” (Con. 14) Deceased: Fr. Emil Stec, 2005, De Plaines, USA Birthdays: Fr. Slawomir Dominik Sobolewski, 1961, Poland For our members in the missions. For vocations to the Congregation of the […]
FOCAL POINT: “The practice of the vows contributes to the realization of our common life and to the fulfillment of our mission.” (Con. 14) Deceased: Fr. Teodor Dimitrov, 1962, Malko Tirnovo, Bulgaria Br. Bronislaw Piaskowski, 1993, Gdansk, Poland For the Church, for our Holy Father, and our local ordinary. For a spirit of […]
FOCAL POINT: “The vows are a visible sign to the people of God. They point to the possibility of living according to the counsels of Jesus.” (Con. 15) Deceased: Fr. Giuseppe de Nardis, 1871, Rome, Italy Fr. Franciszek Torbus, 1939, Lwow, Poland Fr. Franciszek Bem, 1972, Gdansk, Poland Birthdays: Fr. Steven Bartczyszyn, 1958, […]
FOCAL POINT: “They are a prophetic witness to the primacy of God and higher values: the supernatural and the eternal as contrasted with the natural and temporal.” (Con. 16) Deceased: Fr. Daniel Apostolov, 1954, Dragomirovo, Bulgaria Fr. Fabian Ayers, 1997, Louisville, USA Fr. Antoni Chabraszewski, 2010, Szamotuly, Poland Fr. John Lesousky, 2021, Louisville, USA […]
FOCAL POINT: “Our faithfulness in living the vows will serve as an inspiration to all, encouraging them to live their own Christian vocation more fully.” (Con. 15) Deceased: Br. Andrea Gaczka, 1931, Rome, Italy Fr. Tomasz Kasztelan, 1968, Rome, Italy Fr. Jose Wyrwinski, 2002, Resende, Brazil That we may learn to appreciate ongoing […]
FOCAL POINT: “In order that we may achieve a complete union of our life with the Risen Christ, and to express our love for Him, we freely oblige ourselves by the vow of chastity to perfect continence within the celibate life.” (Con. 16) Deceased: Fr. Tomasz Zdechlik, 1936, Lwow, Poland Ordinations: Fr. Richard […]
FOCAL POINT: “By keeping this vow , we die to the pursuit of inordinate self-love and choose to direct our lives in a spirit of love for the Risen Christ.” (Con. 16) Birthdays: Fr. Martin Bratek, 1943, USA Fr. Zbigniew Eduardo Skora, 1971, Poland For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. That we […]
FOCAL POINT: “This consecration of ourselves to Christ manifests itself through the love and service which we give to others, who are all Christ’s brothers and sisters, and through the exercise of a spiritual fatherhood.” (Con. 17) Deceased: Fr. Valentine Swientek, 1943, Chicago, USA Br. Andrzej Poniewierski, 1944, Rome, Italy Birthdays: Fr. Marian […]
FOCAL POINT: “Our consecration is also a prophetic sign of the resurrected life after death when people ‘neither marry nor are given in marriage’ (Matthew 22:30), but when all will be directly united with Christ and with one another in complete love and peace.” (Con. 17) Deceased: Fr. Nicolaus Radev, 1992, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Br. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Since chastity is a gift of God, we pray that God grant it to us and assist us to grow in this virtue.” (Con. 18) Deceased: Fr. John Bujalski, 1970, Chicago, USA Fr. James Johnstone, 2015, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Jan Mazurek, 2016, Vienna, Austria For our Congregation, and for our superiors. […]
Focal Point: “In addition to prayer, we shall add the practice of mortification to help us to grow in self-discipline, which enables us to avoid what endangers our observance of chastity.” (Con. 18) Birthdays: Br. John Cline, 1942, Canada Fr. Josef Domoradski, 1951, Poland Fr. Mariusz Mazur, 1969, Poland For increased fidelity to […]
