Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

FOCAL POINT: “Under the pressure of apostolic activity, the Resurrectionist will maintain a unity in his work and spirituality.” (Con. 194)   Deceased: Fr. Joseph Zwierzycki, 1963, Chicago, USA Fr. Ernest Schumacher, 2001, Louisville, USA   Bishop Ordination: Bishop Wesley Spiewak, 2015, Bermuda   For the Church, our Holy Father, and for our local ordinary. […]

St. Lawrence of Brindisi

FOCAL POINT: “Besides daily participation in morning prayers and evening prayers, each religious will spend at least one hour each day in private prayer and reflection.” (Con. 70)   Deceased: Fr. Chester Brzegowy, 1957, Chicago, USA Fr. Joseph Baniewicz, 1968, Chicago, USA Fr. Jan Dybowski, 2012, Szczecinek, Poland   Birthday: Fr. Evandro Miranda Rosa, 1975, […]

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation – Labour Day

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, […]

Blessed Andre Grasset

FOCAL POINT: “Prayer is to be constant and preserving so that their studies, apostolate and indeed all their activities will flow from a prayerful heart, united at all times with God, our heavenly Father.” (Con 153)   Birthday: Fr. Daniel Hinc, 1982, Poland   For our Congregation, our superior and for vocations to our Congregation. […]

Saint Gregory the Great

FOCAL POINT: “Since prayer and spiritual growth in general take place primarily in the privy of one’s heart, it is essential that each person in formation seek and receive proper and competent spiritual direction.” (Con. 154)   Deceased: Fr. William Benninger, 1946, Rome, Italy Fr. Leszek Czyz, 1994, Sulislawice, Poland   Birthday: Fr. James Gibson, […]