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, […]
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. […]
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, […]
FOCAL POINT: “In the formation of an integrated and mature religious, it is important that all aspects and talents of the religious be developed simultaneously: the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and social.” (Con. 155) Deceased: Br. Jan Lalewicz, 1954, Radziwillow, Poland Fr. Bernard Bak, 1973, Chicago, USA Fr. Joseph Schaeffer, 1975, Rome, Italy Fr. […]
FOCAL POINT: “In order that the religious may realize his full potential in his vocation, a favorable environment is needed. The Congregation strives to provide an atmosphere of freedom in the context of well-defined personal responsibility.” (Con. 156) Deceased: Fr. Stanley Sokulski, 1964, Chicago, USA Br. Stanislaw Bartyzel, 1991, Poznan, Poland Fr. Frederick Oberholzer, […]
FOCAL POINT: “A young religious will be granted the freedom to show initiative and creativity and to develop his talents; moreover, he will be urged to use this freedom for the good of the community in which he lives.” (Con. 156) Deceased: Fr. Andrew Gettelfinger, 1936, St. Mary, USA Birthdays: Fr. Philip Justinian, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Trust, dialogue and communication are of the utmost importance to exercising this freedom. Freedom exercised in this responsible manner will enhance the quality of obedience as the religious grows from a more external submission to authority to a healthier sense of co-responsibility for the work and well-being of the Congregation.” (Con. 156) […]
