December 9

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation of the Resurrection announces and gives witness to the Paschal Mystery.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Cl. Stefan Zelev, 1896, Nettuno, Italy Fr. Josef Per, 1957, Poznan, Poland   Birthdays: Fr. Andrzej Skrzypczak, 1958, Poland Fr. Kazimierz Siwiec, 1965, Poland   For our country and for peace. For all who hunger and […]

Our Lady of Loreto

FOCAL POINT: “Convinced of God’s unconditional love for us, we herald the liberation and salvation of each person and society as a passage from death to life in which every situation of evil and injustice is overcome.” (Mission Statement)   Ordination: Fr. Renato Benassi, 1995, Brazil Deceased: Fr. Joseph Tarasiuk, 1947, Chicago, USA   For […]

Saint Damasus I

FOCAL POINT: “We call others, especially youth and families, to communities of the Risen Christ in which faith, hope and love radiate as a sign of union with Christ and His Mother, Mary, in the Church.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Luigi Scafuro, 1948, Pescara, Italy Fr. Lucjan Krawiec, 2021, Poznan, Poland   Birthday: Br. […]

St. Lucy

FOCAL POINT: “We reach out to all people through our pastoral-educational ministry but especially join in solidarity with people diminished by unjust structures.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Franciszek Zachara, 1931, Radziwillow, Poland Br. Stanislaw Baba, 2000, Poznan, Poland Deacon Brian Karley, 2019, Louisville, USA   Birthdays: Fr. Krzysztof Swol, 1967, Poland   Ordination: Pope […]

Third Sunday of Advent

FOCAL POINT: “We assist the laity in their own efforts to become prophets to the world and to transform it by providing them with a deeper experience of the paschal dynamic in their lives.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Ladislaus Okulczyk, 1964, Winnetka, USA Fr. Jan Reinke, 1975, Krakow, Poland Fr. John Mix, 1988, Des […]

December 15

FOCAL POINT: “As an international Community, we assist each other in various parts of the world by sharing our ministries, experiences and resources.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Br. Antonio Folcarelli, 1875, Rome, Italy   Birthdays: Br. David Ernst, 1938, Canada Fr. Joseph Malczyk, 1941, USA Fr. Jerzy Zieba, 1965, USA   Ordination: Fr. Andrzej Pakula, […]

December 16

FOCAL POINT: “We share Christ’s own desire to enkindle the fire of divine love in the heart of every person on this earth.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Walerian Kalinka, 1886, Lwow, Poland Fr. Francis Ruetz, 2012, Waterloo, Canada   Birthday: Fr. Ryszard Bala, 1961, Poland   For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations. […]

December 17

FOCAL POINT: As we strive to live Community, which is to be a true reflection of the Paschal Mystery, let us surrender ourselves to God, allowing the power of the Spirit to form Christ in us.   Deceased: Fr. Piotr Szkodrov, 1889, Adrianople, Bulgaria Fr. Paul Sobczak, 1922, Chicago, USA Fr. Henry Schmidt, 1968, London, […]

December 18

FOCAL POINT: We are called to be open to the Church’s call for the preferential option for the poor in our present and future apostolates.   Deceased: Cl. Pawel Dembinski, 1904, Siemianowice, Poland Br. Giovanni Bevilaqua, 1912, Adrianople, Bulgaria Br. John Lipski, 1926, St. Louis, USA Fr. Josef Obuchowski, 2020, Gdansk, Poland   Birthday: Fr. […]

December 19

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ began in Paris, France, on February 17, 1836, under the leadership of Bogdan Janski.” (Historical Preface)   Deceased: Br. Feliks Korman, 1922, Radziwillow, Poland Fr. Kenneth Bratko, 2004, Schaumburg, USA   Birthday: Fr. Dariusz Juliusz Teodorowski, 1957, Poland   For our parents, relatives, […]

December 24

FOCAL POINT: “They were now dead to sin and alive with the Risen Christ in a new life dedicated to truth and charity.” (Historical Preface)   For a strengthening of our hope, in order that we may receive Christ with joy. For those in affliction, temptation or agony, may the coming feast be for them […]

The Nativity of the Lord

Deceased: Cl. Josef Janaszkiewicz, 1893, Lwow, Poland Br. Jan Widuch, 1912, Krakow, Poland   For the Church, our Congregation, parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For blessings upon all Resurrectionists and Apostles of the Resurrection on this Christmas day. For the grace to use our giftedness to enrich the Church.   FURTHER REFLECTION: “Marriage is firstly […]