FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession, rooted in the Sacrament of Baptism, enables the religious to share in Christ’s emptying of Himself and His life in the Spirit.” (Con. 150)   Deceased: […]

FOCAL POINT: “Formation aims primarily at fostering the participation of the religious in the Paschal Mystery whereby, guided by the Holy Spirit, he dies to self in order to live […]

FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession is effected in and through the Church. The religious binds himself in a special way to undertake the mission of the Church and to spend his […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

FOCAL POINT: “Those responsible for formation should be mature religious adequately prepared for these offices and filled with the spirit of the Church and the Charism of our Congregation.” (Con. […]

FOCAL POINT: “Since the Congregation is dedicated to the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, it strives to live the new life and hope of this mystery in every phase of its apostolic […]

FOCAL POINT: “Our Congregation must be a model of Christian community in which people are one in heart and mind.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Jan Giecewicz, 1936, Vienna, Austria […]

FOCAL POINT: “After the death of the Founder on July 2, 1840, his disciples under the direction of Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, the co-Founders of the Congregation, continued to […]