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, […]

St. Alphonsus Liguori

FOCAL POINT: “The strength of the Congregation is dependent upon the intensity of the spiritual life and the fruitful apostolic life of each local community. Therefore, individual houses will be vital Christian communities where the faith, hope and love of each religious is both expressed and developed.” (Con. 135)   Deceased: Fr. Norbert Dentinger, 1966, […]

St. Eusebius of Vercelli & Peter Julian Eymard

FOCAL POINT: “Faith is expressed and developed as the religious share their Christian values, celebrate the Eucharist together and pray together.” (Con. 135)   Deceased: Fr. Joseph Serszen, 1946, St. Louis, USA   Birthday: Fr. Paul Sims, 1957, Canada   For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony. For vocations […]

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “Hope is expressed and developed when they share one another’s sorrows and joys and when they encourage and support one another in pursuit of their spiritual and apostolic goals.” (Con. 135)   Deceased: Br. Luigi Scafazucca, 1917, Rome, Italy Fr. Theodore Wroblewski, 1959, Chicago, USA Fr. Frederick Keleher, 1983, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Piotr […]

St. Jean-Marie Vianney

FOCAL POINT: “Love is expressed and developed by their efforts to bring the care, compassion and forgiveness of Christ to one another and by their efforts to become signs of the unrestricted quality of His love, by the sincere manifestation of their love for all of the religious with whom they have been asked to […]

Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major & Blessed Frederic Janssoone

FOCAL POINT: “Local communities will give witness to the presence of the Spirit, as the bond of love among the religious. For this love to be present, relationships will be based upon openness, trust, understanding and acceptance.” (Con. 136)   Birthday: Fr. Czeslaw Marchewicz, 1957, Poland   For the Church, the Holy Father and our […]

The Transfiguration of the Lord

FOCAL POINT: “Through the power of the Spirit, the religious can become visible signs that it is possible to live together in love, guided by Gospel principles.” (Con. 136)   Deceased: Fr. Hugo Hayes, 1965, Hamilton, Canada   For our Congregation, our superiors, especially our local superior, and for vocations to our Congregation. On this […]

St. Sixtus II and St. Cajetan

FOCAL POINT: “Community life will serve as a model for the other Christian communities which result from apostolic efforts. These Christian communities will serve as models for other similar communities within the local Church.” (Con. 136)   Deceased: Bp. Joannes Garufalov, 1951, Sofia, Bulgaria Fr. Leo Cushing, 1961, St. Agatha, Canada   For our country, […]