Congregation of the Resurrection

June 23
2026-06-23
FOCAL POINT:
“Whether or not love becomes the genuine foundation of our entire lives and the essential characteristic of our Congregation depends especially on his [superiors] efforts.” (Con. 51)

Deceased:
Br. Victor Moscinski, 1992, Chicago, USA

For our country, our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors.
For healing of victims of abuse in the family and the church.
For the conversion of sinners.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“How can we not recall with gratitude to the Spirit the many different forms of consecrated life which he has raised up throughout history and which still exist in the Church today?” (Vita Consecrata, 5)

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
2026-06-24
FOCAL POINT:
“The superior strives to recognize and to utilize wisely the God-given talents of his confreres, and gives them a reasonable amount of freedom in determining the details involved in accomplishing the apostolic works assigned to them.” (Con. 49)

Deceased:
Fr. Jerome Ruth, 1981, Waterloo, Canada

For the grace to imitate our Founders.
For our members in the missions.
For French Canadians as they celebrate their patron saint, John the Baptist.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The evangelical basis of consecrated life is to be sought in the special relationship which Jesus, in his earthly life, established with some of his disciples. He called them not only to welcome the Kingdom of God into their own lives, but also to put their lives at its service, leaving everything behind and closely imitating his own way of life.” (Vita Consecrata, 14)

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-06-25
FOCAL POINT:
“In cases where the superior intends specifically to oblige a religious in conscience and under grave obligation in a serious matter, he will clearly command in the name of holy obedience.” (Con. 52)

Deceased:
Fr. Karol Grabowski, 1895, Paris, France
Br. Bernard Stalkowski, 1963, Chicago, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Zbigniew Skora, 1980, Poland

For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony.
For vocations to our Congregation.
For our local superior and house councilors.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“By professing the evangelical counsels, consecrated persons not only make Christ the whole meaning of their lives but strive to reproduce in themselves, as far as possible, that form of life which he, as the Son of God, accepted in entering this world.” (Vita Consecrata, 16)

June 26
2026-06-26
FOCAL POINT:
[Formal obedience] “will be given in writing or be attested by two witnesses. Such commands will be used only rarely, cautiously and prudently.” (Con. 52)

Deceased:
Br. Kazimierz Walinowicz, 1947, Krakow

For our deceased members and benefactors, for the one who will die first among us.
For the grace to always strive towards renewal of body, mind and spirit.
For the safety of all who travel during these summer days.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Contemplation of the glory of the Lord Jesus in the icon of the Transfiguration reveals to consecrated persons first of all the Father, the Creator and Giver of every good thing, who draws his creatures to himself with a special love and for a special mission.” (Vita Consecrata, 17)

St. Cyril of Alexandria
2026-06-27
FOCAL POINT:
“Each religious has the right to appeal the decision of his immediate superior to a higher superior. The higher superior will be informed of the decision of the immediate superior.” (Con. 53)

Deceased:
Fr. Leonard Prusinski, 1995, Des Plaines, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Jacek Wojcik, 1971, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. Timothy Uniac, 1986, Canada

For fidelity to our charism and our religious vows.
For the gift of wisdom for our superiors.
For those who minister with us.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“This is the meaning of the call to the consecrated life: it is an initiative coming wholly from the Father, who asks those whom he has chosen to respond with complete and exclusive devotion.” (Vita Consecrata, 17)

St. Irenaeus
2026-06-28
FOCAL POINT:
“Higher superiors will always advice the more immediate superiors of commands and privileges they have extended to members of local houses.” (Con. 53)

Deceased:
Cl. Stanislaw Michno, 1955, Puszczykowo, Poland

For the Church, our Holy Father and for our local ordinary.
For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations to our Congregation.
For those seeking employment.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The evangelical counsels, by which Christ invites some people to share his experience as the chaste, poor and obedient one, call for and make manifest in those who accept them an explicit desire to be totally conformed to him.” (Vita Consecrata, 18)

Sts. Peter and Paul
2026-06-29
FOCAL POINT:
“The Scriptures reveal Christ to us as a man of prayer who frequently offered praise and thanks to His Father.” (Con. 54)

Deceased:
Fr. Edward Waechter, 1964, Erlanger, USA
Fr. Joseph Baker, 1986, Chicago, USA
Fr. Clarence Hauser, 2011, Waterloo, Canada
Fr. Adam Piasecki, 2020, Chicago, USA
Fr. Frederick Scinto, 2022, Kitchener, Canada

Birthday:
Fr. Edward Lipiec, 1944, Poland

Ordinations:
Fr. Hieronim Doering, 1993, Poland
Fr. Maciej A. Gawlik, 1993, Poland
Fr. Rafal Golina, 1993, Poland
Fr. Mieczyslaw Mlynarczyk. 1993, Poland
Fr. Slawomir Siemieniec, 1993, Poland

That on this feast of Saints Peter and Paul, we pray for our Pope, Bishops and Priests.
For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
For those people and institutions named in honour of Peter and Paul, may they be inspired by their example.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Like the whole of Christian life, the call to the consecrated life is closely linked to the working of the Holy Spirit. In every age, the Spirit enables new men and women to recognize the appeal of such a demanding choice.” (Vita Consecrata, 19)

First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
2026-06-30
FOCAL POINT:
“Through the grace of Baptism, we have received the gift of the Spirit, who makes us God’s sons: ‘… a spirit of adoption through which we cry out ‘Abba!’ (that is, Father!) (Romans 8:15).’” (Con. 54)

Deceased:
Fr. Pawel Palka, 1926, Adrianople, Bulgaria
Br. Josef Korman, 1941, Stryj, Poland
Fr. John Bresden, 1968, Chicago, USA
Fr. Julian Papiez, 2011, Warsaw, Poland

Birthday:
Fr. Murray McDermott, 1948, Canada

For our novices and seminarians, and for the grace to imitate our Founders.
For Father General and his Curia.
For parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for all those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The consecrated life proclaims what the Father, through the Son and in the Spirit, brings about by his love, his goodness and his beauty.” (Vita Consecrata, 20)

July 1 - Canada Day
2026-07-01
FOCAL POINT:
“Mindful that our own personal sanctification and effective apostolic work flow from a vital union with Him, we too strive to become men of prayer.” (Con. 54)

Deceased:
Fr. Pawel Tudyka, 1921, Gdansk, Poland
Fr. Stanislaw Skierawski, 1945, Gniew, Poland
Birthday:
Cl. Tiago do Santos Teixeira, 2002, Brazil

For the Church, our Holy Father and the local ordinary.
For the country of Canada, may it be a country of inclusion, welcoming all who journey to our land.
For our parents, both living and deceased.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The deepest meaning of the evangelical counsels is revealed when they are viewed in relation to the Holy Trinity, the source of holiness.” (Vita Consecrata, 21)

Anniversary of Death of Bogdan Janski
2026-07-02
FOCAL POINT:
“From the very beginning we were convinced that, if our own personal conversion and that of other brothers who were on the way to closer union with God were to be effective, it was proper and necessary that we withdraw from the social circles in which we lived and gather together to form a community. This was to be a community in which each member would support the others, strengthening them in spirit through common exercises – a community in which members would be led to the way of truth, recognizing their serious obligations to themselves, to God and to people. Thus, we decided to begin a common life, and founded a small house at the beginning of 1836.” (Letter from Bogdan Janski to V. Wieloglowski)

Deceased:
BOGDAN JANSKI, 1840, Rome, Italy
Fr. Francis Jaglowicz, 1961, Louisville, USA
Fr. Stanley Ziemba, 1964, Chicago, USA

Birthdays:
Fr. Zdzislaw Korcz, 1935, Poland
Fr. Marek Strzyzynski, 1961, Poland
Fr. Damian Stachowiak, 1981, Poland
Cl. Mario Rwegoshora Rutajula, 1991, Tanzania

For our Congregation, our superiors, and vocations to our Congregation.
For the Sisters of the Resurrection.
For all deceased members of the Congregation.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The consecrated life truly constitutes a living memorial of Jesus’ way of living and acting as the Incarnate Word in relation to the Father and in relation to the brethren.” (Vita Consecrata, 23)

St. Thomas
2026-07-03
FOCAL POINT:
“Mary teaches us how to intercede for the needs of others and to pray for the outpouring of the Spirit upon the Church.” (Con. 55)

Deceased:
Fr. Alexander Kocon, 1991, Chicago, USA
Fr. Norman Choate, 2011, North Fort Myers, USA
Fr. Mieczyslaw Czubaj, 2015, Morawica, Poland

Birthday:
Fr. Jerzy Walkusz, 1934, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. Zbigniew Eduardo Skora, 2004, Brazil

For our country, our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors.
For peace in our world.
For institutions and people named in honour of St. Thomas.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“In the different forms of life inspired by the Spirit throughout history, consecrated persons discover that the more they stand at the foot of the cross of Christ, the more immediately and profoundly they experience the truth of God who is love.” (Vita Consecrata, 24)

St. Elizabeth of Portugal
2026-07-04
FOCAL POINT:
“We honor Mary as Mother of our Congregation by imitating Her life of prayer, by praying to Her and by observing Her feasts in the liturgy.” (Con. 55)

Ordinations:
Fr. Henry Ruszel, 1954, USA
Fr. Szymon Zaniewski, 2020, Poland

For all of those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
For blessings upon the United States of America on this Independence Day.
For the people of Portugal as they celebrate the feast of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Those who have dedicated their lives to Christ cannot fail to live in the hope of meeting him, in order to be with him forever.” (Vita Consecrata, 26)

St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
2026-07-05
FOCAL POINT:
“Liturgical prayer, which is offered to God in union with Christ and in His name, is given the primary place in our life of prayer, because it is in this prayer especially that we offer the Father perfect praise and also that we experience our oneness with all the people of God.” (Con. 56)

Deceased:
Br. Anthony Fronk, 1966, Chicago, USA
Fr. Leonard Bandosz, 2011, Poznan, Poland

For the grace to imitate our Founders.
For our members in the missions.
For the founder of the Barnabites, Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, who also inspired a deeper devotion to the passion of Christ.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“In the Church’s tradition religious profession is considered to be a special and fruitful deepening of the consecration received in Baptism, inasmuch as it is the means by which the close union with Christ already begun in Baptism develops in the gift of a fuller, more explicit and authentic configuration to him through the profession of the evangelical counsels.” (Vita Consecrata, 30)

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-07-06
FOCAL POINT:
“The Eucharist is the central act of our daily life because it is here, through our participation in Christ’s Paschal Mystery by dying and rising with Him, that we encounter the deepest meaning of the Resurrection.” (Con. 57)

Deceased:
Br. Franciszek Staniewski, 1885, Rome, Italy
Fr. Joseph Wise, 1999, Des Plaines, USA
Fr. John Stephen, 2011, Des Plaines, USA
Fr. Tadeusz Kaszuba, 2021, Krakow, Poland
Fr. Kazimierz Trawicki, 2024, Melbourne, Australia

Birthday:
Fr. Ryszard Burda, 1957, Poland

For the conversion of sinners and for all in affliction, temptation and agony.
For those seeking employment.
In thanksgiving for the gift of Eucharist and its power to transform us and society.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“By virtue of their rebirth in Christ, all the faithful share a common dignity; all are called to holiness; all cooperate in the building up of the one Body of Christ, each in accordance with the proper vocation and gift which he or she has received from the Spirit.” (Vita Consecrata, 31)

July 7
2026-07-07
FOCAL POINT:
“In the Eucharist, we also experience reconciliation with our brothers and sisters and unity of heart and soul as we, together with Christ, offer ourselves to the Father.” (Con. 57)

Deceased:
Fr. Leonard Long, 1966, Waukegan, USA
Fr. Hubert Gehl, 1985, Kitchener, Canada

For our deceased members and benefactors and for all the faithful departed.
For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
For the one who will die first among us.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“A particular duty of the consecrated life is to remind the baptized of the fundamental values of the Gospel, by bearing splendid and striking testimony that the world cannot be transfigured and offered to God without the spirit of the Beatitudes.” (Vita Consecrata, 33)

July 8
2026-07-08
FOCAL POINT:
“It is in the Eucharist that Christ, our spiritual food, enables us to strengthen our baptismal and religious commitments. A natural outcome of our participation in the Eucharist is our devotion to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.” (Con. 57)

Deceased:
Fr. Wincenty Wenglicki, 1956, Sulislawice, Poland
Fr. Leon Chocieszynski, 1970, Vienna, Austria
Fr. Patrick Rylko, 1983, Chicago, USA
Fr. Franciszek Dajczak, 1995, Radzillow, Poland
Fr. Stanislaw Warchalowski, 2005, Krakow, Poland

For increased fidelity to our charism and our vows, and for the spirit of the resurrection.
For those who were at one time members of the Congregation of the Resurrection.
For those who we educated in our schools and parishes.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Consecrated persons themselves are helped by the witness of the other vocations to live fully and completely their union with the mystery of Christ and the Church in its many dimensions.” (Vita Consecrata, 33)

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions
2026-07-09
FOCAL POINT:
“A frequent encounter with the Risen Christ in the Sacrament of Reconciliation forms an essential part of our liturgical prayer because it is here that we acknowledge our complete dependence on Him and receive the power to die to sin and to become conformed to Him. This Sacrament also effects reconciliation between ourselves and the Church.” (Con. 58)
Ordination:
Fr. Michael Yohana Henrico Kachwele, 2022, Tanzania

For our parents and benefactors, living and deceased.
For the people of China as they honour Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and his companions on this day.
For the needs of the Church and the Congregation of the Resurrection.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“In the consecrated life … there is a need for fidelity to the founding charism and subsequent spiritual heritage of each institute.” (Vita Consecrata, 36)

July 10
2026-07-10
FOCAL POINT:
“We hold the Liturgy of the Hours in special esteem because in it Christ and His Church pour out unending praise to the Father and intercede for the salvation of the whole world.” (Con. 59)

Deceased:
Br. Pawel Madzia, 1912, Adrianople, Bulgaria
Fr. Piotr Pietryka, 1927, Krakow, Poland
Fr. Adalbert Kowalczyk, 1972, Chicago, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Henryk Rojek, 1948, Poland

For the Church, our Holy Father and our local ordinary.
For peace in the world.
For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Today a renewed commitment to holiness by consecrated persons is more necessary than ever, also as a means of promoting and supporting every Christian’s desire for perfection.” (Vita Consecrata, 39)

St. Benedict
2026-07-11
FOCAL POINT:
“Common prayer is one of the ways in which we can give expression to this unity. Through it, we support and encourage one another to remain faithful to the community and to a life of prayer.” (Con. 60)
Deceased:
Fr. Jakub Kuklinski, 1946, Krakow, Poland
Fr. Joseph Bednowicz, 1972, Chicago, USA
Fr. Ludwig Ryczaj, 1978, Gdansk, Poland
Fr. Donald Suberlak, 2023, Three Oaks, Michigan, USA

For our Congregation, our superiors and vocations to the Congregation.
For the Order of Saint Benedict as they celebrate Saint Benedict today.
For our elderly members and especially for those who are sick at this time.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“From the standpoint of the Christian life as a whole, the vocation to the consecrated life is, despite its renunciations and trials, and indeed because of them, a path of light over which the Redeemer keeps constant watch: Rise, and have no fear.” (Vita Consecrata, 40)

July 12
2026-07-12
FOCAL POINT:
“This type of prayer [common prayer] is efficacious because Christ is in our midst when we pray together. Moreover, the Holy Spirit can speak to us through others when we are united in spontaneous prayer.” (Con. 60)

Deceased:
Br. Thomas Guzy, 1971, Chicago, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Miroslaw Knap, 1965, Poland

For our country, for civil rulers on the local and national levels.
For our parishioners, students and co-workers.
For all people who are displaced due to terrorism and violence.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The fraternal life, understood as a life shared in love, is an eloquent sign of ecclesial communion.” (Vita Consecrata, 42)

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-07-13
FOCAL POINT:
“Personal prayer is our most intimate conversation with God. In it we see His great love for us and our total dependence on Him. Personal prayer is our best preparation for common and liturgical prayer.” (Con. 61)

Deceased:
Fr. Jozef Bakalski, 1890, Seldzikovo, Bulgaria
Fr. Edward Jaglowicz, 1965, Rome, Italy
Fr. Stefan Kasprzyk, 2002, Stryszawa, Poland

Birthday:
Fr. Waldemar Nowaczyk, 1971, Poland

For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors.
For all those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
For the safety of all who travel.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“In community life, then, it should in some way be evident that, more than an instrument for carrying out a specific mission, fraternal communion is a God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the Risen Lord.” (Vita Consecrata, 42)

St. Camillus de Lellis
2026-07-14
FOCAL POINT:
“It is through a reflective and prayerful reading of the Sacred Scriptures that the Holy Spirit inspires us to grow in our knowledge and appreciation of Christ and to strive earnestly to become more like Him.” (Con. 62)

Deceased:
Fr. Lawrence Kuntz, 1952, Kitchener, Canada

Birthday:
Fr. Luciano Piotrowski, 1959, Poland

For the grace to imitate the zeal of our Founders.
For the Camillian Fathers as they celebrate their founder today, Saint Camillus de Lellis.
For a return to the faith by those who have wandered.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“In the consecrated life the role of the superiors, including local superiors, has always been of great importance for the spiritual life and for mission.” (Vita Consecrata, 43)

St. Bonaventure
2026-07-15
FOCAL POINT:
“We should not neglect other forms of spiritual reading. All forms of spiritual reading, especially our Constitutions, will serve to strengthen our prayer life. We should read our Constitutions frequently and reflectively.” (Con. 63)

Deceased:
Br. Feliks Olejniczak, 1974, Krakow, Poland
Br. Frank Fardella, 1989, Kingston, Canada

Birthday:
Fr. David Mowat, 1936, Canada

For our members in the missions.
For a spirit of ongoing conversion in all of our members.
For the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor as they honour Saint Bonaventure.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The fraternal life plays a fundamental role in the spiritual journey of consecrated persons, both for their constant renewal and for the full accomplishment of their mission in the world.” (Vita Consecrata, 45)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel
2026-07-16
FOCAL POINT:
“Since no friendship can exist or grow where interpersonal communication does not exist, mental prayer and contemplation have a vital role to play in the development of our union with Christ.” (Con. 64)

Deceased:
Fr. Ryszard Bazylak, 2021, Sambor, Ukraine

For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony.
For the Sisters of the Resurrection.
In thanksgiving for the Virgin Mary and the example of her faith to God.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Consecrated persons are asked to be true experts of communion and to practice the spirituality of communion as witnesses and architects of the plan for unity which is the crowning point of human history in God’s design.” (Vita Consecrata, 46)

July 17
2026-07-17
FOCAL POINT:
“We know that God will speak to us within the depths of our hearts, but in order to hear His voice, we frequently need to set aside our activities, to listen to Him and converse with Him.” (Con. 64)

Deceased:
Fr. Emmanuel Beaudru, 1902, Rome, Italy
Fr. Boleslaw Wosko, 1947, Rome, Italy
Fr. James Valk, 2023, Kitchener, Ontario

For our deceased members, family and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us.
For peace in the world.
For our provincial/regional superiors and councilors in each province and region of the Congregation of the Resurrection.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Consecrated persons are called to be a leaven of communion at the service of the mission of the universal Church by the very fact that the manifold charisms of their respective institutes are granted by the Holy Spirit for the good of the mystical body, whose upbuilding they must serve.” (Vita Consecrata, 47)

July 18
2026-07-18
FOCAL POINT:
“We, too, will withdraw from time to time from our apostolic labors in order to devote some time exclusively to reflection and prayer. This withdrawal for prayer will serve to render our apostolate more fruitful by strengthening our union with Christ.” (Con. 65)

Deceased:
Fr. Peter Ellert, 1951, Kitchener, Canada

For fidelity to our charism and our vows, and for the spirit of the resurrection.
For all the intentions of members of our Congregation, especially for health and spiritual growth.
For our General Curia members who serve the international Congregation.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The various ways of living the evangelical counsels are in fact an expression and fruit of spiritual gifts received by founders and foundresses.” (Vita Consecrata, 48)

July 19
2026-07-19
FOCAL POINT:
“To grow in our surrender to Christ, reflection on our fidelity to His grace is necessary. For this reason, our examen will be recognized as one of our indispensable spiritual exercises.” (Con. 66)

Deceased:
EUGENE FUNCKEN, 1888, St. Agatha, Canada
Fr. Joseph Lehman, 1974, Hamilton, Bermuda
Fr. Otto Haefele, 1978, Formosa, Canada

For our Church, our Holy Father and our local ordinary.
For the Anglican community of the Resurrection.
For former members of the Congregation of the Resurrection.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Consequently, each institute is recognized as having a rightful autonomy, enabling it to follow its own discipline and to keep intact its spiritual and apostolic patrimony.” (Vita Consecrata, 48)

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-07-20
FOCAL POINT:
“Wherever local circumstances permit, the religious will come together each day for common prayer. … A community Mass, preferably concelebrated, will be held wherever and whenever feasible.” (Con. 67 & 68)

Deceased:
Br. Angelo Segatori, 1921, St. Mary, USA
Fr. Wladyslaw Filipski, 1928, Rome, Italy
Fr. Ireneusz Hanzewniak, 2012, Poznan, Poland

Birthdays:
Fr. Gerald Watt, 1940, USA
Fr. Toby Collins, 1974, Canada

For our Congregation, our superiors, and vocations to our Congregation.
For a rededication to their vocation on the part of all Resurrectionists.
May this Lord’s Day be an experience of God’s unconditional love for all people.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The Church entrusts to communities of consecrated life the particular task of spreading the spirituality of communion, first of all in their internal life and then in the ecclesial community, and even beyond its boundaries, by opening or continuing a dialogue in charity, especially where today’s world is torn apart by ethnic hatred and senseless violence.” (Vita Consecrata, 51)

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-07-21
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, Brazil

For growth in our trust, acceptance and affirmation of one another within Community.
For our country, and for civil rulers on the local and national level.
For the gift of hope in all that we say and do.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Consecrated men and women are sent forth to proclaim, by the witness of their lives, the value of Christian fraternity and the transforming power of the Good News.” (Vita Consecrata, 51)

St. Mary Magdalene
2026-07-22
FOCAL POINT:
“’Go and tell them I am Risen’ is the motto of the Apostles of the Resurrection. With these words the Risen Jesus sends Mary Magdalene to announce His resurrection to the Apostles – this is why Mary Magdalene is called ‘the Apostle to the Apostles’. … This is why St. Mary Magdalene is our patron saint, and why one of our feast days is July 22 – the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene.” (Apostles of the Resurrection Handbook, 7)

Deceased:
Fr. Andrew Mikosz, 1943, Chicago, USA
Fr. Aleksander Kusik, 1981, Poznan, Poland

For the Apostles of the Resurrection, may they, like Mary Magdalene, proclaim Christ Risen to the world.
In thanksgiving for St. Mary Magdalene, Disciple of the Lord, the first to announce the Resurrection of the Lord to the world.
For all the deceased, may the gift of the Resurrection be theirs.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“I would propose to you as an icon Mary Magdalene, the apostle to the apostles.” (Address by Pope Francis to General Chapter 2017, 1)
