FOCAL POINT: “Each local House is to establish a degree of order by setting aside times for prayer, meals, relaxation, celebration and silence. The observance of this order will be carried out in an atmosphere of ease and flexibility. A balance will be maintained between the needs of the community life and legitimate personal needs.” […]
FOCAL POINT: “In Her assumption, she was raised up to share in the risen life of Jesus. If we follow Her as our model, we learn to share in the passion, death and resurrection of Her Son and we too will be freed from sin and will share in His new life in the Spirit.” […]
FOCAL POINT: “Hospitality for guests is an important value and is a way of giving witness to Christian community living. This hospitality will always be carried out in a spirit of cordiality and at the same time in a spirit of prudence and sensitivity to the needs of the religious, in order to maintain a […]
FOCAL POINT: “The ill and the aged enjoy a special claim on personal and communal concerns. The ill are an appeal to all for brotherly service within the community. The aged will always be accorded the gratitude, respect, and care they deserve in their place of residence.” (Con. 142) Deceased: Br. Cesare Projetti, 1889, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation desires that the religious formation of its members will develop along the lines established by the Church. The directives of the Church include great concern for the suitable human, spiritual, doctrinal, pastoral and professional development of the religious.” (Con. 148) Deceased: Fr. Leszek Bonikowski, 1991, Zlocieniec, Poland For our […]
FOCAL POINT: “These directives place a strong emphasis on preserving the spirit of the Founders together with a better understanding of the Charism and Mission of the Congregation.” (Con. 148) For the grace to imitate our Founders, and for fidelity to our Charism and Mission. For our members in the missions. In thanksgiving for […]
FOCAL POINT: “The response of the individual to the call of Christ to personally imitate His life of chastity, poverty and obedience by a life lived in the Congregation marks the beginning of the process of formation.” (Con. 149) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaw Zelazek, 1990, Poznan, Poland Birthdays: Fr. Roberto Cachoeira Javorski, 1963, Brazil […]
FOCAL POINT: “A man, when he enters consecrated life, needs help to understand the nature, the dignity and the importance of his vocation. Since the reality of this call is the basis of all formation, Formators, in the name of the Congregation, shall identify and confirm its presence.” (Con. 149) Deceased: Fr. Wladyslaw Miernik, […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation believes that the words of Christ addressed to all Christians through baptism, ‘It was not you who chose me, it was I who chose you’ (John 15:16), are equally true to the call to consecrated life in the Congregation.” (Con. 149) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaw Tatar, 1979, Sulislawice, Poland First […]
FOCAL POINT: “Every call of Christ is first of all a call to personal holiness. Religious profession contributes to an intimate, personal union with the Triune God.” (Con. 150) Ordination: Fr. Antoni da Costa Filho, 2009, Brazil Deceased: Fr. Alexander Reitzel, 1951, Kitchener, Canada Fr. William Graf, 1983, Waterloo, Canada For the Church, […]
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: Br. Joseph Slomski, 1959, Chicago, USA Fr. John Mysliwiec, 1974, Des Plaines, USA Birthdays: Fr. Jerzy Rolka, 1966, Poland For our Congregation, our […]
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 with Christ in God.” (Con. 150) Deceased: Fr. Stanislaus Rogalski, 1933, Chicago, USA Fr. George Jendrach, 1990, Chicago, USA Fr. Czeslaw Szalamacha, 2001, Krakow, […]
