February 1

FOCAL POINT: “The work of the Holy Spirit is evident in these overwhelming manifestations of God’s love and goodness.” (Con. 3)   Deceased: Br. Joseph Arbus, 1905, St. Mary’s, USA […]

St. Blasé and Ansgar

FOCAL POINT: “The eternal ‘alleluia’ of the Church’s Paschal season sums up our constant effort to praise the Lord.” (Con. 3)   Deceased: Fr. Luigi Oldoini, 1884, La Spezia, Italy […]

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

FOCAL POINT: “Our entire life and work in the Congregation is to give glory to God, because He is infinite goodness and love.” (Con. 4)   Deceased: Fr. Anthony Laskowski, […]

February 5

FOCAL POINT: “In gratitude for His love and goodness to us, we desire to respond to God’s invitation by our life and vocation, offering Him love for love. ‘We, for […]

St. Paul Miki and Companions

FOCAL POINT: “As members of the Congregation of the Resurrection, we give glory to God by manifesting the presence of the Risen Christ to the world.” (Con. 5)   Deceased: […]

February 7

FOCAL POINT: “We will strive for our own personal sanctification by accepting Christ as our model and by living a life of ever-greater union with Him.” (Con. 5)   Deceased: […]

Sts. Jerome Emiliani and Josephine Bakhita

FOCAL POINT: “This life of union with Christ expresses itself through our union with our brothers in community, and will overflow into our apostolic life, which strives to bring to […]

February 9

FOCAL POINT: “The goal of each of us who has been called to the Congregation of the Resurrection is to strive for his own personal resurrection with Christ in community […]

St. Scholastica

FOCAL POINT: “Our religious profession calls us to perfect our Christian life by following Christ so intimately that we live, die, and rise with Him.” (Con. 6)   Deceased: Fr. […]

February 12

FOCAL POINT: “We will empty and wholly deny ourselves, in order that Christ may dwell in us and act through us. Then we will be able to say with Saint […]