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 […]

February 13

FOCAL POINT: “In order to rise with Christ, we need to be open to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us and conforms us to Christ.” (Con. 7) […]

Ash Wednesday

FOCAL POINT: “That just as Christ’s primary concerns were to be completely dedicated to performing the will of His Father and loving service for His brothers and sisters, so also […]

February 15

FOCAL POINT: “We will thus begin to share in the new creation, the life of the Risen Saviour.” (Con. 7)   Deceased: Cl. Adolfo Lanciotti, 1901, Rome, Italy Fr. Mitchell […]

February 16

FOCAL POINT: “Through the exercise of perfect fraternal charity, we rise with Christ and give witness to the world that we are His disciples: ‘I give you a new commandment: […]