Saint Gregory the Great
2026-09-03
FOCAL POINT:
“Since prayer and spiritual growth in general take place primarily in the privy of one’s heart, it is essential that each person in formation seek and receive proper and competent spiritual direction.” (Con. 154)

Deceased:
Fr. William Benninger, 1946, Rome, Italy
Fr. Leszek Czyz, 1994, Sulislawice, Poland

Birthday:
Fr. James Gibson, 1952, USA

Ordination:
Fr. Timothy Keppel, 1977, USA

For our country, for civil rulers on the local and national levels.
For our directors of formation, and for our novices and seminarians.
In thanksgiving for the steadfast service to the Church which Saint Gregory the Great modeled.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“One’s vocation takes on a new perspective and dynamism when one has come to see life primarily as a response to God’s love.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 11)

Blessed Dina Belanger
2026-09-04
FOCAL POINT:
“In the formation of an integrated and mature religious, it is important that all aspects and talents of the religious be developed simultaneously: the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and social.” (Con. 155)

Deceased:
Br. Jan Lalewicz, 1954, Radziwillow, Poland
Fr. Bernard Bak, 1973, Chicago, USA
Fr. Joseph Schaeffer, 1975, Rome, Italy
Fr. Marek Kabsz, 2019, Warsaw, Poland

For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for all who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
For the Canadian Congregation – Religieuses de Jesu-Marie, as they celebrate Blessed Dina Belanger.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“God loves us and wishes that we experience His love through our personal relationship. Our whole life is His gift to us and expression of His love.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 12)

September 5
2026-09-05
FOCAL POINT:
“In order that the religious may realize his full potential in his vocation, a favorable environment is needed. The Congregation strives to provide an atmosphere of freedom in the context of well-defined personal responsibility.” (Con. 156)

Deceased:
Fr. Stanley Sokulski, 1964, Chicago, USA
Br. Stanislaw Bartyzel, 1991, Poznan, Poland
Fr. Frederick Oberholzer, 1995, Kitchener, Canada
Fr. Edwin Karlowicz, 2002, Maywood, USA

Birthdays:
Fr. Andrzej Jagielka, 1950, Poland
Fr. Bernard Hylla, 1959, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. Alexandre Lopes Alessio, 2009, Brazil

For the grace to imitate our Founders, and for fidelity to our community charism and mission.
For blessings on our Congregation.
For all who have died in the faith of the Risen Lord.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“One experience which may help formation participants to understand true relationships is an apostolic outreach to the aged, the sick, the disabled and the poor.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 31)

September 6
2026-09-06
FOCAL POINT:
“A young religious will be granted the freedom to show initiative and creativity and to develop his talents; moreover, he will be urged to use this freedom for the good of the community in which he lives.” (Con. 156)

Deceased:
Fr. Andrew Gettelfinger, 1936, St. Mary, USA

Birthdays:
Fr. Philip Justinian, 1985, Tanzania

For our members in the missions.
For all the sick and suffering, especially those in hospitals and long-term care facilities.
For our general leadership team.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The recognition of one’s gifts flows naturally from their use. However, to ensure that one is not using their gifts in a narcissistic way, a person needs to be able to use their talents generously for the benefit of others even when this involved no personal advantage, but rather inconvenience and suffering.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 32)

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-09-07
FOCAL POINT:
“Trust, dialogue and communication are of the utmost importance to exercising this freedom. Freedom exercised in this responsible manner will enhance the quality of obedience as the religious grows from a more external submission to authority to a healthier sense of co-responsibility for the work and well-being of the Congregation.” (Con. 156)

Deceased:
Fr. Henry Jasinski, 1958, De Kalb, USA
Fr. Edward Gira, 1971, Chicago, USA
Fr. Charles Westfall, 2012, Hamilton, Canada

Birthday:
Fr. Andrzej Lewandowski, 1958, USA

For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony.
For all families, especially those families struggling to survive.
For all local superiors and house councils.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The Founders’ view of the importance and the role of prayer is set down in ‘The Rule of 1850’: ‘The Brothers must realize that the total perfection of religious life consists in tending to a most intimate union with God by love. The necessary means of attaining this end is prayer, for God’s grace depends on prayer, and grace alone leads to this intimate union with God through love.’” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 37)

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2026-09-08
FOCAL POINT:
“Let there be unity of heart and mind between a religious and those in authority. This union implies a common responsibility for the present and future good of the Congregation.” (Con. 157)

Deceased:
Fr. Walter Mikosz, 1965, Montgomery, USA
Fr. Joseph Siemiaszko, 1993, Chicago, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Tadeusz Nosal, 1944, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. James Gibson, 1979, USA
Fr. Evandro Miranda Rosa, 2001, Brazil

First Vows:
Fr. Patrick Aiello, 1949, Canada
Fr. Edward Jaskula, 1950, USA
Fr. Raymond Reitzel, 1955, Canada
Fr. David Mowat, 1956, Canada
Fr. Harry Reitzel, 1957, Canada
Br. David Ernst, 1958, Final 1963, Canada
Fr. Richard Grek, 1959, USA
Fr. Dennis Sanders, 1959, USA
Fr. Eugene Szarek, 1959, USA
Fr. Gerald Watt, 1959, USA
Fr. Sutherland MacDonald, 1961, Canada
Fr. Martin Bratek, 1962, USA
Fr. Thomas Kubik, 1963, USA
Br. John Cline, 1964, Final 1969, Canada
Fr. Joseph Glab, 1964, USA
Fr. Norbert Raszeja, 1964, USA
Fr. Gary Young, 1972, USA
Br. Edward Hohenadel, 1974, Canada
Fr. Paul Voisin,1974, Canada

Final Vows:
Br. John Cline, 1969, Canada
Br. David Ernst, 1963, Canada

For our deceased members and benefactors, and for he who will die first among us.
For those in our Congregation struggling with their faith.
For the Virgin Mary to continue to watch over us and guide us.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Prayer is essential in all its expressions: private, communal, verbal, interior. All types will be practiced throughout formation and life, but with different emphases.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 38)

St. Peter Claver
2026-09-09
FOCAL POINT:
“Let there be unity of heart and mind between a religious and those in authority. This union implies a common responsibility for the present and future good of the Congregation. Unity promotes the exercise of fraternal correction and prevents fear and human respect from deterring a religious from sharing with his brother and, if necessary, with the proper authorities his certain knowledge of serious defects in one of his confreres.” (Con. 157)

First Vows:
Br. Nucinaldo Bezerra de Arruda, 2011, Brazil

For fidelity to our charism and religious vows, and for the spirit of the resurrection.
For couples and families who face difficulties in their relationship.
That the missionary zeal of St. Peter Claver may inspire us to ever greater service in the name of the Risen Lord.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Let us underscore again how important it is that candidates build a personal relationship between themselves and God. It needs to be a relationship based on an experience of God’s love for them.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 42)

September 10
2026-09-10
FOCAL POINT:
“A religious will make the greatest progress in personal growth where there is trust and respect among all the members. This trust and respect is strengthened by encouragement and acceptance and is motivated by truth and charity. Love flowing from truth will be the predominant force of the entire formation process.” (Con. 158)

Deceased:
Fr. Adolf Roznicki, 1932, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Birthday:
Fr. Jan Kanty Kaczmarek, 1976, Poland

For the Church, for our Holy Father and for our local ordinary.
For students, teachers and support staff as they begin a new school year.
For our members in long-term care.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“We need to remind ourselves frequently of God’s pleasure in creating and, in particular, His pleasure in creating us.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 43)

September 11
2026-09-11
FOCAL POINT:
“The goal of the post-Novitiate formation is the personal development of the whole man: to help him grow in Christian maturity by becoming more aware of his sinfulness and Gods’ manifest love, to help him deepen his vowed commitment to the Risen Christ, to help him adapt his personal life in order to strengthen common life and to help him develop his gifts and talents so that he may use them in the apostolic work of the Congregation.” (Con. 162)

Deceased:
Fr. Pawel Smolikowski, 1926, Krakow, Poland

Birthday:
Br. Piotr Baran, 1979, Poland

For our Congregation and our superiors and for vocations to our Congregation.
For the gift of healing for those who are sick: Resurrectionists, family, friends and benefactors.
For an end to violence and acts of terror.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“A person comes into existence apart from any decisions or power on his part. His existence is a deliberative wish of God.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 45)

The Most Holy Name of Mary
2026-09-12
FOCAL POINT:
“Spiritual formation continues along the lines laid out in the Novitiate program: a deepening awareness of the life and works of the Founders, a growing union with the Risen Christ through prayer and the exercise of fraternal charity in living the common life in simplicity, and an increasingly self-disciplined life based on the Gospel which witnesses to the death and resurrection of Christ.” (Con. 163)

Deceased:
Deacon Bartlomiej Morawiec, 1903, Adrianople, Bulgaria
Fr. Teodor Dembinski, 1928, Siemianowice, Poland

For our country, for civil rulers and for peace in the world.
For our Jewish and Muslim brothers and sisters.
That the Holy Name of Mary may offer us protection.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Worship is not only the truest prayer; it is also the basis of all prayer. … Worship prepares us for the whole range of prayer, it also leads us to spiritual freedom in general.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 45)

St. John Chrysostom
2026-09-13
FOCAL POINT:
“Doctrinal formation continues through growth in the personal assimilation of the mysteries of faith and in the ability to communicate these mysteries in terms understandable to the culture and the times.” (Con. 164)

Deceased:
Fr. Aloysius Orzechowski, 1998, Chicago, USA

For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for those who have recommended themselves to our prayers.
For couples preparing for marriage.
John Chrysostom was known for his great preaching and teaching, may we be graced to follow his example in our proclamation of faith.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“A person begins life with nothing of their own making, and what they later possess is not something they have totally earned or deserved. He has it primarily because God wished them to have it.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 46)

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
2026-09-14
FOCAL POINT:
“The ministry of a brother embraces all the areas of the apostolic work of the Congregation except those which require Holy Orders.” (Con. 167)

Deceased:
Fr. Henry Gryczman, 1935, Chicago, USA

For the grace to imitate our Founders, and for fidelity to our charism and mission.
For the courage and hope to address the sorrows of our people.
For the strength to take up the cross and follow Christ.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“A false appropriation of God’s gifts dooms a person to a limited and restricted existence because it closes the door to the full action of the Lord’s Spirit within him.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 46)

Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian
2026-09-16
FOCAL POINT:
“Those responsible for formation will be careful to respect the human dignity and the special divine vocation of persons entrusted to their care. In guiding the growth and development of the individual, Formators will take into account his natural and supernatural endowments, as well as, interests and inclinations, so as to enable the individual with these God-given talents to make the greatest possible contribution to the work and progress of the Congregation.” (Con. 169)

Birthdays:
Fr. Pawel Marek Szymanowski, 1982, Poland
Fr. Lukasz Wasikiewicz, 1989, Poland

For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony.
For the grace of perseverance for those who are in initial formation.
For the continued intercession of St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian upon the Church.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“A formation program in which the person is recognized and treated as having dignity flowing from God’s creation will have the characteristics of compassion, encouragement, forgiveness, unity and especially gratitude.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 53)

Sts. Hildegard of Bingen and Robert Bellarmine
2026-09-17
FOCAL POINT:
“In order to meet these demands [of continuing formation], the religious have an obligation to foster their own spiritual and professional growth by spiritual direction, personal reading, private study and attendance at seminars, workshops and other study programs.” (Con. 172)

Deceased:
Fr. Peter Graf, 1960, Sudbury, Canada
Fr. Jerome Kroetsch, 2012, Kitchener, Canada

For our deceased members and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us.
For the international formation commission.
In thanksgiving for the communion of Saints and their place in our journey of faith.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Sacred Scripture teaches that while the human person has dignity by the very fact that they are a part of God’s creation, that dignity is dependent on a proper relationship to God and the rest of creation.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 52)

September 18
2026-09-18
FOCAL POINT:
“Each member is charged with the serious obligation and responsibility of fostering and developing vocations for the Congregation.” (Con. 171)

Deceased:
Fr. Piotr Athanasov, 1894, Adrianople, Bulgaria

For fidelity to our religious vows and for the spirit of the resurrection.
For those who have left the Congregation.
For deceased benefactors, in thanks for their generosity.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Living out our status as part of God’s wonderful creation affects the goals we set for ourselves and others, as well as the means we employ to attain those goals.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 54)

St. Januarius
2026-09-19
FOCAL POINT:
“The Congregation has the right to make itself known in order to foster vocations and seek candidates.” (Con. 171)

Deceased:
Br. Michael Oleksiewicz, 1942, Chicago, USA

Birthdays:
Fr. Michael Yohana Henrico Kachwele, 1990, Tanzania

For the Church, our Holy Father, and for our local ordinary.
For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.
May St. Januarius, martyr and patron saint for blood banks, continue to encourage us to live our faith with boldness.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Religious vows are intended primarily to express a bond between the individual and God, and to specify this relationship.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 56)

St. Andrew Kim Tae-Gon, Paul Chong Ha-Sang, and Companions
2026-09-20
FOCAL POINT:
“The Community shall offer Mass once a month in each house for the following intentions: for the Holy Father; for blessings for our Congregation; for living and deceased benefactors and parents of members of the Congregation; for the deceased members of the Congregation; and for vocations to the consecrated life and priesthood.” (Con. 73)

Deceased:
Fr. Denis Oross, 1991, Chicago, USA

For our Congregation, our superior and for vocations.
For the people of Korea as they honour and celebrate their many martyrs who gave their lives in order to advance the faith.
For those who are actively dying, for the grace to embrace the Risen Lord.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Notwithstanding the fact that vowed life and formation to it are a mutual discernment process involving both the candidate and the community, through the vows the religious commit themselves personally.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 57)

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
2026-09-21
FOCAL POINT:
“One hundred Masses will be celebrated for each deceased member or novice of the Congregation.” (Con. 74)

Deceased:
Cl. Kazimierz Szyberna, 1905, Mentorella, Italy

Birthday:
Fr. Wladyslaw Tarnowski, 1934, Poland

For our country, for civil rulers on the local and national levels.
The second reading for today’s Mass encourages that prayer be offered to God for all, and so we offer prayer today for all friends, family and benefactors, and for those we serve.
For peace in the world.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“It is obvious that the vows are defined in strong and bold concepts which can be accepted only by a person who has recognized the inherent limits of their power and autonomy, and the dignity that is theirs when they share in the omnipotence and sovereignty of God.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 58)

September 22
2026-09-22
FOCAL POINT:
“Mass shall be offered in each House for the Ordinary of the diocese on the anniversary of his ordination as Bishop.” (Con. 75)

Birthdays:
Fr. Andre Malta Martins, 1979, Brazil
Fr. Tomasz Koperek, 1984, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. Patrick Aiello, 1956, Canada

For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for all those who have commended themselves to our prayers.
For a recommitment to our consecrated life as religious in and for the Church.
For blessings upon all families.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Our status as part of God’s creation has implications for the manner in which we view ideals and goals, and, specifically, our Constitutions.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 59)

St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
2026-09-23
FOCAL POINT:
“Mass will be offered in each House for the Superior General and for the Provincial or Regional Superior on the anniversary of their election.” (Con. 76)

Deceased:
Fr. Ignatius Perius, 1926, Louisville, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Michal Szlachciak, 1984, Poland

For the grace to imitate our Founders.
For all of those in formation and for our directors of formation.
In thanksgiving for the gift to the Church of Padre Pio, stigmatist and mystic.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The Constitutions, like the Scriptures, become a source of wisdom and power to which the person can continually turn.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 60)

Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin
2026-09-24
FOCAL POINT:
“The feasts of the Resurrection, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption and Our Lady of Sorrows are considered Community feasts and are to be celebrated in a solemn manner. On the vigil of these feasts, each religious should offer some form of mortification.” (Con. 78)

Deceased:
Fr. Mitchell Tadla, 1984, Chicago, USA
Fr. Patrick McKelvie, 2022, Kitchener, Canada

Birthdays:
Fr. Delwyn Haroldson, 1958, USA
Fr. Edward Hering, 1961, Poland

For our members in the missions in Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria and Tanzania.
For those families struggling with addiction, communication or financial issues.
For the Sisters of Providence of Montreal as they celebrate their foundress Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The Constitutions present us with a set of ideals. … A person can achieve them only by cooperating with God’s grace.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 61)

St. Jean De Brebeuf, St. Isaac Jogues and Companions
2026-09-26
FOCAL POINT:
“Apostolic endeavors always take into account the demands of a changing world and the needs of the contemporary Church as well as the needs of community life.” (Con. 191)

Deceased:
Fr. Waclaw Nowacki, 1895, Krakow, Poland
Br. Rajmund Jaszczynski, 1939, Warsaw, Poland
Fr. James O’Connor, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia
Fr. Walter Strub, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia
Fr. Jan Tyminski, 2023, Gdansk, Poland

Birthdays:
Fr. Andrzej Duda, 1963, Poland
Cl. Joseph Juma Chacha, 1992, Tanzania

For the living and deceased parents of members of the Congregation and our benefactors.
For peace in our world.
For the French Jesuit martyrs, the first North American saints, may we honor them on this day.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“We need to be aware of our emotions, feel at ease when they well up within us, see them as friends which enable us to live or lives more fully.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 67)

St. Vincent de Paul - World Tourism Day
2026-09-27
FOCAL POINT:
“Examples of ministries which have had and still have a great significance for us are education and parish work.” (Con. 192)

Deceased:
Fr. Charles Mrowinski, 2008, Des Plaines, USA

Birthday:
Fr. Stanislaw Zaryczny, 1966, Poland

Ordination:
Fr. Jim Marcos Penaloza Polo, 2008, Brazil

For the deceased members of the Congregation, and for the one who will die first among us.
For all who travel as tourists, may they extend blessings of peace upon the houses they enter and the people who live there.
For the many Societies of St. Vincent de Paul – for their care and concern for the poor in their midst.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Blindness to this tendency to evil within a person is especially dangerous today when choices are so multiple and change happens so quickly,” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 69)

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - World Day of Migrants and Refugees
2026-09-28
FOCAL POINT:
“The Congregation recognizes as its own those ministries in which religious – themselves being a model of Christian community – will be able to create communities, to work together with the laity, and to maintain and deepen their international character.” (Con. 192)

For fidelity to our religious vows and for the spirit of the resurrection.
For continued blessings on all Resurrectionists throughout the world.
For all migrants and refugees, may they find a hospitable welcome and peace in their new home.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Failure to realize the need to step back in order to evaluate the options presented in the light of revelation, faith and theology leaves a person at the whim of ever-changing attractions and their own undisciplined desires.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 69)

St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
2026-09-29
FOCAL POINT:
“For the Resurrectionist, the apostolate represents a call through Christ to lead an apostolic life imbued with a deep and lasting faith, ‘without which it is impossible to please God’ (Hebrew 11:6)”. (Con. 193)

Birthday:
Michal Osuch, 1953, Poland

For our community apostolates of parish work and teaching, and for the people we serve, as well as, for those who assist us in our ministry.
For all benefactors of the Congregation, both living and deceased.
For the blessing and protection of the Angels upon us.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The intellect was created to seek the truth; the will is intended to choose freely what is good for the person. Original sin interferes with the intellect and the will pursuing their proper objects.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 72)

St. Jerome
2026-09-30
FOCAL POINT:
“Faith is the necessary condition for effective apostolic activity. The religious are to pray for this faith along with the apostles: ‘Lord, increase our faith’ (Luke 17:5). This faith will permeate the religious’ entire life, mobilizing his efforts in the apostolate.” (Con. 193)

Deceased:
Fr. Czeslaw Falkiewicz, 1974, Vienna, Austria
Fr. Tadeusz Switek, 1997, Gdansk, Poland
Fr. Joseph Kamieniecki, 2009, Dundas, Canada

For the grace to imitate the faith, hope and love of our Founders, and their courage in facing trials in their apostolates.
That all those engaged in scholarly pursuits will be inspired by the example of St. Jerome.
For all our benefactors, both living and deceased.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“The fact that a person is attracted to evil as well as to good makes it imperative that they have a norm by which they can distinguish whether or not that which attracts them is truly good.” (Eight Principles of Resurrectionist Spirituality, 78)

Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
2026-10-01
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.
For all doctors of the Church, may the example of Saint Theresa guide them in their scholarly pursuits.
For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for those who have commended themselves to our prayers.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“This is why the earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she ‘groans in travail’ (Rom. 8:22).” (Laudato Si’ 1)

The Holy Guardian Angels
2026-10-02
FOCAL POINT:
“Christ lives and acts in him [Religious] and he grows in Christ through his ministry” (Con. 194)

For our Congregation, Father General and his curia, the provincial/regional superiors and their councils, and for our local superior.
For novices, seminarians and for vocations to the Congregation.
For the protection of the Guardian Angels upon us.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Authentic human development has a moral character. It presumes full respect for the human person, but it must also be concerned for the world around us and ‘take into account the nature of each being and of its natural connection in an ordered system.” (Laudato Si’, 5)

October 3
2026-10-03
FOCAL POINT:
“He [Resurrectionist] loves people with the love of Christ, and he is concerned for their spiritual welfare.” (Con. 194)

Deceased:
Fr. Terrance McGuire, 2015, Kitchener, Canada

For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us.
For the gift of wisdom for our superiors.
That during this “Marion Month” we will continue to seek the intercession and guidance of Mary.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“St. Francis … shows us just how inseparable the bond is between concern for nature, justice of the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.” (Laudato Si’, 10)

St. Francis of Assisi
2026-10-04
FOCAL POINT:
“The desire to bring each person to Christ vivifies his apostolate and makes him ready and capable of overcoming any obstacle and, if need be, of laying down his life for the salvation of all.” (Con. 194)

Deceased:
Br. Antoni Kaczmarek, 1948, Rome, Italy
Fr. Henry Stec, 1969, Chicago, USA
Fr. Anthony Rybarczyk 1970, Loma Linda, USA
Fr. Stefan Michalczyk, 1974, Pescara, Italy
Fr. Antoni Petrov, 1977, Povdiv, Bulgaria

First Vows:
Fr. Antonio Rencricca, 1958, Italy

That we may imitate the spirit of the Founders.
For God’s blessings on the people of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kitchener.
For those named in honour of Saint Francis.

FURTHER REFLECTION:
“Just as happens when we fall in love with someone, whenever St. Francis would gaze at the sun, the moon or the smallest of animals, he would burst into song, drawing all other creatures into his praise.” (Laudato Si’, 11)
