FOCAL POINT: “The strength of the Congregation is dependent upon the intensity of the spiritual life and the fruitful apostolic life of each local community. Therefore, individual houses will be vital Christian communities where the faith, hope and love of each religious is both expressed and developed.” (Con. 135) Deceased: Fr. Norbert Dentinger, 1966, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Faith is expressed and developed as the religious share their Christian values, celebrate the Eucharist together and pray together.” (Con. 135) Deceased: Fr. Joseph Serszen, 1946, St. Louis, USA Birthday: Fr. Paul Sims, 1957, Canada For the conversion of sinners, and for all in affliction, temptation and agony. For vocations […]
FOCAL POINT: “Hope is expressed and developed when they share one another’s sorrows and joys and when they encourage and support one another in pursuit of their spiritual and apostolic goals.” (Con. 135) Deceased: Br. Luigi Scafazucca, 1917, Rome, Italy Fr. Theodore Wroblewski, 1959, Chicago, USA Fr. Frederick Keleher, 1983, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Piotr […]
FOCAL POINT: “Love is expressed and developed by their efforts to bring the care, compassion and forgiveness of Christ to one another and by their efforts to become signs of the unrestricted quality of His love, by the sincere manifestation of their love for all of the religious with whom they have been asked to […]
FOCAL POINT: “Local communities will give witness to the presence of the Spirit, as the bond of love among the religious. For this love to be present, relationships will be based upon openness, trust, understanding and acceptance.” (Con. 136) Birthday: Fr. Czeslaw Marchewicz, 1957, Poland For the Church, the Holy Father and our […]
FOCAL POINT: “Through the power of the Spirit, the religious can become visible signs that it is possible to live together in love, guided by Gospel principles.” (Con. 136) Deceased: Fr. Hugo Hayes, 1965, Hamilton, Canada For our Congregation, our superiors, especially our local superior, and for vocations to our Congregation. On this […]
FOCAL POINT: “Community life will serve as a model for the other Christian communities which result from apostolic efforts. These Christian communities will serve as models for other similar communities within the local Church.” (Con. 136) Deceased: Bp. Joannes Garufalov, 1951, Sofia, Bulgaria Fr. Leo Cushing, 1961, St. Agatha, Canada For our country, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Bogdan Janski founded the Congregation on the belief that society can be resurrected only through the establishment of Christian communities where the truth that was revealed by Jesus is lived out in love. The realization of his vision calls for the establishment of vital and highly visible local communities as an essential element […]
FOCAL POINT: “This view of its Mission helps the religious to understand that the time and energy required to establish vital Christian communities in local Houses does not deprive the apostolate of fruitfulness; on the contrary, this expenditure of time and energy is an expression of their apostolate.” (Con. 137) Deceased: Fr. Feliks Szmit, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Each House will pursue its spiritual program and apostolic mission on the basis of local decisions, but always in accordance with the spirit of the Congregation and the prescriptions of the Constitutions and Provincial and Regional Statutes. This calls for leadership on the part of the local superior, even while stressing the observance […]
FOCAL POINT: “The local community meeting was an important element in the life of the community of believers which Bogdan Janski gathered together. At such meetings, the religious evaluate their life and mission in the light of the Gospel, of the Charism of the Congregation and of the signs of the times.” (Con. 139) […]
FOCAL POINT: “will support, encourage and affirm each other and call each other to conversion through a more fruitful response to the values of Jesus.” (Con. 139) Ordination: Fr. Philip Justinian, 2021, Tanzania Fr. Joseph Chacha, 2022, Tanzania Fr. Vitalis Masika, 2022, Tanzania For our deceased members and benefactors, and for the one […]
FOCAL POINT: “When they trust one another enough to speak the truth in love, the tensions which arise out of their daily living situation are reduced or eliminated through the experience of reconciliation.” (Con. 139) Deceased: Cl. Franciszek Brzozowski, 1931, Lwow, Poland Br. Clement Baltruszajtis, 1931, Chicago, USA Fr. Jan Gracz, 1942, Dachau, Germany […]
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, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession is effected in and through the Church. The religious binds himself in a special way to undertake the mission of the Church and to spend his life in its service.” (Con. 151) Deceased: Cl. Wilhelm Renner, 1889, Granheim, Germany Bp. Robert Dehler, 1966, Kitchener, Canada Fr. Jan Wojnar, 1981, Radziszowska, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Formation, therefore, is ecclesial: it seeks to make the religious conscious of his participation in the mission of the Church and to develop his talents so that he is able to carry on the apostolate and spread the kingdom of God.” (Con. 151) Birthday: Fr. Gregory Helminski, 1949, USA For the […]
FOCAL POINT: “Religious understand that apostolic activity, rooted in and joined with contemplation, belongs to the very nature of consecrated life; for it is a holy service and work of love entrusted to them by the Church to be carried out in its name.” (Con. 151) Deceased: Br. Jozef Kazimierz Misiak, 1956, Radziwillow, Poland […]
FOCAL POINT: “In the formation of the religious, as is the tradition of the Congregation, Mary will be presented as a model. She is the perfect disciple of Jesus and is the model of all who are called to discipleship.” (Con. 152) Deceased: Fr. Antoni Miechonski, 1971, Wejherowo, Poland Fr. Roman Hinschberger, 1975, Kitchener, […]
FOCAL POINT: , “faith enabled Her to accept to gift of God’s love and to trust that all the promises made to Her would be fulfilled. Her hope enabled Her to rely upon the power of the Spirit to form Jesus within Her. Her love enabled Her to live a life of self-denial and joyful […]
FOCAL POINT: “obedience enabled Her to cooperate with all of God’s plans for Her. Her humility led Her to accept Her own lowliness even while She acknowledged and proclaimed the great things God was doing in Her and through Her. Our religious will become more perfect disciples of Jesus if they follow Mary, rely on […]
