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 […]
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. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Since the Congregation is dedicated to the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, it strives to live the new life and hope of this mystery in every phase of its apostolic life, so that the religious achieve their own resurrection and that of society.” (Con. 191) Deceased: Fr. Steven Dabkowski, 1917, St. Louis, USA […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Christ lives and acts in him and he grows in Christ through his ministry” (Con. 194) Deceased: Fr. Ignacy Badov, 2000, Belene, Bulgaria 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. […]
FOCAL POINT: “He loves people with the love of Christ, and he is concerned for their spiritual welfare.” (Con. 194) Deceased: Fr. Terrance McGuire, 2015, Kitchener, Canada First Vows: Fr. Adriano Ciminelli, 1955, Italy For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us. For […]
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 […]
