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 […]
FOCAL POINT: “Prayer is at the very heart of religious formation. Religious need to be versed in the various forms of prayer and, through time spent in prayer each day, need to experience a deep awareness of God in their lives.” (Con. 153) Deceased: Br. Stanislaw Golonka, 1941, Rome, Italy Fr. Walter Wilczek, 2010, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Prayer is to be constant and preserving so that their studies, apostolate and indeed all their activities will flow from a prayerful heart, united at all times with God, our heavenly Father.” (Con 153) Birthday: Fr. Daniel Hinc, 1982, Poland For our Congregation, our superior and for vocations to our Congregation. […]
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, […]
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. […]
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, […]
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, […]
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) […]
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 […]
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, […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FOCAL POINT: “Those responsible for formation should be mature religious adequately prepared for these offices and filled with the spirit of the Church and the Charism of our Congregation.” (Con. 168) Bishop Ordination: Bishop Robert Kurtz, 1995, Bermuda Ordination: Fr. Henry Licznerski, 1992, USA First Vows: Fr. Marian Szablewski, 1959, Poland Fr. […]
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 […]
FOCAL POINT: “In order to meet these demands , 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. May the example of St. Matthew inspire us […]
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 […]
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 […]
