December 15

FOCAL POINT: “As an international Community, we assist each other in various parts of the world by sharing our ministries, experiences and resources.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Br. Antonio Folcarelli, […]

December 16

FOCAL POINT: “We share Christ’s own desire to enkindle the fire of divine love in the heart of every person on this earth.” (Mission Statement)   Deceased: Fr. Walerian Kalinka, […]

Third Sunday of Advent

FOCAL POINT: As we strive to live Community, which is to be a true reflection of the Paschal Mystery, let us surrender ourselves to God, allowing the power of the […]

December 18

FOCAL POINT: We are called to be open to the Church’s call for the preferential option for the poor in our present and future apostolates.   Deceased: Cl. Pawel Dembinski, […]

December 19

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ began in Paris, France, on February 17, 1836, under the leadership of Bogdan Janski.” (Historical Preface)   Deceased: […]

December 20

FOCAL POINT: “After the death of the Founder on July 2, 1840, his disciples under the direction of Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, the co-Founders of the Congregation, continued to […]

St. Peter Canisius

FOCAL POINT: “On Easter Sunday, March 27, 1842, along with five other confreres, they professed their first religious vows in the Catacombs of St. Sebastian in Rome.” (Historical Preface)   […]

December 22

FOCAL POINT: “The first rule was written during the Lenten season of 1842 and became the basis for community life and personal sanctification.” (Historical Preface)   Deceased: Fr. Stanislaus Siatka, […]

St. John of Kanty

FOCAL POINT: “They were now inspired to dedicate themselves to the Risen Saviour and to call themselves the ‘Brothers of the Resurrection.’” (Historical Preface)   Deceased: Br. Feliks Piechota, 1917, […]

Fourth Sunday of Advent

FOCAL POINT: “They were now dead to sin and alive with the Risen Christ in a new life dedicated to truth and charity.” (Historical Preface)   For a strengthening of […]

The Nativity of the Lord

Deceased: Cl. Josef Janaszkiewicz, 1893, Lwow, Poland Br. Jan Widuch, 1912, Krakow, Poland   For the Church, our Congregation, parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For blessings upon all Resurrectionists and […]

St. Stephen

FOCAL POINT: Love of God, for one another, and for the people we serve is a characteristic of the Congregation of the Resurrection.   Deceased: Fr. Mitchell Pawelko, 1996, Des […]