How two 19th-century Blesseds truly read the “signs of the times” Bl. Blessed Marie Rose Durocher and Bl. Angela Truszkowska both tackled the concrete problems of real persons within the realm of the possible in their circumstances, aware that “the poor you will have with you always” (Mt 26:11). Two Blesseds appear on national liturgical…
International World Poverty Day – October 17th
People living in extreme poverty, many of whom work in the informal economy – unregistered, unrecognised and unprotected under labour legislation – face difficult and dangerous conditions. The most excluded have no choice but to accept unacceptable situations and are often seen and treated as ‘disposable’. Despite working long hours, they are unable to…
Thanksgiving Day to our Canadian Friends
Let us join in prayers of Thanksgiving for our sisters and the people of Canada as they celebrate their National Holiday of Thanksgiving. May God continue to bless and protect them. Thanksgiving (French: Action de grâce) or Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l’Action de grâce), is an annual Canadian holiday held on the second Monday in…
Blessed Honorat Kozminski – October 13th
Blessed Honoratus Kozminski’s Story Wenceslaus Kozminski was born in Biala Podlaska in 1829. By the age of 11 he had lost his faith. By the age of 16 his father had died. He studied architecture at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Suspected of participating in a rebellious conspiracy against the Czarists in Poland,…
Special Blessings to our Sisters in Brazil
October 12 Feast Day of Our Lady of Aparecida HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF APARECIDA The devotion to Our Lady of the Conception Aparecida, more commonly known as “Our Lady of Aparecida”, has a very special meaning. It came about when a group of fishermen, after several useless attempts, asked the intercession of Our Lady,…
October 12 – Our Lady of Aparecida
Our Felician Sisters in Brazil Special Celebrations for our Felician Sisters in Brazil October 12 – Our Lady of Aparecida Patroness of Brasil Lord, as we honor the glorious memory of the Virgin Mary, we ask that by the help of her prayers we too may come to share the fullness of your grace. Amen….