“I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and they don’t communicate with each other because they are separated from each other.” -Martin Luther King, Address at…
Felicjanki czyli siostry szczęścia
Felicjanki czyli siostry szczęścia Nasze życie jest natchnione przez charyzmat Założycielki bł. Marii Angeli – Zofii Truszkowskiej. Jej bezgraniczna miłość Boga objawiała się w całkowitym poddaniu się Jego woli, czego wyrazem była współczująca miłość i miłosierdzie, ofiarna służba potrzebującym i troska o zbawienie wszystkich ludzi.
October 10th Blessed Mary Angela
October 10 – Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska Foundress of the Felician Sisters God, our Father, you graced Blessed Mary Angela with a living faith and boundless love which she manifested in complete surrender to your divine will. By her prayers and witness may we strive to seek, to accept, and to fulfill your will in…
Prayers before the Feast Day of Blessed Angela
Prayers before the Feast Day of Blessed Angela Let us pray: God, our Father, you graced Blessed Mary Angela with a living faith and a boundless love which she manifested in complete surrender to your divine will. By her prayers and witness may we strive to seek, to accept, and to fulfill your will in all…
Our Lady of the Rosary – October 7th
Our Lady of the Rosary This feast was instituted by Pope St. Pius V in thanksgiving for the great naval victory over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto on this day in the year 1570, a favor due to the recitation of the Rosary. This victory saved Europe from being overrun by the forces…
To Love is to Give – October
1. The common life is very difficult but also most beneficial, for that life shows us what we are, what we lack, what virtues we must practice. (I, 31) 2. May Saint Felix be the guardian of your vows, may he obtain for you the virtues of humility and simplicity, and may your Guardian Angel…
To Love is to Give – September
1. Practice love of neighbor by being amiable and in general doing good to others. In order to acquire this virtue, make a meditation about the love of neighbor, do a lot of reading on this topic, and make an examination of conscience; do this for a whole month. (III, 108) 2. I need not…
Saints for August
St. Rose of Lima was a lay woman who was a Dominican Tertiary in the 17th century in Lima, Peru. She was the first canonized saint of the New World. She spent years supporting her family with sewing and gardening. She served the poor and needy, which was the beginning of social service in Peru….
To Love is to Give – August
1. You lament the fact that you love God inadequately and rightly so, for who among mortals can love Him with the love of which He is worthy? But He is a gracious Lord, a good Father, and has regard for our helplessness. He pays more attention to the heart than to sacrifice and even…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – July 16th
There is a tradition—which may not be historical—that Mary appeared to Saint Simon Stock, a leader of the Carmelites, and gave him a scapular, telling him to promote devotion to it. The scapular is a modified version of Mary’s own garment. It symbolizes her special protection and calls the wearers to consecrate themselves to her…
Franciscan Saint – Saint Bonaventure
Saint Bonaventure’s Story Perhaps not a household name for most people, Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both the medieval Church and the history of the Franciscan Order. A senior faculty member at the University of Paris, Saint Bonaventure certainly captured the hearts of his students through his academic skills and insights. But…