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December 12th : Venerable Francis de Paola Tarin, SJ

Venerable Francis de Paola Tarin, SJ Born : Oct 7, 1847 Died : Dec 12, 1910 Declared Venerable on Jan 3, 1987 Francis de Paola Tarin, the ninth of eleven children, was born in the village of Godelleta near Valencia, Spain. He first studied at his village school before he went to the Piarist Fathers…

December 12th : Blessed Thomas Holland, SJ

Blessed Thomas Holland, SJBorn : 1600 Died : Dec 12, 1642 Beatified: Dec 15, 1929 Thomas Holland, an Englishman was born in Sutton, near Prescot, in Lancashire. In his youth, he spent six years at the English college at Saint-Omer in Flanders and later in 1621, at the English college in Valladolid, Spain. It was…

3rd Sunday of Advent : Sunday 15th December 2019

3rd Sunday of Advent (A) - The JOY of the Lord3rd Sunday of Advent : Sunday 15th December 2019Is. 35:1-6,10; Ps. 146(145):7,8-10; Jm. 5:7-10; Mt. 11:2-11 (Ps Wk III) Isaiah prophesied the return of the people of Israel to Zion. In a dark time, he encouraged the people not to fear. He gave them a…

Third Week of Advent: Sunday 15th December 2019

Daily Word Of GodMatthew 11:2-6, 7a, 10-11 John in his prison had heard what Christ was doing and he sent his disciples to ask him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?’ Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you hear and see; the blind see…

3rd Week in Advent : Sunday 15th December, 2019

DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ – Witness: In today’s Gospel, Jesus’ divine Wisdom and miraculous Works reveal the Truth to John the Baptist.that He is the Messiah.  All of us know and believe that Jesus is truly the Saviour of the world.  However, “Do we live our faith with fidelity…

December 10th : Servant of God Hyacinth Alegre, SJ

Servant of God Hyacinth Alegre, SJBorn: December 24, 1874 Died: December 10, 1930 Hyacinth Alegre Pujals (Also known as JACINTO ALEGRE PUJALS SJ) was born in Tarrasa, on the outskirts of Barcelona on December 24, 1874, just before midnight. He spent the first sixteen years in Tarrasa and studied at its Royal College. Since his…

December 9th : Servant of God Peter Mayoral, SJ

Servant of God Peter Mayoral, SJBorn : Oct 16,1678 Died : Dec 9, 1754 Peter Mayoral, a famous Chilean missionary, was born in Madrid, Spain and entered the Society at nineteen after he studied at the Jesuit college in Madrid. In 1698 he was sent to Buenos Aires for the mission in Chile where after…

December 9th : Servant of God Louis Stephen Rabussier, SJ

Servant of God Louis Stephen Rabussier, SJBorn : Dec 12, 1831 Died : Dec 9, 1897 Louis Stephen Rabussier was born in Herblay, France and studied at the diocesan seminary in Versailles before joining the Society on September 6, 1851 at the novitiate in Saint-Acheul. After his first vows on Sep 1853, he taught in…

December 8th : St. Noel Chabanel, SJ

St. Noel Chabanel, SJBorn : Feb 2, 1613 Died : Dec 8, 1649 Beatified : Jun 21, 1925 Canonised : Jun 29, 1930 Noel Chabanel was born in Sagues, southern France. He entered the Society of Jesus at Toulouse at the age of seventeen and followed the prescribed course of studies for Jesuits and was…

December 8th : St Charles Garnier, SJ

St Charles Garnier, SJBorn : May 25, 1606 Died : Dec 7, 1649 Beatified : Jun 21, 1925 Canonised : Jun 29, 1930 St Charles Garnier was born in Paris of wealthy family. He received an excellent education and at 18 entered the Jesuit novitiate in Paris and studied philosophy and theology at Clermont College…