Daily Word Of GodJohn 13:31-33, 36-38 When Judas, Son of Simon Iscariot had gone, Jesus said: ‘Now has the Son of man been glorified, and in him God has been glorified. If God has been glorified in him, God will in turn glorify him in himself, and will glorify him very soon. Little children, I…
April 30th - Venerable Abraham de Georgiis, SJBorn: 1563 Died: April 30, 1595 Cause introduced in 1902 Fr Abraham de Georgiis, the first of the eight Jesuit martyrs of Ethiopia to die for Christ, was born in Aleppo, Syria. A Maronite Christian, he went to Rome for his studies and there entered the Jesuit novitiate…
Saint Peter Canisius, SJBorn : May 8, 15 21 Died : December 21, 1597 Beatified : 1864 Feast Day : 27th April Canonized : May 21, 19 25 Peter Canisius was born in Nijmegen, though a Dutch town today, was at the time of his birth in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne, had the rights…
Venerable Emmanuel Padial, SJBorn :April 15, 1661 Died : April 28, 1725 Emmanuel Padial, the youngest of seven children was born on Good Friday in Granada, Spain. He studied at the Jesuit College and at twenty, upon completing his courses in philosophy and theology; he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Seville. During his early years…
April 25th - Venerables Gaspar Pais, SJ and John Pereira, SJVenerable Gaspar Pais, SJ Born: 1593 Died: April 25, 1635 Venerable John Pereira, SJ Born: 1601 Died: May 2, 1635 About half a century after the unsuccessful first Jesuit mission in Ethiopia, headed by Bishop Andrew de Oveida, the Jesuits under Fr Pedro Paez met…
April 25th - Servant of God Adalbert Mary Baudiss, SJBorn: April 14, 1842 Died: April 25, 1926 Adalbert Mary Baudiss was born in the town of Bojany na Bukowinie, in Lwow. As a youth he studied at the Jesuit school in Lwow, and served Mass at the Jesuit church of Sts Peter and Paul, where…
Blessed Francis Page, SJBorn : Date unknown Died : April 1602 Feast Day : April 20 Beatified : December 15, 1929 Francis Page was born in Antwerp of well-to-do English Protestant parents. As a young man he embarked on a lawyer’s career and went to London to study law. He fell in love with the…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 12:1-8 Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there; Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table. Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with…
Lord, strengthen and protect us in our weakness.Monday of Holy Week : 6th April 2020Is. 42:1-7; Ps. 27(26):1,2,3,13-14; Jn. 12:1-11 (Ps Wk II) The Servant of the Lord is the Messiah, the Chosen One of God (Is. 42:2), Whom God has designated to be the “Covenant” of the Jewish people and a “Light” for the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Sinner – Respected: In today’s Gospel, Mary of Magdala, the public sinner anointed Jesus’ feet with very costly ointment, and wiped them with her hair. While Judas complained, Jesus responded and accepted her hospitality. Do we reject or are we prejudiced towards people who are sinners? Why? Are we not sinners…