Blessed Julian Maunoir, SJBorn : Oct 1, 1606 Died : Jan 28, 1683 Beatified : May 20, 1951 Julian Maunoir was born in Brittany, in a small hamlet in Rennes. At fourteen he entered the Jesuit College in Rennes for his studies. When his superiors came to know of his interest for a spiritual life,…
Blessed William Ireland, SJBorn : 1636 Died : Jan 24, 1679 Beatified : Dec 15, 1929 William Ireland was born in Lincolnshire, England. He was educated at the English College at Saint-Omer, Flanders and entered the English Jesuit Novitiate at Watten, Flanders at nineteen. He did theology at Liege and was ordained in 1667. For…
Servants of God - Bartholomew Alvares, Emmanuel de Abreu, Vincent da Cunha, John Caspar Kratz, SJDied: Jan 12, 1737 Born: S. G. Bartholomew Alvares Aug 10,1706 S. G. Emmanuel de Abreu Oct 14,1708 S. G. Vincent da Cunha Feb 2, 1708 S. G. John Caspar Kratz Sep 14, 1698 Frs Alvares, Abreu, Cunha and Kratz,…
Servant of God Paul Ginhac, SJBorn : May 13, 1824 Died : Jan 10, 1895 Fr Paul Ginhac was born at Mazel-Serverette, Languedoc, France. He was the seventh of twelve children. At twelve he entered the Mende Academy but three years later his father enrolled Paul in the Chirac Seminary in the hope that the…
Servant of God Peter de Cloriviere, SJBorn : June 29, 1735 Died : Jan 9, 1820 Fr Peter de Cloriviere was born at Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. He studied at the Benedictine school at Douai from 1749 to 1753. At eighteen he joined the navy but gave up after one year as he did not like…
God works in a mysterious way1st Week in Ordinary Time : Saturday 18th January 20201 Sam. 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Ps. 21(20):2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mk. 2:13-17 (Ps Wk I) God works in a mysterious way. In the first reading, the mystery of God’s ways can be seen by the fact God chooses Saul to become the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus and Sinners: In today’s Gospel, Jesus and His disciples were dining at the house of the tax collector. The Pharisees questioned the reason for Jesus to eat with sinners. We are hypocritical if we consider ourselves too righteous to associate with other sinners. Jesus does…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:13-17 Jesus went out to the shore of the lake; and all the people came to him, and he taught them. As he was walking along he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:1-5, 10-12a When Jesus returned to Capernaum, sometime later word went round that he was in the house; and so many people collected that there was no room left, even in front of the door. He was preaching the word to them when some people came bringing him a paralytic carried…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith in Jesus: In today’s Gospel, as the crowd clamouring for Jesus fully packed the house. The friends of the paralytic, stripped the roof, and lowered his body for Jesus to cure. Seeing their faith, Jesus cured him. Ponder on your life and ask yourself, “What…