Blessed Diego Aloysius de San Vitores, SJBorn: November 12, 1627 Died: April 2, 1672 Beatified : October 6, 1985 Diego Aloysius de san Vitores was born of noble parents in Burgos, Spain. While studying in the Imperial College in Madrid at the tender age of eleven, he had already made up his mind to enter…
Servant of God Salvador Garciduenas, SJBorn: August 6, 1856 Died: October 4, 1927 Beatified : Dec 21, 1992 Salvador Garciduenas, a Mexican, was born at Santa Clara del Cobre (today’s Villa Escalante), in the state of Michoacan. He came from a family of six children whose parents set great value on a good education for…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:1-5, 10 The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter…
God not only created us but eternally loves and cherishes each one of usFeast of The Holy Guardian Angels: Wednesday 2nd October 2019Ex. 23:20-23; Ps. 91(90):1-2,3-4,5-6,10-11; Mt. 18:1-5,10 (Ps Wk II) Feast days in the Church were originally celebrated events, the major events of salvation history such as the Annunciation to Mary, the birth of…
Blessed Jan Beyzym, SJBorn: May 15, 1850 Died: Oct 2, 1912 Beatified : Dec 21, 1992 Jan Beyzym, known in Madagascar as the Servant of Lepers, was a true pioneer in caring for lepers during the time when leprosy was incurable and those afflicted with leprosy were banished from society. He was born in the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Childlike Virtues”: Jesus’ Teachings in the Gospel frequently holds up a child as an exemplary model of living our lives. A child has the natural disposition of trust, openness, joy, purity, love and other virtues, which are distorted and dampened as we grow up in the…
Servant of God FRANCIS RODRIGUES da CRUZ, SJ Born: July 29, 1859 Died: October 1, 1948 Francis Rodrigues da Cruz, was born in Alcochete, near Lisbon, Portugal. He was the fourth of six children of a timber lumberer. When he was nine, he and his brother went to Lisbon to continue their studies at the…
St Therese of the Child Jesus26th Week in Ordinary Time: Tuesday 1st October 2019Is. 66:10-14; Ps. 132(131):1-3; Mt. 18:1-5 (Ps Wk II) These days a great stress is placed on adult autonomy and the freedom of the individual. This seems somewhat embarrasing in the face of the Kingdom values. However, a look at reality will…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 18:1-5 The disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?’ So he called a little child to him whom he set among them. Then he said, ‘In truth I tell you, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Kingdom of Heaven”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that to be the “greatest” in the “Kingdom of Heaven,” we need to become childlike in our attitude and behaviour. This is lived in its fullness, when we become more like Jesus. Pray for the grace of childlike…