Jesuits Servants of GodMartin Santaella,SJ: Born : February 3, 1873. Died: August 27, 1936 Alphonsus Payan,SJ : Born: February 20, 1877. Died: August 31, 1936 Emmanuel Luque, SJ : Born: December 28, 1856. Died: August 31, 1936 Martin Santaella Gutierrez was born in Montefrio, in the province of Granada. He studied at the diocesan seminary…
Servant of God: Andrew Carrio, SJBorn: November 30, 1876 Died: August 25, 1936 Andrew Carrio was born in Sallent, near Barcelona. He entered the Jesuit novitiate outside Saragossa on September 10, 1891 when he was fifteen and after his noviceship, he continued with classical studies and philosophy. After one year into philosophy he was sent…
Servant of God: Thomas Sitjar,SJ and 10 CompanionsBorn: March 21, 1866 Died: August 19th 1936 Fr Thomas Sitjar and his six fellow Jesuits and four Jesuit brothers became the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War when they gave their lives for God in Gandia and Valencia, Spain between August 19 and December 29, 1936. Fr Thomas…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Marriage – Challenges: The Church is compassionate towards the suffering in marriages that are painfully divisive and abusive. In such marriages, the innocent and vulnerable children are the ones who suffer the most. The pain inflicted on them may last even a life time. Pray for…
St Stephen of Hungary19th Week in Ordinary Time: Friday 16th August 2019Josh 24:1-13; Ps. 136(135):1,2,3,16,17,18,21,22,24; Mt. 19:3-12 (Ps Wk III) The reading and the gospel for today are about commitments. The former is about God’s commitment to the Israelites from the time of Abraham’s father, Terah, to the time of Joshua. Despite their many transgressions,…
Daily Word Of GodMatthew 19:3-6 Some Pharisees approached Jesus, and to put him to the test they said, ‘Is it against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made them male and female and that he said:…
Saint Albert Hurtado Cruchaga, SJBorn: January22, 1901 Died: August 18, 1952 Beatified: October 16, 1995 Canonised: October 23, 2005 Fr Albert was born in Vina del Mar, Chile. Although his parents were of an old aristocratic family, they were without wealth and lived on a small estate. His father died when Albert was only four,…
Servant of God: Charles Odescalchi, SJBorn: March 5, 17 86 Died: August 17, 1841 Trail, Agnes Xavier; Cardinal Carlo Odescalchi (1785-1841); Scottish Catholic Archives; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/cardinal-carlo-odescalchi-17851841-186140 Fr Charles Odescalchi was a cardinal of the Roman Church for fifteen years before he resigned from his rank and exchanged his robes for the Jesuits’ simple cassock. He was…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary, Assumed into Heaven: We all know that the penalty of sin is death. Mary was assumed body and soul into heaven; she was pure, sinless and a perfect Mother and disciple of Jesus, who is our Lord and Saviour. Ponder on Mary’s very privileged role…
Daily Word Of GodThe Assumption of the B.V.Mary Luke 1:39-47 Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leapt in…