June 15th - Venerables Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ, Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ, Francis Rodrigues, SJVen Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ Born : July 22, 1587 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ Born : 1598 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Francis Rodrigues, SJ Born : 1603 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638…
June 9th - Blessed Joseph Imbert, SJ and John Nicholas Cordier, SJBlessed Joseph Imbert, SJ Born : 1720 Died : June 9, 1794 Beatified: October 1, 1995 Bl John Nicholas Cordier, SJ Born : December 3, 1710 Died : September 30, 1794 Beatified: October 1, 1995 Joseph Imbert was born in Marseilles, France in 1720.…
June 9th - Blessed Blessed Joseph Anchieta, SJBorn: March 19, 1534 Died: June 9, 1597 Beatified: June 22, 1980 Blessed Joseph Anchieta was born in the Canary Islands, Spain, and son of a wealthy and prominent family. He attended the Jesuit College in Portugal and entered the Jesuit Novitiate at the age of 17. During…
June 8th - Blessed James Berthieu, SJBorn : November 27, 1838 Died : June 8, 1896 Beatified : October 17, 1965 James Berthieu, a Frenchman, was born on a small farm in Monlogis, Polminhac, in the diocese of Saint-Flour. As a youth he studied at the minor seminary at Pleaux before he joined the major…
7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Monday, 3rd June 2019Acts 19:1-8; Ps. 68(67):2-3,4-5,6-7; Jn. 16:29-33 (Ps Wk III) The passage from Acts of the Apostles describes that when Paul arrived in Ephesus, he found some disciples there. Paul was curious as to what type of baptism these disciples had received and discovered they were…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Hardship – Hope: In today’s Gospel Jesus proclaims, “In the world, you will have hardship, but be courageous: I have conquered the world.” Jesus has conquered the world by proclaiming a Gospel that offers Eternal Life of happiness and glory in heaven. This gives us strength…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 16:29-33 His disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly and not using veiled language. Now we see that you know everything and need not wait for questions to be put into words; because of this we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them: ‘Do you believe at…
Daily Word Of GodJohn 17:20-24 Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: ‘I pray not only for these but also for those who through their teaching will come to believe in me. May they all be one, just as, Father, you are in me and I am in you, so that they also may…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Proclamation: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prayed to His Father, “May they all be one, just as, Father, You are in Me and I am in You.” There is much division in relationships – in families, nations and the world. Let us pray that we will…
7th Week of Easter7th Week of Easter: Sunday, 2nd June 2019Acts 7:55-60; Ps. 97(96):1, 2,6,7,9; Rev. 22:12-14,16-17,20; Jn. 17:20-26 (Ps Wk III) The New Testament did not produce any treatise or document specifically on the three theological virtues, faith, hope and love though the three are often mentioned, especially in the letters of St Paul.…