World Mission Sunday 2012 & St. Guido Conforti
What it Means to be ChurchOn Sunday, October 21st the Church worldwide will be celebrating WORLD MISSION SUNDAY. This year the celebration of World Mission Sunday has a very special meaning as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, with its decree Ad...
50th Anniversary of Vatican II
When the Second Vatican Council opened 50 years ago this month, many called it the most important religious event of the 20th century. The council expanded church teaching on ecumenism and religious freedom, and had a major impact on liturgy and church life. But its repercussions reached far beyond...
Xaverian Missionary Martyrs
Fr. Ottorino Maule (53 years old), Fr. Aldo Marchiol (65), and Ms. Catina Gubert (75) were killed in the mission house with one gunshot in the head each. The three missionaries who had worked many years in Burundi, were ordered to kneel down and then were executed. These missionaries...
A Prayer for the Memorial of 9/11
Construction workers praying at the 9/11 Memorial The preface of the second Eucharistic prayer for reconciliation It is truly right and just that we should give you thanks and praise, O God, almighty Father, for all you do in this world, through our Lord Jesus Christ. For though the...
9/11 UNITY WALK
Today in New York City and Washington DC the 9/11 UNITY WALKS took place. 9/11 Unity Walk brings together people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths to learn to respect each other through a framework of experiential education, compassionate leadership and intentional service. Unity Walk seeks to create a world...
Funerals of Fr. Victor Mosele
Funerals of Fr. Victor Mosele, a set on Flickr. These pictures show the funerals of Fr. Mosele both in Milwaukee, WI and Holliston, MA, including his burial in our cemetery in our shrine in Holliston....
The Passing of Fr. Victor Mosele: The Worldwide Heart of a Missionary
Fr. Victor Mosele meets Pope John Paul II after being freed from captivity in Africa On August 23rd, around 4 pm, Fr. Victor Mosele died of Lou Gehrigs Disease in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In September 2010 he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, a progressive, degenerative disease...
MESSAGE FOR THE END OF RAMADAN: ‘Id al-Fitr 1433 H. / 2012 a.d.
Cardinal Tauran visits Bangladesh’s largest Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka along with Muslim leaders on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Chandan Robert Rebeiro) Each year the Vatican sends a message of solidarity and blessing to the Muslim world at the end of Ramadan. This year’s message focuses on the...
New Bishop of a New Diocese in Bangladesh
Recently the newly appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sylhet in Bangladesh, Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruz visited our Provincial House in Wayne, New Jersey. In the picture above we have Fr. Gomes, Director of Campus Ministry of Seton Hall, NJ, Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze, and Fr. Frank Grappoli, Provincial Treasurer...
Xaverian MIssionaries in Thailand
Xaverian MIssionaries in Thailand, a set on Flickr. Frs. Thierry Kengne and Giovanni Matteazzi are the first two Xaverians to start our new mission in Thailand. Presently they are studying the language and culture. Fr. Thierry shares: “We spent some times in Nakhon Sawan. It was our first visit...