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Provincial House, Wayne NJ
12 Helene Court
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 942- 2975
Xaverian Missionary Declared "Venerable"
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Vatican News, May 19, 2018) [Pope Francis confirmed] "the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Pietro Uccelli, professed priest of the Pious Society of Saint Francis Xavier for the Foreign Missions (Xaverian Missionaries); born in Barco di Bibbiano, Italy, on 10 March 1874, and died in Vicenza, Italy on 29 October 1954."
"Every Saint is a child of their times and their spirituality typically reflects the times in which they lived; nevertheless, there is something common to every time and spirituality, a fixed point, a central and supporting pillar: an intimate relationship with Christ..."
Learn more... (Scroll down on the linked page to the English translation of the Italian.)
General Direction Comes to the US
Frs. Eugenio Pulcini and Fabien Kalehezo, SX, members of our General Council in Rome will be with us in the USA from June 4 through the 17, 2018. It's the first time they have come this way since their election (for Fr. Fabien, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who served in the Philippines) and re-election (for Fr. Eugenio, from Italy, who served in Mexico and the Philippines) in August 2017 during our XVII General Chapter (Assembly).
They will be spending a few days in each of our Communities and attend also our Provincial Council Meeting. It will be an occasion for them to get acquainted with our ministry and service here in the USA and share with us news and projects from other Xaverian Regions the world over so to foster our "family spirit" and our "mission" thrust in the 21st century.
Welcome and may your stay be grace-filled for you and for all of us!
~ Fr. Mark Marangone SX
June 16/17: St. Joseph, High Bridge, NJ - Fr. Michael Davitti SX
June 23/24: St. Matthew, Edison, NJ - Fr. Mark Marangone SX
Fatima Shrine, Holliston, MA
101 Summer Street
Holliston, MA 01746
(508) 429-2144
Giant Yard/Craft Sale & Flea Market
June 8th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
June 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fatima Shrine Hall
Food, kids games, fun for all ages
June 13th: Fatima Devotions begins with Sacred Songs at 6:30p, followed by Mass at 7:00 p.m. and ending with a Candlelight Rosary at 8:00 p.m.
Theme: Apparition at San Nicolas, Argentina. St. Stephen Choir, Framingham will lead the music.
June 30th
Workshop at Xavier Hall
Fatima Shrine
Our parishes and families are deeply affected over sweeping changes happening in the practice of the Catholic faith. Large numbers of young people are leaving the Church, many are disconnecting from any form of institutional religion, and in some cases, in belief in God. Young and older are seeking meaning, community, and inspiration in a society where religious affiliation is declining and new forms of social engagement are rising. How can we as Catholics understand more deeply what is going on, and how do we respond? How do we pass on our faith tradition to a new generation? Come join us from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Free will offerings are welcome to help with expenses of the day.)
June Mission Appeals
Our Xaverian Community members will be preaching Mission Appeals in the parishes below. If you are from those parishes or nearby, come and introduce yourself!
June 9th and 10th Fr. Carl Chudy SX will be at St. Anthony of Padua, Revere, MA.
June 16th and 17th Fr. Rocco Puopolo SX will be at Our Lady of Grace, Johnston, RI.
June 23rd and 24th Fr. Adolph Menendez SX will be at St. John the Evangelist, in Slatersville, RI.
June 23rd and 24th Fr. Rocco will be at St. Rocco Parish, Johnston RI.
June 30th July 1st Fr. Tony Lalli SX will be at Blessed Sacrament, Holyoke, MA.
Fr. Carl Chudy SX graduated from
Hartford Seminary on May 11, 2018 with a Masters in Interfaith Dialogue. He will now pursue a Doctor of Ministry focused on dialogue with secular humanism and secular culture. See more pics
here.
Parliament of World Religions
Fr. Carl's program submission to the Parliament of World's Religions was accepted. It is is called: "Two atheists and a priest walk into a bar and form an unlikely coalition." Religious and nonreligious dialogue is widening the meaning of interfaith dialogue.
Xavier Knoll, Franklin WI
Xaverian Missionaries - Midwest Mission Center
4500 Xavier Drive - Franklin, WI 53132
(414) 421-0831
Mission Festival
Come join the fun! Check out the Festival's
Facebook page
for updates and pictures.
July 7/8: St Mary O.L. Queen of Families Church, Warren, MI - Fr. Joe Matteucig SX
July 21/22: St. Joseph Church, Big Bend, WI - Fr. Joe
August 4/5: St. Mary Church, Port Huron, MI - Fr Alex Rodriguez SX
August 25/26: St Patrick Church, Whitewater, WI - Fr. Alex
Sept. 1/2: St Gabriel Church, Hubertus, WI - Fr. Alex
We invite you to keep up with all the news of the Xaverian Missionaries by visiting the individual houses on the "Contact Us" pages of worldcatholic.us
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Jesus wanted to give it to us. To receive it, it is not necessary to give anything in return, you just have to be prepared, willing to accept it. This gift is the strength of God , that ability that God gives us to live life with serenity, peace, joy ... and a lot of inner strength, that which comes from deep within ourselves and which no one can take away from us.
Read more
on the Superior General's blog.
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Inauguration and Blessing of
New Church in Thailand
[On] 28 April, the new parish church of Saint Joseph the Worker was inaugurated and blessed by the bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai. The church is located in the KM 48 village, which is so named because it is located 48 kilometers from Mae Sot, the nearest town.
We three Xaverians working in the parish - Fr. Thierry Kengne SX, Fr. Reynaldo F. Tardelly SX and Fr. Giovanni Matteazzi SX - have been here for almost four years with the task, as well as the management of the parish, also the evangelization of the numerous villages ...
Read more of Fr. Giovanni Matteazi SX's reflection the
Xaverian Missionaries' blog.
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Prayer for Father's Day
Loving God, we pray for those fathers
Who suffer the injustice of a job
With wages insufficient to care for their family's needs.
We pray for fathers who work
But cannot earn a salary
Allowing them to live above the poverty level.
We pray for fathers forced to take two low-paying jobs
To house and feed their families.
We pray for fathers who cannot find decent work with decent pay.
The teaching of our faith emphasizes that work is central
To the development of human dignity
And the full personhood of all people.
We are called to ensure that our government develop policies
That provide all who can work with decent jobs at decent pay.
Help us respond to this challenge with joy, not fear,
Knowing that Christ, who worked as a carpenter
With his father, walks with us.
Amen.
By: Jill Rauh
Copyright © 2006-2017, Education for Justice, a project of Center of Concern.
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Explore the Global Mission of the Catholic Church. Look ahead to the future in Taiwan and Indonesia, and have a conversation about the future in the US with the Xaverian Missionaries. Hear the "Cry of Christ" in the voices of migrants and learn more about St. Guido Conforti, the Missionary for the world.. Read it
here.
St. Guido Maria Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries. Our "missionary to the world" became a saint on World Mission Sunday, October 23, 2011. Now there is a mobile friendly version of our website dedicated to him. Learn all about him
here.
Mother Celestina Bottego, founder of the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary. Read about her
here.
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