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“The length of our days is seventy years — On July 20, 2010 in age of 74, 53 years of vocation and 47 years of priesthood, Father Ronald A. [...] On Friday morning of the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus Pope Benedict XVI lead the concelebrated Eucharist with thousands of priests from around the world on Saint Peter’s Swuare in Rome. This concluded the YEAR FOR PRIEST started on June 19 lat year. “The priesthood, then, is not simply «office» but sacrament: God [...] Being born in January 1924 Fr. Julian Szumilo CM is the oldest Confrere in the Province of New England and one of the oldest in all three Vincentian Provinces in the United States. This week Fr. “Jules” celebrates Diamond Jubilee of his priesthood. Almost half of these six decades he served as [...] From very first days of his Vincentian priesthood he dedicated his life and vocation into teaching on various levels and taking care of continuing formation of clergy – following the footsteps of St. Vincent de Paul and early Priests of the Mission – either as young priest completing his educational skill, rector of [...] 1960 was rich in various events: U2 plane was shot down over Soviet Union’s territory; seventy million people watched debate between J.F.Kennedy and R. Nixon, olympic games were held in Squaw Velley (winter) and Rome (summer). And the Vincentian community observed 300th anniversary of death of St. Vincent de Paul. St. Stanislaus [...] It was May 15, 1955. Deacon Wacław A. HŁOND CM and two his other Confreres received priesthood ordinations in the Province of Poland of the Congregation of the Mission in Krakow. Times were hard those days in the country. Europe behind Iron Curtain looked much different from the other part of the continent [...] The weekend of February 7 is marked by 14th celebration of the annual World Day for Consecrated Life. The occasion is celebrated in the United States on the Sunday following February 2, to enable as much participation as possible. World Day for Consecrated Life marks an opportunity to highlight the [...] |
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