Memorial of St John Vianney - Patron Saint of Priests
As we celebrate the Memorial of St John Vianney, Patron of Priests, we recall St. Arnold's great love for his priestly vocation as we can see in his own words:
“My intention at every holy Mass is to be: Lord, make me a faithful and useful servant of yours! One who knows no other wish than to be: Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“It is worth noting that this was something that was to mould his whole life: At every eucharistic celebration he wished to give himself totally to his Lord and Master anew. The Lord was to dispose of him, so that it was no longer he who lived, but Christ living in him (cf. Gal 2:20). When we contemplate Arnold's later life, totally dedicated to the incarnate Word, we can only marvel at how God accepted that prayer, the beginning to his priestly life.”
“My intention at every holy Mass is to be: Lord, make me a faithful and useful servant of yours! One who knows no other wish than to be: Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
“It is worth noting that this was something that was to mould his whole life: At every eucharistic celebration he wished to give himself totally to his Lord and Master anew. The Lord was to dispose of him, so that it was no longer he who lived, but Christ living in him (cf. Gal 2:20). When we contemplate Arnold's later life, totally dedicated to the incarnate Word, we can only marvel at how God accepted that prayer, the beginning to his priestly life.”
August 4, 2021
- August 1, 2021
We are called to be missionaries and evangelizers in our families, communities, workplaces and social networks. Just as we expect a missionary to learn the culture and language of the people with whom he is working, we must learn, live and embrace the life and culture of the digital continent today.
Author: Heinz Kulüke, SVD and the Leadership Team
- August 5, 2021
On November 24, 2013 Pope Francis gave us a valuable thermometer to evaluate the temperature of the life and mission of the Church through the Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium “(EG). The Apostolic Exhortation on the one hand confirms the way we have taken during the post-Conciliar period and on the other it exposes shortcomings and challenges us…
Author: Heinz Kulüke and the Leadership Team
- August 2, 2021
Excerpts from the correspondence of our Founder Arnold Janssen with his first missionaries have been compiled and translated by Sr. Jacqueline Mulberge, SSpS.
Arnold Janssen is often portrayed, among other things, as a strict, autocratic leader, a man who limited every aspect of the life…
Author: Jacqueline Mulberge, SSpS
- July 30, 2021
O Trinity,
we praise you and thank you
because you looked with love
on blessed Mother Maria Helena
giving her fidelity to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit,
missionary zeal and availability
in the service of evangelization.
Author: SSpS Brazil
- August 3, 2021
Author: Fr. Jürgen Ommerborn, SVD
Subject: Arnold Janssen, Timoleone Raimondi, Steyl, China Missionaries
Image of Our Lady Queen, Upper Church, St Michael
Image of Our Lady of Sorrows with dead Jesus, St Michael, Steyl
Altarpiece of the High Church, Saint Michael, Steyl
A Sister carries a Little Infant in her arms looking at each other
Statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, SVD Garden in Steyl
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