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Saint Joseph Freinademetz

Saint Joseph Freinademetz “I find myself completely alone in the midst of a completely non-Christian people. Finally I see fulfilled the ideal of which I had dreamed in my youth. Praised be to God! But what am I to do? How am I to organize things? Where am I to begin? O my God, you […]

Joseph Freinademetz Novena day 9

Novena in Honor of St. Joseph Freinademetz Day 9. No greater love: Commitment to the People of China About the middle of 1907 a severe outbreak of typhus occurred. It affected especially the orphanage and the girls’ school. The schools had to be closed, and a number of SSpS Sisters who were taking care of […]

Joseph Freinademetz Novena day 8

Novena in Honor of St. Joseph Freinademetz Day 8. That all may be one: the Missionary Community When Joseph was appointed superior of the Divine Word Missionaries in China, among his many duties was the task of caring for the physical and spiritual wellbeing of the missionaries. During a retreat he said to them: “Our […]

Joseph Freinademetz Novena day 7

Novena in Honor of St. Joseph Freinademetz Day 7. Persecution: Setbacks in the Life of a Missionary In the spring of 1889 Joseph went to help a Christian who was also the magistrate in a town. He had been imprisoned, and severely punished for his commitment to Christianity. Finally he was able to have him […]

Saint Joseph Freinademetz

Saint Joseph Freinademetz On 28 January, 1908, Fr. Joseph Freinademetz died in China. He was a victim of the typhus epidemic spreading at that time. When St. Arnold Janssen heard of his death, he wrote: “So then the good and zealous Fr. Freinademetz who made hundreds and thousands of sacrifices, great and small, for the […]

“With all my strength while there is time …”

Saint Joseph Freinademetz “With all my strength while there is time …” The month of January offers us the possibility of celebrating the two saints so dear to our missionary families, Arnold Janssen and Joseph Freinademetz. They are models of a spirituality incarnated in the Light of the Word and anchored in the power of […]

Joseph Freinademetz Novena day 4

Novena in Honor of St. Joseph Freinademetz Day 4. The Father’s Revelation to the Little and Simple Ones: Poverty of the Missions Shortly after arriving at the Chinese mission Joseph Freinademetz wrote: “My dwelling place at present is a hut belonging to a Christian from the locality. It is made out of wood and clay, […]

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