Missionaries of the Precious Blood Atlantic Province CALENDAR 2020

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST IS THE SOURCE OF OUR SALVATION Beatification process for Venerable John Merlini advances

On February 6, members of the Precious Blood family gathered in the Archbishop’s Palace in , Italy. They join Crescencio Sepe, Cardinal Archbishop of Naples and the appointed members of the Ecclesial court for the Cause of the to participate in the opening of the investigative process into a General, Sr. Nicla Spezzati, ASC, presents the case for the to Cardinal miracle that we believed occurred through the Sepe and the Ecclesial Court. intercession of Venerable John Merlini. The investigation is a requirement for the Beatification process of Venerable John Merlini. The alleged miraculous healing of Mr. Ciriaco Cefalo occurred in February of 2015 in a Naples hospital. This initial investigation at the tribunal of the Archdiocese of Naples will take several monthes. They will decide if the evidence of a miraculous intercession is strong enough to make a recommendation to the Congregation The Cefalo family with Cardinal Sepe, Fr. for the Cause of the . If so the process will Emanuele Lupi, CPPS- Moderator General, and continue in the . Sr. Nicla Spezzati. ASC. Missionaries of the Precious Blood JANUARY 2020 Atlantic Province

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 1 MARY MOTHER OF 19 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 2 STS. BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZEN 20 ST. SEBASTIAN

FRIDAY TUESDAY 3 MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS 21 ST. AGNES

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 4 ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON 22 ST. VINCENT

SUNDAY THURSDAY 5 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 23 ST. MARIANNE COPE

MONDAY FRIDAY 6 BIRTHDAY OF ST. 24 ST.

TUESDAY SATURDAY 7 ST ANDRÉ BESSETTE 25 CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 8 ST. RAYMOND OF PENYAFORT 26 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 9 BLACK NAZARENE TRANSACTION 27 ST. ANGELA MERICI FRIDAY TUESDAY 10 ST. 28 ST.

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 11 ST. LEUCIUS OF BRINDISI 29 ST. AQUILINUS OF MILAN

SUNDAY THURSDAY BAPTISM OF THE LORD 12 30 ST. TÔMA KHUÔNG OF VIETNAM DEATH OF VEN. JOHN MERLINI

MONDAY FRIDAY 13 ST. 31 ST.

TUESDAY 14 ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN

WEDNESDAY 15 ST. ARNOLD JANSSEN

THURSDAY 16 ST. VAZ OF SRI LANKA

FRIDAY 17 ST. ANTHONY OF EGYPT

SATURDAY 18 ST. MARGARET OF HUNGARY

“Keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock, of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son” (Acts 20:28). Missionaries of the Precious Blood FEBRUARY 2020 Atlantic Province

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 1 ST. BRIGID OF IRELAND 19 BL. ALVAREZ OF CORDOVA

SUNDAY THURSDAY 2 PRESENTATION OF THE LORD 20 STS. FRANCISCO AND JACINTA MARTO

MONDAY FRIDAY 3 ST. BLASE 21 ST.

TUESDAY SATURDAY 4 ST. MARIA DE MATTIAS 22 CHAIR OF , APOSTLE – FEAST

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 5 ST. AGATHA 23 7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 6 STS. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, 24 ST. ADELA

FRIDAY TUESDAY 7 BL. PIUS IX 25 BL. MARIA ADEODATA PISANI

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 8 ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA 26 ASH WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY THURSDAY 9 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 27 ST. OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS MONDAY FRIDAY 10 ST. SCHOLASTICA 28 BL. STANISLAW ANTONI TROJANOWSKI

TUESDAY SATURDAY 11 OUR LADY OF LOURDES 29 BL. LUIS MAGANA SERVIN

WEDNESDAY 12 ST. DAMIAN OF

THURSDAY 13 ST. CATHERINE DE RICCI

FRIDAY 14 STS. CYRIL, , AND METHODIUS VALENTINE'S DAY

SATURDAY 15 BL. MICHAL SOPOCKO

SUNDAY 16 6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY 17 SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER FAMILY DAY

TUESDAY 18 ST. JEAN-FRANÇOIS-RÉGIS CLET

“For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross” (Colossians 1:19-20). Missionaries of the Precious Blood MARCH 2020 Atlantic Province

HURSDAY SUNDAY T ST. JOSEPH HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED MARY 1 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT 19 PRINCIPAL PATRON OF CANADA

MONDAY FRIDAY 2 BL. ENGELMAR UNZEITIG 20 ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE

TUESDAY SATURDAY 3 ST. KATHARINE DREXEL 21 ST. BENEDICTA CAMBIAGIO FRASSINELLO

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 4 ST. CASIMIR 22 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT

THURSDAY MONDAY 5 ST. JOHN JOSEPH OF THE CROSS 23 ST. TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO

FRIDAY TUESDAY 6 ST. COLETTE 24 ST. OSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO Y GALDÁMEZ

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 7 STS. 25 ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

SUNDAY THURSDAY 8 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT 26 BL. MADDALENA CATERINA MORANO

MONDAY FRIDAY 9 ST. FRANCES OF ROME 27 ST. AUGUSTA OF TREVISO TUESDAY SATURDAY 10 ST. ANASTASIA THE PATRICIAN 28 ST. JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PELCZAR

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 11 BL. JOHN KEARNEY 29 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT

THURSDAY MONDAY 12 ST. LUIGI ORIONE 30 ST. MARIE-NICOLAS-ANTOINE DAVELUY

FRIDAY TUESDAY 13 ST. AGNELLUS OF PISA 31 BL. NATALIA TULASIEWICZ

SATURDAY 14 BL. GIACOMO CUSMANO

SUNDAY 15 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT

MONDAY 16 ST. HERIBERT OF

TUESDAY 17 ST. PATRICK

WEDNESDAY 18 ST. CYRIL OF

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” (Ephesians 1:7). Missionaries of the Precious Blood APRIL 2020 Atlantic Province

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 1 BL. ANACLETO GONZÁLEZ FLORES 19 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER - DIVINE MERCY

THURSDAY MONDAY 2 ST. 20 BL. WILLIAM THOMSON

FRIDAY TUESDAY 3 ST. LUIGI SCROSOPPI OF UDINE 21 ST.

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 4 ST. ISIDORE 22 BL. FRANCIS OF FABRIANO

SUNDAY THURSDAY 5 PALM SUNDAY 23 ST. GEORGE

MONDAY FRIDAY 6 BL. MARIA KARLOWSKA 24 ST. FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN

TUESDAY SATURDAY 7 ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE 25 ST.

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 8 BL. DOMINGO ITURRATE ZUBERO 26 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER

THURSDAY MONDAY 9 HOLY THURSDAY 27 BL. JOSEPH OUTHAY PHONGPHUMI OF LAOS FRIDAY TUESDAY 10 GOOD FRIDAY 28 ST. LOUIS GRIGNON DE MONTFORT

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 11 HOLY SATURDAY 29 ST.

SUNDAY THURSDAY 12 EASTER - RESURRECTION OF THE LORD 30 ST. PIUS V

MONDAY 13 ST. MARTIN I

TUESDAY 14 ST. PETER GONZALEZ

WEDNESDAY 15 BL. CESAR DE BUS

THURSDAY 16 ST. BERNADETTE OF LOURDES

FRIDAY 17 ST.

SATURDAY 18 BL. IDESBALD OF DUNES

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:13) Missionaries of the Precious Blood MAY 2020 Atlantic Province

FRIDAY TUESDAY 1 ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER 19 OUR LADY OF FLINES, DOUAY

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 2 ST. ATHANASIUS 20 ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA

SUNDAY THURSDAY 3 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 21 ST. EUGÈNE DE MAZENOD

MONDAY FRIDAY 4 BL. MARIE-LÉONIE PARADIS 22 ST. RITA OF CASCIA

TUESDAY SATURDAY 5 OUR LADY, QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES 23 ST. EUPHROSYNE OF

UNDAY WEDNESDAY S ASCENSION OF THE LORD 6 ST. FRANÇOIS DE LAVAL 24 OUR LADY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS

THURSDAY MONDAY 7 SEVEN JOYS OF OUR LADY 25 ST.

FRIDAY TUESDAY 8 BL. CATHERINE DE SAINT-AUGUSTIN 26 ST.

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 9 OUR LADY OF LORETO, ANCONA, ITALY 27 ST. SUNDAY THURSDAY 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 10 28 BL. IULIU HOSSU OF ROMINIA MOTHER’S DAY

MONDAY FRIDAY 11 OUR LADY OF APARECIDA, PATRONESS OF 29 OUR LADY OF ARDENTS, ARRAS, FRANCE

TUESDAY SATURDAY 12 OUR LADY, MOTHER OF MERCY 30 ST. FERDINAND III OF CASTILE

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 13 OUR LADY OF FATIMA 31

THURSDAY 14 ST. MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE

FRIDAY 15 ST. ISIDORE

SATURDAY 16 ST. BRENDAN

SUNDAY 17 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

MONDAY 18 ST. JOHN I VICTORIA DAY

“How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to worship the living God!” (Hebrews 9:14) Missionaries of the Precious Blood JUNE 2020 Atlantic Province

MONDAY FRIDAY 1 BL. VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH 19 MOST OF JESUS

TUESDAY SATURDAY 2 STS. MARCELLINUS AND PETER 20 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

UNDAY WEDNESDAY S 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3 ST. JOHN XXIII 21 FATHER’S DAY

THURSDAY MONDAY 4 OUR LADY OF THE HILL, LOMBARDY, ITALY 22 ST.

FRIDAY TUESDAY 5 ST. BONIFACE 23 ST. AGRIPPINA

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 6 ST. NORBERT 24 BIRTH OF SAINT

SUNDAY THURSDAY 7 MOST HOLY TRINITY 25 ST. DOMINGO HENARES DE ZAFRA CUBERO

MONDAY FRIDAY 8 OUR LADY OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT 26 OUR LADY OF MELIAPORE, EAST INDIES

TUESDAY SATURDAY 9 ST. EPHREM 27 OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 10 BL. JOSEPH KUGLER 28 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 11 ST. THE APOSTLE 29 STS. PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES

FRIDAY TUESDAY 12 BL. MARIA CANDIDA OF THE EUCHARIST 30 FIRST MARTYRS OF THE CHURCH OF ROME

SATURDAY 13 ST.

SUNDAY 14 MOST HOLY BODY AND BOOD OF CHRIST

MONDAY 15 ST. BARBARA CUI LIANSHI

TUESDAY 16 OUR LADY OF AIX LA CHAPELLE,

WEDNESDAY 17 OUR LADY OF THE FOREST, BRITANNY, FRANCE

THURSDAY 18 ST. MARCELLIAN

“But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). Missionaries of the Precious Blood JULY 2020 Atlantic Province

EDNESDAY W SUNDAY THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST 1 19 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CANADA DAY

THURSDAY MONDAY 2 ST. BERNADINE REALINO 20 ST. APOLLINARIS

FRIDAY TUESDAY 3 ST. 21 ST.

ATURDAY S WEDNESDAY ST. ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL 4 22 ST. INDEPENDENCE DAY (USA)

SUNDAY THURSDAY 5 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 23 ST. BIRGITTA

MONDAY FRIDAY 6 ST. 24 ST. SHARBEL MAKHLUF

TUESDAY SATURDAY 7 BL. JUAN ANTONIO PÉREZ MAYO 25 ST. JAMES, APOSTLE

UNDAY WEDNESDAY S 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8 MARTYRS OF SHANXI 26 STS. JOACHIM AND ANNE

THURSDAY MONDAY 9 ST. AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG AND COMPANIONS 27 BL. TITUS BRANDSMA FRIDAY TUESDAY 10 ST. PETER OF PERUGIA 28 ST. PEDRO POVEDA CASTROVERDE

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 11 ST. BENEDICT 29 ST. MARTHA

SUNDAY THURSDAY 12 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 30 ST.

MONDAY FRIDAY 13 ST. HENRY 31 ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

TUESDAY 14 ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS

WEDNESDAY 15 ST.

THURSDAY 16 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

FRIDAY 17 ST. HEDWIG, QUEEN OF POLAND

SATURDAY 18 OUR LADY OF VICTORY, AT TOLEDO, SPAIN

“You know that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the Precious Blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot” (1 Peter 1:18-19). Missionaries of the Precious Blood AUGUST 2020 Atlantic Province

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 1 ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA DE LIGUORI 19 ST.

SUNDAY THURSDAY 2 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 20 ST.

MONDAY FRIDAY 3 BL. FEDERICO LÓPEZ Y LÓPEZ 21 ST. PIUS X

TUESDAY SATURDAY 4 ST. JEAN VIANNEY 22 QUEENSHIP OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 5 DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF SAINT MARY MAJOR 23 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 6 TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 24 ST.

FRIDAY TUESDAY 7 ST. SIXTUS II 25 ST. LOUIS

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 8 ST. DOMINIC 26 ST. MARY OF JESUS CRUCIFIED

SUNDAY THURSDAY 9 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 27 ST. MONICA MONDAY FRIDAY 10 ST. LAWRENCE AND MARTYR 28 ST.

TUESDAY SATURDAY 11 ST. CLARE 29 BEHEADING OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 12 ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL 30 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 13 STS. PONTIAN, , AND HIPPOLYTUS 31 ST. DOMINIC DEL VAL

FRIDAY 14 ST. MAXIMILIAN MARY KOLBE

SATURDAY 15 ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FOUNDATION DAY OF THE MISSIONARIES OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

SUNDAY 16 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. ROCH

MONDAY 17 BL. MIGUEL KUROBIOYE

TUESDAY 18 ST. HYACINTH

“Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God” (Romans 5:9). Missionaries of the Precious Blood SEPTEMBER 2020 Atlantic Province

TUESDAY SATURDAY 1 ST. 19 ST. JANUARIUS

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 2 BL. ANDRÉ GRASSET 20 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 3 ST. GREGORY THE GREAT 21 ST.

FRIDAY TUESDAY 4 BL. DINA BÉLANGER 22 ST. THOMAS OF VILLANUEVA

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 5 ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA 23 ST. PIO OF PIETRELCINA

SUNDAY THURSDAY 6 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 24 ST. GERARD SAGREDO

MONDAY FRIDAY BL. GIOVANNI BATTISTA MAZZUCCONI 7 25 STS. COSMAS AND DAMIAN LABOUR DAY

ATURDAY TUESDAY S STS. JEAN DE BREBEUF, JOGUES, CANADIAN 8 BIRTH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 26 MARTYRS

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 9 ST. 27 26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THURSDAY MONDAY 10 ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINO 28 STS. LAWRENCE RUIZ AND COMPANIONS

FRIDAY TUESDAY 11 OUR LADY OF HILDESHEIM, GERMANY 29 STS. , GABRIEL AND

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 12 HOLY NAME OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 30 ST.

SUNDAY 13 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY 14 EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

TUESDAY 15 OUR LADY OF SORROWS

WEDNESDAY 16 STS. CORNELIUS AND

THURSDAY 17 ST.

FRIDAY 18 ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO

“Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain and by your blood you ransomed men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made them a kingdom and to our God, and they shall reign on earth” (Revelation 5:9-10) Missionaries of the Precious Blood OCTOBER 2020 Atlantic Province

THURSDAY MONDAY 1 ST. THÉRÈSE OF THE CHILD JESUS 19 ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS

FRIDAY TUESDAY 2 GUARDIAN ANGELS 20 ST. MARGUERITE-MARIE ALACOQUE

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 3 BL. SZILÁRD ISTVÁN BOGDÁNFFY 21 ST. GASPARE DEL BUFALO

SUNDAY THURSDAY 4 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 22 ST. JOHN PAUL II

MONDAY FRIDAY 5 BL. SEELOS 23 ST. JOHN OF CAPISTRANO

TUESDAY SATURDAY 6 BL. MARIE-ROSE DUROCHER 24 ST. ANTHONY MARY CLARET

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 7 OUR LADY OF THE 25 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY MONDAY 8 BL. JOHN 26 ST. ALFRED THE GREAT

FRIDAY TUESDAY 9 ST. JOHN LEONARDI 27 ST. THE POOR SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 10 ST. COMBONI 28 ST. SIMON AND SAINT JUDE, APOSTLES

SUNDAY THURSDAY 11 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 29 ST. GAETANO ERRICO

MONDAY FRIDAY 12 THANKSGIVING DAY CANADA 30 BL. OLEKSA ZARYTSKY

ATURDAY TUESDAY S ST. ALONSO RODRIGUEZ 13 OUR LADY OF CLAIRVAUX, FRANCE 31 HALLOWEEN

WEDNESDAY 14 ST. CALLISTUS I

THURSDAY 15 ST. TERESA OF JESUS

FRIDAY 16 ST. MARGUERITE D’YOUVILLE

SATURDAY 17 ST.

SUNDAY 18 29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

“The Blood of Christ is His sacrifice applied to us, it enters the souls of the redeemed, it is the inextinguishable source of all heroism!” (St. Pope John XXIII). Missionaries of the Precious Blood NOVEMBER 2020 Atlantic Province

SUNDAY THURSDAY 1 ALL SAINTS 19 ST. AZAS AND COMPANIONS

MONDAY FRIDAY 2 ALL SOULS 20 ST. BERNERIO OF EBOLI

TUESDAY SATURDAY 3 ST. MARTIN DE PORRES 21 PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

UNDAY WEDNESDAY S 34TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. CHARLES BORROMEO 4 22 CHRIST THE KING

THURSDAY MONDAY 5 ST. GUIDO MARIA CONFORTI 23 ST. CLEMENT I

FRIDAY TUESDAY 6 BL. CHRISTINA OF STOMMELN 24 ST. ANDREW DUNG-LAC AND COMPANIONS

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 7 ST. ENGELBERT OF COLOGNE 25 ST.

SUNDAY THURSDAY 8 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 26 THANKSGIVING DAY USA

MONDAY FRIDAY 9 DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA 27 BL. BRONISLAO KOSTKOWSKI TUESDAY SATURDAY 10 ST. LEO THE GREAT 28 ST. CATHERINE LABOURE

EDNESDAY W SUNDAY ST. MARTIN OF TOURS 11 29 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT REMEMBRANCE DAY

THURSDAY MONDAY 12 ST. JOSAPHAT 30 ST.

FRIDAY 13 ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

SATURDAY 14 BL. JOHN LICCI

SUNDAY 15 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY 16 ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND

TUESDAY 17 ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY

WEDNESDAY 18 DEDICATION OF THE BASILICAS OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES

“Let us fix our gaze on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious It is, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world” (St. ). Missionaries of the Precious Blood DECEMBER 2020 Atlantic Province

TUESDAY SATURDAY 1 BL. CHARLES DE FOUCAULD 19 BLESSED URBAN V

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 2 ST. BIBIANA 20 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

THURSDAY MONDAY 3 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER 21 ST.

FRIDAY TUESDAY 4 ST. JOHN DAMASCENE 22 ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 5 ST. JOHN ALMOND 23 ST. JOHN OF KANTY

THURSDAY SUNDAY 6 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 24 ST. TARSILLA EVE

FRIDAY MONDAY NATIVITY OF THE LORD 7 ST. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY

TUESDAY SATURDAY 8 OF THE VIRGIN MARY 26 ST. STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYR

WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 9 ST. JUAN DIEGO 27 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH ONDAY THURSDAY M HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS 10 ST. FLORENTIUS OF CARRACEDO 28 DEATH OF ST. GASPARE DEL BUFALO

FRIDAY TUESDAY 11 ST. DAMASUS I 29 ST.

SATURDAY WEDNESDAY 12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE 30 BL. EUGENIA RAVASCO

HURSDAY SUNDAY T ST. SYLVESTER I 13 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 31 NEW YEAR'S EVE

MONDAY 14 ST.

TUESDAY 15 ST. VIRGINIA CENTURIONE BRACELLI

WEDNESDAY 16 ST. ADELAIDE OF BURGUNDY

THURSDAY 17 OUR LADY OF AMIENS, FRANCE

FRIDAY 18 BL. GIULIA VALLE

“The Blood of Christ is the fount of salvation for the world. God chose the sign of blood because no other sign can express so eloquently the supreme love of a life given for others.” (). PRAYER FOR THE AND OF VENERABLE JOHN MERLINI

Eternal Father, we beg of you the favor of the beatification and canonization of your servant, John Merlini. We ask that you place upon his life and work in honor of the Precious Blood the stamp of divine approval, that those who venerate him and seek his intercession may glorify you by imitation of his virtues. Grant us an abundance of the graces flowing from the Blood of your Son; bestow upon us the spirit of his love, so that we may thoroughly promote the divine glory in the apostolate of the Precious Blood with the zeal of Saint Gaspar and Venerable John Merlini. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Mary, our Queen and Mother, all-powerful in intercession with your Son, obtain for us through the priesthood of Christ in his glory the favor we ask for our beloved father, the zealous , John Merlini.

For favors received through the intercession of Venerable John Merlini, please, send the information at the fallowing e-mail address: [email protected] BECOME A MISSIONARY OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

The Missionaries of Precious Blood is a worldwide serving the Church in more than twenty countries.

About Us The Congregation of Missionaries of the Precious Blood HOW TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US (C.PP.S.) is a Society of Apostolic Life of priests and brothers. We share a common mission of service to the Church; live a community life without vows, sustained by the Vocation Director spirituality of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Rev. Alarey Abella, C.PP.S. It is these three pillars - Mission, Community, Spirituality - 13313 Niagara Pkwy which support our life together. Niagara Falls, ON L2G 0P8 We are a worldwide religious Congregation structured into House 905-382-1118 Provinces, Vicariates and Missions serving the Catholich Fax 905-382-1119 Church in more than twenty countries. Cell 416-829-6717 Mission [email protected] We continue St. Gaspar’s Ministry of the Word by preaching www.discoverthecall.org renewal and conversion through missions and retreats. We bring that love of God also to parishes, schools, hospitals, and prisons. As missionaries, we work where the Church needs us Printed by the Congregation of Missionaries of the Precious Blood most and where the Good News has not been heard. 13313 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls ON L2G 0P8 Publication mail agreement No 41028015 Community Following St. Gaspar's inspiration, we try to live and work together as much as we can. A bond of charity unites us, allowing us to place our gifts at the service of the Church and one another. Our community houses serve as centers of prayer and reflection to renew us for service in mission.

Spirituality Christ’s shedding his Blood was, for St. Gaspar, and is for us, the sign of God’s great love for all the people. This spirituality of the Blood continues to impel us to build community through the inclusion of the marginalized, to walk Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: in solidarity with those who suffer, and to seek reconciliation 13313 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls ON L2G 0P8 in a divided world.