Dear Friends,

FEAST OF ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS: This weekend we are celebrating the feast day of our founder on the 250 th anniversary of his death. The Masses on both Sunday and Monday will be in his honor. I have preached on him so many times and recalled the great gift he is to the Church. Mary appeared to him when he was a young man. She was wearing a black tunic with our Passionist sign over her heart. She asked him to establish in the church a religious community who would mourn with her over the death of her Son. They were to be dressed as she was and recall to the people the great love of her Son, the Crucified Christ. The year was 1720 and Paul Danei was 26 years old.