Monthly Archives: January 2007

The most recent issue of Famiglia Cristiana has an interview with Stanislaw Cardinal Dziwisz. Here is my rough translation of the first question.

“Someone stopped the pointers of the clock at 21.37: the time of death. I remember that we intoned the Te Deum and not the Requiem, to thank God for giving us a man and a Pope like Karol Wojtyla. After that, the body was carried into the private chapel of the apartment. Many people came to greet it as if it were still a living person. I will never forget when I put the veil on the face of this man who was like a father to me, that I continued to serve from his time as bishop to his pontificate. It was not easy.”

At this point, you are required to “log in” to post comments.  I’m not sure what that means.  To send me comments, you could write to frjl “at” catholicemail.com.  I don’t check that address very often, though.

Our renovator, Blessed George Matulaitis, died 80 years ago today. We celebrated his feast day here at the House of Studies. Ok, actually it was celebrated in all Marian houses around the world.

Blessed George revived our community in the early 20th century. The Marians would have died out if he hadn’t appeared on the scene.

You can listen to a recently recorded version of our Marian Anthem, Mater Dei Immaculata.

Also, you can read about other great figures from Marian history. Three are currently “blessed,” and our founder is probably going to be beatified later this year.

Blessed George, pray for us!

A Japanese cover of Walk Don’t Run by the Ventures. Enjoy.

I noticed there were some pictures online of a friend who recently made her first profession of vows. Congradulations, Sister Regina Marie, DLJC.

A picture of the bishop that ordained me last year and yours truly, taken after a Mass at the John Paul II Cultural Center on January 21, 2007.

Have you heard of Akiane Kramarik the child prodigy painter? Her paintings are worth a look.

I got a request in a comment for further clarification on the miracle: Here it is straight from a page of a site concerning Fr. Founder:

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The miracle that opens the way for the beatification happened about five years ago and concerns a pregnant woman. When she went to her doctor, the doctor declared that the baby had died.

Father Wojciech Skóra, MIC, Postulator General, explained that the woman’s godfather, when he learned of the child’s death, had prayed that through Fr. PapczyÅ„ski’s intercession the child would be saved.

The godfather was convinced that Fr. PapczyÅ„ski would intercede since the godfather “himself received very many graces by praying through his intercession,” said Fr. Wojciech.

Three days after the fetus was declared dead, the woman returned to the doctor for a check-up and to have the dead baby removed from her womb.

“To his amazement, the doctor detected that the fetus was alive again,” said Fr. Wojciech.

The child who experienced this grace is about 5 years old now and is developing well.

“There is no trace of how dramatic the beginning of his life was,” said Fr. Wojciech.

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