Posts made in January, 2009

Eurocamp 2009

Posted by on Jan 26, 2009 in Community, Province | 0 comments

The road to Peace: The Gift and the Task”, is the theme of this year’s Eurocamp which will be held on August 2-9, 2009 at the Blessed Sacrament Community, Saint Agatha, Reggello, Florence, Italy. This gathering is open to young adults ( 18 – 30+ years old). The cost of the participation is 200 Euros. For those who are interested to join this event, you are requested to get in touch with Bro. Timothy McLoughlin, SSS at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Dublin 1, Ireland. You can contact him through telephone number 35318724597 or through email: timothymcloughlin@eircom.net. For further information about eurocamp, you can visit its website:...

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SECOND SUNDAY YEAR B

Posted by on Jan 18, 2009 in Sunday Reflections | 0 comments

SECOND SUNDAY YEAR B 18 January 2008 Gospel: John 1: 35-42 Jesus passed by …. You have just left Nazareth. Nobody has yet heard tell of You. You can “pass by”. No one puts any heed in You. John the Baptist will say to his contemporaries: there is among you One Whom you do not know (Jn. 1:26). Allowing himsel to be enlightened by the Spirit, he will know how to recognize You and point out Him in relation to Whom his mission is “to prepare for His coming” (Lk. 1:76). Staring hard at Jesus … John sees beyond human apearances. Through faith, he identifies in You the mystery of God and uncovers it for others … you continue to pass by in our lives Lord …. Grant us the insight of John to recognise You and welcome You … Grant us his love to help others to recognise You. There is the Lamb of God … With these words, John identifies You as the Saviour promised to the world. He sees in You the true Paschal Lamb announced at the exodus from Egypt: – Your Blood will free from sin and death; – Your Body will be nourishment for the journey towards the true Promised Land … John sees also in You the suffering Servant announced by Isaiah, the Lamb led to the slaughter (Is. 53:7) for the salvation of the world. Where do you live? … The two disciples of John understood and folowed You. They stay with You that day and see where you live. What exactly were they thinking about in asking this question? Have they anticipated Your mystery, the true place where You lived? Your abode, is the Father: I am in the Father (Jn.14:10) …. You came on earth to seek us and lead us to Him. To us also You say: Come and see! …Abide in Me! (Jn. 15.4). And You ask the Father: where I am, may they be also with me! (Jn. 17.24). May You be blessed, Lord! Let us abide with...

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PARIS FORMATION MEETING

Posted by on Jan 15, 2009 in Congregation | 0 comments

THE annual formation meeting of SSS European religious will be on January 21-24, 2009 in Paris, France. This meeting will be participated in by the representatives of the different provinces/regions of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in Europe which is called the European Confrence. Frs. Pat Costello, Maurice Rouleau, Raphael O’Halloran and Rene Esoy will represent the Province of Great Britain and Ireland. Aside from the different important topics that will be discussed during the meeting, Fr. Antonion Pedretti will introduce to the participating religious the new website on the writings of SSS founder Saint Peter Julian Eymard. Let us pray for the success of this important gathering of our European...

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