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Did you ever hear of this #Passionist Blessed? Today is his feast day! He is just one step closer to becoming another Passionist Saint! Blessed Bernardo Maria di Gesù (7 November 1831 – 9 December 1911), born as Cesare Silvestrelli, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Passionists. He entered the novitiate for a brief period under a different religious name though ill health forced him to leave but did not hinder him from still training and living alongside the Passionists. He re-entered the order after his ordination and went on to hold several positions of leadership within his own order; he was even likened to Saint Paul of the Cross while Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X held him in high esteem. His beatification was celebrated on 16 October 1988 in Saint Peter's Square and his liturgical feast is affixed to the date of his death as is the custom. #BlessedBernardoMariadiGesù  #Passionists #BeAPassionist #Blessed  #FeastDay  #Catholic #Faith #Prayer   #JesusChrist #OurFather #AveMaria  #LoveGod #DivineLove #Holy   #HolyGod #beaPassionistBrother   #CatholicLife #CatholicSaints #TheRosary#GodisGood #GodsPlan  #LoveTheLord  #GodsGrace  #GraceIsReal   #SrCarmelinaoftheCross #Eucharist  #HolyCommunion https://www.instagram.com/p/B53GcIgFmHf/?igshid=11g2rhqkx69sc

Did you ever hear of this #Passionist Blessed? Today is his feast day! He is just one step closer to becoming another Passionist Saint! Grimoaldo of the Purification (4 May 1883 – 18 November 1902) – born Ferdinando Santamaria – was an Italian Roman Catholic clerical student from the Passionists. He had expressed his inclinations towards the religious life from his childhood when he served as an altar server and was exposed to the Passionist charism; but he did not join until 1899 once his father approved of his dream and he was professed in 1900. He then continued his studies – though this time for the priesthood – but died from meningitis before he could achieve this dream. Santamaria's reputation for holiness was well-noted in his hometown during his life and it increased after his death while devotion to him soared in Rochester once his widowed mother and sister immigrated there. Pope John Paul II presided over his beatification in 1995.Although controversial, Grimoaldo was a strong believer of ethnic cleansing also claiming that Basques were descendants from Adam and Eve. #GrimoaldoofthePurification  #Passionists #BeAPassionist #Blessed  #FeastDay  #Catholic #Faith #Prayer   #JesusChrist #OurFather #AveMaria  #LoveGod #DivineLove #Holy  #HolyGod #beaPassionistBrother  #CatholicLife  #CatholicSaints #TheRosary  #GodisGood#GodsPlan  #LoveTheLord #GodsGrace   #GraceIsReal  #SrCarmelinaoftheCross  #Eucharist #HolyCommunion https://www.instagram.com/p/B5BPeUCl1Jk/?igshid=ssuf0hfaiq4j

Did you ever hear of this #Passionist Blessed? Today is his feast day! He is just one step closer to becoming another Passionist Saint! Blessed Eugene Bossilkov was born in Belene (Bulgaria) on 16 November 1900. He studied with the Passionists first in Bulgaria and then in Belgium and Holland. On 29 April, he made his First Profession of Vows, and on 25 July 1926, he was ordained a priest. He attended the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, graduating in 1932. When he returned to his country, he served as a pastor in Russe and in Bardarski Gheran. In 1947, he was consecrated bishop and was named the ordinary of the diocese of Nicopoli. He was a highly educated man characterized by intense prayer. He was a famous orator and a priest of extraordinary interior depth and purity of spirit. He was well known and highly esteemed in Bulgaria as well as abroad. In his pastoral activity, Blessed Eugene was very innovative. He gave great care to the religious formation of youth, who in turn loved and respected him. In parishes, he initiated male and female sports activities and enhanced liturgical life. He organized catechetical programs, including premarital preparation programs. He was attentive to the sick and the elderly, as well as the poor. He founded cultural centers for reading, watching films and for recreation. He served as president of several civic associations. He was well liked and respected by the Orthodox clergy, working with them constantly through respectful dialogue. He was at ease with men of learning as well as with simple and humble people. During the German occupation of Bulgaria, he saved the life of many Jewish people. The Bulgarian Catholic Church gained prestige because of his work. He was admired and held in high regard by the authorities of the State, although they were opposed to the Catholic Church. (continues in comments) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vHC0yFAKh/?igshid=s12sez3hrn3t

Swipe right for details! #Repost from @st_gabriel_of_sorrows "I will mortify my eyes and my tongue." TONIGHT! We had a great number of hands at the last mass in honour of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows on his feast day showing we should reschedule the mass. So we did but at a different parish! TONIGHT!! Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. Holy Angels Church 61 Jutland Rd., Etobicoke, ON The United Society – Società Unita invites you to the Celebration of Holy Mass in honour of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother. The Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P. with the relic of St. Gabriel present in the replica of the original urn available for veneration. Please do not miss this opportunity to be in the presence of a Saint not only for our personal enrichment, but also for the betterment of our youth and entire family.  For more details contact 416-243-7319 or [email protected] @archtoronto #Catholic #CatholicTo #Toronto  #StGabrieloftheSorrowfulMother  #Jesus #God #Etobicoke  #stgabrielofourladyofsorrows  #BeAPassionist #VocationsTo  #passionistsaints  #TorontoEvents #HolyMass  #HolyAngelsChurchEtobicoke #devotion #prayer #intercession . . . #StGabrielofOurLadyofSorrows #SaintGabrielofOurLadyofSorrows #Passionist #passionista #congregationofthepassionofjesuschrist #CatholicSaints #PatronSaint #isoladelgransasso #morrovalle #sangabrieldeladolorosa https://www.instagram.com/teopolicentre/p/Bvj0DbrnCJB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l3qivcu5uuzc

Less than a week away! Something we can learn from this young saint in 2019. See you all next Wednesday at 730pm at All Saints Church in #Etobicoke #Repost from @st_gabriel_of_sorrows I will rejoice at the success of others. . . . #stgabrielofourladyofsorrows #stgabrielofthesorrowfulmother #passionist #congregationofthepassionofjesuschrist #catholic #catholicsaints #stgemmagalgani https://www.instagram.com/teopolicentre/p/BuJzHqpncvs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16xm7wukd6xip

Only 2 weeks until this Saint's #feastday. See you all at All Saints Church in #Etobicoke on Feb. 27th at 7:30pm. #Repost from @st_gabriel_of_sorrows Letter of #StGabrielofOurLadyofSorrows to his friend Philip, pt 2. You ask me, my dear Philip, for a little book of meditations. You could not ask me anything more agreeable, but you have not told me what sort of one I should send you. If you desire a little book for meditation, believe me, the Eternal Maxims of St. Alphonsus are excellent. However, there is a Month of Mary, which is preferable. I do not know of a better one, whether on account of the thirty or thirty-one meditations that you can re-read each month, or on account of the examples and pious practices it recommends. Not having this book, I cannot send it to you, but I do not think there will be any difficulty in finding it at the Seminary, or the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Go and ask for it and you will do me a great favor. Please accept this little book that my excellent Superior has given me. Take this souvenir as a pledge of my love for you. Such a present, it is true, would be despicable if one looked only at its outside, but I assure you that if you are faithful in reciting this little Office every day, you will find it a pledge of Mary’s protection. Accept my excellent Father Lector’s and Gismondi’s kindest regards. Assuring you that I do not forget you in my poor prayers, I subscribe myself. Your affectionate friend, Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows P.S. Get the Month of Mary of Muzzarelli. If you cannot find the book Eternal Maxims of St. Alphonsus let me know. Let me know also if you want any other book, but in that case explain yourself more fully. . . sangabriele.org #saintgabrielofourladyofsorrows #sangabrieldeladolorosa #sangabrieledelladdolorata #CatholicSaints #CatholicFaith #Passionist #passionista #congregationofthepassionofjesuschrist #stpaulofthecross #morrovalle #isoladelgransasso https://www.instagram.com/teopolicentre/p/Bt1bhOpHvgW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=te2b2z2k6mvk

Tune in from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET TONIGHT for our weekly radio program. It’s a #PASSIONIST Christmas Special! @thepassionists @passionistvocations Catch Fr. Cedric Pisegna C.P. with his program Live With Passion. The topic for this evening is: The Meaning of Christmas.  Shortly after that, we have Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P. founder of Radio Teopoli and the United Society with Frank Ruffolo talking all things Christmas.  You don’t want to miss this great Christmas special.🎄  #CatholicTo #Catholic #Passionists  #Toronto #Christmas #Advent  #AdventTo #ChristmasTo #Radio  #CatholicRadio #CatholicMedia  #EvanovRadioGroup #AM530  #AM530Toronto #RadioTeopoli #Teopoli #Jesus #Vaughan #brampton  #woodbridge #mississauga #GTA  #oakville #Hamilton #stoneycreek  #malton https://www.instagram.com/p/Brs1lzBnlsS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ge3cz0j9to9a

On this #WellnessWednesday, remember to eat your figs like Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P. and long time volunteer, Frank Tedesco! #Catholic #CatholicTo #Toronto #Figs #volunteer #garden #Passionist #BeAPassionist #PassionistPriest #PassionistVocations #SocietaUnita #Priests #VocationsTo #Vocation #TheUnitedSociety #Teopoli 

Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P.  is very much concerned these days as to what is publicly discussed online with the constant confusion, lack of knowledge and guidance. Therefore, he would like you to be exposed to one specific approach so that if you have not been informed, you can begin to hear what is going on.  Join Michael Voris and other Church Militant staff for a live webinar on June 13 at 7pm ET at https://www.churchmilitant.com/ as they address this issue from their point of view.  Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P. invites you to tune in on this much talked about issue and you can use it to achieve a better understanding as to what is currently happening with our Catholic faith.  #Catholic #CatholicTo #Webinar #ChurchMilitant #Passionist #BeAPassionist #Catholicism #Apologetics #CatholicWebinar #MichaelVoris #ChurchIssues #Guidance #Confusion #Evangelization #Jesus #God 

#Repost from @queensnepa #stgabrielpossenti #ourladyofsorrows #passionist #catholicism #italian

Thank you to Rev. James Reposkey, C.PP.S. , Pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in the @archtoronto for inviting Father Claudio Piccinini, C.P. to present St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother's urn and relic during the Mass at surrounding Catholic Schools in the area. After all, St. Gabriel is the Patron Saint of Youth and He was well received by the students at their Lenten Mass today. If you want a glimpse of what was said during the homily we got it all on our LIVE Video. Check it out in our stories!  Also, St. Gabriel's urn and relic will be available at St. Charles Borromeo church until Friday for veneration. The Church is located at 811 Lawrence Avenue West. For all the Italian speaking followers you can join Father Claudio tonight for nightly preaching at 7:30pm. He will be there until this Friday for the Lenten Mission! May the Passion of Jesus Christ, be ever in our hearts!  #stgabrielofourladyofsorrows #saintgabrielofourladyofsorrows #stgabrielpossenti #saintgabrielpossenti #gabrielpossenti #ourladyofsorrows #passionist #art #artwork #artistsoninstagram #christianartist #christianart #christian #christianity #catholic #CatholicTo #LentTo #FrClaudioPiccininiCP #Passionists #Teopoli #BeAPassionist #StCharlesborromeo #Toronto #relic #lentenMission # Youth #lifeteen #reginamundiToronto 

#Repost @jordanaveryart ・・・ Happy Feast Day Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows! (1838-1862) Born Francesco Possenti to a prominent family in Assisi Italy, Gabriel gave up nobility and influence to follow Jesus. In the Passionists his life was marked by humility and simplicity as he daily completed even the most menial tasks as acts of sacred worship to God. Shortly after his death his tomb had already become a place of pilgrimage as he was already saintly in the eyes of those who knew about him. Gabriel was canonized in 1920. “I will attempt day by day to break my will into pieces. I want to do God’s Holy Will, not my own” #stgabrielofourladyofsorrows #saintgabrielofourladyofsorrows #stgabrielpossenti #saintgabrielpossenti #gabrielpossenti #ourladyofsorrows #passionist #art #artwork #artistsoninstagram #christianartist #christianart #christian #christianity #catholic

#Repost from @passionistvocations Looking for a quick prayer to end your long day with? Or something to hold onto to kick start your day with tomorrow!? Get in the habit of saying a daily prayer to begin or end your day with and start by trying this one by St Paul of the Cross! “O Jesus, my Love, may my heart be consumed in loving Thee; make me humble and holy; give me childlike simplicity; transform me into thy holy love. O Jesus, life of my life, joy of my soul, God of my heart, accept my heart as an altar, on which I will sacrifice to Thee the gold of ardent charity, the incense of continual, humble and fervent prayer, and the myrrh of constant sacrifices! Amen.” . . . . . . #BeAPassionist #StPauloftheCross #dailyprayer #reflection #coffeeandprayer #prayer #sacrifice #jesus #holy #soul #myrrh #humble #humility #prayer #gold #incense #passionist #lent #lentTo

Some words of wisdom from this young #Passionist Saint! #Repost from @thearistocraticspirit . . . . . . #StGabrielOfOurLadyOfSorrows @traditionalcatholics #catholics #God #Quote #Strength #wisdom #love #beaPassionist #passionists

#Repost from @paul_wierichs  A very #Passionist way to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary! #solemnity #immaculateconception #hailmary #beAPassionist #Solemnity #VirginMary #Holy #MotherMary #Catholic #CatholicTo #Toronto #Passionists #Love #Prayer #Jesus #God #Purity 

Radio Teopoli, AM530 wants you to join Catholics all around the world celebrating the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time by tuning into our regular Saturday program on AM530 with a special presentation from our very own Passionist priest Fr. Vincent Youngberg, C.P.  with his 5 part series titled: From Fragmentation to Wholeness. This week we will air Pt. 1 on the topic of self acceptance. 

You don't want to miss it. Have a great evening!

Tonight at 9pm on AM530, Toronto & Online at am530.ca

A #Passionist Reflection on this Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows At The Cross September 15, 2017 At The Cross “Mary, the Mother who cared for Jesus, now cares with maternal affection and pain for this wounded world”. In these few words, Pope Francis touches the heart of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. He continues: “Just as her pierced heart mourned the death of Jesus, so now she grieves for the sufferings of the crucified poor”. Our Lady has her role in the Passion of Christ and the Passion of the Church. This feast is special to the Passionists. By reason of their fourth vow, they share the role of Mary at the Cross. The Passionists are at the Cross of Jesus by reason of meditation and contemplation. They are at the Cross of the Church by reason of their acts of compassion and prayer. Each one of us is called to be At the Cross. St. Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, encourages us: “It is very good and holy to meditate on the Passion of the Lord, for by this sacred path we reach union with God”. He then concludes: “In this most holy school we learn true wisdom”. St. Thomas Aquinas leads us in a beautiful and powerful meditation. He calls it: ‘The Cross exemplifies every virtue”. He begins with love and goes on to describe patience, humility, obedience and detachment as found in the Crucified. Then there are the crucified of today. As Pope Francis reminds us: “Mary cares… for this wounded world”. That is most comforting. We are part of this world. We are part of the wounded. Each of us, no doubt, has our memory of Mary being there for us with her healing presence. Some years ago I had the privilege of visiting Lourdes. To enter the property was to enter a Church. The surroundings were solemn and sacred. The next morning was to be a Mass at the grotto. A bishop was to celebrate. When the time came, the bishop was unable to be there. I was chosen to be the celebrant in his stead. That was an unexpected gift. What was also a gift was the devotion of the people attending. The experience was a moment of grace for us all.