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FR. JOHN MICHAEL RAAB, CMF

November 11, 1944 – December 13, 2024 (Provincia de USA-Canada/ USA-Canada Province)

Letter to the Congregation from the Alumni of 8th Edition of English Forge

The 8th Edition of the English Forge, held from September 22 to December 10, 2024, brought together 11 members from six major organisms for an intensive 80-day program. Designed for missionary identity and spiritual renewal, it featured community life, prayer,...

WordCon 2024: Exploring the Power of Prayer Through the Word of God

Quezon City, Philippines. The 7th annual Word Conference (WordCon) took place on November 30, 2024, at the Claret School of Quezon City under the theme "Praying the Word of God: 'Lord, Teach Us to Pray'" (Luke 11:1). This year’s gathering aligns with Pope Francis’...

“Fall in Love with Christ and Your Neighbor”: Meeting of the General Government with the Governments of African Claretian Organisms (ACLA)

Ngoya, Cameroon. Over 60 Claretian Missionaries from across Africa gathered in Ngoya to participate in the annual ACLA-General Government meeting, taking place from December 4 to 14, 2024. This event brings together major superiors and members of the governing bodies...

3 August

I surrender all as a son and priest of Mary. She will be my Mother, Teacher and Director and everything I do and...

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2 August

“The Heart of Mary was not only a living member of Jesus Christ by faith and charity, but also the origin and source...

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1 August

“A farm without cultivation produces nothing either for the owner or farmer. Religion without worship serves nothing,...

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31 July

[In the Jesuit novitiate] “I had something to learn from everyone, and in truth I learned it, with the help of God's...

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30 July

“In the province of Tarragona I was loved by nearly all the people, but there were a few who wished me dead. The...

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29 July

“At the beginning of my stay in Vic I was undergoing an experience not unlike what goes on in a blacksmith's shop. The...

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28 July

"The most productive means I have used has been adult instruction. It has helped me rescue adults from an ignorance...

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27 July

“The Lord has freed me from death. In this square there were five blockades, one in each entrance to a street....... I...

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26 July

Seeing the great lack of evangelical and apostolic preachers in our Spanish territories, the people’s great desire to...

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25 July

“The ministry of the Word--at once the most exalted and invincible of all ministries because it has overcome the world...

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24 July

“It is very important to be devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She will free you from evils and troubles of body and...

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23 July

Jesus Christ was pierced in his heart from where blood and water flowed out and were formed the seven sacraments of...

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22 July

“Four main things: Silence, patience, prayer and hope. Because the merit is in one´s suffering with regard to what he...

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21 July

“Before he crows, the cock first beats his wings; I, before preaching, should move and beat the wings of study and...

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20 July

“When I was ten years old, I was allowed to make my First Communion. Words cannot tell what I felt on that day when I...

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19 July

“My heart is broken by pain when I see in this diocese of Vic so many priests without having to do anything and so...

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18 July

“It is not enough or sufficient to fulfil; like good Christians that we assist at Mass and receive communion to make...

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17 July

“Glory to the Father, because he is my creator. Glory to the Son because he is my Redeemer. Glory to the Holy Spirit...

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16 July

“I, Anthony Claret, was last of all. And, indeed, they were all better educated and more virtuous than I so that I...

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