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World Youth Day

Krakow, Poland July 25 - 31, 2016

Xaverian Family News

Letter from the Superior General

The massacre of the hostages in Dhaka and of the Hindu priest in Satkhira causes us great sadness and concern. The brutal violence with which these people (including even a pregnant woman) were murdered fills our heart with repugnance and grief. Let us pray for the victims who died and for their families in their indelible sorrow, asking the Lord that we may never lose hope, or our desire to commit ourselves to remove all iniquitous hatred from the world.

In Bangladesh we have confreres who work and proclaim the Gospel. We are close to them in these times of great trepidation. May the Lord protect them. We advise them to exercise great prudence and hope that they feel the support of our prayers and fraternity.

In other parts of the world too our confreres are surrounded by danger, for example, in North Cameroon, Chad and Mozambique.

All of them are in our prayers: may our anxiety for their safety soon become a certainty that peace has returned and that all can continue to work serenely.

May each community find time to pray for these intentions, asking the intercession of our Founder.

Fraternal greetings.

Fr. Luigi Menegazzo SX

theGYM Experience

Xaverian Missionary Novices Take First Vows in Indonesia

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These photos show the young novices in Indonesia who took their first vows on July 2nd. The Novices are taking their vows in the hands of Fr. Antonius Wahydiyanto, the Xaverian Provincial in Indonesia.

July Fourth in Wisconsin

Fr. Alex gets patriotic with Racine ACTS. Check out more here.

CAFOD presents Laudato Si for Young People

Here is the accompanying resource.

Sea Sunday July 10, 2016

Each year the Apostleship of the Sea produces a set of resources for parishes to help them understand and celebrate Sea Sunday.

Peace, Salaam, Shalom - Peace Camp

The Spring 2016 edition of the Xaverian Mission Newsletter is available online. This issue highlights the US XV Provincial Chapter; Fr. Carl's parting words as Provincial; Formation in Asia; Easter in Sierra Leone; the Power of the Resurrection; Xaverians utilizing Social Media and more...

Read it here.

FOUNDER of the XAVERIAN MISSIONARIES

Saint Guido Maria Conforti

Our "missionary to the world" became a saint on World Mission Sunday, October 23, 2011. Now there is a mobile friendly version of our website dedicated to him. Click here to discover more.