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World Day of Redemptorist Vocations...

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CSsR NWE Meeting in Rome October 2026...

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Redemptorists in North West Europe - Communiqué

Dear Confreres, Sisters, Partners in Mission, and friends

The Federation Council gathered at Sant’Alfonso, Rome, on 27 and 28 October 2026. These were two days of fraternal exchange, attentive listening and decision making.

We chose to meet outside the Federation Zone to allow time for separate conversations with Fr Piotr Chyła, C.Ss.R., Coordinator of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe, and Fr Zdzisław Franciszek Stanula, C.Ss.R., Vicar General and General Consultor. Both encounters encouraged open dialogue, searching questions and valuable contributions.

We were heartened by the recognition that our Federation is engaging sincerely with the demanding work of restructuring. At the same time, we were encouraged to remain focused and to set out a clearer roadmap towards a fuller and more coherent reconfiguration of the Redemptorist presence in North-West Europe.

Each of our four Units shared news and developments since our meeting in May 2026, speaking candidly of challenges and setbacks, as well as moments of grace. This mutual listening continues to strengthen our sense of belonging to one another.

We discussed the General Government’s recent decisions to increase income and property taxes, with the additional revenue directed towards building the Redemptorist Fund for Africa and Madagascar. We also reflected on the expectation that founding Units with missions in Africa will continue to provide financial support for those missions in the years ahead.

We received feedback from the gathering of Redemptorists under 50, sponsored by the Federation Council and held in Perth, Scotland, in July 2026. We also considered correspondence from the European Coordinator proposing a pan-European approach to Redemptorist formation in response to the challenges now facing the Congregation in Europe.

After careful discernment, the Federation Council agreed to speak with one voice at the Redemptorist Conference of Europe Assembly in Lisbon, 16–20 November 2026, in support of the emerging plan for a new and consolidated approach to the formation of Redemptorist students in Europe.

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All our CSsR Saints, Blesseds, and Marytrs

Pray for us!

CSsR 294 years old...9th November...

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We give thanks to God for our dear Congregation around the world today

we offer thanks for all the good work that has been done
we raise our voices in thanksgiving for the confreres who have gone before us
we pray in thanksgiving for all our generous benefactors
we pour out our thanks for our own vocation as a member of the CSsR family
we pray in sincerity for more men to respond to the Lord's wondrous invtiation.

Copiosa apud eum redemptio

An update on the Alphonsian Day during World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul...

October 17, 2026

World Youth Day will take place in Seoul in just a few months. The central events are scheduled for 2–8 August 2027. The venues for meetings with the Pope and the pilgrim package have already been announced. Registration will open soon.

More detailed information about the event is available on the official website: https://wydseoul.org.

The Redemptorist Youth and Vocation Ministry is also preparing for this event.

Fr. Patricio Sánchez Molinari, C.Ss.R.: A Life dedicated to the Redeemer...

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The Redemptorist family is deeply saddened by the sudden death of Fr. Patricio Sánchez Molinari, C.Ss.R., a missionary of the Andean-Caribbean Province, which occurred on October 17, 2026, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, while he was celebrating Mass. He was 52 years old. The news, which spread rapidly through media and social networks, has profoundly affected fellow Redemptorists, parishioners, and friends, who have expressed their condolences and support to his family, the Province, and the parish community.

Some news spreads quickly, but its meaning takes time to understand. The death of Father Patricio is one of them: it leaves us speechless and deeply moves us, especially those of us who shared with him the Redemptorist vocation and mission.

Behind the news is a brother, a priest, and a missionary: a life consecrated to the Most Holy Redeemer and to the service of communities. His passing places us before the mystery and invites us to renew our hope in Jesus Christ, who died and rose again. A life dedicated to the Gospel is not confined to its final moment: it remains in the fruits of the mission, in the people accompanied, and in the love sown along the way.

Biographical sketch

Birthdate: November 6, 1973
Religious profession: August 15, 2000
Priestly ordination: October 15, 2005
Last service: Parish Priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Central Vicariate, Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Death: October 17, 2026, Guayaquil (Ecuador), at age 52

Celebrating 300 years of the Birth of St Gerard in Harare...

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Redemptorists Pray for Pope Leo XIV...

"Following Pope Leo XIV’s announcement that he will undergo surgery this week to remove a lung nodule, Catholics around the world send their prayers and best wishes for his quick recovery.

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he has decided to undergo surgery at his doctors' request to remove a “small, localized nodule in my lung,” which was detected at a “very early stage.” 11x2026

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St Gerard Majella CSsR Triduum from Rome 2026...

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In preparation for the feast of St. Gerard Majella, C.Ss.R., celebrated on 16 October, Online Triduum will be preached by Fr. Ivel Mendanha, C.Ss.R., General Consultor, reflecting on the life and witness of St. Gerard in the light of the theme of leadership at the service of mission.

St. Gerard is one of the most beloved and well-known Redemptorist Saints. Although he never served as a superior of a religious community or as the head of an organisation, his life as a Redemptorist missionary in the eighteenth century reveals many of the qualities of authentic Christian leadership. His witness demonstrates that leadership is not limited to positions of authority but is expressed through service, care, encouragement, reconciliation, humility and selflessness.

Triduum in Honour of St Gerard Majella...1726 - 2026...

Over the last few days, 7th - 9th October, we have been honouring St Gerard Majella CSsR with a Triduum in St Mary's Redemptorist Church in Clapham, London, SW4. This is to mark the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of St Gerard in Muro Lucano in 1726.

It was great to see the devotion of the people and the faith being so soundly expressed.

The days unfolded as follows,

Wednesday 7th October

Fr Richard Reid CSsR., Provincial, Presiding

Fr Caspar Simba Mukabva CSsR., Parish Priest, Preaching

Thursday 8th October

Fr Maurice O'Mahony CSsR., Rector, Presiding

Fr Royston Price CSsR., Missioner and Vocations Director

Friday 9th October

Abbot Hugh Allan O.Praem., Presiding and Preaching (Homily Below)

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