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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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Homily by Abbot Hugh O.Praem

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Three Redemptorists at the Vatican...Amoris Laetitia

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Fr.Prof. Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR., Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR., Bishop Raymond Mupa, CSsR.

The special meeting convoked by Pope Leo XIV to deepen the pastoral relevance of Amoris Laetitia got under way at the Aula Paolo VI on 7th October 2026. This meeting entitled «Ten Years after Amoris Laetitia: Proclaiming the Gospel with Families Today» is attended by the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences from all over the world and the heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches. It will continue till 14th October when the Pope himself will preside over the Eucharistic celebration to be held at St.Peter’s Square.

There are three Redemptorists participating at this meeting, namely, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, CSsR who is invited as one of the special guests of the Pope, Bishop Raymond Mupa, CSsR, the President of the Episcopal Conference of Zimbabwe, and the Sri Lankan Redemptorist Fr. Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR. Altogether, there are some 150 participants among whom are some 22 married lay people from the five continents. The latter are expected to share their first-hand experiences on family life and marriage regarding various aspects lived by the married couples in the contemporary world.

The Two Rings - Pius IX and St Dr Alphonsus...

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Blessed Pope Pius IX, Saint Alphonsus, and the connection with Naples...

In the autumn of 1849, Pius IX was not only the head of the Church: he was an exiled pontiff.

In the autumn of 1849, Pius IX had become the Pope not only because of his birth in Senigallia, but also because of his hospitality, his familiarity with the Bourbon court, and his devotion to the saints of that land.

Among these saints, Alfonso Maria de Liguori, the most holy of the Neapolitans and the most Neapolitan of the saints, held a special place.

The connection began even before Mastai Ferretti became Pope. In the council of May 8, 1839, when he was bishop of Imola, he had convincingly supported the canonization of Alfonso, addressing Gregory XVI because he would not differ further from that honor. All, and especially the bishops, said in substance that they could find in Alfonso a shepherd to "admire, imitate, and venerate." The canonization was celebrated on May 26 of the same year. The historical study of Giuseppe Orlandi documented this.

Ten years later, Mastai Ferretti, who had become Pius IX, finally had the opportunity to kneel before the remains of the saint he had publicly defended.

It was October 8, 1849.

The Pope left the royal residence of Portici for Pagani. He was accompanied by Ferdinando II, the count of Trapani, Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli, and other members of the papal court and entourage. It was not a protocol visit, but a pilgrimage personally desired by the Pope.

In the church then dedicated to Saint Michael, today Basilica of Sant'Alfonso, Pio IX celebrated Mass at the altar where the relics of the great Neapolitan bishop and missionary were kept.

After the celebration, the gesture that remained in the memory of the Redentorists and the city of Pagani occurred.

Pio IX knelt before the urn. He removed the glass that protected it and approached the statue that guarded and presented the relics of the Saint to veneration. Thus, he removed his precious pastoral ring and placed it at the finger of Saint Alfonso. In his place, he took the ring that was on the Saint's hand.

CSsR General Fraternal Visitation 2026...

At the end of this General Fraternal Visitation from Rome, conducted by Br Laurence Lujan CSsR and Fr Piotr Chyła CSsR, our Superior General, Fr Rogério Gomes CSsR said the following,

"I want to encourage you not to lose confidence. Do not allow difficulties to weaken your fraternity, for uncertainty to extinguish the joy of your vocation, or nostalgia for the past to prevent new missionary possibilities from emerging. Perhaps we no longer have the strength we once had, but we have a history that inspires us, confreres willing to continue the mission and, above all, a God who remains faithful. Our hope does not consist in believing that everything will continue as before, but in trusting that God will continue to accomplish His work, even through our frailty."

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Relics of St Gerard - Southwark Cathedral...

On Friday 2nd October 2026 at 6pm

we'll have the first location in the pilgrimage of the relics of St Gerard around the Archdiocese of Southwark (Archdiocese of Southwark):

a Mass at St George's Cathedral, celebrated by Bishop Gerard Bradley.

Relics available for prayer from 5pm.

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330th Anniversary of St Alphonsus' birth...

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Today, 330 years ago, was born

Alphonsus Maria Anthony John Cosmas Damian Michael Gaspard

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Here with his mother, Anna Cavalieri holding him, as his father looks on,

as St Francesco De Geronimo proclaimed

“This child will live to a very old age; he won’t die before his nineties. He will be a bishop and a saint and will do great things for Jesus Christ”.

St Francesco de Geronimo and St Alphonsus

were canonised in Rome on the same day!

May 26, 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI.

Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger Memorial 26th September...

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Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger’s life shines with a quiet, determined holiness. Born in 1873 in Bavaria, he grew up in a large farming family where faith was woven into daily life. Even as a young boy, he felt drawn to the priesthood, not through dramatic moments but through a steady desire to serve God with his whole heart. That simplicity became the hallmark of his vocation.

He entered the Redemptorists with a deep love for preaching and teaching, quickly becoming known for his warmth, clarity, and ability to connect with young people. Kaspar wasn’t interested in grand achievements; he believed holiness was found in fidelity to small duties, kindness in community life, and a heart open to God’s will. His joy made him a natural guide for seminarians, who saw in him a model of gentle strength.