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Francis Jordan's Beatification
Rite of Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Francis Mary of the Cross HOMILY BY CARDINAL VICAR ANGELO DE DONATIS Basilica of St John in the Lateran Saturday, 15 May 2021
To all, then, is entrusted the task of guarding the fire of proclamation and charity, so that it may not be hidden under a bushel, but may burn and shine in the darkness, bringing to all the light of the Risen Lord. So be it!"
Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan May 15, 2021
"Dearest sisters and brothers, may the beatification of Francis of the Cross Jordan be a joyful moment of true ecclesial celebration! May this Eucharistic elebration make us one in Christ and may it awake in usthe awareness that today the witness to the holiness of Blessed Jordan passes into the hands of each one of us, it is entrusted to you, to the Salvatorian Family!
Cardinal Angelo De Donatis
"The grace of today's celebration opens up a new time for us to move forward under the guidance of Blessed Francis Jordan. May he urge us to follow Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, in the manner of the apostles. Let us follow his example of holiness and service, using every possible means, so that God may be known, loved and served, in all the missionary frontiers of today. Thank you all! Thank you with all my heart"
Fr. Milton Zonta SDS
Year of Thanksgiving for Blessed Francis Jordan July 21, 2021 – July 21, 2022
Blessed Francis of the Cross had fully understood the evangelising power of such apostolic communion, of harmony between persons proclaiming the Gospel. He was inspired to create a group, a society of people in which all charisms and ministries would shine and be expressed and exercised. He wished that in sharing the one charism the members of the Apostolic Society would be inspired by the witness, words and deeds of the first apostles, about whom the first reading tells us.
