st. arnold janssen, svd

Re: Short Biography
St. Arnold Janssen, SVD (1837-1909) was a German diocesan priest teaching science to High School students who was inspired to found three missionary congregations: the SVD, the S.Sp.S. (Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit), and the S.Sp.S.A.P. (Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration). “Janssen was canonized after the healing of a Filipino teenager living in Baguio who fell down on a bike and was not expected to recover from a head wound…. she was healed miraculously following prayers to Janssen” (http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Arnold_Janssen). Both Frs. Arnold and Josef were canonized by the late Pope John Paul II in Rome on October 5, 2003.

Re: "Father Arnold's Favorite Prayer"
Fr: Canonization Stampita

"Lord Jesus Christ, I adore You as the Son of God and through the mediation of your loving Mother I beseech You, send me from out of the abundance of your loving Heart the grace of the Holy Spirit in order that He enlighten my ignorance, purify and sanctify my sinful heart, and confirm me in your holy love. This I ask through the love of the Father and the Holy Spirit, through the abundance of your infinite mercy, and through the merits of all your saints. Amen."

Re: Spiritual Motto
Fr: Canonization Stampita

"May the Heart of Jesus live in the hearts of all."

re: birth and death dates
fr: canonization stampita

born: 5 nov 1837 at goch, germany
died: 15 jan 1909 at steyl, holland
feast: jan 15

re: traits
1. hard working
2. silent type
3. true to his ideals
4. close to god
- fr. estioko (2005). witness to the word. logos.
c/o fr. randy flores, svd (2007 sep 8). http://divinewordseminary.blogspot.com

re: Our new Saints: Fr. Janssen and Fr. Freinademetz
fr: http://www.divinewordgifts.org/webmodules/view/view.aspx?newsid=41

On October 5th [2003] at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II canonized Blessed Arnold Janssen, SVD, the founder of the Society of the Divine Word and Blessed Joseph Freinademetz, SVD, the first Divine Word Missionary to work in China.

Saint Arnold Janssen

Arnold Janssen, a German diocesan priest, founded the Society of the Divine Word in 1875, the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters in 1889, and the Holy Spirit Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 1896. The mission of the priests and Brothers of the Society of the Divine Word and the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters is to proclaim the Gospel where it has not yet been heard or has not been proclaimed adequately. The mission of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration is prayerful support for the missionaries.

Saint Arnold Janssen is a shining and fitting model for the people of our times, especially for the people involved in proclaiming and witnessing the Good News that God loves his people and desires life to the full for all. One hundred years ago, Arnold showed himself as:

- a great promoter of mission involvement by the Church in Germany, and a zealous advocate of the reunion of separated Christians

- an ardent precursor of the Catholic Press Apostolate

- an indefatigable promoter of the Lay Apostolate

- a pioneer in making use of the social sciences (anthropology, linguistics) in the formation of his missionaries.

Arnold emphasized renewal and sharing in the mission of the Incarnate Word. He consecrated himself and the religious orders he founded to the Holy Spirit and lived out of a deep trust in God, the Compassionate Father. He took daring risks and opened new horizons for missionary work. In their joint petition to the Holy Father for his beatification, the bishops of Germany referred to the fact that this simple priest had become in an astonishing manner “The Father of many nations.”