Congregation of Jesus Mary Joseph

The first day of January marks the beginning of a new year and celebrates the feast of Mary, the Mother of God, in the liturgical calendar. This title, Θεοτόκος (Theotokos, Bearer of God), was formally proclaimed by the Council of Ephesus in 431, affirming her vital role in salvation history. Originally, the Roman Rite observed January 1 as the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the Octave of Christmas. However, after the 1969 revision of the liturgical calendar, it became the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Read More

To see jesus christ as a small, lovable child in the manger of bethlehem.” 1 these simple, Prayerful, meditative words of fr wolff could be expressed theologically as “the incarnate Word is the presentation and exposition of god.” 2 we are in the liturgical season of advent, In which we await the birth of christ, in whom god is presented and exposed to the world as A human being so that in the incarnate christ, we experience the mutual closeness between God and us. Read More

November, being dedicated to All Saints and All Souls’ Day, invites us to reflect with Fr. Wolff on this sacred time. He held deep reverence for both saints and souls. In Fr. Wolff’s writings, he shared the statistics of hosts in heaven, saying, “Jesus Christ is the Lord of hosts, served by thousands upon thousands of angels, and tens of thousands of saints. The martyrs alone number eleven million. If we were to honor every martyr, thirty thousand would be commemorated daily. Read More