Stewardship Saint for January: Saint André Bessette, C.S.C.
Saint Andre Bessette was born in 1845 in the village of Saint-Grẻgoire d’Iberville, in what is now the Archdiocese of Montreal, Canada. Baptized as Alfred, by the time he was 12 he had to work because both of his parents had died. At age 22 he moved to the United States, where he labored alternately …
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ICSC January Stewardship Prayer
Stewardship Prayer Lord of new life, Thank you for the gift of a new year.You have entrusted uswith the coming days,weeks and months as stewardsof your divine plan;to live in gratitude, joy,and an ever growing confidencein your Kingdom to come. We ask for the humilityto reform our lives;the courage to commit ourselvesto you no matter …
For December, the International Catholic Stewardship Council recognizes one of its nonprofit members – Catholic Extension.
For more than 100 years, stewardship has been the foundation for the mission of Catholic Extension to strengthen and support the Catholic Church throughout the United States in places unable to sustain Catholic communities of faith themselves. Through the endless generosity of Catholic Extension donors, mission dioceses have received more than $500 million (more than …
Stewardship Saint for December: Saint Stephen
The day after Christmas is called “St. Stephen’s Day” to commemorate the first Christian martyr. It is also this “Feast of Stephen” that is mentioned in the English Christmas carol, “Good King Wenceslas.” Stephen was a Greek-speaking Jew living in Jerusalem. He became a follower of Jesus Christ and was one of seven individuals chosen …
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ICSC December Stewardship Prayer
Stewardship Prayer Come, Lord Jesus!Make us good stewardsof Advent.Strengthen our faith;calm our fears. Come, Lord Jesus!We hear John the Baptist’s cry.Open our hearts.Give us humility to repent. Come, Lord Jesus!Let us walk in your light!Show us how we prepare your wayand make straight your paths. Come, Lord Jesus!We give you thanks and praise,for the shining …
For November, the International Catholic Stewardship Council recognizes one of its nonprofit members – Cross Catholic Outreach.
Cross Catholic Outreach is a Catholic nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually. The organization serves the poorest of the poor by channeling life-changing aid through an international network of dioceses, parishes and Catholic missionaries. This cost-effective approach helps break the …
Stewardship Saint for November: Saint Columban
Saint Columban The life of Saint Columban (also referred to as Columbanus) revealsa man who exercised remarkable stewardship over his life of faith and his gifts for evangelizing. He was born into a noble family in West Leinster, Ireland, in about543; a time when the great Celtic monasteries were being established in Ireland. He received …
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ICSC November Stewardship Prayer
Stewardship Prayer Thank you, LordFor all the beautiful and wonderful things weexperience in our life;for the beauty of the earth and its amazing colors;for crisp autumn mornings and sparkling winter nights;for mountains and forests, rivers and seashores. Thank you, LordFor all the beautiful and wonderful things weexperience in our life;for the water that cleanses, the …
Stewardship Reflection: Stewardship and the faithful mission of ICSC
The words continued to reverberate in the mind of the archbishop as he left the first session of the Second Vatican Council: “Every opportunity should be given the laity to share zealously in the salvific work of the Church…” For the late Joseph Cardinal Ritter, these words inspired him to explore ways by which dioceses …
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