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5 October 2024-FEAST OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS
THANKSGIVING IN FÜSSEN ON THE FEAST OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS(6 Oct 2024)
The Feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos falls on a Saturday in 2024. This meant that the main Altar was also decorated for Harvest Festival which is celebrated in Germany this weekend. Füssen is the only Parish in the whole of Germany that celebrates his Feastday apart from Redemptorists congregations! So it was with great joy this year that the first Mass of Sunday in Füssen on Saturday 5th October was a celebration of thanksgiving for Blessed Seelos and for the Harvest.
Parish Priest Father Frank Deuring concelebrated Mass with our Curate Father Joshi Sebastian MCBS, they were assisted by our Deacon Fredl Hofmann. Father Deuring during his sermon brought together the theme of thanksgiving and healing in his sermon which was taken from the Gospel of the Day where Jesus heals the 10 lepers and only one,a Samaritan comes back and praises God and thanks Jesus for his healing! He tied in how we should be thankful for everything which we receive from God. He also mentioned how Seelos was always willing to bring the Sacrament of the Sick to those who were dying from various diseases with trust in God in all he did.
After the Mass Father Deurng and Father Joshi administered the Sacrament of the Sick to around 40 members of the congregation whilst Deacon Hofmann gave a healing blessing to those who wanted it. The music for the Mass and Healing Service was provided by Helene von Rechenberg with Florian Kellar singing Tenor.
Helene von Rechenberg at the organ in St Mang
SEELOS AROUND THE WORLD 5 Oct 2024
REDEMPTORIST SCALA NEWS-International news from the Redemptorist World
https://www.cssr.news/2024/10/5-october-memorial-of-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos/#
https://padremigrante.org/blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-c-ss-r-beato-francisco-xavier-seelos-c-ss-r/
ALETEIA- https://aleteia.org/daily-prayer/saturday-october-5-2/daily-meditation-1
NOBILITY- https://nobility.org/2024/10/blessed-francis-xavier-seelos/
SALESIANS OF JOHN BOSCO USA WEST-In Touch,building bridges between communities
https://salesianbulletin.org/2024/10/01/saints-for-the-journey/
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS
https://nolacatholic.org/news/memorial-of-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-1
US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
https://x.com/USCCB/status/1842505209441874337 https://www.instagram.com/usccb/p/DAvQOmANCAE/
CHRIST THE REDEEMER CATHOLIC CHURCH-STERLING VA
IGLESIA CATOLICA DE CHRISTO REDENTOR-STERLING VA
https://ctrcc.org/news/sat-oct-5-2024-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos
RELEVANT RADIO
https://relevantradio.com/2024/10/daybreak-for-october-5-2024/
NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE NEW ORLEANS-SEELOS ENGLISH LANGUAGE HEALING MASS FROM 6 OCTOBER 2024
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
https://www.instagram.com/diocesesavannah/p/DAv16dZpRl9/
BROTHER ANDRÉ MARIE M.I.C.M.
https://x.com/Brother_Andre/status/1842506347033542675 https://catholicism.org/blessed-seelos.html
DIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS MEDIA OUTLET NOW HAS ARCHIVES LIVE ONLINE(5 October 2024)
The Clarion Herald, Archdiocesan Newspaper for New Orleans recently put all their past archive online at https://clarionherald-la.newsmemory.com/?preview
For lovers of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos these archives are a goldmine of information about past news items about him.
To celebrate his Feast day today we have chosen a few BLASTS FROM THE PAST about him from the archives!
SEELOS HEALING MASS WITH SACRAMENT OF THE SICK IN FÜSSEN(3 October 2024)
SARAH´S AMAZING PAINTING OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS(1 October 2024)
©Sarah Norton/Chapel House Arts Original Copy of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Painting by Sarah Norton
Sarah Norton is a wife,mum and Catholic Artist who lives in St Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. She is an artist with a difference who turns out soulful energetic works of art. She runs Chapel House Arts
which is where she showcases and sells her spectacular artwork. She is a great fan of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and told Seelos in Fussen "Oh my gosh!!! He`s my favourite" when we contacted her.
Sarah informed us "I just adore Bl Seelos. He’s been such a friend in heaven to me. When I was in 4th grade I inherited a bunch of paints from an artist friend who died. I didn’t do too much with them as a child without much painting knowledge, but in college I wanted to make good on this huge gift of paints so I took a painting course. That is where I blossomed and realized I had a gift from God. I got married shortly after college, had young children, but not until a 2021 did I take the paints out again and make this my “thing”. I started a shop online about a year and half ago, and it’s be so fun to have to a small business. I love Saints, color, and beautiful churches and places in the world. "
When she first displayed her Seelos painting to her friends on Facebook she wrote the following text
"If you don`t know who Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos is and his story, here`s your time, here`s your sign,
He spent most of his priesthood ministering to German immigrants as a Redemptorist priest in the mid Atlantic, and many of those years with priest buddy who we now call Saint John Neumann.
St John Neumann Shrine Philadelphia ©Kevps100, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia
Father Seelos would often burst out into song, singing the praises of God, had the knack for praying for others and miracles happening, and tirelessly served the Church in America.
His final year of life he was posted in New Orleans as a "simple father" which is what he wanted, no authority, just freedom to be on the ground serving. During that last year he would often break out in song and praise reciting the words `what a gift it is to be a simple soldier in the sunny south'. This would always catch people off guard but they loved it.
There´s so much to say, but I think this portrayal of him says a lot: the color, the movement,the sun"
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©Sarah Norton/Chapel House Arts In Annapolis MD at Saint Mary’s in the courtyard, a life size Fr Seelos statue with Sarah beside him last summer. I was very happy to see this!
©Sarah Norton/Chapel House Arts Sarah and her 4 children praying at the Church of Alphonsus Ligouri in Baltimore MD where St John Neumann and Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos served as Pastors! It is now the National Shrine of St Alphonsus Ligouri administured by The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.It is based on St Stephan`s Cathedral in Vienna.
WOMAN WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING SEELOS CAUSE FOR SAINTHOOD DIES(1 October 2024)
Marie C, Giorlando may be unknown to many of us who love Blessed Seelos. She died aged 94 on the 28th September 2024. According to her Obituary in 1961 she "was instrumental in starting The Father Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. Cause to sainthood. She became a blesser for the Blessed Father Seelos Cause. Marie had a special gift of prayer to those who needed healing and comfort. In 2009, she received the Blessed Fr. Seelos Volunteer of the Year Award, along with A.J." her husband who died before her.
Her Obituary can be found here-https://www.dignitymemorial.com/fr-ca/obituaries/new-orleans-la/marie-giorlando-12009366
A NEW BOOK ABOUT SEELOS FROM PROFESSOR ROBERT WORDEN(1 October 2024)
Professor Robert Worden in front of the Seelos Shine in St Mang Basilica when it was in its original position
The Archdiocese of Baltimore Media outlet, The Catholic Review has a news item about a new book which has been written by Professor Robert Worden who is a retired historian from the Library of Congress and has been a Parishioner at St Mary`s Church in Annapolis,Maryland for over 50 years. It was thanks to his first book "St Mary`s Church in Annapolis,Maryland:A Sesquicentennial History 1853-2003" given to me by Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel that Seelos in Füssen came to light! Up until that time I had never heard of Blessed Seelos and after reading the few pages about him, I was hooked on this Son of Füssen who gave his life serving the Lord and the immigrant German communities who had moved to America.
Seelos in Füssen`s signed copy of Professor Robert Worden`s first Book
In his first book there is a few pages dedicated to the American Civil War. The New book entitled "Soldiers of the Cross:Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and the Catholic Community in Annapolis During the Civil War" is now available for sale and you can find out more HERE
Copies of the book can be brought at the following links
U.S.A.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/soldiers-of-the-cross-robert-worden/1146219151
https://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Cross-Catholic-Community-Annapolis/dp/1662953100
Soldiers of the Cross book-Now Available
St. Mary's is proud to announce the publication of Parish Archivist and Historian Robert Worden's new book, Soldiers of the Cross: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and the Catholic Community in Annapolis During the Civil War. Click the link below to order your copy. Once you have placed your order, your copy will be available for pickup in the St. Mary's Parish Office,109 Duke of Gloucester, Monday to Friday from 0900hrs to 1500hrs https://stmarysannapolis.myschoolapp.com/page/event-detail?siteId=874&ssl=1®ister=50611
ITALY
https://www.lafeltrinelli.it/libri-inglese/autori/robert-worden
©Sarah Norton/Chapel House Arts Saint Mary’s Annapolis MD
SEELOS CENTER NEWS OCTOBER 2024 (1 October 2024)
SEELOS FEASTDAY CELEBRATIONS 2024(20 September 2024)
FÜSSEN
ST MANG BASILICA
Saturday 5th October
1730hrs Confessions(Deutsch)
1800hrs Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with Blessing of the Sick & Sacrament of the Sick.
new orleans
st mary´s assumption church
sunday 6 october
1300HRS CT
Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos followed by blessing of the sick with the seelos relic
new orleans
st mary´s assumption church
sunday 6 october
1530HRS CT
Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in vietnamese followed by blessing of the sick with the
relic
CUMBERLAND
SHRINE OF ST PETER & ST PAUL
FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER
0800hrs HEALING MASS IN HONOUR OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS
SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER
SEELOS PRAYER GARDEN,SHRINE OF ST PETER & ST PAUL CUMBERLAND
1400hrs PRAYER SERVICE IN HONOUR OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS.
Friday, October 4
& Saturday, October 5
:
A first-class relic of Blessed Francis X. Seelos, C.Ss.R. will
be by the altar for veneration. After the Holy Mass, a
blessing with the Holy Oil of Blessed Seelos will be
available. The Shrine of Blessed Seelos is located in New
Orleans.
SEELOS CENTER NEWS SEPTEMBER 2024 (1 September 2024)
NEW ORLEANS PARISH CLOSURES BRING NEW STATUE TO ST MARY´S ASSUMPTION CHURCH WHERE SEELOS DIED(1st September 2024)
©Photo Copyright Greg Terrabonne
June 30th 2024 saw the closure of many parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, amongst those closing was the Parish of St Theresa of Avila which was founded in 1848.The Parish has been divided between two other Parishes. Since the closure the section of the Parish south of the Pontchartrain Expressway has been merged with St Alphonsus Parish.
After the closure a former St Theresa of Avila Parishioner who is also a volunteer at the National Seelos Shrine transported a statue of Our Lady of Charity del Cobre,the Patroness of Cuba to St Mary`s Assumption Church.
The full story with photos can be found in the Clarion Herald news outlet for the New Orleans Diocese! https://clarionherald.org/news/st-theresa-of-avila-finds-home-for-blessed-mother
ST MARTIN DE TOURS CATHOLIC CHURCH,SAINT MARTINVILLE MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO SEELOS SHRINE(1 September 2024)
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven a group from St Martin de Tours Catholic Church,Saint Martinville,Louisianna made a Pilgrimage to New Orleans for the Fete -Dieu du Mississippi.This is an annual event where the Blessed Sacrament is carried in a 14 foot Monstrance down the Mississippi River.Hundreds of thousands of people line the river to see the Lord go by.
©Photo Copyright Greg Terrabonne
The group also visited The Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succour,Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos,Immaculate Conception Church,The Old Ursuline Convent as well as attending Mass in St Louis Cathedral in New Orleans which was celebrated by the Archbishop of New Orleans, Gregory Michael Aymond.
SEELOS CENTER NEWS AUGUST 2024 (1 August 2024)
SEELOS CENTER NEWS JULY2024 (1 July 2024)
BLESSED SEELOS PARISH SPANISH FORT CELEBRATES THEIR 6th ANNIVERSARY AS A PARISH DAY(30 June 2024)
Holy Mass for the 6th Birthday of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Parish in Spanish Fort,Alabama.
THIEVES TARGET SEELOS PRAYER GARDEN IN CUMBERLAND TWICE IN 4 NIGHTS!(25 June 2024)
On the nights of Saturday 15th & Wednesday 19th June thieves twice stole sacred items and garden chairs from the Seelos Prayer Garden which is located at the Shrine of St Peter & St Paul in Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.A. Both times the thieves were caught on Video Surveillance Cameras which were installed at the Shrine a few years ago.
Amongst the items which were stolen on the first night were a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a table and chairs which are pictured below.
This thief has still not been identified and police are continuing their investigations into this crime. As can be expected those who regulaly use the Shrine for worship are extremely upset about this sacrilegious behaviour. Joe George, who runs the group, "Save the Shrine of SS Peter & Paul" told the group of supporters on Facebook, "It is with sadness I have to report that over the weekend a statue of Jesus and a table & chairs were stolen from the outdoor prayer garden at the Shrine of SS Peter & Paul, 127 Fayette St. on 2 different occasions. Attempts were also made to take the Blessed Seelos statue from the grotto. The Friends of the Shrine had installed security cameras from TWR several years ago so some photos of the suspect have been provided to the Cumberland Police Department and they are investigating. Neighbors in the area should remain alert. So disappointing that someone would attempt to desecrate a holy & historic place set up for prayerful reflection and to enjoy the beauty of the surroundings & views of Cumberland. Pray for the perpetrators as well as our excellent & responsive police department."
The second theft took place at 2300hrs 19th June. Joe told the group "
SEELOS NEWS JUNE EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 June 2024)
SEELOS NEWS MAY EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 MAY 2024)
SEELOS HEALING MASS 14 APRIL 2024 IN NEW ORLEANS
NEXT SEELOS HEALING MASS & ANOINTING OF THE SICK( 1 APRIL 2024)
1300hrs CT- Sunday, April 14, 2024
St. Mary’s Assumption Church,New Orleans and Facebook Live ~ Main Celebrant & Homilist: Father John Olenick, C.Ss.R. Vicar Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province
SEELOS NEWS APRIL EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 APRIL 2024)
ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH,ZACHERY, ARRANGING PILGRIMAGE TO NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE IN NEW ORLEANS(6 March 2024)
Thursday 25th April 2024,The Parish of St John the Baptist in Zachery is hoping to go on a Pilgrimage. Father Lamar Partin C.Ss.R. will be taking 50 pilgrims with him to the National Seelos Center in New Orleans. The day will commence with Holy Mass at 0800hrs in St John the Baptist Church before all embark onto the coach for the trip to New Orleans. They will visit the Shrine and Welcome Center.
Before heading home they will be stopping for a late lunch at one of New Orleans restaurants. If you live in the area and want to go, cost is $40 which doesn`t include the cost of lunch!
You can book your tickets and find full information on the following webpage of the Parish. https://sjb-ola.org/seelos
WINDOW OF BLESSED SEELOS AND ST.JOHN NEUMANN VANDALISED (1 MARCH 2024)
A window showing the Redemptorists St. John Nepomucene Neumann & Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, was one of three windows vandalised at the National Shrine of St John Neuman in Philadelphia, U.S.A. The attack took place early in the morning at 0533hrs, 19th February 2024.At least $20,000 worth of damage were sustained during the act of vandalism.
Police arrested Haneef Cooper, aged 39, on February 22 as a suspect in the vandalism to the Shrine and another Church in the area.
Local TV News station-6 ABC ACTION NEWS-WPVI-TV PHILIDELPHIA COVERED THE STORY
More information on this news story can be found at the following news sites
CATHOLIC REVIEW- https://catholicreview.org/national-shrine-of-a-beloved-philadelphia-saint-vandalized/
6 ABC ACTION NEWS-WPVI-TV PHILIDELPHIA - https://6abc.com/philadelphia-vandalism-spree-suspect-wanted-person-of-interest-crime/14457869/
CATHOLIC VOTE - https://catholicvote.org/suspect-in-custody-for-vandalism-at-neumann-shrine/
The Shrine of St John Neumann is located in the Church of St Peter the Apostle Church. The following information has been given on the website of the Shrine.
Monday, February 19, 2024 marked a day of vandalism at the National Shrine of St. John Neumann. Early in the morning someone hurled rocks through 3 stained glass windows in the shrine. The stained glass windows are protected on the outside with quarter inch tempered glass. The rocks broke through the tempered glass and broke various areas of the stained glass. Fortunately, no one was in the Shrine, except our saint, St. John Neumann. St. John Neumann, I believe, advocated with God for protection of the shrine along with Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The process of removing the stained glass windows as well as the restoration is costly. People have called and asked to make a donation for the restoration of the windows. "GIVE A DONATION FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE WINDOWS" . Thank you for your support and help!
SEELOS CENTER NEWS MARCH 2024(1 MARCH 2024)
THE GREAT RIVER ROAD MUSEUM SEELOS PRIE-DIEU(1 MARCH 2024)
The Great River Road Museum is dedicated to showing what life was like in the past, along the Lower Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.It costs from $25 to get into and amongst the historic items contained in the Museum is the prie-dieu which used to belong to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. There is a plaque with his life history placed on the chair.
Video showing some of the things to see at the Museum.
The Great River Road Museum
40100 Highway 942(River Road)
Darrow, Louisiana, U.S.A. Opening Hours 1000-1600hrs
See the Seelos Prie-Dieu on this page https://www.theadvocate.com/great-river-road-museum-33/image_c167e49a-7e70-11ee-9662-8f594f511ef7.html
FATHER RICHARD BOEVER OBITUARY(1 FEB 2024)
The Diocese of Tucson has published an obituary of Father Richard Boever C.Ss.R. which can be viewed at https://news.diocesetucson.org/blog/passing-fr-richard-boever-cssr
FUNERAL INFORMATION
St. Clement Mission Community Chapel
300 Liguori Dr., Liguori, MO
Vigil
Thursday, February 15, 2024
1900hrs
Mass of Resurrection
Friday, February 16, 2024
1000hrs
Burial in Liguori Cemetery
SEELOS CENTER NEWS FEBRUARY 2024 (1 FEB 2024)
SEELOS FAMILY GRAVE IN NEED OF REPAIR(30 JAN 2024)
The Parents and siblings of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos are buried in the St Sebastian Catholic Graveyard here in Füssen, Germany. Over the years a large amount of ivy has been allowed to grow around the gravestone. Along with other graves in the graveyard due to the extremely heavy snow we experienced this year, the worst in 24 hours for more than 30 years, many trees collapsed and many graves became unstable. Rudolf Eder is an unpaid volunteer who looks after the graveyard on behalf of the Parish. He told Seelos in Füssen that the ivy has become so huge that the cross on top of the grave is in danger of falling down! He explained that it can be very difficult to keep the graveyard safe at times. This winter he has had to arrange for quiet a few graves to be cleared of dangerous and overgrown trees and shrubs and make repairs to the graves themselves. This often upsets relatives who ask why he has done it and he told us that on one occassion he had a letter through his personal letter box accusing him of "murder" for what he had done to make one grave safe!
Sometime in March or April the ivy will be removed completely from the Seelos Family grave and the cross will be repaired and made safe! As Rudolf pointed out to us, "You do not want the cross to fall on a little child,do you?" The Seelos Family Grave had a plaque added in the year 2000 by then Parish Priest Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel which mentions that Blessed Seelos was part of the family buried in the grave.
SEELOS NOVENA NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PRAY CATHOLIC NOVENAS APP(30 JAN 2024)
The Novena to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos can now be found on the Catholic Novena App in English. It was placed online on the 29th January 2024.
Devin Rose is a Catholic husband and father who converted from atheism through evangelical protestantism. He has written several books and has created several online courses to help Catholics with their faith. He is also a software developer and so he created an app with his neighbour Chad, which is devoted to all different novenas.
It can be found on the iOS and Android App stores or at https://catholicnovenaapp.com/novenas/blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-novena/#answered
The above link goes straight to the Seelos Novena. The App page for more information about Blessed Seelos can be found at https://catholicnovenaapp.com/saints/about-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos/
TO DOWNLOAD THE APP AND SEE ALL THE NOVENAS GO TO https://catholicnovenaapp.com/
FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE DEAD(28 JANUARY 2024)
Father Richard Boever C.Ss.R. died 28th January 2024 aged 76
Born 13 May 1947
Died 28 January 2024
MEMORIAL MASS
1500hrs CT - 2200hrs CET THURSDAY 1 FEB 2024
ST MARY`S ASSUMPTION CHURCH, NEW ORLEANS
ALSO ON FACEBOOK LIVE
Seelos in Füssen remember Father Rich and how he helped us to renew our website, when he was National Director of the National Seelos Shrine, so it had more impact on those seeking to know more about Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. He recently contacted us and told us that his cancer had got worse and asked us to pray for him. Eternal rest grant to him O Lord, May he rest in peace. Amen
Father Rich visited Füssen 9th & 10th September 2022 leading the `In the Footsteps of Blessed Francis Seelos Pilgrimage`. He was then recovering from an operation for his lung cancer and was extremely weak.
We show a few of the photos of Father Rich during that time.
Father Richard Boever(R) with Michael Porter(L) Board Member of Save the Shrine of St Peter & St Paul, Cumberland where Blessed Seelos was Parish Priest. Myke & Miriam Rosenthal-English in the centre. Miriam translated the Novena to Blessed Seelos into German and Myke runs Seelos in Füssen.
Father Richard Boever C.Ss.R celebrating Mass in St Mang Basilica Choir stools.
Father Rich sitting near the Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in Füssen
Father Rich standing by the Seelos Shrine in St Mang Füssen. Father Rich sitting in the Baptistry where Francis Xavier Seelos was Baptised 11th January 1819
Eternal rest grant to him O Lord, May he rest in peace. Amen
Memorial Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Father Richard Boever C.Ss.R. former Director of the Seelos Shrine at St Mary`s Assumption Church,New Orleans.
PARISHIONER WHO STARTED BLESSED SEELOS PRAYER GROUP IN DAPHNE,ALABAMA DIES(28 Jan 2024)
Ethel Smith a Parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church in Daphne,Alabama died aged 85 on Wednesday 24th January 2024. Ethel started the Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Prazer Group in the Parish.
Her Obituary can be found here- https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/mobile/name/ethel-smith-obituary?id=54214825
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Prayer Group
Meets weekly at 0730hrs on Tuesdays or 1100hrs on Thursdays in the Immaculata Center.
https://ctkdaphne.org/blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-prayer-group
NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE ANNOUNCES BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS FUNDRAISER(11 Jan 2024)
"Birthday Blessings" Giving Campaign runs from 11th January 2024 till 9th April 2024.Full information can be found at https://seelos.org/birthday-blessings-cc/
MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY VISIT SEELOS SHRINE IN NEW ORLEANS(10 JAN 2024)
SEELOS CENTER NEWS JANUARY 2024 (1 January 2024)
SEELOS BIRTHDAY HEALING MASS (1 JANUARY 2024)
FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE ASKS FOR PRAYERS(25 Dec 2023)
Father Rich Boever C.Ss.R. former Director of the National Seelos Shrine in New Orleans has told Seelos in Füssen that his Lung Cancer has returned and that he is very weak.In his message to us on Christmas Day he told us he was now in the Redemptorist Retirement Home in Tuscon,Arizona. He greatly appreciates where he is now living and asks that we "Say a prayer for me".
SEELOS CENTER NEWS DECEMBER 202§ (1 December 2023)
DIVINE MERCY FOR AMERICA SPOTLIGHT BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS IN THEIR AMERICAN SAINTS SERIES(9 November 2023)
SEELOS CENTER NEWS NOVEMBER 2023 (1 NOVEMBER 2023)
CELEBRATION & HEALING IN FÜSSEN ON BLESSED SEELOS FEAST DAY(5 Oct 2023)
Füssen celebrated the Feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos with celebration and healing. Füssen is the only place within the whole of Germany apart from Redemptorist convents and monasteries where his feast is celebrated every 5th October.
Church of Acht Seligkeiten(8 Beatitudes) in west Füssen.
The day kicked of with Holy Mass in Acht Seligkeiten in west Füssen with Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Seelos. This was an historic event as the Seelos Mass will never be celebrated there again as it it is due to be deconsecrated by Bishop Bertram Meier of Augsburg in February 2024, before being demolished to make way for a new kindergarten and new Parish Centre and a smaller Church to serve the west Füssen community.
Our Indian curate, Father Joshi Sebastian MCBS, celebrated the Mass in the Lady Chapel and Helene von Rechenberg played the organ.
The Lady Chapel in Acht Seligkeiten Church,West Füssen,Germany.Picture of Blessed Seelos can be seen to the left of Our Lady.
After Lunch at 1430hrs Father Michael OFM lead the Seelos Healing service.He explained to those present the history of the Sacrament and the order of service.The service was conducted in Seeloshaus and 13 of those present received the Sacrament of the Sick. The service lasted 45 minutes and included hymns and included praying Psalm 71 (70) and then everyone was asked to say what moved them most in the Psalm. Following the Sacrament of the Sick a hymn of thanksgiving to Our Lady was sung.Our Musical Director, Helene von Rechenberg accompanied everyone on the piano. Father Michael then invited all present to have coffee and cake on the top floor of Seelohaus.The service was appreciated by all who attended and thanks go to our Parish Priest,Father Frank Deuring for arranging the service even though he himself was unable to attend as he was ill.
Franz Xaver Seelos Haus Füssen
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS PARISH, SPANISH FORT FEASTDAY MASS (5 Oct 2023)
ARCHDIOCESE OF MOBILE SEND MESSAGE FOR FEAST OF BLESSED SEELOS(5 Oct 2023)
CUMBERLAND SEELOS HEALING MASS (5 Oct 2023)
Today is the Feast Day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos who served at SS Peter & Paul from 1857-1862. He was known for his gentle ways, inspiring others to the faith, and his healing intervention. This morning at the Shrine, Pastor Fr. Greg & Fr. John co celebrated a Healing Mass. Fr. John gave a brief history of Blessed Seelos, had a beautiful homily where he challenged us to inspire others to the faith as missionary Blessed Seelos had done. At the end of the Mass there was a special healing blessing by Fr. John. We pray for all those suffering from afflictions of body, mind, & spirit. Blessed Seelos please pray for us. JOE GEORGE-
Photos © Joe George ,Cumberland.
SEELOS LINKS FOR HIS FEASTDAY (5 Oct 2023)
Atlas Obscura- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/father-seelos-center
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Academy- https://seelosacademy.org/events/feast-day-of-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-1
My Catholic Life! A journey of personal conversion!- https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/usaoctober-5-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-priest/Link
The Word Among Us- https://wau.org/meditations/2023/10/05/799088/
REDEMPTORISTS SCARLA NEWS- https://www.cssr.news/2023/10/october-5-memorial-of-blessed-francis-xavier-seelos-2/
PORTRAIT OF SAINTS- https://www.instagram.com/p/CyA3CWuJOlN/
TRINITY STORES- https://trinitystores.com/blogs/news/oct-5-bl-francis-xavier-seelos-artwork-by-brenda-nippert
YOU WOULD THINK FATHER HARRIS- https://soundcloud.com/fr-glenn-h-harris/recording-2951
Homily: St. Faustina and Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos BY FATHER KHOI
RELEVANT RADIO Daybreak for October 5, 2023- https://relevantradio.com/2023/10/daybreak-for-october-5-2023/
BLESSING OF SEELOS STATUE IN CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, U.S.A. (1 Oct 2023)
Today was a special day for the blessing and dedication of the statue and grotto of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos at the prayer garden behind the Shrine. Many thanks to Father John for presiding over the event and for Father Mark for his attendance and support. The sculptor, Wayman Scott IV and his family, the Knights of Columbus and sixty devoted spectators. I am including a video for those you missed it and some photos. I interviewed the sculptor and will share bits of that in the coming days!
Michael R Porter
Video & Photos above © Michael R. Porter Photos below © Whitney Costello
We appreciated the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree participation in the dedication of the Blessed Seelos statue & grotto in the prayer garden at the Shrine.
Joe George
BLESSED SEELOS PARISH SPANISH FORT CELEBRATES THEIR PATRONAL FEAST DAY(1 Oct 2023)
SEELOS CENTER NEWS OCTOBER 2023 (1 October 2023)
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS SERVICE & SACRAMENT OF THE SICK-1430hrs OCTOBER 5th IN SEELOSHAUS FÜSSEN
SEELOS STATUE IN CUMBERLAND IN THE NEWS AGAIN (26 Sept 2023)
The Statue of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos located in the Blessed Seelos Payer Garden attached to the Shrine of St Peter & Paul in Cumberland is once again in the news!
The Catholic Review which is the Archdiocesan Media outlet for Baltomore today published an artcile about the Statue and the up and coming Blessing which will take place this Sunday 1st October 2023. Included within the article is a photo of the Scultor Wayman Scott IV touching his work of art within the garden.
The full article can be read HERE
SEELOS HEALING SERVICE IN FÜSSEN ON HIS FEASTDAY(15 Sept 2023)
Here in Füssen we will be celebrating our great "Son of Füssen" Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos twice on his Feast Day 5th October 2023. Kicking of the day with Holy Mass in Honour of Blessed Seelos at 0830hrs in the Church of Acht Seligkeiten in west Füssen. Füssen is the only place in Germany apart from the Redemptorist Churches and Monasteries which officially celebrates his feastday. Parish Priest Father Frank Deuring will celebrate the Mass.
At 1430hrs there will be a HEALING SERVICE precided over by Father Deuring with those present able to recieve the Sacrament of the Sick, in Franz-Xaver-Seeloshaus. Coffee and cake will be served after the service.
THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2023 FEAST OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS
0830hrs Holy Mass Acht Selikeiten Church,West Füssen.
1430hrs Healing Service & Sacrament of the Sick followed by coffee & Cakes Franx-Xaver-Seelohaus,Füssen.
SEELOS CENTER NEWS SEPTEMBER 2023 (1 September 2023)
CHANGES TO SEELOS HEALING MASSES IN CUMBERLAND AND FÜSSEN(30 August 2023)
The Blessing of the Statue in Cumberland will no longer take place on the Feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos as the Parish Priest has decided to change the date to Sunday 1st October 2023 at 1400hrs. This caught the Shrine volunteers offguard as they had already ordered the brochues for the ceremony online! They told Seelos in Füssen today that they still that they hope the Healing Mass will still go ahead on his Feast Day 5th October at 0800hrs.
Meanwhile in Füssen the Healing Mass which was to be celebrated at 0830hrs on the 5th October in Acht Seligkeiten seems to be in limbo as no mention of it was made in the Parish Newsletter for August & September leaving very little time to allow those who are sick to organise attending the Mass to recieve The Sacrament of the Sick!
For those in New Orleans as the Seelos Healing Masses will take place as advertised below
HEALING MASS & BLESSING OF SEELOS STATUE ON FEAST OF BLESSED SEELOS IN CUMBERLAND SHRINE(12 August 2023)
A Healing Mass followed by the Blessing & Dedication of the Stature of Blessed Seelos,which is located in the Seelos Prayer Garden will take place at 0800hrs on the 5th October 2023,the Feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos.Blessed Seelos served the Cumberland community from 19th May 1857 until 1862.Founded in 1848 by Redemptorist Bishop John Neumann, who later became America’s first male saint, The Shrine of Saints Peter and Paul served the growing German Catholic population in Cumberland at the time.Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos served as Pastor of the Parish & Prefect for the students from 1857-1862. After the departure of the Redemptorists and then the Carmelite Friars, the Capuchin Franciscan Friars arrived in 1875 and have served The Shrine of Saints Peter and Paul Church since then.
NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE HEALING MASSES FOR OCTOBER 2023 (12 August 2023)
BLESSING OF CUMBERLAND SEELOS STATUE SLATED FOR HIS FEAST DAY(7 August 2023)
©David & Paul Schoenadel
The Seelos Statue located in the Seelos Prayer Garden attached to the Shrine of St Peter & Paul,in Cumberland,Maryland is due to be officially blessed on Thursday 5th October 2023,the feast day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. Father John Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Mountains Parish which includes the Shrine of St Peter and St Paul has said that the Seelos Feast Day is fine by him and they are now trying to decide the best time for the official blessing of the statue
SEELOS CENTER NEWS AUGUST 2023 (1 August 2023)
OHIO "BIKING FOR BABIES" GROUP VISITS SHRINE CONNECTED TO BLESSED SEELOS AND SAINT JOHN NEUMANN(13 July 2023)
©Joe George Cumberland.
A group of pro-life cyclists from Columbus,Ohio who are on their way to Washington,DC arrived at the Shrine of St Peter & Paul in Cumberland at 0630hrs this morning.
They are part of the 2023 National Ride which has 79 young adult missionaries aged 18-39 years old travelling over 100 miles a day for 6 days raising awareness and financial support for America`s pregnancy resource centres.The event takes place from the 10-15th July this year.In 2022 56 riders raised over $260,000 for the cause.
The group had wanted to visit during last years event but unfortunatly ran out of time. This years team which visited the Shrine consisted of Chris Sims,Ben Sanders,Marianne Rodriguez,Charles Jardine,Jessica Kantra,Joe Gagliardi,Mary Bookwalter,Robbie Commodari,Andrew Wenman & Father Ed Guilloux, a Catholic Priest from Arlington Diocese who is currently serving at St John the Apostle in Leesburg,VA.
© Photo copyright David & Paula Schoenadel Cumberland
The Group had stopped overnight in Cumberland and were shown around the Shrine at 0630hrs this morning. They were were informed about Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and the 5 years he spent as Pastor of the Parish & Prefect for the students from 1857-1862.Some of the group also took time to visit the Seelos Prayer garden & grotto.
© Photo copyright David & Paula Schoenadel Cumberland
Joe George who is Chairman of the board of directors of "The Friends of the Shrine of St Peter & Paul" told us "A group from “Biking for Babies” stopped at the Shrine of SS Peter & Paul today at 6:30 am for prayerful reflection and a tour, as they continue to travel by bike to Washington, DC. This Right to Life group, supporting pregnancy resource centers, has been biking from Columbus, Ohio to DC with a final celebration of life at a Church in Arlington, VA. Part of a National ride from July 9-16. The group is from various parts of the country and also has international members. They stopped overnight last night in Cumberland, MD, the convergence of the Great Allegany Passage trail from Pittsburgh, PA with the C&O Canal trail from Cumberland to Washington, DC. May the good Lord guide them & protect them on their journey as they spread their message of love. They also showed a great interest in St John Neumann who founded the church in 1848. Ann Getty is involved in a local Pregnancy Resource Center and she recommended it to them last year. It was great to see they made it this year!"
For more information and to support the riders of "Bikers for Babies" visit their website
SEELOS CENTER NEWS JULY 2023 (1 July 2023)
ARCHDIOCESAN MEDIA OUTLET FOR BALTIMORE COVER 175th ANNIVERSARY OF SHRINE WHERE SEELOS SERVED AS PASTOR(30 June 2023)
Catholic Review the Archdiocese of Baltimore`s Media Center has published a news item about the 175th Anniversary of the Shrine of St Peter & Paul,Cumberland whe Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was Pastor from 1857-1862 as well as being Prefect of students at the Redemptorist Seminary located next door to the church.
Dr. ROBERT WORDEN DECLARED AN OBLATE OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY REDEEMER(26 June 2023)
Dr. Robert Worden inside of St Mang Basilica standing in front of the Seelos shrine before it was moved to its present location
The Redemptorists have served St. Mary`s Church in Annapolis,Maryland since 1853. Dr Robert Worden wrote a book about the Parish and gave a copy to St Mang Parish. Inside the book is a chapter about Blessed Seelos and it was this book which was the inspiration for starting the Seelos in Füssen website.Dr Worden is a historian and the Redemptorist Community have finally given him its top award. On Thursday May 25th Dr Worden was made an Oblate of the Congregation of the Holy Redeemer.He was recomended by the Superior General of Baltimore Province,Very Reverend John Collins C.Ss.R. and on the authority of the Superior General of the Redemptorists,Father Roger Gomes C.Ss.R. he was declared a Redemtorist Oblate. To be declared an Oblate a man or woman must have asssisted Redemptorists in their mission of proclaiming plentiful Redemption.
For more on this news item see page 12 of the June Issue of the Baltimore Beacon
CONFUSION OVER NEW DIRECTOR OF THE SEELOS SHRINE(21 June 2023)
Father Rich Bouver has thanked Seelos in Füssen for congratulating him on his Golden Jubilee of Ordination.
For a while there was a little confusion to who the new Director of the Seelos Center in New Orleans would be.
HOWEVER Father Charlie Wehrley, Communications Director for the American Conference of Redemptorists clarified the situation for Seelos in Füssen
UPDATE 2209hrs CEST "UPDATE 2209hrs I have checked with members of the new Baltimore Provincial Team: Jack Kingsbury has been assigned as Director of the St. John Neumann Shrine in Philadelphia. I do not know where the misinformation about New Orleans came from. According to the email that was sent out by our new Vicar Aaron Meszaros, Maurice Nutt is the new interim Director of the Seelos Shrine. Message from Father Charlie Wehrley American Conference of Redemptorists Communication Officer
Seelos in Füssen pray for Father Rich on his new posting in Tucson,Arizona and also for Father Maurice J. Nutt who will take over the post as interim Director Of the Seelos Shrine.
To learn more about the interim Director of the Seelos Shrine check out Father Maurice J. Nutt`s website https://fathermauricejnutt.com/
Find him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fathermauricejnuttcssr/
Find him on Twitter https://twitter.com/MJNutt1906
Find him on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/reverend-dr-maurice-joseph-nutt-c-ss-r-6005549/
Photos Copyright © 1) Gregg Terrabone 2)Shelly Raynal
THANK YOU, FR. RICH Happy 50th Golden Jubilee & Safe Travels!
Celebrating 50 Years of Priesthood
June 21st marks the 50th anniversary of Seelos Center Director Fr. Rich Boever's ordination to the priesthood.
Fr. Rich, thank you for your years of service, dedication to the mission of Blessed Seelos and the Redemptorists, and most importantly, for your devotion to God.
Congratulations on your anniversary!
Photos-1)Seminarian Rich and his parents, Clara and Andrew Boever, 1968. 2&3)Ordination, June 21, 1973 ©Photos Copyright National Seelos Center
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SEELOS FEAST DAY MASS 2023(16 JUNE 2023)
The Holy Mass for the Feast Day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos will be celebrated here in Füssen on Thursday 5th October 2023 in Acht Seligkeiten Church,west Füssen at 0830hrs.The actual form of the Mass is being discused and it may include the Sacrament of the Sick and the singing of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos favourite hymn to Our Lady, "Milde Königin gedenke" which was sung around his death bed. To listen to one version of the hymn click this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQc_NWNs5mI
It has also been suggested that after the Mass those present could be individually blessed with a first class relic of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos.
The final decision will of course be made by Our Parish Priest here in Füssen, Father Frank Deuring.
NATIONAL SEELOS SHRINE NEW ORLEANS MEDIA SECRETARY VISITS FÜSSEN (15 June 2023)
Copyright ©Shelly Raynal
Myke Rosenthal-English who runs Seelos in Füssen with Shelly Raynal who is in charge of the National Seelos Center website
Shelly Raynal, Media Secretary for the National Seelos Center in New Orleans is visiting Füssen with her husband Gerald between the 14th and 17th June 2023.Seelos in Füssen arranged for them to have a tour around the city showing them all the places connected with the great "Son of Füssen" Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos who was born in the Spitalgasse on 11 January 1819 and who die in New Orleans 4 October 1867.
Copyright ©Shelly Raynal
Shelly & Gerald Reynal in Füssen
Shelly is a great fan of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and thanks him for her getting through 3 different forms of cancer. In 2015 she was honorary Captain of the New Orleans Saints.She was born and raised in New Orleans and is a great fan of the Saints Football team. She shared her story with the Saints for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2015.She and her husband, Gerald have two sons named Gregory and Spencer. She works for Studio Mundi which runs the official National Seelos Center website and which was also responsible for updating the Seelos in Füssen website thanks to the help of Father Rich Bouver, Executive Director of the National Seelos Center, New Orleans.The couple also met Dr Miriam Rosenthal-English who was responsible for transalting the Novenna to Blessed Seelos into German.
Copyright ©Shelly Raynal
The happy couple who have been married for 30 years at the border between Germany and Austria! Yes they did step into Tirol!
SEELOS IN FÜSSEN RECEIVES AN AWARD-15 June 2023
Seelos in Füssen is delighted to be awarded the State of Louisiana National Guard Award for Excellence for our services in promoting the great Saint of New Orleans-Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
CHANGE AT THE TOP IN THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER,NEW ORLEANS (15 June 2023)
Photos-Father Rich Bouver Seelos Center Director, on his visit to Füssen last year
Father Rich Bouver,National Director of the Seelos Center in New Orleans is retiring. Father Rich is much loved at the Center and will be greatly missed. He has been recovering from lung cancer and his trip to Füssen on Pilgrimage last year really sapped his strength. Temporarily replacing him will be Father Maurice Nutt C.Ss.R. who is a well known Redemptorist Missionary who is also stationed in St Mary`s Assumption Parish New Orleans. Father Rich will celebrate his golden jubilee of Ordination on 21 June 2023.
SEELOS CENTER NEWS JUNE 2023 (1 June 2023)
BLESSED SEELOS ANSWERING PRAYER(17 May 2023)
My youngest daughter is in her last year at school and all her class must do a project which will be marked. This morning she was moaning about how all those who got their projects yesterday had brilliant subjects and today there would only be bad ones left for her. I told her I would pray she gets a good subject and at the same time had a premonition that maybe she gets Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos as a subject. What was the first ticket she pulled out ?See Below!(Seelos an Allgäu Saint?-Biography.Was he eligible for beatification or was it exagerrated? Answer the topic question?) Our house is full of Seelos relics,photos,books and DVD`s about this great Saint born here in Füssen where we live!I also run this website about him!
God is good! Alleluia. Thank you for your intercession Blessed Seelos.
So many worldwide have shown an interest in this news item that we hope to be able to show the finished project when it has been officially marked by the School concerned.
"Seelos-ein Allgäuer Heiliger" A presentation on Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in German by Claudia Rosenthal-English coming soon to this website! We are pleased to report that Claudia got a 1 for her presentation on Blessed Seelos.
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS PARISH IN SPANISH FORT CELEBRATE ONE YEAR IN THEIR NEW BUILDING(2 May 2023)
SEELOS NEWS MAY EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 MAY 2023)
SEELOS NEWS APRIL EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 APRIL 2023)
SEELOS IN FÜSSEN BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE! (28 March 2023)
SEELOS STATUE FINALLY PLACED IN THE GROTTO OF THE CUMBERLAND PRAYER GARDEN
PHOTOS ©-David Schoenadel &Paula Schoenadel;CUMBERLAND
Thanks to the hard efforts of David & Paula Schoenadel, the Shrine of St Peter & Paul in Cumberland,Maryland,U.S.A. finally has placed their new statue of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in the grotto they both built in the Prayer Garden next to the Shrine.Blessed Seelos served in Cumberland between May 19th 1857 and 1862 as Pastor of the Parish and Prefect of students in the Redemptorist Seminary.
A blessing of the Statue is being arranged for a future date.
SEELOS HEALING MASS 1300hrs SUNDAY 25 APRIL 2023 NEW ORLEANS
SEELOS NEWS MARCH EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(2 MARCH 2023)
SEELOS STATUE ARRIVES IN CUMBERLAND (25th February 2023)
Artist Wayman Scott with his beautiful sculpture of Blessed Seelos
Dave Schoenadel and Wayman Scott as they carry the carefully packed statue of Blessed Seelos to the car for his transportation to Cumberland, Md
The Kiln where Wayman placed Blessed Seelos statue for firing.
Bio of Wayman Scott
Photos Copyright- David Schoenadel Paula Schoenadel
The full story can be found at the link below as Save the Shrine of St Pater & Paul,Cumberland have not got the right settings to allow Seelos in Füssen to embed the whole Facebook post !
https://www.facebook.com/groups/641772892902626/permalink/1609470766132829/
SEELOS STATUE TO ARRIVE IN CUMBERLAND THIS WEEK AS PREPARATIONS ARE MADE TO CELEBRATE 175TH ANNIVERSARY(19 Feb 2023)
The Shrine of St Peter & St Paul in Cumberland is looking forward to at last having the statue of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in the grotto within the Seelos Prayer Garden.
David and Paula Schoenadel told the members of the Save the Shrine of St Peter & Paul Facebook page "Blessed Seelos statue update-We have scheduled a day next week for picking up the statue of Blessed Seelos from Wayman Scott of Baltimore,Md. Wayman is the artist who has sculpted the statue made specially for the grotto located at the Blessed Seelos Prayer Garden. It is one of its kind. When weather becomes more steadily favorable in the Spring, Blessed Seelos will be placed in his very own long awaited grotto. Plans are in the making for a dedication Blessing to take place after Blessed Seelos is placed in the grotto."
The Shrine where Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos and Saint John Neumann served is celebrating its 175th Anniversary this year. Joe George the President of the board of directors of the Friends of the Shrine told us "Every 5 years the Archdiocese requires a formal inspection of Church facilities to do a condition assessment by an independent firm. The Friends of the Shrine paid $3,000 for an inspection by Bureau Veritas for the Archdiocese. All in all, for a 175 year old building, the 41 page report was favorable. There are 3 issues that we will be addressing:
ST MARY`S PARISH,ANNAPOLIS,WHERE BLESSED SEELOS SERVED CELEBRATES 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE ORIGIONAL CHURCH(18 Feb 2023)
Saint Mary’s Church and Novitiate, 1864. During his rectorship of St. Mary’s (1862-63), Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos established a fleet of sailboats to be used for recreation by the Redemptorist priests, brothers, and novices. Courtesy: Redemptorist Archives of the Baltimore Province, Brooklyn, New York.
St. Mary`s Parish, Annapolis, Maryland can trace its very existence back to George Carroll, the only Catholic signer of the United States of America Declaration of Independence. He asked his granddaughter, Mary Anne Caton Patterson to be in charge of the building of the first Catholic Church in Annapolis and gave the ground which it was built on. It was opened in 1823 and was able to house 150 people. It was a small one room building and was served monthly by the Jesuits from Prince Georges County until 1853 when the Redemptorist took over the Parish.
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos served in the Parish from April 16th to May 19th 1857 as Superior and Novice Master and also from June 14th 1862 to November 17th 1863 as Rector. In 1862, he was made Rector to St. Mary's Church and Novitiate, Annapolis, Maryland. It was during his posting here that he went to met President Abraham Lincoln to ask if the Redemptorist seminarians could be excused from military conscription during the Civil War.
On 9th February 2023 the Parish celebrated its 200th Anniversary of the opening of the original church.
Redemptorist Scala News item-https://www.cssr.news/2023/02/annapolis-st-marys-church-is-celebrating-the-200th-anniversary/
Patch Annapolis MD- https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/st-marys-church-celebrates-200th-anniversary-downtown-annapolis?fbclid=IwAR2269LgxEekdiNN7bTihc2i9j5ecnHaGR89IZggHEwEN6ieoSKYftVjMSo
Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review News item- https://catholicreview.org/annapolis-parish-marks-historic-milestone/
St Mary`s Parish, Annapolis website-https://www.stmarysannapolis.org/
SEELOS NEWS FEBRUARY EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 FEB 2023)
DOCTOR WHO HELPED EXCAVATE BLESSED SEELOS IN 1965 & 1967 HAS DIED(28 Jan 2023)
Dr Angelo Giorlando M.D. died on the 24th January 2023 aged 96. He was born May 2nd 1926 in New Orleans. He attended the Redemptorist School, Redemptorist Seminary in Missouri. He served in the US Army during the war. He became a Pediatric Doctor and was well renowned in his field. He was married for 70 years to Marie. They had 7 children, 11 grand children and 13 great grandchildren.
In 1961 he was one of those who reignited the interest in trying to have Father Seelos canonised. In both 1965 & 1967 he was part of the team which excavated the remains of Father Seelos.
Photos;- The origional burial place of Father Seelos. The bones of Father Seelos being examined by the excavation team
The bones of Father Seelos in a small casket which is now inside his coffin
The original coffin in which Father Seelos was buried now located in the Seelos Center.
In 2006 he was inducted into the Order of Seelos Witness. This is the highest honour given by the National Seelos Shrine in New Orleans, U.S.A. He and his wife were also honoured to receive The Blessed Father Volunteer of the year award in 2009. The Full Obituary of Dr. Giorlando is available at https://obits.nola.com/us/obituaries/nola/name/angelo-giorlando-obituary?id=38977826
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS BIRTHDAY HEALING MASS (15 Jan 2023)
SEELOS NEWS JANUARY 2023 EDITION FROM THE NATIONAL SEELOS CENTER NEW ORLEANS(1 JAN 2023)
https://files.constantcontact.com/ea67a4dd701/893c9912-daf9-447f-8ab4-9ef95e82635c.pdf?rdr=true
Seelos in Füssen`s reporter in Spanish Fort made the news this month. Judy Hill Sullivan had told us back in November about her healing. She said " Here is another more personal gift, which I will report to the National Shrine later today. My surgery last month to repair rotator cuff was successful. The rate of recovery to all the surrounding tissue is beyond natural. You and I both know why this is excelerated, because prayers are carried by Father Seelos to grant a good outcome. The initial injury was forty years ago on an icy patch at a Colorado Rocky Mountain ski resort. Year 2021 -- it became time to address the function of this limb. All result is beyond expectations... so much like our other good graces from our loving Jesus Christ!!
In this months issue of the Seelos Center News here submission has been printed
SEELOS CENTER NEWS DECEMBER 2022 (1st December 2022)
https://files.constantcontact.com/ea67a4dd701/92e1f5be-b046-42df-a710-42ddfbb0af2d.pdf?rdr=true
SEELOS HEALING MASS
Sunday, January 15, 2023
1300hrs
St. Mary’s Assumption Church and on Facebook Live
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS CHURCH, SPANISH FORT UPDATE (5th November 2022)
SEELOS CENTER NEWS NOVEMBER 2022 (5 November 2022)
SEELOS HEALING MASS 1300hrs SUNDAY 9 Oct. NEW ORLEANS(10 OCT 2022)
Real problems with the sound quality are contained on all 3 videos which can be viewed on Facebook
THANKSGIVING MASS IN HONOUR OF BLESSED SEELOS(7 Oct 2022)
Father Joshi Sebastian celebrated Holy Mass in honour of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in the Krippkirche, Füssen at 1830hrs Friday 7th October the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Helene von Rechenberg played the organ and Sacristan Bruno Ehrentreich served the Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, Father Joshi gave a sermon about Blessed Seelos and his role as a Missionary to emigrant Germans in America. This is a subject close to his heart as Father Joshi belongs to an Indian Religious order and is a Missionary in the German Diocese of Augsburg and works in our Parish for the past two years.
BREAKING NEWS FROM CUMBERLAND-SEELOS STATUE IS READY
Seelos in Füssen is pleased to bring you a breaking news story from the Shrine of Ss Peter & Paul, Cumberland. For over a year they have been trying to get a statue of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos for their prayer garden. Today on the Feast of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos it is finally finished. Find out the whole story about their prayer garden on the following page-http://seelosinfuessen.de/st-peter-st-paul-shrine-cumberland
Photo Copyright Wayman Scott Artist Wayman Scott
The Prayer Garden Grotto where the statue will be placed.
SEELOS HEALING MASS 1300hrs SUNDAY 9 Oct. NEW ORLEANS
SEELOS HEALING MASS ~ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 ~ 1300hRS
St. Mary’s Assumption Church and Facebook live Gift Shop open 1000 hrs – 1230 hrs and 1400 hrs- 1600hrs