Priest & Martyr

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Father Hilary Januszewski, born in Krajenki, Poland, in 1907, became a Carmelite in Cracow at the age of twenty. After completing his theological studies in Rome, he returned to Cracow, where he became prior of the community. He was arrested on December 4, 1940, & taken to the concentration camp at Dachau, where he contracted typhoid fever while caring for the sick. Widely known for his faith & his charity, he died March 25, 1945.

Prophet

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“Elijah came upon Elisha & threw his cloak over him. Immediately Elisha left the oxen & ran after Elijah as his attendant” (cf 1 Kgs 19:19-21). Elisha was filled with the spirit of Elijah; among the many signs he performed, he cured Naaman of leprosy & raised a dead child to life. He lived among the sons of the prophets & in God’s name he frequently intervened in the affairs of the Israelites.