Shrine director Father Ed Faliskie welcomes Archbishop-elect Nelson J. Perez to the Shrine of St. John Neumann. At center is Archbishop emeritus Charles J. Chaput. All photos courtesy of Redemptorist Archives.
Feast day: January 14 Peter Donders was born in Tilburg, Holland, on October 27, 1809, and as a boy he felt called to the priesthood. His family was poor, and his schooling was cut short so that he could learn weaving, which was his father’s trade.
Feast day: January 5 John Neumann was born in Prachatice in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) on March 28, 1811. He studied theology in the seminary of Budweis. Zealous for the missionary life and to lead souls to Christ, he decided to leave his homeland to dedicate himself to the European immigrants in America, who were deprived of spiritual support.