Pax Christi “Congregation is a work of God” – St. John Leonardi Foundation Day marks the beginning of the congregation. On this 449th Foundation Day, we the OMD family is grateful to God the Father, Almighty for inspiring St. John Leonardi, Our Founder and Father, to lay the foundation for our Congregation on 1st September
My dear Fathers and Brothers It is always a beautiful and a heavenly occasion for us Leonardians to cherish the love and protection of Our Lady and Mother on this Solemnity of Assumption. The Glorious Assumption of Mary proves to have an impetus to our lives towards heavenly kingdom. Her ever-seeking attitude and hastening to
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VERY REV. P. ANTONIO LUIGI PICCOLO 34TH RECTOR GENERAL OMD GENERAL COUNCIL
L’ORDINE DELLA MADRE DI DIO St. John Leonardi was born in 1541 at Diecimo, in the Republic of Lucca. At the age of 17 he was sent to Lucca to learn the apothecary’s trade, but having from a tender age been most piously inclined, he, after many difficulties, including the necessity of educating himself, embraced
“To Oppose the Weeds He Chose to be Good Wheat” – General Audience by Pope Benedict XVI Saint John Leonardi was born in 1541 in Diecimo, in the province of Lucca, Italy. He was the youngest of seven children and was raised in his Catholic faith. His family was industrious and John was the same.
