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Hello – My name is Teofilius

Before the beatification of Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, a book in Lithuanian (Susipažinkime – esu Teofilius) was written by Msgr. (now Bishop) Algirdas Jurevičius. It was written in the style of a fictional autobiography and presents a unique perspective on Teofilius, bishop and martyr. He was incarcerated several times, spent years in the gulags and was …

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From Gulag to grace: Lithuanian bishop tells of predecessor’s secret ministry in Soviet Russia

Bishop Ivanauskas visits Divine Providence Parish in Southfield to promote cause, spread devotion to Blessed Tiofilius Matulionis SOUTHFIELD — Lithuanian Catholics in the Detroit area got a visitor from the motherland this past weekend, who visited the region to promote the cause of the Baltic country’s next potential saint. Bishop Jonas Ivanauskas of the Diocese of …

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Pope Francis – Vilnius – Visit and Prayer at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mt 27:46) Your cry, Lord, continues to resound. It echoes within these walls that recall of the sufferings endured by so many sons and daughters of this people. Lithuanians and those from other nations paid in their own flesh the price of the thirst for absolute …

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The Icon of Blessed Teofilius Matulionis

  Draugas News continues its report on the Beatification of Blessed Teofilius Matulionis on June 25, 2017, at the Vilnius Cathedral Square. One of the most moving moments during the Beatification was the presentation of the Archbishop’s relics and the unveiling of his official portrait. At this time, church bells pealed, trumpets sounded, and the …

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Pope Francis salutes Lithuania’s first Soviet-era martyr

Pope Francis sent special greetings to Lithuanian Catholics on Sunday as he recalled the Beatification, in Vilnius, of the nation’s first Soviet-era martyr. “Today in Vilnius, Bishop Teofilius Matulionis, who was murdered because of hatred towards the faith in 1962 when he was almost 90-years-old, will be Beatified” the  Pope said to the pilgrims gathered …

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Thousands attend Beatification of Lithuania’s Catholic martyr Matulionis

Thousands of people have gathered in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius to attend the official beatification ceremony of Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis, whom – as Stefan Bos reports – became a symbol of persecution endured by Christians when the country was still part of the Soviet Union. They gathered while Pope Francis called to pay respects to Matulionis …

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Homily of Angelo Card. Amato, SDB at the Beatification of Teofilius Matulionis

Blessed Teofilius Matulionis (1873-1962) Homily Angelo Card. Amato, SDB 1. Martirium propter aerumnas carceris. Death due to the hardships of imprisonment, such was the martyrdom of Blessed Teofilius Matulionis, Archbishop of Kaišiadorys.[1] The long and painful periods he spent in prisons, in concentration camps, in forced domicile, little by little exhausted his strong fiber of …

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Exhibition About Venerable Teofilius Matulionis

Venerable Teofilius Matulionis – Unarmed Truth: enlarged photographs, personal letters and items from Soviet prisons, thousands of prayer testimonies. Small wooden eggs brought by Bishop Matulionis to his nieces as souvenirs from abroad, Christmas decorations cut out from paper by him, an intricate double altar also made by the bishop, his embroidered initials on the …

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15 Easters in Prison

Archbishop to be Beatified. He spent… 15 Easters in Prison And bore witness under the most brutal conditions Easter morning calls to mind early morning processions, the peal of bells, and exalted hymns. Joy emanates as the Good News of the Risen Christ and the apostles’ encounters with Him is proclaimed. Easter is joyous, but …

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Lithuanian Archbishop Teofilius Matulionis to be Beatified

A Victim of Communist Persecution Visited the United States in the 1930’s Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree re- cognizing the martyrdom of the Servant of God Teofilius Matulionis. Archbishop Matulionis will be beatified in Kaišiadorys, Lithuania, in 2017. Archbishop Matulionis (1873-1962) suffered repeated imprisonment by Soviet …

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