Passionist
Events
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Feast of St. Inocencio Canoura Arnau, CP, martyr
Feast DayA Passionist priest martyred during religious persecution in Spain, remembered for his fidelity to the Eucharist.
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Jesus Nailed to the Cross
PassionistThis devotion draws us into the suffering of Christ as He is fastened to the Cross, offering His life in love.
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Feast of St. Paul of the Cross, Passionist founder
PassionistOctober 19 celebrates our founder, whose vision of God's love in the Passion inspires our mission to this day.
In the United States, his feast day is celebrated on October 20.
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Jesus Pierced by the Lance
PassionistA meditation on the moment Christ’s side is opened, pouring forth blood and water—a symbol of sacramental life.
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Feast of Blessed Pio Campidelli, CP, seminarian
PassionistA young Passionist whose joyful holiness and embrace of illness showed his deep love for Christ crucified.
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Feast of Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, CP, bishop & martyr
PassionistA Passionist bishop executed for his faith under communist persecution in Bulgaria, canonized as a witness to truth.
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Feast of Blessed Grimoaldo Santamaria, CP, seminarian
PassionistA holy young Passionist seminarian known for his fervent love of prayer, purity, and the Passion of Jesus.
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Feast of Blessed Bernard Mary Silvestrelli, CP, priest
PassionistA reformer and Superior General of the Passionists, remembered for his wisdom, holiness, and leadership.
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St. Paul of the Cross Birthday
PassionistJanuary 3 marks the birth of our founder, St. Paul of the Cross, who was born in 1694. We give thanks for his life and the gift of the Passionist charism he passed on to the Church.
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Solemn Commemoration of the Passion, title feast of the Congregation
PassionistThis special Passionist feast, celebrated on the Friday before Ash Wednesday, focuses our hearts on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and love.
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Prayer of Jesus in the Garden
PassionistCelebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, this Passionist observance draws us into the solitude and agony of Jesus in Gethsemane.
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Feast of St. Gabriel Possenti, CP, seminarian
PassionistFebruary 27 honors St. Gabriel, a Passionist seminarian known for his joyful spirit, devotion to Our Lady, and readiness to embrace the Cross. Read more about St. Gabriel Possenti, CP […]

