The Passionists of Holy Cross Province

The Love that Compels

Passionist Formation Alumni 1

Welcome! Please spend some time here, at this website, to reconnect with friends, and to share memories.

We are members of the Passionist Formation Alumni. Each of us participated at some level in priest and brother formation programs of the Holy Cross Province of the Passionist Order.

Our members include everyone – those who attained profession and ordination, those who stayed a few months or years in the seminary, and the men and women who dedicated themselves to teach and support us. Whether or not you are Catholic today, give this band of brothers and sisters a try. Look back on good times and celebrate all of our lives’ journeys.

Ash Wednesday

On March 2, the Church celebrates Ash Wednesday. 

Most of us learned early in our Catholic lives that Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, and that is a time of special sacrifice in preparation for the Easter celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Dear brothers and sisters, every moment of our lives is a time for believing, hoping and loving…. These words of Pope Francis, taken from his Lenten Message of last year, 2021, and echoing the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity, can still inspire our answer to the question: “What am I giving up for Lent?” 

We can draw our Lenten sacrifices out of our daily life: 

Share our faith in God’s presence by sharing in prayer with our family or with those in our parish community.
Share our hope in God’s promises by encouraging positive and respectful dialogue in our family circle and among our friends. 
Share the charity God has bestowed on us in the Passion of Jesus, with those whose sufferings are ignored or aggravated.

Let us pray for one another as we enter the season of Lent. Our Passionist “motto” can be our daily prayer during Lent, “May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts.”