The Missionary Work of St. Arnold Janssen Flashcards
a fundamental to the mission activities of the Society of the Divine Word or SVD
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When and where was Arnold Janssen born?
November 5, 1837, in Goch, Germany
Who are his parents?
Gerhard and Anna Katharina
He was the ___ child and was raised in Christian discipline
second
his parents instilled in him love for _____ and _____ to the Catholic faith
religion and fidelity
Attending sunday masses in honor for the ____ and monday masses in honor of the _________
Trinity and Holy Spirit
His family religiosity influenced Janssen to proceed in_________
theological studies in Bonn and Muenster
when he was ordained as priest and started teaching in highschool in Bocholt
August 15, 1861 at age 24
in what year Janssen joined a mathematics competition?
1858
he was known for being strict and disciplinarian
Arnold Janssen
after the class in the morning and before lunch he would pray at the___________
the Way of the Cross
a prayer movement founded in 1844 by the Jesuit teachers and students in France
Apostleship of Prayer
to further promote the apostleship prayer, he engaged in writing and publishing. he pub;ished a book entitled
Association of the Apostleship of Prayer for the Practice of Intercessory Prayer to the Most Lovable Heart of Our Savior Jesus Christ
In 1869, he attended the ____________ in Duesseldorf where he succeed proposing the Apostleship of Prayer
General Assembly of Catholic Association
at the age of _____________ he became a chaplain for the Ursuline sisters in Kempen, a work that gave him more time for the Apostleship of Prayer
36 years old
fr. arnold janssen’s great concern for the foreign missions led to the establishment of the
St. Michael Mission House in Steyl, Netherlands
The country was under the rule of German chancellor Otto von Bismark who launched the________
Kulturkampf or the culture struggle
the inauguration of the house was done during the ______________ on September 8, 1875
Feast of the Nativity of Mary
The SVD community had only a few occupants in the beginning. Those were___________
- Heinrich Erlemann
- Pastor Peter Bill
- Franz Reichart
- Brother Juniper
- John Baptist Anzer
- Fr. Arnold Janssen
what is the reason why fr. anzer and janssen are the only ones left in the community?
because of the strict ascetical ideas of Fr. Janssen
the latin word of the Society of the Divine Word is
Societas divini Verbi
who are the priests that was sent in China around 1879 for steyl’s first missionaries?
Fr. Anzer and Fr. Freinademetz
it was both a school and a center of training and formation of missionaries
St. Michael’s Mission House or Seminary
In 1882, a 28 year old daughter of the farmer went to Style and expressed her intention to join Fr. Janssen
Helena Stollenwer
because Fr. Janssen is still nit ready to commit to congregation of women. He advised Stollenwork to work in ___________________
Mission House with the Sisters of Divine Providence
in 1884, another woman came and become one of the maids
Hendrina Stenmanns
When the Sisters of the Divine Providence left, it was the paved way of founding the ___________________ on December 8, 1889
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit or Holy Spirit Sisters
What is the latin name of Missionary of Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit?
Servae Spiritus Sancti or SSpS
another women congregation was founded by Fr. Arnold Janssen, which was formed on the Feast of Immaculate Conception on 1896
The Adoration Sisters or the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters
what is the latin of the Adoration Sisters or the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters
Servarum Spiritus Sancti de Adoratione Perpetua or SSpSAP
20 years later, after the foundation of St. Michael Seminary , he opened the ________________ in the rented Capuchin monastery
Teachers Training College on March 12, 1895 in Steyl
When Fr. Arnold Janssen died?
January 5, 1909
Who beatificate Fr. Janssen on 1975?
Pope Paul VI
When he was cannonized by Pope John Paul II?
October 5, 2003
