St isaac jogues biography of albert
St. Isaac Jogues is known for serving as a Jesuit priest and missionary for Native Americans in North America. His feast day occurs on October 19. Also known as the “Apostle of the Mohawks,” Saint Jogues was ordained as a priest in 1636. He served as a missionary to allies of France.
During his travels, Saint Jogues was captured by the Mohawk Iroquois. He was tortured but was able to survive it. He continued to work as a slave in the Mohawk tribe. He continued to try to preach Christianity during his capture. Despite the capture, he also continued to preach Christianity to other Indian tribes. Eventually, he was beheaded by one of the members of the Mohawk tribe.
His life served as a testament to perseverance in upholding the Christian faith. Pope Pius XI canonized St. Isaac Jogues on June 29, 1930. His life is an inspiration to young Christians who may be facing persecution in secular society for their faith.
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Saints of the Day – 26 September – St Isaac Jogues SJ (1607-1646) Priests, Martyrs, Missionary and Companions – known as The North American or the Canadian Martyrs. Born on 10 January 1607 o, Orléans, Orléanais, France. In 1646, Jogues was Martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, near the Mohawk River. They were Beatified on 21 June 1925, by Pope Pius XI and Canonised on 29 June 1930, by Pope Pius XI. They are collectively the secondary Patron Saints of Canada.
The Martyrs and the year of each Martyrdom, are :
St René Goupil (1642) Lay Brother
St Isaac Jogues (1607-1646 aged 39) Priest
St Jean de Lalande (1646) Lay Brother
St Antoine Daniel (1601-1648 aged 47) Priest
St Jean de Brébeuf (1607-1646 aged 39) Priest
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St Noël Chabanel (1613-1649 aged 36) Priest
St Charles Garnier (1606-1649 aged 33) Priest
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St Gabriel Lalemant (1610-1649 aged 38) Priest
St Isaac Jogues and Companions
from the Roman Breviary
Among the members of the Society of Jesus who brought most renown to the infant Church in North America, in the middle of the seventeenth Century, God chose as victims eight men of outstanding integrity, that from the seeds of faith watered with their blood, there might spring up a more abundant harvest.
All these Martyrs–six Priests and two Laymen–natives of France, were sent by their Superiors to the Missions in Canada, at that time known as New France. With Quebec as a centre, they made numberless missionary journeys to the various sectors of this vast territory, labouring amidst the greatest hardships. In the end, all were most cruelly put to death and for the same reaso – their faith, although not at the same time and place.
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St. Isaac Jogues Parish was organized in July, 1956 on a six and one-quarter acre tract of land on Golf Road just west of Washington Avenue. This property had been purchased by the Archdiocese in 1954 as the site of a future parish. The 280 families who made up the nucleus of St. Isaac Jogues Parish had previously attended Mass at St. John Brebeuf Church in Niles, St. Martha Church in Morton Grove, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glenview, or St. Mary Church in Des Plaines.
Rev. Leo M. Spring, a former assistant at Blessed Sacrament Church in Chicago, was named pastor of the new parish which embraced parts of villages of Morton Grove, Glenview, Niles, as well as unincorporated areas of these three suburbs and nearby Des Plaines. The parish property of St. Isaac Jogues did not become a part of Niles until February 28, 1978 when it was annexed to the village.
Father Spring celebrated Mass on July 22, 1956 in Notre Dame High School for Boys in Niles. Thus began a working relationship with Holy Cross Fathers which has continued through the years. Fr. Brinker has been part of our parish family for the last 46 years.
A house at 221 Washington Road in Glenview was purchased for use as a rectory and plans were made for permanent church quarters. In February 1957, construction began on a combination church and school building at 8101 Golf Road according to the plans of architect, Leonard Gliatto.
The Sisters of Christian Charity opened St. Isaac Jogues School on September 16, 1957; Mass was celebrated in the new church quarters for the first time on November 24, 1957. Enrollment in the parish school increased so rapidly that in 1958, a farm house east of the parish property was rented as a temporary convent and the Sisters' living quarters in the ranch-style school were remodeled into classrooms. Still, the number of school-age children increased and in 1959, a 10 classroom addition was constructed. Archbishop Albert G. Meyer dedicated the new pa