Day of Remembrance, 6th Annivesary of the Death of Fr. John Hardon

Six years ago today, Fr John A. Hardon, SJ, died in Clarkston, Michigan, at 86 years of age at Columbiere, a residence for elderly Jesuits.

Fr. Hardon was one of the greatest teachers of the Catholic faith during the 20th century. Some Online Tributes to Fr Hardon are:

Requiéscat in Pace

Society of St. John Cantius

A Priestly Prophet

Fr. John Hardon

For those who may not be aware of it, a Cause for the Beatification of Fr Hardon is underway and for this, your prayers, daily Rosaries, and Mass intentions are ernestly sought. And do not forget to ask for Fr. Hardon's intercession for your needs, from the simplest to the most profound and troubling.

From the most recent issue of The Tilma, the magazine of the Marian Catechist Apostolate, we read, in part:

...Archbishop Burke has been strongly advised by the Vatican to begin to gather a vast array of testimonials from those who knew Fr. Hardon during his lifetime, or whose lives were in some way affected by Fr. Hardon's witness of faith. This is an enormous and exciting task. Fr. Hardon touched so many lives!
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All of the gathered testimonials will be helpful in establishing a picture of Fr. Hardon as he lived and breathed and carried out God's work among us. Some individuals will be asked to give a longer personal. interview, at Archbishop Burke's direction. All of this work is currently underway, and your prayers are most gratefully needed as the Cause develops.
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The completion of such a Cause may take many years. As Archbishop Burke continues to take the preliminary steps to open this work, we can all rely on the profound intercession of Fr. Hardon himself, who so carefully watches over us all from Heaven.

Again, as Fr. Hardon relied on prayer as the mainstay of his apostolic work, may his life, patterned after the life of Christ, be a model for us and for our life in Christ and in prayer.