February 15 – Solemnity of BLESSED MICHAL SOPOČKO, PRIEST
Michal Sopočko was born in Vilnius area on November 1, 1888. After his ordination to the priesthood, he served in parish and military ministries; he also developed educational and social programs. For many years, he was a professor and formation director in the seminaries of Vilnius and Bialystok. Living the ideals of priestly sanctity, he showed great care for the formation of priests. As a confessor and spiritual director for St. Faustina Kowalska, he became an apostle of Divine Mercy and worked for the acceptance of this devotion. He was a found of the Sisters of Divine Mercy and had an exceptional trust in the Divine Mercy. He died in Bialystok on February 15, 1975.
Almighty and merciful God, who called the Priest Blessed Michal to proclaim to the world your mercy, grant, we pray, that his faithful service may bring to all men the abundant fruit of conversion and holiness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one god, forever and ever.
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