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Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Holy Name of Jesus, Saint Bernadine of Siena, IHS

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 3rd, 2022

Friends, today we keep the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This past weekend, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, and the Star of Bethlehem shining directly and brightly on the child in the Manger, Whose Holy Name we revere today.

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Day 3: A Family Novena Celebrating Venerable Patrick Peyton's Birth

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 3rd, 2022

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

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Day 2: A Family Novena Celebrating Venerable Patrick Peyton's Birth

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 2nd, 2022

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for the nine days leading up to Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9 in gratitude for his memory and timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

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Day 1: A Family Novena Celebrating Venerable Patrick Peyton's Birth

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. January 1st, 2022

Please join our community around the world in praying this novena for your family and all families. We do this for nine days, finishing on Venerable Patrick Peyton's anniversary of birth on January 9. As we pray, we also thank God for Father Peyton's memory and his timeless message to all families, "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together."

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The Feast of the Holy Innocents - Family Reflection Video

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. December 28th, 2021

An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says: "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce. We've survived 45 years of marriage….and that much misery is enough." The son was shocked. "Dad, what are you talking about?", he yells. The old father explained, "We can't stand the sight of each other any longer."

You're Invited: A Family Novena Celebrating Venerable Patrick Peyton's Birth

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. December 28th, 2021

Friends, there is a splendid, magnificent, grace-filled, experiment you might want to know about and possibly take up in the New Year. It is called a NOVENA, a nine-day exercise in prayer that just might change the trajectory of your spiritual life for the better in 2022.