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October 20, 1930 - August 11, 2017
Dear Friends of Fr. Francis,
August 11 marks the first anniversary of Fr. Francis’ death to this life and transition to the next. Amidst the sadness of his passing from this life, and us, we rejoice that Fr. Francis fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith (Cf 2 Timothy 4:7).
We can well imagine the Lord’s saying to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant…Come and share your master’s happiness!’ (Matthew 25:21) Fr. Francis lived a rich life of priestly ministry, service, scholarship, and teaching. In 2010 he founded The Word Proclaimed Institute (WPI) with the goal of making his lifetime of biblical scholarship available to all who desire to know the Lord more deeply through Bible reflection. But we need your help to keep the Fr. Francis’ work available on the internet at www.thewordproclaimed.org or YouTube. Depending of funds, we hope to complete a WPI web project to automate Father’s video commentary to the church liturgical years to the calendar.
Can you help? To honor Fr. Francis’ good work and enable him to continue to help others know and learn Christ through scripture, please make a tax deductible donation (via check to address below OR ) to The Word Proclaimed Institute.
Thank you and God bless you!
Robert M. McCambridge
for the Word Proclaimed Institute
Please mail donations to:
The Word Proclaimed Institute
P.O. Box 2235
Montgomery Village, Maryland 20886-2235
[Photo ©Don Tracy 2014] Wish Fr. Francis a HAPPY BIRTHDAY by sending him a greeting at FrFrancis86Years@thewordproclaimed.org.
Join His Holiness Pope Francis in honoring our own Fr. Francis Martin for 60 years of service to the church as an ordained priest.
Dear Father Martin,
Since I am a lector, somehow happening on your website was one of my top blessings in 2015; it is one I can joyfully take with me into the New Year. I’ve perused so many scripture websites and have always been dissatisfied - until now. You have helped me go deeper into the Word and ponder it’s meaning. It’s very exciting and yet humbling to realize how much I have stayed on the surface all these years.
Now my husband has joined me in watching the YouTube [videos] you link to for Sunday Masses and Feast Days. He’s a techie and runs them from our Mac onto our TV, so we can sit at your feet and learn together. Your love of the Lord and scripture and people is contagious. We love your stories of living in Jerusalem and Canada and your references to John Paul the Great and Pope Benedict’s writings, Vatican ll documents, writings of the saints and early Church Fathers - and your sense of humor!
There is a critical need for your ministry and we pray that it will grow and spread.
Judy Smith
Boynton Beach, FL