Fr. John
Maronic,
O.M.I.
1922 - 1985
Founder of the
Victorious
Missionaries

Merciful God, you called your servant,
John Maronic, to show us the face of Jesus in
persons with disabilities. Your servant came to
love Your Will with all his heart and tirelessly
tried to fulfill it. Grant us/me through his
intercession . . . (name the grace requested.)
Grant that he be declared Blessed by the church,
so as to serve as intercessor and guide on the
way to salvation. Grant this through Christ, our
Lord. Amen.

Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . .
Glory be to the Father . . .

With approval of Bishop Wilton Gregory, D.D.
Bishop of Belleville, IL - granted March 20, 2003.

If you have received any favors
through the intercession of
Fr. John Maronic, O.M.I., write to:
Victorious Missionaries
442 S. De Mazenod Dr.
Belleville, IL 62223-1023

Fr. John was the most loving, compassionate person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. His compassion showed through his eyes with the warmth of a loving smile. ~Vi Whelan

I always regarded him as a good, Christ-like priest. He certainly followed Jesus’ command to give yourselves to others...no matter the cost.
~Fr. Roger Karban

I was impressed with the concern Fr. John had for persons with disabilities and his great devotion to our Blessed Lady.
~Sr. Mary Alice Mannix, O.P.

God-incident: In the summer of 1976, I was working as a Private Secretary in a Semi-State Company in Shannon (220 employees and I was the only person with disabilities) and an unopened letter landed on my desk from a Fr. John Maronic asking if someone from our company could meet him during his overnight sojourn in Ireland. I met him, and I will never forget how his eyes seemed to penetrate deep into my soul when he asked me to start a VM Chapter. Regretfully I declined, but he captured me in 1987, two years after his death, when I chose to attend the Fall Conference at the
Shrine to research the VM movement—and I was hooked! ~Ada Power, Ireland

I knew Fr. John Maronic. He was a very compassionate man, was genuinely interested in what you had to say and encouraged you to serve one another. I attended my first VM
meeting in May of 1965 and have been a life-long member ever since. Finding a way to meetings was a priority until I began driving. Then I paid it forward and began picking
up VMs to drive them to meetings.
~Sue Collins, Belleville, IL

Victorious Missionaries
NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
442 S. DeMazenod Dr.        Belleville, IL 62223-1023
618-394-6281 (TDD)   FAX 618-397-1210
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