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January 22, 2026

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Bishop Emeritus Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, LC 1949-2026

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The Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi mourn the passing of Monsignor Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, LC, on January 22, 2026, after a life dedicated to the service of God and the Church.

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Monsignor Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas was born on September 4, 1949. He entered the Legionaries of Christ’s novitiate in 1966 and was ordained a priest on December 24, 1982, in Rome. On November 22, 2004, he received episcopal ordination as Prelate Bishop of the Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal, a responsibility he exercised with dedication for two decades, pastorally guiding the local Church with closeness, doctrinal clarity, and a missionary spirit. 

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Bishop_Emeritus_3Throughout his priestly and episcopal ministry, he held various formative and administrative positions: he was a formation instructor, superior, spiritual director, novice formator, and rector of vocational centers in the central America and Europe. Before his episcopal appointment, he served as a parochial vicar in Cancún and as superior of the Bonampak apostolate center, accompanying communities and promoting sacramental life and the integral formation of the faithful. 

His episcopal ministry was distinguished by a strong commitment to evangelization, the formation of evangelizers, and the promotion of human dignity. With pastoral vision and a spirit of communion, he encouraged the participation of lay people, families, and young people, strengthening ecclesial life and missionary commitment in the region.

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On December 6, 2025, Pope Leo XIV accepted his resignation as bishop and on December 15 appointed him apostolic administrator until February 27, the day on which Monsignor Salvador González Morales, bishop-elect, will take canonical possession of the Diocese.

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We offer our prayers of thanksgiving for his life and ministry, and we commend his soul to the mercy of the Lord. May the witness of faith, service, and dedication of Bishop Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas remain a living legacy for those who knew him and for the Church he faithfully served.

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Vincent of Saragossa

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Dear Sarah, I only have a few precious minutes to write (another series of interrogations begins today – they think they found some new “evidence” against me, which is hardly likely, since I have done nothing they accuse of me… the farce plays on…), but I wanted to respond to your last letter right away.  There is nothing about putting back your efforts in the face of opposition and hardship! My dearest of nieces, Christians THRIVE under difficulties – both individually and as groups. You are a senior, you have only a few more months there on campus, for the sake of the future students, don’t let up on your efforts, don’t waste the little time that remains to you!  Take a cue from today’s saint. Vincent was but a deacon, taken in the great clergy persecutions by the cruel governor Dacian.  When he refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods, they alternately threatened and cajoled him to compromise his faith, but nothing could move him.  Finally, they stretched him out on the rack and tore his flesh with iron hooks. He remained – miraculously – completely unperturbed, and rebuked the poor executioners for slacking off in the duties.  Dacian got madder then, and ordered him to be roasted on the “questio legitima,” a horrid iron grill, with spikes, made red hot by being suspended over a fire. They laid the saint full length upon the iron and rubbed his wounds with huge amounts of salt (which the fire sent deeper into his flesh), but the more he suffered, the stronger and more vigorous he seemed to be.  The hotter the fire grew, the more peaceful and measured was his countenance and discourse. The torturers began to waver in their paganism at such a spectacle and the governor, at wit’s end, had Vincent thrown into prison, where his legs were locked in wooden stocks, and the floor was strewn with sharp shards of pottery. Two more guards were converted that night when they saw angelic light emanating from the cell and peeked in to find the saint walking around freely and painlessly.  Dacian didn’t know what to do but allowed his friends (lay Christians) to take him to a less disagreeable prison and tend his wounds. When they laid him on a comfortable bed in order to treat him, he quietly closed his eyes and died. The more he suffered, the more heroically he bore witness.  Make him your special patron for your remaining time at school, my beloved niece, and you won’t regret it (neither will your fellow Catholics there, who desperately need your faith-filled example and leadership).  Gotta go. Ciao. Uncle Eddy.

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January 22, 2026 – Called to Profess Our Faith

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Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

 

Mark 3:7-12

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” He warned them sternly not to make him known.

Opening Prayer: Jesus, I thank you for your mercies, for calling me to the Catholic faith.

Encountering Christ:

  1. The Fruits of His Labors and Prudence: Imagine Jesus’ heart as he sees the people flocking to him. Far from vainglory, his heart longs for them to continue seeking him, but with purer hearts. How many come to see what they can take from him? What they can get out of him? A cure? Freedom from internal slavery? He does not cast them away. He prepares to meet the multitudes without being crushed. He wishes to continue the work that the Father sent him for, but perhaps prudence also takes precedence. He seems concerned that fame may cut short the saving message that still needs to sink deeper into the hearts of all who seek him out.

     

  2. They Come From All Over: People flock from all directions, Jews and Gentiles alike. The prophecies of Zephaniah (3:9-10) and Zechariah (8:20-23) are coming to fruition. It is a sign of the Messianic Age, when God’s universal saving message would begin to go outward towards all. God is continuing to call and form his people, under the banner of Jesus Christ. With him, in him, and through him, they will form the New Israel, the Church, the universal sacrament of salvation. God continues to call people of all nations. I marvel at the diversity of peoples attracted to the one Christ, praise God!

     

  3. Surprising Evangelization: Just as the People of God were formed to be set apart and to testify to the one true God, so too does Jesus continue to call his people to testify. In this passage, testimony comes from unexpected places. Even the evil spirits recognize the truth of who Jesus is. What are we called to testify? That Jesus Christ is Lord. Our praise and confession with our lips and our actions is the way to evangelize. We rejoice with St. Paul as he exclaimed to the Philippians (2:9-11): “… God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Conversing with Christ: My Jesus, I confess that you are Lord of heaven and earth. Jesus, you are the Son of God. Send your Spirit that I may discern the ways in which you call me to profess my faith and bring many others to a deeper encounter with you.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will be attentive to new ways in which I can witness to my faith.

Jennifer Ristine is a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi who is dedicated to spiritual and faith formation through teaching, conferences, writing, and spiritual direction. While serving in Ancient Magdala she wrote Mary Magdalene: Insights from Ancient Magdala.

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!