ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 22nd of February WELCOME! BLESSED EDUARD PROFITTLICH, ARCHBISHOP OF TALLINN AND MARTYR Eduard Gottlieb Profittlich [pronounced "Pro - fit - leech"] was a German Catholic prelate who served in Estonia and took citizenship of that country in 1935. He was made an archbishop in 1936. The exemplary life of this Jesuit is one that speaks to the heart of what it means to be a pastor who gives himself completely to Christ and to God’s people. Born on September 11, 1890 in Birresdorf, Germany, Eduard grew up in a Catholic farming family as the eighth of ten children. His parents hoped he would take over the family farm, but God had other plans. Inspired by his older brother, a Jesuit missionary in Brazil who died at the young age of 37, Eduard also joined the Jesuits in 1913. His Jesuit formation took him across Europe. He studied in the Netherlands and in Poland and learned several languages. H...