ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 28th of January WELCOME! ST JOSEPH FREINADEMETZ, PRIEST Joseph Freinademetz was born on April 15, 1852, in Badia, which was then in the County of Tyrol, a part of the Austrian Empire. He was the fourth of 13 children of Giovanmattia and Anna Maria Freinademetz, who were poor farmers. HE VISITED THE MISSION HOUSE A pious child and youth, he entered the major seminary and was ordained a priest for the Brixen Diocese on July 25, 1875. His initial assignment was to be a teacher. But soon an article in the local diocesan newsletter about the new Mission House at Steyl, Holland, founded by Fr Arnold Janssen caught his attention. Joseph went to visit the Mission House. HE AND HIS COMPANIONS SAILED TO CHINA In 1878, he joined the group at Steyl and received training as a missionary. Barely a year later Joseph Freinademetz SVD sailed to China on the mission. In 1881, the Mission House had received its own mission ...