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To: NYer

Fr. Leonard Kostka celebrated his 102nd birthday this past April. He is the oldest priest in the Society of the Precious Blood, CPPS. He was profess and chaplain at St. Joseph’s College of Indiana. He celebrated The Mass at my class’s 40th Anniversary 6 years ago.


7 posted on 07/10/2016 12:05:14 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: GreyFriar
Fr. Leonard Kostka celebrated his 102nd birthday this past April. He is the oldest priest in the Society of the Precious Blood, CPPS. He was profess and chaplain at St. Joseph’s College of Indiana. He celebrated The Mass at my class’s 40th Anniversary 6 years ago.

God bless him!

11 posted on 07/10/2016 1:23:38 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: GreyFriar

We had Sisters of the Precious Blood at our parish in Oklahoma.


16 posted on 07/10/2016 1:32:42 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down." ~Johnny Cash)
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To: GreyFriar

I had Fr Kostka as a teacher at St. Joe’s in the early 80’s. He was a wonderful and kind padre, but he seemed ancient even then. It’s hard to believe he is now over a century young. My brother is a padre in his order and thinks the world of him.


23 posted on 07/10/2016 7:49:27 PM PDT by needtopraymore
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