This photo was taken in 1977 at the funeral of our second Mother General, Mother Bernadette, HPB. Father is standing with Mr. and Mrs. Pullano who later joined one of the prayer apostolates for priests that Father Hardon encouraged the Handmaids to start, the Lay Associates of the Priesthood.

Servant of God John A. Hardon, S.J.

The Servant of God John A. Hardon, S.J. A Man Named John, Sent By God (Text excerpts presented with the kind permission of the Institute on Religious Life. This short article was first published in their magazine Religious Life, March/April 2010 issue. Visit IRL’s website.) When their beloved Founder died unexpectedly from a heart attack in 1969, the Handmaids of the …