August 14.ST. MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE. O.F.M. CONV. Martyr, Apostle of Consecration to Mary.Patron Saint of Prisoners, of those struggling against Drug Addiction, Pro-Life Movement, and Radio […]
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August 14. ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, MARTYR. Short bio and a letter.
August 14. ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, MARTYR. Short bio and a letter. St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe (1894-1941) was born in Poland. He became a Franciscan and […]
Continue readingAugust 12: ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL. Foundress of the Order of Visitation.
August 12: ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL.Foundress of the Order of Visitation. Learn how to forgive.The Martyrdom of Love Today we celebrate the memorial of […]
Continue readingAugust 10: ST. LAWRENCE, DEACON, AND MARTYR. Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio.
August 10: ST. LAWRENCE,DEACON, AND MARTYR.Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio. A Roman deacon, St. Lawrence died four days after Pope Sixtus […]
Continue readingAugust 10. St. LAWRENCE, Deacon, Martyr. Feast. Gospel, Commentary, Divine office 2nd reading, and prayer.
August 10.St. LAWRENCE, Deacon, Martyr. Feast.Gospel, Commentary, Divine office 2nd reading, and prayer. OUTLINE GOSPEL: Jn 12:24–26 GOSPEL COMMENTARY (Commentary to the Gospel of St. […]
Continue readingAUGUST 8: ST. DOMINIC, Founder of Order of Preachers. Spread the Devotion of the Holy Rosary.
AUGUST 8: ST. DOMINIC,Founder of Order of Preachers.Spread the Devotion of the Holy Rosary. “St. Dominic Félix de Guzmán (1170–1221), also known as Dominic of […]
Continue readingAug. 22: WHY IS MARY CALLED QUEEN?
August 22: WHY IS MARY CALLED QUEEN? The terms Queen and Lady with reference to the Virgin are not metaphors. By means of them, we […]
Continue readingAugust 27: THE BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATION BETWEEN ST. AUGUSTINE AND HIS MOTHER, ST. MONICA, PRIOR TO HER DEATH.
August 27: THE BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATION BETWEEN ST. AUGUSTINE AND HIS MOTHER, ST. MONICA, PRIOR TO HER DEATH. From the Confessions of St. Augustine, bishop Because […]
Continue readingAUG. 8: ST. DOMINIC SPOKE WITH GOD OR ABOUT GOD
AUG. 8: ST. DOMINIC SPOKE WITH GOD OR ABOUT GOD From various writings on the history of the Order of Preachers Dominic possessed such great […]
Continue readingAugust 27. PRAYER TO ST. MONICA.
PRAYER TO ST. MONICA,PATRON SAINT OF MOTHERS, ESP. OF THOSE WITH ALCOHOLIC, ABUSIVE AND UNFAITHFUL HUSBANDS, AND DIFFICULT CHILDREN. Exemplary Mother of the Great Augustine,You […]
Continue readingAugust 23: St. ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading.
August 23: St. ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin.Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading. Born in Lima, Peru, St. Rose (1586-1617) became the first saint of […]
Continue readingAugust 22: OUR LADY, MOTHER AND QUEEN. A sermon from St. Amadeus of Lausanne.
August 22:OUR LADY, MOTHER AND QUEEN Queen of the world and of peace This celebration was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Mary participates […]
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