Feb. 23: ST. POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Short bio and martyrdom account.
ST. POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYRShort bio and Martyrdom account St. Polycarp (d.155) was converted to Christianity by St. John the Evangelist. He was later...
Saints
Feb. 21: ST. PETER DAMIAN, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. “LET US REJOICE IN THE JOY THAT FOLLOWS SADNESS.”
Feb. 21:ST. PETER DAMIAN, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. St. Peter (1007-1072) was born in Ravenna, orphaned early, and after a youth spent...
February 14. Sts. CYRIL and METHODIUS, Patron Saints of Europe.
February 14Sts. CYRIL and METHODIUS, Patron Saints of Europe Dear brethren in Christ, todays is the feast of the Patron Saints of Europe, Sts....
Feb. 14: WHO IS ST. VALENTINE? Patron of Love, Young People and Happy Marriages.
February 14ST. VALENTINEPatron of Love, Young People and Happy Marriages. Dear brethren in Christ, HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! The entire world today celebrates Valentine’s day...
February 10: ST. SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN, FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF BENEDICTINE NUNS
February 10ST. SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN, FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF BENEDICTINE NUNS Born in Italy, St. Scholastica (480-547) was the twin sister of St. Benedict...
Feb. 8: ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA, VIRGIN
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Feb. 8ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA, VIRGIN St. Josephine Bakhita (c. 1869-1947) was born in western Sudan, in the village of Olgossa and belonged to the...
Feb. 8: ST. JEROME EMILIANI. "Place your trust in God alone."
Feb. 8ST. JEROME EMILIANI Born in Venice. Converted to Christianity after a rather dissolute youth, St. Jerome (1486-1537) dedicated himself to the service of...
February 6: Sts. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs of Nagasaki (Japan). Prayer vid + Martyrdom account
February 6: Sts. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs of Nagasaki (Japan). Prayer vid + Martyrdom account Paul Miki, a Japanese Jesuit, and his twenty...
Jan. 28: ST. THOMAS AQUINAS. Short bio and reading.
January 28ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Dear friends, today we celebrate the memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274). St. Thomas...
Jan. 17: ST. ANTHONY THE ABBOT. The beautiful story of his vocation.
Jan. 17: ST. ANTHONY THE ABBOT. The beautiful story of his vocation. Called the Patriarch of Monks, St. Anthony (251-356) retired to the desert...
December 14: ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, Priest & Doctor of the Church.
December 14: ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, Priest & Doctor of the Church. Born in Fontiveros, Spain, St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), after...
Dec. 11: ST. DAMASUS I, POPE AND CONFESSOR.
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Dec. 11: ST. DAMASUS I, POPE AND CONFESSOR St. Damasus I (305-384) was probably near the city of Idanha-a-Velha (in Lusitania, Hispania), in what...