DAILY GOSPEL COMMENTARY: “John is his name” (Lk 1:57-66). Gospel of June 24, Birth of St. John the Baptist. When the time arrived for...
June saints and feasts
June 24: SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. MASS PRAYERS AND READINGS.
June 24: SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.MASS DURING THE DAYPRAYERS AND READINGS ENTRANCE ANTIPHONA man named John was sent from...
June 24: SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. Short bio + A sermon from St. Augustine.
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June 24: SOLEMNITY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. Short bio + A sermon from St. Augustine. Born six months before our...
June 24: The BIRTH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (TEXTS BY POPE BENEDICT XVI)
June 24: BIRTH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. Texts of Pope Benedict XVI Saint John the Baptist [is] the only saint whose birth is...
June 22: ST. JOHN FISHER AND ST. THOMAS MORE, Martyrs. Short bio and inspiring letter.
June 22: ST. JOHN FISHER & ST. THOMAS MORE John Fisher was ordained priest in 1491. He held several teaching posts at the University...
JUNE 22: SAINT PAULINUS OF NOLA. A beautiful story of the saint’s life by Pope Benedict XVI
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June 22 Saint Paulinus of Nola Paulinus of Nola, a contemporary of Saint Augustine to whom he was bound by a firm friendship, exercised...
June 21: SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA. Short bio and a letter to his mother.
June 21: SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA. Short bio and a letter to his mother. Short biography St. Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga (1568-1591) was born at his...
June 5: SAINT BONIFACE, Bishop and martyr
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June 5 Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr [Memorial] Born Winfrid in the kingdom of Wessex, probably at Crediton (now in Devon, England), Saint Boniface...
June 2: SAINTS MARCELLINUS AND PETER, MARTYRS.
June 2Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs Very little is known about the two martyrs’ lives. St. Marcellinus, a priest, and St. Peter, an exorcist,...
June 1: SAINT JUSTIN, Philosopher and Martyr (c. 100-165).
June 1: SAINT JUSTIN, Philosopher and Martyr (c. 100-165).Short bio, martyrdom account and Pope Benedict XVI’ address on the saint. Saint Justin was a...
FEAST OF JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL AND HIGH PRIEST. Significance and explanation of Our Lord’s priesthood.
FEAST OF JESUS CHRIST,THE ETERNAL AND HIGH PRIEST (1st Thursday after Pentecost). The Lord has sworn an oath and he will not retract: you...
June 3: SAINTS CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF UGANDA.
June 3: SAINTS CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF UGANDA. Short biographical account and a sermon St. Pope Paul VI St. Charles Lwanga (1865–1886)...