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 ordained […]
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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 in […]
Continue readingFebruary 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. Cyril […]
Continue readingFeb. 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 as […]
Continue readingFebruary 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 of […]
Continue readingFeb. 8: ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA, VIRGIN
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 prestigious […]
Continue readingFeb. 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 the […]
Continue readingFebruary 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 five […]
Continue readingJan. 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 received […]
Continue readingJan. 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 when […]
Continue readingDecember 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 a […]
Continue readingDec. 11: ST. DAMASUS I, POPE AND CONFESSOR.
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 is […]
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