December 9: ST. JUAN DIEGO CUAHTLATOATZIN
December 9ST. JUAN DIEGO CUAHTLATOATZIN.Short bio and a letter of St. John Paul II December 9Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin St. Juan Diego (1474-1548) was...
Saints
Nov. 25: ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, Virgin and marytyr. HOW CAN CHRIST BE FOLLOWED?
Nov. 25: ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, Virgin and marytyr. St. Catherine of Alexandria (c. 282 – c. 305) was also known as Saint Catherine...
Nov. 24: ST. ANDREW DUNG-LAC AND COMPANIONS MARTYRS OF VIETNAM
Nov. 24ST. ANDREW DUNG-LACAND COMPANIONS,MARTYRS OF VIETNAM The memorial of Andrew Dung-Lac (1795–1839) celebrates all of the Vietnamese Martyrs in the 17th, 18th, and...
Nov. 18: DEDICATION OF THE BASILICAS OF STS. PETER AND PAUL, Apostles. Mass prayers and proper readings.
Nov. 18: DEDICATION OF THE BASILICAS OF STS. PETER AND PAUL, Apostles [Optional memorial] The anniversaries of dedication of these two basilicas (among the...
Nov. 16: ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND. The sanctity of marriage and the family.
Nov. 16: ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND. The sanctity of marriage and the family. St. Margaret of Wessex (c. 1045 –1093), also known Queen Margaret...
NOV. 15: ST. ALBERT THE GREAT. SERMON ON THE WORDS "DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME". Worth the read.
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Nov. 15ST. ALBERT THE GREAT, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH German by birth, St. Albert (1206-1280) studied in Padua and Paris. He entered...
Nov. 10: POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT. Doctor of the Church. Short bio and accomplishments.
Nov. 10: POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT Doctor of the Church.Short bio and accomplishments. St. Leo the Great (d.461) was a vigorous defender of...
NOV. 3: SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES. ST. JOHN XXIII’S SERMON DURING HIS CANONIZATION.
NOV. 3:ST. MARTIN DE PORRES.ST. JOHN XXIII’S SERMON DURING HIS CANONIZATION. Born in Lima, Peru, St. Martin (1579-1639), a Dominican lay brother, was noted...
Oct. 19: Saints JOHN DE BRÉBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES, Priests and Companions, Martyrs of Canada.
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Oct. 19: Saints JOHN DE BRÉBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES, Priests and Companions, Martyrs of Canada. Saints JOHN DE BRÉBEUF AND ISAAC JOGUES and companion...
![Oct. 18: ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST [Feast]. Short bio and a sermon from St. Gregory the Great. 9](https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/St.-Luke-the-Evangelist-tn.jpg "Oct. 18: ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST [Feast]. Short bio and a sermon from St. Gregory the Great. 22")
Oct. 18: ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST [Feast]. Short bio and a sermon from St. Gregory the Great.
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Oct. 18ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST [Feast]Short bio and Divine Office 2nd reading. St. Luke was a physician from Antioch. He converted to the Christian faith...
Oct. 17. ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR Short bio and letter prior to his martyrdom.
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Oct. 17. ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR Short bio and letter prior to his martyrdom. St. Ignatius of Antioch was the successor...
Oct. 11: ST. POPE JOHN XXIII. Biographical sketch and Opening address (2nd Vatican Council).
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Oct. 11ST. POPE JOHN XXIII Pope John XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, (25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) reigned as Pope from 28...