55views 1shareMartyrs Marcellinus, priest, and Peter, exorcist, for working in Rome for the conversion of the Gentiles, were beheaded in the time of Diocletian. The names of both are mentioned in the…
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St. Angela Merici, June 1
31views 1shareVirgin Consecrated to God from childhood, because of her precocious virtue she was called the Virgin of Jesus. She saw that much of the evils in society stem from the lack…
St. Catherine of Vadstena March 24
349views 2sharesAbbess. born A.D. 1331 or 1332 – died A.D. 24 March 1381 St. Catherine of Vadstena was daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden. She persuaded her husband to take a vow…
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, February 2
28views 1shareCatholic Feast According to the law of Moses, every woman who gave birth to a boy contracted legal impurity for forty days, after which she had to offer, as an expiatory…
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, February 1
38views 1shareBishop and Martyr He was the second successor of Saint Peter in the Cathedra of Antioch. Due to his apostolic work he was taken prisoner to Rome, whose coliseum he ennobled…
St. John Bosco, January 31
17views 1shareConfessor The modern apostle of the youth workers, to whom he opens the way to heaven, and provides the office to live honestly on earth, perpetuated his work by founding the…
St. Fulgentius, January 16
22views 1shareBishop, Confessor and Doctor Brother of Saints Leandro, Isidore and Florentina, he cooperated with Leandro in the conversion of the Goths and in the education of Isidore. He governed the dioceses…
St. Marcelus, January 16
23views 1sharePope and Martyr He ruled “The Queen of the Churches”, as he called the Roman Church, in the last days of the persecution of the pagan emperors. Condemned by Maxentius to…
Saint Maurus, January 15
20views 1shareAbbot Since he was a child he was educated in a holy manner by Saint Benedict. Obedient to the voice of his teacher, he walked on the water to save the…
Saint Paul, first Hermit, January 15
34views 1shareThe patriarch of the anchorites, at the age of fifteen, distributed his patrimony to the poor, and retired to the wilderness, where he lived until he was one hundred and thirteen…
St. Felix, January 14
33views 1sharePriest and Martyr He was born in Nola; he suffered terrible persecutions for the faith, even though he survived the torments. His grave glows with innumerable miracles. V/. St. Felix.R/. Pray…
Saint Hilarius, January 14
46views 1shareBishop, Confessor and Doctor Bishop of Poitiers, he fought against the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; for this he suffered exile. He wrote twelve books on the Most…
Commemoration of the Baptism of the Lord, January 13
24views 1shareCatholic Feast Today we remember the proclamation of the divinity of Christ in the Jordan. The Baptist, pointing at him, exclaims: “That is the Lamb of God: that is the one…
St. Hyginus, January 11
28views 1sharePope and Martyr Saint Hyginus was the eighth successor of Saint Peter: of Greek origin, he ruled the Church for four years (139-143), in the empire of Antonino Pio. V/. St….
Feast of the Holy Family, January 10
90views 1shareCatholic Feast. Today the humble little house of Nazareth opens before our eyes, where Jesus, Mary and Joseph sanctify family life with ineffable virtues, so that we can imitate them in…
Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6
36views 1shareCatholic Feast. Epiphany means manifestation. On this day Jesus manifests himself to the Gentile world, represented in the Magi from the East. Isaiah sees kings and nations, who come from across…
Most Holy Name of Jesus, January 3
153views 1shareCatholic Feast. In the act of Circumcision, by divine decree, imparted first to Mary (Lk. I, 31) and then to Joseph (Mt. I, 31), the Child God received the name Jesus….
The Circumcision of the Lord, January 1
40views 1shareCatholic Feast Circumcision was instituted by God, as a sign of the covenant that he celebrated with Abraham and his lineage. With this rite was added the one who received him…
St. Silvester, December 31
47views 1sharePope and Confessor The Pontificate of Saint Silvester is one of the most glorious in history. In his time, the Church came out of the catacombs to occupy the Imperial Palace…
Translation of St. James, December 30
100views 1shareApostle and Evangelist After evangelizing Spain, Santiago suffered martyrdom in Jerusalem, slaughtered by Herod the tetrarch, near Easter. His sacred body was collected by his disciples Athanasius and Teodoro, who embarked…