Saint Peter Damian, born in Ravenna, Italy, was a Benedictine monk and a Cardinal Bishop of Ostia. He was a known reformer of his time, and a writer of various treatises on Church doctrines, letters, prayers, and other religious texts. In 1828, he was declared a Doctor of the Church. …
Every year, the Holy Father assigns for each month a specific prayer intention related to either evangelization or a universal matter. The intention for this month of July is offered for Priests and their Pastoral Ministry. In particular, the Pope asks us to pray for priests who, in the course …
On December 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a holy day of obligation to go to Mass on this day. A Solemnity is a feast of the highest rank in our liturgical calendar. Thus, this observance seeks to …
We remember the Memorial of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church on October 1. Saint Therese of Lisieux is one of the Patronesses of this website. For a short biography of this Saint, please read our older post. Last week, I was watching one …
The Catholic Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, exactly nine months after the Solemnity of her Immaculate Conception. We know from recorded tradition of early Christians that Mary is the most blessed child of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. While details of Mary’s birth …
We celebrated yesterday the Feast of the Visitation. Solely dedicated as the month of Mary, the Mother of God, May came to a conclusion. The final day of the month is the Second Joyful Mystery, the Visitation, wherein Mary, with Jesus in her womb, went to visit her cousin Saint …
From an Italian widow to later becoming an Augustinian nun, Saint Rita of Cascia is widely known among Catholic faithfuls as the Patroness of Impossible Causes. Such title was bestowed on her during the ceremony of her canonization in 1900. Aside from being the patron saint of seemingly hopeless and …
From the month of May to October this year, the Catholic Church is celebrating a momentous occasion- the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. The apparitions of Our Lady in Fátima, Portugal have truly enriched the history of our Catholic faith. More than the supernatural phenomena in these events, …
In many countries, May 1 marks Labor Day, which is a holiday for most, such as here in the Philippines. For Catholics, however, this day is more importantly a day to commemorate Saint Joseph as a Worker. It is one of the two Feast Days that the Catholic Church celebrates …
From February 11 to July 16 in the year 1858, for a total of eighteen times, “a small maiden” of great beauty appeared to Bernadette Soubirous at the cave-grotto in Massabielle. This lady of extraordinary beauty would later identify herself as “The Immaculate Conception” (see related post). The young girl …
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