Saints

All Souls’ Day is a holy day that the Catholic Church dedicates to honor and pray for the dead.  In the Roman Rite, the official name of this day is “The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.”  It is celebrated annually every 2nd of November, following All Saints’ Day.  Although …

All Saints’ Day is a day of the Solemnity of all saints, which the Catholic Church celebrates every 1st of November. On this day, Catholics commemorate all the saints of the Church—all those men and women who have attained Heaven and are in the presence of God. It is generally considered …

Saint Frumentius is the first so-called “Abuna” or father of the Ethiopian Church. Such title was in recognition of his role in bringing Christianity to the Aksumite Empire, situated in northern Ethiopia. He was originally from Tyre, Lebanon. In a voyage to Ethiopia with his brother, Saint Aedesius, their ship …

Widely popular among Catholics worldwide, Saint Pope John Paul II, a native of Poland, was the second longest-serving pope in modern history from 1978 to 2005 and the most traveled one, having visited 129 countries. He was the first non-Italian elected to the pontificate since Pope Adrian VI in 1522. …

Known as “The North American Martyrs,” these 17th century French Jesuits and laymen were the first missionaries who ventured to North America and Canada after the latter’s discovery in 1534. Their group was comprised of six Jesuit priests — Fathers John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, Gabriel Lalemant, Noel Chabanel, Charles …

“I am the Lady of the Rosary.” Such title was the revelation by Our Blessed Mother in Fatima to three children as she appeared to them for the sixth and final time on 13 October 1917. True to this title of Our Lady, she repeatedly asked the children in all …

This day marks the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  This Memorial was instituted by Pope St. Pius V to commemorate Our Blessed Mother’s steadfast intercession at the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571.  Through the miraculous help of Our Lady, the Holy League of Christian ships emerged …

One of the most widely known and venerated Catholic saints, Saint Francis of Assisi, was born in central Italy in the 12th Century. He was one of the seven children of Pietro di Bernardone, a wealthy silk merchant, and Pica de Bourlemont, a noblewoman. Life as a youth was easy, …

The Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, officially observed every 2nd of October, is a memorial of the Catholic Church in honor of the holy angels entrusted by God to guide us in words and deeds, and to protect us from evil.   As Jesus says in the Gospel, Matthew 18:10, …

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is one of the most widely known and venerated saints of the Catholic Church. She is popularly called “The Little Flower of Jesus” or “The Little Flower.” Born in Rue Saint-Blaise, Alençon, France in 1873, she is the youngest of the nine children (five of whom …