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Feast: The nativity of St. John the Baptist

The feast of the nativity or birthday of St. John the Baptist, the precursor of the Messiah and born six months before Jesus, is observed on June 24 and is one of the...

Saint of the day: St. Thomas More,Patron of Lawyers

Thomas attended school in London. He served as a page for the Archbishop of Canterbury. He later studied law. Thomas got married and had a very happy family life sharing...

Feast of The Immaculate Heart of Mary 

In the Gospel of Luke chapter 2, the evangelist twice reports that Mary kept all things in her heart, there she might ponder over them. Luke 2:35 recounts the prophecy...

Feast of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

The liturgical Solemnities of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated the first Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi, or 19 days after Pentecost Sunday. This...

Saint of the day: Sts. Mark and Marcellian, Martyrs

Mark and Marcellian were born twin brothers from a distinguished family. They lived in Rome and became deacons in the early Church. When they refused to sacrifice to the...

Saint of the day: St. Gregory Barbargio, Cardinal

Gregorio Giovanni Gaspare Barbarigo was born on 16th September 1625 in Venice. He was the eldest of four children to his noble parents Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo a...

Saint of the day: St. John Francis Regis, Priest

Jean-François Régis was born on 31 January 1597, in Fontcouverte, Aude, in the Languedoc region of southern France. His father, Jean Régis, had recently been made a...

Saint of the day: St. Germaine Cousin, Virgin

Since her birth in France, she was marked for suffering. As she came into the world with a deformed hand and the disease of scrofula while yet an infant, her mother...

Saint of the day: St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Patron of the Poor

Anthony’s parents were very rich and wanted him to be a great nobleman. But he wanted to be poor for the sake of Jesus Christ, so he became a Franciscan. Anthony...

Saint of the day: St. John Sahagùn, Priest

He was born González and received his early education from the monks of the Royal Monastery of St. Benedict in his native city, a leading religious and educational...