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Saint of the day: St. Rose of Lima

On August 23, the church celebrates the first saint of the New World, St. Rose of Lima. Isabel Flores de Oliva was born in Lima, Peru on April 30, 1586, daughter of...

Saint of the day: Queenship of Mary

In this feast, particularly cherished by the Popes of modern times, we celebrate Mary as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Pope Pius XII in the Papal Encyclical Ad Coeli...

Saint of the day: St. Pius X, Pope

Joseph Sarto was the son of a poor village shoemaker and the eldest of eight children. Two priests of the parish helped him through school because he wanted to become a...

Saint of the day: St. Bernard de Clairvaux

On August 20 the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Doctor of the Church thanks to his writings and sermons which greatly influenced Europe...

Saint of the day: St. John Eudes 

John Eudes was born in France, on November 14, 1601. As a priest he was full of zeal for the salvation of souls. During a plague in Normandy, John spent two months...

Saint of the day: St. Helen, Empress

Helena was born around the year 246 to 248 AD. She was a native Greek of Drepanum in the province of Bithynia in Asia Minor. Her son Constantine renamed the city...

Saint of the day: St. Hyacinth, Priest

St. Hyacinth was a native of Silesia, which belonged to Poland. He studied at Cracow, Prague and Bologna, receiving the degrees of Doctor of Law and Divinity. On his...

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and...

Saint of the day: Maximilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish Franciscan priest, missionary and martyr, is celebrated throughout the Church today, August 14. The saint died in the concentration camp...

Sts. Pontain and Hippolytus, Martyrs

St. Pontian was a Roman citizen who succeeded St Urban in the Pontifical See in 230 AD. His pontificate lasted six years. He presided over the Roman Synod which approved...