August 15: SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY. Significance & Consequences.
August 15: SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY. Significance & Consequences. Dear brethren in Christ, Happy Solemnity of the Assumption of […]
August 11: ST. CLARE OF ASSISI. Founder of the Poor Clares.
August 11: ST. CLARE OF ASSISI. Founder of the Poor Clares St. Clare (1193-1253) followed the footsteps of her brother, St. Francis […]
August 10: ST. LAWRENCE, DEACON, AND MARTYR. Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio.
August 10: ST. LAWRENCE, DEACON, AND MARTYR. Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio. A Roman deacon, St. Lawrence […]
August 9: ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (Edith Stein). Co-patroness of Europe. Martyr. Philosopher, Jewish convert, professor, Discalced Carmelite nun.
August 9: ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (Edith Stein). Co-patroness of Europe. Philosopher, Jewish convert, professor, Discalced Carmelite nun. OUTLINE […]
AUGUST 5: OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS. Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome). History. Prayer.
AUGUST 5: OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS. DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF ST. MARY MAJOR IN ROME The Basilica of St. […]
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists. Patron of Moral Theologians.
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI “By giving us his Son, whom He did not spare precisely so that He might spare […]
August 28. ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Late have I loved you, o beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you.
August 28. ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Late have I loved you, o beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. Dear friends, below is a beautiful excerpt taken from the book of St. Augustine, Confessions, prayed today in the Divine Office and which I think would benefit a lot of people in their personal prayer. In it, St. Augustine recounts his search for […]
August 28: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO. Father and Doctor of the Church
August 28: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Father and Doctor of the Church The life of St. Augustine of Hippo, Father and Doctor of the Church, son of St. Monica, is a great example of God’s love, mercy and patience, always disposed to wait for man to return to Him through humility and contrition, paving then the path of conversion and holiness. Prior to his conversion, St. Augustine led a dissolute and loose way of living, living with a mistress for several […]
August 27: ST. MONICA. Patroness of Mothers, Married Women and Widowers
August 27: ST. MONICA. Patroness of Mothers, Married Women and Widowers Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Monica. She is the persistent, determined, patient and loving mother of St. Augustine who never threw the towel on her son’s waywardly life, who as we know was a great sinner but later got converted to the Catholic faith after passing through turbulent years of sincere search for the truth, until he finally found what his heart was looking for in the Catholic Church. […]
August 25. ST. JOSEPH CALASANZ, Founder of the Piarists (Escolapios). Universal Patron of all the Christian popular schools in the world.
August 25. ST. JOSEPH CALASANZ, Founder of the Piarists. Universal Patron of all the Christian popular schools in the world. Today […]
