Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Saint of the Day for August 9th (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942) Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was a brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Teresa of Avila that she began […]
Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord August 6th.
August 5th, The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major.
August 5th, The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major. The first church in the Western World dedicated to the Most Holy Mother of God was built on the Esquiline Hill of Rome in 352AD. A miraculous fall of snow indicated the site where the church was to be built. The church was dedicated […]
St John Vianney.
St John Vianney.
Feast of Our Lady of the Angels: The Blessing of the Portiuncula.
Feast of Our Lady of the Angels: The Blessing of the Portiuncula. Feast of Our Lady of the Angels, the patronal feast of the Portiuncula Chapel in Assisi which St. Francis rebuilt.
Saints Joachim and Anne.
Saints Joachim and Anne.
Saint James the Apostle
Saint of the Day for July 25th. Saint James the Apostle.
July 24th – St Declan, Bishop of Ardmore (5th Century)
July 24th – St Declan, Bishop of Ardmore (5th Century)
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us! Feast Day: July 22nd
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!Feast Day: July 22nd
Our Lady’s appearance to St. Catherine Laboure.
July 19th is the anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance to St. Catherine Laboure, whom she commissioned to make known the Miraculous Medal. For a retelling of this account: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/st-catherine-laboure-and-the-miraculous-medal-5667