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Saturday, June 30, 2018

The Protomartyrs of Rome

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These are the holy men and women who are called the "Protomartyrs of Rome." They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles

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Ss. Peter and Paul by Bartolomeo Vivarini On June 29 the Church celebrates the feast day of Ss. Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258, ...

St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr

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St. Irenaeus was born in Asia Minor, probably around the year 125. It is not known when he came to Gaul. He was a priest of the Church of Ly...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

St. Cyril of Alexandria

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Excerpted from  The Church's Year of Grace , by Pius Parsch: St. Cyril is one of the great Greek fathers of the Church. He was chosen by...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

Nativity of St. John the Baptist

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St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of our Lord who was known for preparing the way for Jesus Christ, and for baptizing Him. John was bo...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Ss. Hilda, Etheldreda, Mildred, and All Holy Nuns

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Hilda of Whitby (c. 614–680) is the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby. An im...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

St. Aloysius Gonzaga

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The time and place where Aloysius Gonzaga grew up - 16th-century Italy - was not very different from 21st century America. It was a lax, mor...

St. Alban, Protomartyr of England

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THE STORY OF SAINT ALBAN as recounted in the Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede [672 - 735] During this pers...
Monday, June 18, 2018

St. Romuald

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St. Romuald, born c.950 in Ravenna, is the founder of the Camaldolese Order, which is a branch of the Benedictines. Austere and devout, alon...
Friday, June 15, 2018

St. Richard of Chichester

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Richard of Wyche was born in 1197 at Droitwyche, the son of a prosperous yeoman farmer. He and his brother were orphaned at an early age, an...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

St. Anthony of Padua

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The Feast of St. Anthony of Padua is on June 13th, and it's a pretty big deal for us here in the city that bears his name. It was on St....
Sunday, June 10, 2018

St. Barnabas, Son of Encouragement

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From "The Church's Year of Grace," by Pius Parsch: Strictly speaking, Barnabas was not an apostle, but the title has been best...
Friday, June 8, 2018

Immaculate Heart of Mary

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"Immaculate Heart of Mary" Oil on canvas, at the lectern, Our Lady of the Atonement Church. Following upon the Solemnity of the Mo...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Chapel of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Our Lady of the Atonement Church San Antonio, Texas O God, who hast suffered the Heart of thy Son t...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

St. Norbert, Confessor and Bishop

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St. Norbert was born about the year 1080 and his early life was one of ease and selfishness. It was an easy move for him to enter into the p...