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Monday, August 5, 2019

God's Forgiveness

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Over the years of his ministry, a priest hears many thousands of confessions. It is one of his great privileges, to pronounce the words of a...

The Transfiguration of Our Lord

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At the time of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, St. Peter wanted to build a tabernacle, a permanent dwelling place. He wanted to “capture th...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Dedication of St. Mary Major

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From  The Church's Year of Grace , Pius Parsch: St. Mary Major is important to Christendom for three reasons. - It stands as a venerable...
Saturday, August 3, 2019

St. John Vianney

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St. John Vianney, also known as the Holy Curé de Ars, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, near Lyon, France to a family of farmers. He was an ...
Thursday, August 1, 2019

St. Eusebius of Vercelli

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Eusebius was the founder of the canons regular, priests living under a religious rule and dedicated to pastoral work. The canons regular was...

St. Peter Julian Eymard

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This account of the life of St. Peter Julian Eymard is excerpted from the  Saint of the Day  by Leonard Foley, O.F.M. Born in La Mure d'...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Alphonsus Liguori, born in 1696, was the son of an ancient Neapolitan family. His father was an officer in the Royal Navy. At the age of six...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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The Shrine of St. Ignatius at the Church of the Gesu in Rome. St. Ignatius of Loyola was born at Loyola in the mountains of northern Spain i...
Monday, July 29, 2019

St. Peter Chrysologus

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In the fifth century it was Ravenna, and not Rome, which was the capital of the Roman Empire in the West, and Ravenna itself became a major ...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

St. Martha of Bethany

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Our first thought upon hearing the name of St. Martha is probably the recollection of a woman preparing a meal for the Lord Jesus, upset tha...

Pater noster

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Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his...

"Thy Kingdom Come..."

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In the Lord's Prayer we pray for God to reign in our lives and in our world: Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in hea...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Ss. Joachim and Anne

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According to tradition, St. Joachim and St. Anne have come to us as being the names of the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. They are not ...

Ss. Joachim and Anne

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According to tradition, St. Joachim and St. Anne have come to us as being the names of the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. They are not ...

Ss. Joachim and Anne

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According to tradition, St. Joachim and St. Anne have come to us as being the names of the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. They are not ...