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Saint of the Day for May 23 Saint Gregory VII (c. 1025 – May 25, 1085) Saint Gregory VII’s Story The 10th century and the first half of the 11th were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was the pawn of various Roman families. In 1049, th

Saint of the Day for May 22 Saint Rita of Cascia (1381 – May 22, 1457) Saint Rita of Cascia’s Story Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Her holiness was reflected in each phase of her

Holy Mary of Fatima, pray for us

Act of Consecration To The Immaculate Heart of The Blessed Virgin. Act of Abandonment To Mary

Interview of Br. Peter Pio Picciolini-Franciscan Brother

Prayer of St. Augustine

The Little Crown Of The Blessed Virgin

Saint of the Day for May 18 St. John I (c. 470 – May 18, 526) Saint John I’s Story Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Italy had been ruled for 30 years by an emperor who espoused the heresy, though he treated th

Saint of the Day for May 16 Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247 – February 22, 1297) Saint Margaret of Cortona’s Story Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, Tuscany. Her mother died when Margaret was seven; life with her stepmother was so difficu

Saint of the Day for May 15 Saint Isidore the Farmer,(1070 – May 15, 1130) Saint Isidore the Farmer’s Story Isidore has become the patron of farmers and rural communities. In particular, he is the patron of Madrid, Spain, and of the United States Nation

Our Lady of Fatima-100th Anniversary

A Glorious New Morning

Our Lady Of  the Rosary of Fatima Pray for us

Ninth Day

May 11-St. Ignatius of Laconi (1701-1781) Ignatius is another sainted begging brother.He was the second of seven children of peasant parents in Sardinia. His path to the Franciscans was unusual. During a serious illness, Ignatius vowed to become a Capuchin if he recovered. He regained his health but

The Great Promise-of the Five First Saturdays- The promise made by Our Lady to Lucia on July 13th, 1917, that there would be a future manifestation concerning the practice of the Five First Saturdays, was fulfilled on December 10th, 1925. Lucia was then a Postulant Sister in the Dorothean Convent at

Saturday, May 9, 2015 St. John of Avila (1500-1569) Born in the Castile region of Spain, John was sent at the age of 14 to the University of Salamanca to study law. He later moved to Alcala, where he studied philosophy and theology before his ordination as a diocesan priest.   After John’s parents d

Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Edel Quinn Eternal Father, I thank you for the grace you gaveedelcolor2 to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the joy of your presence, for the radiant charity infused into her heart b

May 10-St. Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i (1840-1889) When Joseph de Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, few people in Europe had any firsthand knowledge of leprosy (Hansen’s disease). By the time he died at the age of 49, people all over the world knew about this disease because of him. T

August 31 Sts. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the charismatic power of Jesus and his teachings—and the risks that could be involved in following him.