Liturgical Calender
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Feast of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
Date: June, 3 For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew… Read More
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Feast of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs
Date: June, 2 Saints Marcellinus and Peter (sometimes called Petrus Exorcista – Peter the Exorcist) are venerated within the Christian… Read More
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Feast of Saint Justin, Martyr
Date: June, 1 Saint Justin was a philosopher in the Greek tradition, born around 100 A.D. in Samaria to Greek… Read More
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Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Date: May, 31 In the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:26-57), the Archangel Gabriel announces two wonderful events… Read More
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Feast of Saint Joan of Arc
Date: May, 30 St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan… Read More
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Feast of Saint Richard Thirkeld, Martyr
Date: May, 29 Richard Thirkeld was ordained a priest in France in 1579, and returned to homeland of York, England, soon… Read More
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Feast of Blessed Margaret Pole
Date: May, 28 Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and Richard III. She… Read More
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Feast of Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop
Date: May, 27 At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life.… Read More
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Feast of Saint Philip Neri
Date: May, 26 St. Philip Neri was a Christian missionary and founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, a community… Read More
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Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Date: May, 25 It would be easy to concentrate on the mystical experiences God gave this saint, rather than on her life.… Read More