Today, we celebrate the feast of Saint Bartholomew, apostle of the Lord. SAINT BARTHOLOMEW was one of the twelve called apostles by the Lord. Several learned interpreters of the Holy Scriptures take this apostle to have been the same as Nathaniel, a native of Cana, in Galilee, a doctor in Jewish law, and one of […]
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Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Rose of Lima, virgin and the second patroness of the Philippines. Isabel Flores de Oliva was born in the city of Lima. Her nickname ‘rose’ comes from an incident in her infancy: a servant claimed to have seen her face transform into a rose. As a young girl, […]
Today, we celebrate the optional memorial of Saint Ezekiel Moreno, pastor Saint Ezekiel Moreno, was an Augustinian friar who labored for many years in the Philippines and in Colombia, South America, as a religious, a priest, and later as bishop. He was ordained priest in Manila in 1871. He was then sent to his first […]
Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Helena of Constantinople. Saint Helena was an Empress of the Roman Empire and mother of Roman emperor Constantine the Great. In her lifetime she wished to become a good mother and to find find the cross on which Jesus had been crucified. At the age of 63, she […]
St. Mary Magdalene is one of the greatest saints of the Bible and a legendary example of God’s mercy and grace. The precise dates of her birth and death are unknown, but we do know she was present with Christ during his public ministry, death and resurrection. She is mentioned at least a dozen times […]
Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both the medieval Church and the history of the Franciscan Order. A senior faculty member at the University of Paris, Saint Bonaventure certainly captured the hearts of his students through his academic skills […]