Today we celebrate the optional memorial of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Saint Nicholas of Tolentino was born in 1245 in Sant’Angelo in Pontano. His name was taken from St. Nicholas of Myra, at whose shrine his parents prayed to have a child. Nicholas became a monk at 18, and seven years later, he was ordained […]

Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Peter Claver Saint Peter Claver was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia, Spain) who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, the Republic of Colombia, and ministry to African Americans. After he had completed his studies, Claver entered the […]

Today we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The canon of scripture does not record Mary’s birth. The earliest known account of Mary’s birth is found in the Protoevangelium of James (5:2), an apocryphal text from the late second century, with her parents known as Saint Anne and Saint Joachim. […]

Today, we celebrate the feast of Saint Bartholomew, apostle of the Lord.SAINT BARTHOLOMEW was one of the twelve who were called to the apostolate by our blessed Lord himself. Several learned interpreters of the Holy Scripture take this apostle to have been the same as Nathaniel, a native of Cana, in Galilee, a doctor in […]

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 memorial of Saint Pope Pius X, the 257th pope of the Catholic Church. Saint Pope Pius X was born on June 2, 1835. On September 18, 1858, he was ordained a priest and became chaplain at Tombolo. While there, he expanded his knowledge of theology, studying both Thomas Aquinas and canon […]

Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot, and doctor of the Church. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, was born into the nobility of Burgandy. His father was the lord of Fontaines. From his earliest years, Bernard showed an aptitude for learning and was devout with zealousness. He is charismatic and had the […]

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 […]

Today, we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This solemnity recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth when both her soul and her body were taken into the presence of God. Venerable Pope Pius XII confirmed this belief about the Virgin Mary […]