Saint Peter Damian was a reforming Benedictine monk and was cardinal to Pope Leo IX. He was also declared as Doctor of the Church in 1828 with his feast day being celebrated every February 21. Born in Ravenna around 1007, he was the youngest of...
Saint Valentine officially known as Saint Valentine of Rome, a widely known Roman saint from the 3rd century; his feast day is widely celebrated during February 14 and is considered to be a saint for “courtly love.” Not much is known as to the life of...
“There must be no hostility in our minds, no contempt in our eyes, no insult on our lips. We must use mercy for the present and have hope for the future, as is fitting for true fathers who are eager for real correction and improvement.”...
(May 8, 1521 – December 21, 1597) The energetic life of Peter Canisius should demolish any stereotypes we may have of the life of a saint as dull or routine. Peter lived his 76 years at a pace which must be considered heroic, even in our...
[caption id="attachment_18992" align="alignright" width="254"] Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro[/caption]During the 1920s, the Catholic Church in Mexico experienced severe persecution. Many priests, nuns, religious, and devout lay persons gave their lives defending their faith and serving the community. One of them was Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro. He...
“But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.” (Jude 20-21) St. Jude is the Patron Saint...
[gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="18291,18292"] Are you on Viber? Or Twitter? If you were to send a tweet to God, what would you say? And if he tweeted back, would that make your day? If we can stay connected with friends on Facebook or Instagram, can we also...
Feast day: April 2 Patron of Filipino youth, altar boys, the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers, Guam, Cebuanos. Birth: 1654 Death: 1672 Beatified By: 5 March 2000, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized By: On 10/21/2012 by Pope Benedict XVI Saint Pedro Calungsod (c. 1654 - April...
October 8 Holy Simeon lived in the first century. In Luke's Gospel, chapter two, Joseph and Mary bring Jesus ton Temple in Jerusalem. That is where they meet Simeon. The holy man had waited patiently for the Lord to grant him a request: he wanted to...
September 28 honors a lay person from the Philippines, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, and his fifteen companions. These sixteen martyrs were killed for their faith in 1637, in Nagasaki, Japan. Born in Manila, St. Lorenzo was the father of a family. He joined the Dominican priests,...