Alive Together with Christ Through Faith
Feast: August, 30 Papacy Life: October 25, 1792 Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, France – August 29, 1879 (aged 86) Saint-Pern, Ille-et-Vilaine, France Beatified: October 3, 1982 Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II Canonised: October 11,...
Sunday 28 May 2017 First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Second Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 Gospel...
Thursday 25 May 2017 First Reading: Acts 1:1-11 Responsorial Psalm: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Second Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 Gospel...
St. Peter Julian Eymard, of France, had a strong devotion to the Holy Eucharist and Our Lady and began his priestly life in the Society of Mary. “But his heart burned with the desire...
The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation. Pius XII called it a compendium of the gospel. The main focus is on Jesus—His birth, life,...
Feast: November, 1 Readings: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12a Type of Feast: Solemnity; Holy Day of Obligation Prayers: Litany of the Saints Other Names for the Feast:...
All Saints’ Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on November 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained...
Feast: September, 16 Prayer: St. Cornelius, Pope and St. Cyprian, Bishop and Martyrs – Prayer Cornelius was ordained Bishop of Rome in the year 251. He laboured to combat the Novatian schism and...
Feast: September, 16 Life: 200 Carthage, Tunisia – September 14, 258 Carthage, Tunisia Symbol: twenty gold coins; crown; axe; palm frond (for martytr); martyr’s crown; bishop’s mitre. Patron: Patron Saint of Algeria; North Africa...
Feast: September, 16 Papacy Life: March, 251 – June, 253 Centumcellae (Civitavecchia), Italy Symbols: horn and triple papal cross; cows or oxen; font; tall cross; sword; also papal symbols of tiara, church and/or triple...
