“Immaculate Virgin, thou hast to save me. Grant that I may always remember thee; and thou, do thou never forget me. The happy day, when I shall go to behold thy beauty in paradise, seems a thousand years off. So much do I long to praise and love thee more than I can now do, […]
Saint of the day 26 May Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), affectionately known as the “Apostle of Rome” was one of the most vibrant, eccentric, and influential figures of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. At a time when Rome was plagued by corruption, political tension, and the shock of the Protestant Reformation, Philip revolutionized religious life not through
Gospel Reading : John 19:25-34 So the soldiers did this. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Mag′dalene. When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then
“Thou art the Mother of the Flame; as the Spirit rested upon thee in the beginning to create the Head, so He rests upon thee now to create the Body.” – St Ephrem Watch the Video on YouTube Acts 2:1-11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And
“A great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars:” – John the Evangelist Revelation 12:1 The Woman Clothed with the Sun Fleeth from the Persecution of the Dragon.Benjamin West, 1738–1820 – Princeton University Art Museum Gospel Reading
Saint of the day – Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious “Consider, then, with what deeper feelings of devotion God has willed that we should honour Mary, He who has placed the fullness of all good in her; so that if there is any hope in us, if any grace, if any salvation, we know that
Saint of the Day – 22 May Saint Rita of Cascia (1381–1457) is one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, widely invoked as the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes, hopeless situations, and marital difficulties. Her legacy is defined by her extraordinary capacity for forgiveness, her role as a peacemaker in a violent
“To Jesus, we must go through Mary. Let your love for the Sacred Heart always be mirrored and safely kept within the immaculate mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe.” – – Saint José María Robles Hurtado one of the Mexican martyrs Gospel Reading – John 12:24-26 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of
Saints of the day – 21 May Cristóbal Magallanes Jara diocesan priest and leader of the 25 companion martyrs of the Cristero War Agustín Caloca Cortés Seminary Prefect (executed with Fr. Magallanes) Roman Adame Rosales Parish Priest & Creator of Catechetical Schools Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán Parish Priest, Poet, and Journalist Julio Álvarez Mendoza Rural Parish
Saint of the day – Saint Bernardino of Siena, Priest “As the moon has no light of its own, but receives all its brilliance and warmth from the reflection of the sun, so the glorious Virgin …is a most perfect mirror, completely filled with the light of the Eternal Word. She catches the fullness of
