Pope St. Leo the Great
Pope St. Leo the Great, or Pope Leo I, was born to an aristocratic family in the early fifth century. Under Pope Celestine I, Leo was made a deacon around 431 AD and his skills as a peacemaker were made use of to resolve both secular and theological issues. Following the death of Pope Sixtus […]
All Saints Day
The feast of All Saints has been known by many names throughout the ages and has been celebrated on various days since the fourth century B.C. Today it is still known as All Saint’s Day, the Solemnity of All Saints, or the Feast of All Saints, but in the middle ages it was called All […]
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke the Evangelist lived during the first century. Born in Antioch during a time when it was a large city and cultural center, St. Luke was educated as a physician and knew Greek well. This education served him as he traveled with St. Paul as his personal physician, both evangelizing as many people as […]
St. Paul of the Cross
January 3, 1694, Paulo Francesco Daneii was born near Genoa in Italy. Throughout his childhood, he led a normal life. At the age of 19, he began to live more prayerfully and love God more closely through Christ’s Passion. St. Paul continued to help his father with the family business until 1715, when he decided […]
St. Calixtus I
St. Calixtus, also written Callistus, was pope during the third century. Unfortunately little is known about the life of this early pope, except for what was written about him by St. Hippolytus, who openly opposed almost everything Calixtus did leading up to and during his papacy. Young Calixtus was born a slave. His master entrusted […]
Our Lady of the Rosary
This feast was initiated by Pope Pius V to celebrate the victory of Christian forces over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Originally, Pope Pius V declared it the feast of Our Lady of Victory. Later, Pope Gregory XIII changed the feast to Our Lady of the Rosary in order to […]
St. John XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born November 25, 1881 and reigned as Pope John XXIII from 1958-63. Though Angelo was born into a poor family, he did not show them any preferment during his papacy, but rather encouraged humility. During his years in the seminary and early priesthood, Angelo served in the Italian military a couple […]
St. Faustina Kowalska
I am not alone because Jesus is with me, and with Him, I fear nothing. – St. Faustina Kowalska St. Faustina Kowalska was born August 25, 1905 and given the name Helena. While she was still quite young, Helena heard the call to religious life. Her parents, however, denied her request. But, after a vision […]
From the Writings of St. Francis of Assisi
On the Body of the Lord The Lord Jesus says to His disciples: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well; in a little while will know Him and see Him.” Phillip says […]
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, also known as St. Therese of Lisieux or Little Flower of Jesus, was born Marie Francois-Therese Martin to a watchmaker, Louis Martin, and a lace maker, Zelie Guerin, on January 2, 1873. She was the youngest of her siblings and was born ill. The family […]