https://youtu.be/2OWzpsLqI1o St. Agatha, a martyr, is the patron saint of breast cancer patients, wet nurses, and bakers, and she is invoked against fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna. Click above for Father Jerry’s gospel reading and homily.

https://youtu.be/-o7Bhmu4EDw Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr. Blaise was a 4th Century bishop who was martyred under the persecution of Licinius. He was the bishop of Sebastian Armenia and is associated with the healing of throats. “Many of you I know have had your throats blessed on the Feast […]

https://youtu.be/jQ-sp-Yx0cM Today the church celebrates The Feast of the Presentation, a feast that had its origin in the 4th Century in Jerusalem, and was celebrated in Rome by the 5th Century. It was originally called, in Greek, “The Feast of the Meeting,” and is also known as Candlemas because today is the day on which […]

https://youtu.be/tu463mBSTZk Today on this January 28th, the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church. Thomas Aquinas, who died in 1274, is called ‘the angelic doctor.’ He wrote the Summa Theologica, and authored hymns. He is the patron of Catholic schools, colleges and universities. He is also the patron […]