Today the church celebrates The Feast of our Lady of Lourdes. According to Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the visionary of Lourdes in 1858, the Virgin Mary proclaimed herself the Immaculate Conception. Under that title, she is the Patroness of Portugal and of the Philippines.
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The Feast of St. Scholastica
Today the church celebrates The Feast of Saint Scholastica, the twin sister of Saint Benedict. She died in the year 543, and eventually she and her brother were buried in the same plot. The story is told that every year Scholastica and her brother, Benedict, would spend an afternoon visiting, praying and talking about their […]
Continue ReadingStewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal
Most dioceses in the United States and many in Canada conduct a diocesan appeal each year. The purpose of the appeals differs diocese to diocese. Some use the appeal money to support ministries and services at the diocesan level. Other dioceses have appeals for charities only. The 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal for the Diocese of […]
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Agatha
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.
Continue ReadingThe Feast of Saint Blaise
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 of […]
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