The Resurrection of Lazarus from the Dead. The Surprising Interpretation of Saint Ambrose of Milan
“For He raised not Lazarus alone, but the faith of all.”
Day: November 4, 2025
Nov. 3 Monday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Martin de Porres, Religious, Opt. Mem.
Today the Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639), who lived a life of fasting, prayer and penance as a Dominican lay brother. He was born in Peru of a Spanish knight and a Negro woman from Panama. Martin inherited the features and dark complexion of his mother, and for that … Read more
St. Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres Feast date: Nov 03 St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 as the son of Spaniard Juan de Porres, and a freed colored-woman from Panama, Ana Velasquez. Being of mixed race, Martin was of a lower social caste, though his father looked out for him and made sure the … Read more
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in suffrage for deceased prelates
Pope Leo XIV leads the Church’s commemoration for his papal predecessor and 142 other bishops who died in the past year on Nov. 3, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 3, 2025 / 11:04 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in … Read more