COLLECTION OF CATHOLIC PRAYERS ETC.
Carlo never compared himself with others, not because he considered himself better than others like an arrogant person, but because he was simple, modest, and preferred to keep a low profile, not wanting in any way to make a show of himself. He once told us, “Why diminish the light of others to make your…
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Reading 1 Acts 4:23-31 After their release Peter and John went back to their own people and reported what the chief priests and elders had told them. And when they heard it, they raised their voices to God with one accord and said, “Sovereign Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all…
In St. Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr (Feast day – April 28) The protomartyr of the South Seas, St. Peter Chanel was born in 1803 at Clet in the diocese of Belley, France. His intelligence and simple piety brought him to the attention of the local priest, Father Trompier, who saw to his elementary education….
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — For thousands of young teens who traveled to Rome for the Jubilee of Teenagers, the announcement of Pope Francis’ death came as a shock. For many, the joy of commemorating the Jubilee Year dedicated to hope was suddenly mingled with grief at the loss of the pontiff, who passed away April…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mercy — the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry — must guide the Catholic Church through its period of mourning and the uncertainty that lies ahead, the Vatican’s second-ranking official said. Celebrating Mass April 27 for the second day of the “novendiali” — nine days of mourning for the late…
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St. Zita was born in 1212 in Lucca, Italy, into a poor but deeply devout Christian family. At the age of 12, she began working as a domestic servant for the wealthy Fatinelli family, a position she would hold for nearly 50 years. Despite being mistreated by other servants and sometimes her employers, Zita remained…
Reading I Acts 5:12-16 Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s portico. None of the others dared to join them, but the people esteemed them. Yet more than ever, believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women, were added…
St. Zita was born into a poor but holy Christian family. Her older sister became a Cistercian nun and her uncle Graziano was a hermit whom the local people regarded as a saint. Zita herself always tried to do God’s will obediently whenever it was pointed out to her by her mother. At the age…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis was elected as the first Latin American pontiff, he said his brother cardinals went out of their way to pick someone from the “ends of the earth.” He spent the rest of his pontificate going back out to those peripheries, traveling to more than 65 nations, preferring those…
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ROME (CNS) — The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude from thousands of mourners. After the funeral Mass April 26, pallbearers carried Pope Francis’ coffin through St. Peter’s Basilica, stopping briefly at the steps leading to St. Peter’s…
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