May. 8 Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Weekday
If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to […]
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May. 7 Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Weekday
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates the feast of recently-canonized Italian educator Saint Rosa Venerini (1656-1728), who founded Catholic schools for girls and young women during the late 17th and early […]
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May. 6 Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Peter Nolasco (1182-1258), born in France, but later settled in Barcelona, Spain. After taking part in the Crusades against the Albigensians, he used his inheritance […]
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May. 5 Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Weekday
Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Angelus of Jerusalem, O.Carm (1185-1220), priest, martyr, hermit, mystic, reformer, thaumaturge, missionary, convert from Judaism and a professed Priest of the Order of the […]
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May. 4 Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, Weekday
England celebrates the Feast of the English Martyrs, a group of forty men, women, religious, priests, and lay people who were canonized by Pope Paul VI on October 25, 1970 […]
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May. 3 Fifth Sunday of Easter, Sunday
Excerpt from the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also […]
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May. 2 Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Athanasius (295-373), Bishop of Alexandria and a great defender of the orthodox faith, throughout his life opposed the Arian heresy. By denying […]
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May. 1 Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Joseph the Worker, Opt. Mem.
The Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a […]
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Apr. 30 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Pius V, Pope and Religious, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Pius V (1504-1572). He joined the Dominicans at the age of fourteen; he was sixty-two when he was elected Pope. His reign, though […]
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Apr. 29 Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). She was born Catherine Benincasa in Siena at a date that remains uncertain, was favored with visions from the age […]