More July Saints: St. Anne and St. Joachim
The feast day of St. Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is celebrated by the Catholic Church on July 26. Since 1969, the Church has also venerated her...
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The Saints of July: Identifying St. Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene has been a popular figure of great interest to the faithful of the Catholic Church and many others for centuries. Her place in the New Testament is there...
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St. Benedict, the “Father of Western Monasticism”
In 1964, Pope St. Paul VI named St. Benedict the patron saint of Europe, thus indicating the importance of the patrimony of the man and of the form of Benedictine...
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More on the Saints and Their Feasts…
The Church has made many changes to the universal liturgical calendar over the centuries. To a great extent, the Church’s calendar of saints’ feasts is the result of the devotional...
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The Many Saints of July…and other months
The universal calendar of the Catholic Church celebrates the faithful witness and intercession of numerous saints throughout the year. July is no exception...
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Chinese Martyrs
During the “Great Jubilee” of 2000, on October 1, Pope John Paul II canonized 120 martyrs, who had been killed for the Faith in China between the years 1648 and...
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Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus
July is observed by many as a month in honor of the Precious Blood. One excellent way to do that and to thus deepen our understanding of the saving gift...
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The Revival of Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
For anyone interested in better understanding the Scriptural and patristic roots of the devotion to the Sacred Heart, as well as much about the course of the Church’s theology and...
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Immaculate Heart is a magnificent Marian devotion that can be renewed daily in the heart of any believer! Mary’s Immaculate Heart will always be united to her Son and His...
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More on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
There’s good news out of Youngstown, Ohio! On June 13, 2025, Bishop David J. Bonnar, the bishop of Youngstown since 2021, issued a pastoral letter entitled, “Take Heart! Do...
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The Sacred Heart of Jesus & Pope Francis -Sacred Heart of Jesus Part 2
Just six months before his death, Pope Francis offered an extensive and wide-ranging summary of the history of the devotion to the Sacred Heart, including significant references to his predecessors, including...
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“The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” Part 1
The Sacred Heart of Jesus - "…there is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love...
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Feasts of Saint Joseph, Past and Present
Feasts of Saint Joseph, Past and Present: How the Church honors the patron saint of fathers workers and the Universal Church. Model of Protection for all the faithful!
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