Saint John of God (1495–1550) – Patron of the Sick and Hospitals
Early Life and Conversion Saint John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, in 1495. At a young
Early Life and Conversion Saint John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, in 1495. At a young
In the Spirit of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday As we enter the holy season of Lent, the Church in
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári in
Early Life and Formation Saint Thomas Aquinas was born around 1225 in the castle of Roccasecca, near Aquino in the
As we continue our journey through Lent, the readings of today’s liturgy invite us to meditate on the surpassing value
Ante Missam IntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit eum.Ps
INTROIT Ps 118:137; 118:124You are just, O Lord, and Your ordinance is right. Deal with Your servant according to Your
The feast day of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, celebrated together on September 16, honors two great martyrs of the early
As we meditate on the readings from Wisdom 3:1-8 and Luke 21:9-19, particularly in the context of the liturgical season
INTROIT Ps 78:11; 78:12; 78:10Let the prisoners’ sighing come before You, O Lord; repay our neighbors sevenfold into their bosoms;
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a central devotion within Catholic tradition, deeply rooted in both Scripture
In the Spirit of the Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostCommemoration of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary In the
INTROIT Ps 118:137; 118:124You are just, O Lord, and Your ordinance is right. Deal with Your servant according to Your
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also known as the Triumph of the Cross, is celebrated on September 14 in
As we contemplate the mystery of the Cross in the liturgy of the Saturday after the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost,
INTROIT Gal 6:14But it behooves us to glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: in Whom is our