Thursday, 25 May 2023

25 MAY – SAINT URBAN (Pope and Martyr)

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Urban, a Roman by birth, governed the Church during the reign of the emperor Alexander Severus. By his learning and holy life he converte...
Wednesday, 24 May 2023

24 MAY – OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

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  The Faithful have frequently seen it proved by miraculous intervention that the Mother of God is ever ready with her Help to repel the ...

24 MAY – WEDNESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF THE ASCENSION

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Dom Prosper Gu é ranger: Let us now look upon the Earth, for our eyes have until now been riveted upon the Heaven into which our Je...
Tuesday, 23 May 2023

23 MAY – TUESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF THE ASCENSION

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Dom Prosper Gueranger: The Lord of glory has ascended into Heaven and, as the Apostle says, “He has gone there as our forerunner,” (Heb...
Friday, 19 May 2023

19 MAY – SAINT PUDENTIANA (Virgin)

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The virgin Pudentiana was daughter of the Roman Senator Pudens. Having lost her parents, and being most exemplary in her practice of t...
Thursday, 27 April 2023

27 APRIL – FERIA

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: In Nicomedia, during the persecution of Diocletian, the birthday of St. Anthimus, bishop a...
Saturday, 1 April 2023

1 APRIL – FERIA OF LENT

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: At Rome, the passion of St. Theodora, sister of the illustrious martyr Hermes, who underwen...
Friday, 31 March 2023

31 MARCH – FERIA OF LENT

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: At Thecua in Palestine, the holy prophet Amos, whom the priest Amasias frequently scourged,...
Thursday, 30 March 2023

30 MARCH – FERIA OF LENT

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: At Rome, on the Via Appia, the martyrdom of blessed Quirinus, tribune, baptised with all hi...
Wednesday, 29 March 2023

29 MARCH – FERIA OF LENT

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: In Persia, the holy martyrs Jonas and Barachisius, under Sapor, king of Persia. Jonas, bei...
Wednesday, 22 March 2023

22 MARCH – FERIA OF LENT

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: At Narbonne in France, the birthday of the bishop St. Paul, a disciple of the Apostles. He ...
Friday, 3 March 2023

3 MARCH – FERIA

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: At Caesarea in Palestine, during the persecution of Valerian, the holy martyrs Marin...
Saturday, 25 February 2023

25 FEBRUARY – FERIA

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: In Egypt, in the time of the emperor Maximian, the birthday of the holy martyrs Victorin...
Monday, 6 February 2023

6 MARCH – MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

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Lesson – Daniel ix. 15‒19 In those days Daniel prayed to the Lord, saying: “O Lord our God, who has brought forth your people out of th...
Sunday, 29 January 2023

29 JANUARY – FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

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Epistle – Romans xiii. 8‒10 Brethren, owe no man anything, but to love one another, for he that loves his neighbour has fulfilled the L...
Saturday, 7 January 2023

7 JANUARY – FERIA

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On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY: The bringing back of the Child Jesus from Egypt. The same day, the birthd...
Sunday, 18 December 2022

18 DECEMBER – FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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Dom Prosper Guéranger: We have now entered into the week which immediately precedes the birth of the Messiah. That long-desired Coming mi...