Today, May 22, is the memorial of Saint Rita of Cascia. Patron saint of impossible cases. Born in 1381 in Umbria, Italy, the young Rita was already decided on becoming a nun. Back then, arranged marriages were common and so her parents Antonio and Amata Lotti wanted her to marry Paolo Mancini. Thus at age […]
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Peter turned and saw the disciple following whom Jesus loved,the one who had also reclined upon his chest during the supperand had said, “Master, who is the one who will betray you?”When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”Jesus said to him, “What if I want him to remain until I
It is with great sadness, but with faithful trust in God’s mercy and love, that we, the Carmelites (O.Carm.) in the Philippines, announce the death of our brother, our Provincial Councilor and the Parish Priest of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Fr. Pedro Manilag Jr., O.Carm., 49. He expired at
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Today, May 21, is the memorial of Saint Eugene de Mazenod. Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Eugene was born in France in 1782 to a well-to-do family. However, when the French Revolution broke out, his family was forced to leave their wealth behind as they had to escape to Italy. Years later,
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After Jesus had revealed himself to his disciples and eaten breakfast with them,he said to Simon Peter,“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”Simon Peter answered him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”He then said to Simon Peter a second time,“Simon, son of John,
Today, May 20, is the memorial of Saint Bernardine of Siena. The year 1380 saw Bernardine being born to a noble family. In 1403, he became a Franciscan friar. Bernardine was known for his effective preaching, attracting huge crowds wherever he went. He was a huge devotee of the Holy Name of Jesus. Bernardine was
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Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying:“I pray not only for these,but also for those who will believe in me through their word,so that they may all be one,as you, Father, are in me and I in you,that they also may be in us,that the world may believe that you sent me.And I
Today, May 19, is the memorial of Saint Crispin of Viterbo. He was born Pietro Fioretti in 1668 to parents Marzia and Ubaldo. The latter died when Pietro was four years old. Meanwhile, Marzia brought Pietro to a Marian shrine where he consecrated him to the Virgin Mary. Since then, the child had an ardent
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Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying:“Holy Father, keep them in your namethat you have given me,so that they may be one just as we are one.When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me,and I guarded them, and none of them was lostexcept the son of
Today, May 18, is the memorial of Saint Venantius of Camerino. Tradition says Venantius was 15 years old when he was tortured and beheaded upon the orders of the anti-Christian emperor Trajan Decius. The emperor’s soldiers arrested Venantius only because he was a Christian who refused to give up his faith. Venantius went through various
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