Today, April 27, is the memorial of Saint Zita. Patron saint of maids and domestic helpers. Around the year 1212, Zita was born to a very poor but pious family. When Zita turned 12, she was hired as a house-helper for the rich Fatinelli family in Lucca, Italy. For Zita, her employment was an opportunity […]
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The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem.It was winter.And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon.So the Jews gathered around him and said to him,“How long are you going to keep us in suspense?If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”Jesus answered them, “I told you and
Today, April 26, is the memorial of Saint Rafael Arnáiz Barón. Patron saint of diabetics. Rafael was born in 1911 in Burgos, Spain. His mother was born in Manila, Philippines while his father was a Spaniard. An artistic young man, he studied architecture in Madrid, Spain. He then felt that the Lord was calling him
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Jesus said:“Amen, amen, I say to you,whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gatebut climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and
Jesus said:“I am the good shepherd.A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.A hired man, who is not a shepherdand whose sheep are not his own,sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away,and the wolf catches and scatters them.This is because he works for pay and has no concern for
Today, April 24, is the memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen. The future saint was named Rey when he was born in 1577 in Germany. He was known to be a role model for humility and chastity in his youth. He was a brilliant lawyer who had a devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and made
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Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said,“This saying is hard; who can accept it?”Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this,he said to them, “Does this shock you?What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?It is the Spirit that gives life, while
Today, April 23, is the memorial of Saint George. George was a soldier of Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey. He was a member of the Praetorian Guards for Roman emperor Diocletian. He was firm in his Christian faith that, during the anti-Christian persecutions, he affirmed his love of God and belief in Jesus Christ. For this
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The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,“How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?”Jesus said to them,“Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood,you do not have life within you.Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Bloodhas eternal life,and I will raise him
Today, April 22, is the memorial of Saint Opportuna. What is certain is that Opportuna was born in a castle in Normandy, France. Her family tree had saints. She was the sister of St. Chrodegang and the niece of St. Lanthilda. Opportuna was a virtuous Benedictine nun and abbess who received the veil from her
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