Annual Pilgrimage to Knock

29/05/201319/02/2013 by ddelargy

St. Thomas: Saint of the Day for Sunday, July 03, 2022 03/07/2022

St. Thomas was born a Jew and was called to be one of the twelve Apostles. His birth and death dates are unknown, but his feast day is celebrated July 3. He lived before the formal establishment of the Catholic Church but is recognized as the patron saint of architects. He was a dedicated but […]

St. Bernardino Realino: Saint of the Day for Saturday, July 02, 2022 02/07/2022

St. Bernardino Realino was born into a noble family of Capri, Italy in 1530. After receiving a thorough and devout Christian education at the hands of his mother, he went on to study medicine at the University of Bologna, but after three years he switched to law and received his doctorate in 1563. Word of […]

St. Junipero Serra: Saint of the Day for Friday, July 01, 2022 01/07/2022

Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Majorca on November 24, 1713, and took the name of Junipero when in 1730, he entered the Franciscan Order. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua until 1749. At the age of thirty-seven, he landed in Mexico City on January […]