TROCAIRE SPECIAL CHURCH COLLECTION

Trocaire’s special collection for the people of Syria and the Phillippines realized a total of £15,079.

Thank you for your generous support.

St. Ildephonsus: Saint of the Day for Saturday, January 23, 2021 23/01/2021

St. Ildephonsus is highly regarded in Spain and closely associated with devotion to the Blessed Virgin which he fostered by his famous work concerning her perpetual virginity. Born around 607, Ildephonsus came from a noble family and was probably a pupil of St. Isidore of Seville. While still quite young, he entered the Benedictine monastery […]

St. Vincent Pallotti: Saint of the Day for Friday, January 22, 2021 22/01/2021

St. Vincent Pallotti, Priest (Feast - January 22) Born in Rome in 1795, St. Vincent became a priest and dedicated himself completely to God and cared for souls. He dreamed of gaining for Christ all non-Catholics, especially the Mohammedans. To this end he inaugurated a revolutionary program which envisaged the collaboration of the laity in […]

St. Agnes: Saint of the Day for Thursday, January 21, 2021 21/01/2021

St. Agnes of Rome was born in 291 AD and raised in a Christian family. Agnes was very beautiful and belonged to a wealthy family. Her hand in marriage was highly sought after, and she had many high ranking men chasing after her. However, Agnes made a promise to God never to stain her purity. […]