Posts by LwcAdmin
St John Bosco, Priest – 31 Jan
He was born in Piedmont of a peasant family, and he was brought up by his widowed mother. He became a priest, and his particular concer...
St Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor – 28 Jan
Son of the Count of Aquino, born in the family castle in Lombardy near Naples, Italy. Educated by Benedictine monks at Monte Cassino, a...
St Angela Merici, Virgin – 27 Jan
St Angela was born in 1470 in Desenzano in the territory of Lombardy. she took the habit of the Third Order of Saint Francis and called...
Conversion of Paul, Apostle – 25 Jan
Saul, the young man who looked after the cloaks of the men who were stoning St Stephen, grew into a dedicated and efficient persecutor ...
St Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor – 24 Jan
He was born near Annécy, in Savoy, studied the law, and was ordained to the priesthood despite the opposition of his father. His f...
St Agnes, Virgin & Martyr – 21 Jan
At age 12 or 13 Agnes was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and lose her virginity by rape. She was taken to a Roman temple to Minerva...
Solemnity of Christ the King – 24 November
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925, the sixteenth centenary of th...
St Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr – 12 November
St Josaphat was born in the Ukraine of Orthodox parents. In 1595 the Union of Brest brought the Ruthenian Church into communion wi...
St Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor – 07 November
He was born in Trier (now in Germany) between 337 and 340, to a Roman family: his father was praetorian prefect of Gaul. Ambrose w...
The Most Holy Name of Mary – 12 September
The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholi...