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The Church celebrates Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) today. His outstanding quality was his radiant purity and the Church praises this perfect innocence with the words, "Thou has made him little less than the angels." He was baptized in the womb, because his life was in danger, and he made a…

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Ordinary Time: June 21st

Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

The Church celebrates Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) today. His outstanding quality was his radiant purity and the Church praises this perfect innocence with the words, "Thou has made him little less than the... More

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Ordinary Time: June 20th

Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

The Roman Martyrology commemorates on this date St. John Matera (also known as John Pulsano) (1070-1139). St. John was a native of Matera, Italy and in his childhood longed to become a hermit. As a young man, he worked... More

Ordinary Time: June 19th

Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Romuald, Abbot

The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Romuald (951-1027) who was born in Ravenna of a noble family. He was the founder of the Camaldolese monks—one of the Italian branches of the Benedictines—in which the eremitical... More

Ordinary Time: June 18th

Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Gregory Barbarigo (1625-1697), canonized by Pope St. John XXIII in 1960. He was the Bishop of Bergamo and of Padua. St. Gregory was noted as a distinguished churchman and... More

Ordinary Time: June 17th

Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Today St. Albert Chmielowski (1845-1916) is commemorated in Poland. He was born in Igolomia near Kraków as the eldest of four children in a wealthy family, he was christened Adam. During the 1864 revolt against Czar Alexander... More

Ordinary Time: June 16th

Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Benno of Meissen (1010-1106), who labored to convert the Slavs, established numerous religious edifices, and is said to have founded the Cathedral of Meissen.... More

Ordinary Time: June 15th

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

The fundamental dogma, on which everything in Christianity is based, is that of the Blessed Trinity in whose name all Christians are baptized. The Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity needs to be understood and celebrated as a... More

Ordinary Time: June 14th

Saturday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time; Ember Saturday

The Roman Martyrology commemorates the Old Testament Prophet, Elisha, the successor of Elijah. His feast day is observed by the Carmelites who claim descent from Elijah and Elisha who lived on Mount Carmel. He is also... More

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Ordinary Time: June 13th

Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Ember Friday

Today is the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), who was born at Lisbon, Portugal. He bacame a canon regular and then a Franciscan preaching the Gospel everywhere in Portugal and Italy. Both as a theologian and as a... More

Ordinary Time: June 12th

Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time

The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Basilides (d. 304), an early Roman martyr under the persecutions of Diocletian. Tradition holds he was born to the imperial Roman nobility and a soldier, possibly an... More

Ordinary Time: June 11th

Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle; Ember Wednesday

Today is the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle, who was designated by the Holy Spirit to share the charge and mission of the twelve Apostles, is venerated by the Church as one of them. He played an important part in the first... More