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The Transfiguration of our Lord
OUR divine Redeemer, being in Galilee about a year before His sacred Passion, took with Him St. Peter and the…
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Dedication of St. Mary Ad Nives
THERE are in Rome three patriarchal churches, in which the Pope officiates on different festivals. These are the Basilics of…
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St. Dominic
ST. DOMINIC was born in Spain, in 1170. As a student, he sold his books to feed the poor in…
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The Finding of St. Stephen’s Relics
THE second festival in honor of the holy protomartyr St. Stephen was instituted by the Church on the occasion of…
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St. Alphonsus Liguori
ST. ALPHONSUS was born of noble parents, near Naples, in 1696. His spiritual training was intrusted to the Fathers of…
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St. Peter’s Chains
HEROD AGRIPPA, King of the Jews, having put to death St. James the Great in the year 44, in order…
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St. Ignatius of Loyola
ST. IGNATIUS was born at Loyola in Spain, in the year 1491. He served his king as a courtier and…
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St. Germanus, Bishop
IN his youth Germanus gave little sign of sanctity. He was of noble birth, and at first practised the law…
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St. Martha, Virgin
ST. JOHN tells us that “Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus,” and yet but few glimpses are vouchsafed us…
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St. Pantaleon, Martyr
ST. PANTALEON was physician to the Emperor Galerius Maximianus, and a Christian, but, deceived by often hearing the false maxims…