St John the BaptistSep 29, 2022
Most information about Saint John the Baptist comes from the Gospels. The Roman historian Josephus also mentions him. He was the son of Zachariah a Temple priest and Elizabeth, a quite old cousin of the Virgin Mary. An angel foretold his birth, adding that he would prepare people for the Lord. Scriptures… Read more
St Helena, St Albert Hurtado SJAug 18, 2022
Empress. St Helena was an innkeeper's daughter, born at Drepanum (later Helenopolis) in Asia Minor, around 270. Another story claims she was born in ... Read more
St Mary MacKillop, St Jeanne DelanoueAug 17, 2022
Foundress, educator, and social reformer, Mary MacKillop is Australia's first canonized saint. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Mary was one of nine children ... Read more
St ArmelAug 16, 2022
Abbot. One of the patron saints of hospitals, Saint Armel was invoked to cure headaches, fever, colic, gout and rheumatism. He was born in South Wales ... Read more
Assumption of Our LadyAug 15, 2022
This feast is the memorial of Our Lady's death, burial, rising to life - her Passover and glorious assumption into heaven. In ancient times, the churches of the west ... Read more
St Jane Frances de Chantal, St MurtaghAug 12, 2022
Widow and foundress of the Order of the Visitation. Born of a noble Burgundian family, in 1572, Jane Frances married a baron at the age of 20 ... Read more
