Second Sunday of Advent–V (I) – St. Nicholas, Bishop, Confessor
Jesus proved Himself to be the promised Savior by His miracles of mercy and His preaching to the poor. In keeping with
St. Ambrose, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III) – Ferial–V (Comm.)
Ambrose was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was consular
Holy Day of Obligation: FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION–W (I)
Although the belief that Mary was sinless and conceived immaculate has been widely held since Late Antiquity, the doctrine was not dogmatically
Ferial–V (III)
ST. LEOCADIA, Virgin, Martyr. ST. LEOCADIA was a native of Toledo, and was apprehended by an order of Dacian, the cruel governor
Ferial–V (III) – St. Melchiades, Pope, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Pope Melchiades, who was called by St. Augustine an excellent man, a true son of peace, and a true father of Christians,
St. Damasus, Pope, Confessor–W (III) – Ferial–V (Comm.)
Pope St. Damasus I was born around 305, probably near the city of Egitania, Lusitania, in what is the present-day village of
In USA: Our Lady of Guadalupe–W (III) – Ferial–V (Comm.)
The iconography of the Virgin is fully Catholic: Miguel Sanchez, the author of the 1648 tract Imagen de la Virgen María, described
Third Sunday of Advent–Rose (I) (Gaudete Sunday) – St. Lucy, Virgin, Martyr
Gaudete means “Rejoice.” Anticipated joy over our Savior's coming breaks through all our serious Advent preparation. Although it cannot be entirely repressed,
Ferial–V (III)
ST. NICASIUS, Archbishop, and his Companions, Martyrs. In the fifth century an army of barbarians from Germany ravaging part of Gaul, plundered
Ferial–V (III)
ST. MESMIN was a native of Verdun [France]. The inhabitants of that place having proved disloyal to King Clovis, an uncle of