In Catholicism, #RedWednesday is an observance focused on raising awareness of religious persecution and honoring those who have suffered for their faith. It is typically observed on the last Wednesday of November, although the date may vary depending on the region or organization organizing the event. The day is marked by Catholics wearing […]
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions’ Story Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them, and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. He became a professional calligrapher, transcribing documents in beautiful penmanship. He was a […]
Roel Pareño (The Philippine Star) – January 28, 2019 – 12:00am ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — The Sunday morning mass was in progress when two explosions ripped through the Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu yesterday. The blasts blew away the entrance to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, and ripped through the main hall, shredding […]
Feast Day: June 24 Observed by: Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Eastern Catholic Churches, Lutherans, Anglicans Type: Christian Significance: Celebrates the birth of John the Baptist, Jesus’ precursor and relative. Celebrations: Religious services Related to: Christmas, Epiphany, the Visitation Story: The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity […]
Feast Day: June 21 Patronage: Young students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS care-givers Birth: 9 March 1568 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire Death: 21 June 1591 (aged 23) Rome, Papal States Beatified: 19 October 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V Canonized: 31 December 1726, […]
Feast Day: June 18 Patronage: School girls Birth: 17 January 1449 Carbonara di Po March of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire Death: 18 June 1505 Mantua, March of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire Beatified: 24 November 1694 by Pope Innocent XII Life: The Blessed Osanna of Mantua, T.O.S.D. (also Hosanna) (17 January 1449, Mantua, Italy – 1505) […]
Video Source: Catholic News Agency YouTube Police estimated that this year’s crowd, which gathered at the Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs in Namugongo, totaled as many as 4 million. While most hail from Uganda, many came from other countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Japan, and the […]
