Devotions

St. Joseph: Father of Jesus, Spouse of Mary, Patron of the Holy Church

Saint Joseph special patron of the Church, spouse of Mary, and father of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Chair of Saint Peter

The Chair of Saint Peter “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Mt 16:18). In the last one hundred years, few passages of the Gospel have been the object of such vehement and passionate debate, for, […]

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

St. Pio of Pietrelcina – Cross, Persecution and Glory The sufferings caused by his stigmata, the almost superhuman efforts involved in his fruitful pastoral work and the calumnies and persecutions he suffered have made Padre Pio one of today’s most revered Saints. In the centre of the Campania region, a few kilometres from the commune […]

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin The birth of Our Lady brought to humanity something hitherto unknown: a creature free of any stain, a lily of incomparable beauty that was to gladden the angelic choirs and the whole earth. In the midst of the exile of the corrupt human race, an immaculate being appeared, conceived […]

St. Pius X

St. Pius X When considering the Saints, many mistakenly imagine that they are out of the ordinary, predestined people, stars that glitter in the sky, while we “poor mortals” are as if doomed to live on earth, without the possibility of one day glittering with them. Official portrait of St. Pius X, taken in 9/8/1903 […]

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed The Holy Church, in her divine wisdom and inerrancy, placed the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, or All Souls, in the liturgical calendar on the day after the Solemnity of All Saints. This effectively unites the three states of the Church, the Mystical Body of Our Lord Jesus […]

My Mother of Lourdes, Remember Me

My Mother of Lourdes Remember me

Devotion to Mary: A Pledge of Salvation

What a precious safeguard for our future is devotion to the Blessed Virgin when it reaches the point of desiring to be living reflections of her on earth.

Novena to Saint Joseph – Day 9

Patron of the Church

Novena to Saint Joseph – Day 8

Patron of the Church