Saint of the Day for June 9: Saint Ephrem
Saint Ephrem’s Story: poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian…
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Saint of the Day for June 8: Saint William of York
Saint William of York’s Story: a disputed election as archbishop of York and a mysterious death. Those are the…
June 7 Saint Of The Day: Saint Antonio Maria Giannelli, Founder of the Daughters…
Antonio Maria was born to poor peasants in Cereta (La Spezia), today in the diocese of Chiavari, on 12 April 1789,…
Saint of the Day for June 6: Saint Norbert
Saint Norbert’s Story: In the 12th century in the French region of Premontre, Saint Norbert founded a religious…
Saint of the Day for June 5: Saint Boniface
Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to…
Saint of the Day for June 3: Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions
Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions’ Story: one of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and…
Liturgy Of The Word: The Priest’s Kisses During Mass
The priest's kisses during the Holy Mass have meaning. The body participates in the liturgy on the same level as…
Saint of the Day for June 2: Saints Marcellinus and Peter
Saints Marcellinus and Peter’s Story: Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of the Church to be…
Saint of the Day for June 1: Saint Justin Martyr
Saint Justin Martyr’s Story: Justin never ended his quest for religious truth even when he converted to…
Saint of the Day for May 31: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Story of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: this is a fairly late feast, going back only to the 13th or…