Gospel for Sunday, December 18: Matthew 1: 18-24
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18Thus was Jesus Christ begotten: his mother Mary, being betrothed to Joseph, before they…
Saint Of The Day For December 17: Saint Daniel
A Jew from a noble family, Daniel was deported to Babylon (7th century BC). For his wisdom and ability to interpret…
Saint Of The Day For December 16: Saint David
God chose David as king of Israel (10th century BC) while he was shepherding sheep, even though he was the youngest…
Saint Of The Day For December 15: Saint Valerian
Bishop of Avensano (today Tunisia), Valerian witnessed faith in Jesus true God and true man during the persecution…
Saint Of The Day For December 14: Saint John of the Cross
John is a saint because his life was a heroic effort to live up to his name: “of the Cross.” The folly of the cross…
Women and the art of speech: Economy of Francesco’s solidarity with the…
Economy of Francis featured in a cultural marathon that focused on women in Iran. “But I see that the dawn has…
Saint Of The Day For December 13: Saint Lucy
Lucy suffered martyrdom on 13 December 304. Denounced as a Christian, the prefect is said to have taken a fancy to…
Holy Christmas, between environmental impact and spirituality
Holy Christmas is just around the corner, and with it the need to combine spiritual sentiment with ritual family…
Saint Of The Day For December 12: Blessed Virgin Mary
Star of the evangelisation of peoples, support of the indigenous people and the poor.
The people of the faithful…
Saint Of The Day For December 11: Saint Damasus I
It is thanks to Damasus, Pope from 366 to 384, that the memory of so many early martyrs was not lost: every…