Bethlehem, i.e. the "House-of-Bread" (in Hebrew Beth-Lehem ), since the prophet Micah had prophesied (St Matthew would quote Micah’s exact words): "And you, Bethlehem of Judah, are not the least of the villages

imprinted upon Diego's tilma or cloak. 1830, Paris, France - In the chapel of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Mary showed herself three times to novice Catherine Laboure (age 24). Saint Catherine

Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, will take place precisely on May 31st, on the same day as the feast of the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth! This convergence of

the Virgin Mary is ever present. In God, we are forever her children. Let us receive her in faith, as St John received her from Jesus on the Cross. Let us invite Mary into our lives, not just in our thoughts

Magi who arrive in Bethlehem, following the light of a star and the instructions of Sacred Scripture. St Leo the Great wrote : “ Mary’s faith can be compared to Abraham’s. It is a new beginning of the same

next to his 19-year-old bride, looking frail in her satin dress. It was this wedding date of October 21st, and not, as tradition dictates, the date of his death, that Saint John Paul II chose for the liturgical

the 19th century, the shrine greatly developed. A monastery was built to house a community founded by St Peter Fourier, stations of the Cross and a fountain were added, and Pope Pius IX himself came to crown

hundreds of people flock to Higuey from all over the island to honor the country's patroness. On January 21st, her feast day, the queues extend far beyond the palm trees lining the street to the entrance. The

on the feast of the Holy Cross eight months later and chose the name Charbel in honor of Lebanon’s St Charbel. National Catholic Register

ordinarily dispenses only through Mary, and it would be rash to deny that he sometimes does so. However, St Thomas assures us that, following the order established by his divine Wisdom, God ordinarily imparts