he wanted to help people in need, particularly children. By the time he was a young adult, Rocco had been orphaned and he gave up the chance of a life of luxury to live as a pilgrim, joining the Third Order of Saint Francis (now known as the Secular...
Here’s a sneak peek at January’s calendar entries! Note that this is a spiral-bound perpetual calendar, not a book as pictured below, but you can get a good look at what the beautiful pages look like. Each day begins with a quote from Scripture, a saint, a pope, or the Catechism...
Saint of the month Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day – February 11 The Virgin Mary is venerated under the title of Our Lady of Lourdes due to the apparitions of her that occurred in Lourdes, France. On February 11, 1858, at the foot of the Pyrenees mountains, the Blessed Virgin appeared ...
The incipit of the first hagiographic account of the life of Juana de la Cruz (1481–1534), Vida y fin de la bienaventurada virgen sancta Juana de la Cruz (henceforth Vida y fin), defines the protagonist as a “… nun who professed the four vows in the order of the Holy Saint Fran...