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  • St. John’s Eve

    Today is the eve of the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (St. John’s Day). The vigil and nativity day are celebrated by Catholics around the world. Our Lord said of St. John: Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he…

  • The Holy Name of Mary: September 12

    By St. Alphonsus de Liguori Richard of St. Laurence states “there is not such powerful help in any name, nor is there any other name given to men, after that of Jesus, from which so much salvation is poured forth upon men as from the name of Mary.” He continues, “that the devout invocation of this sweet and holy name leads to the acquisition…