OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July 16, was first instituted in the late 14th century in commemoration of the approval of the rule of the Carmelite Order a hundred years earlier. According to legend, a religious community was established even before the time of Christ […]

The name Nuestra Señora del Rosario translates into English directly as "Our Lady of the Rosary", a religious reference to the Virgin Mary.

Our Lady of the Snow, FEAST OF (“Dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Nives”), a feast celebrated on August 5 to commemorate the dedication of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The church was originally built by Pope Liberius (352-366) and was called after him “Basilica Liberii” or “Liberiana”. It was […]

St. Michael the Archangel All three archangels (Michael, Gabriel and Raphael) are now venerated in a common feast on September 29, which used to be St. Michael’s feast alone. “MI-CA-EL” means “Who is like to God?” Such was the cry of the great archangel when he smote the rebel Lucifer in the conflict of the […]

The name Nuestra Señora del Rosario translates into English directly as "Our Lady of the Rosary", a religious reference to the Virgin Mary.

Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, both descendants of King David, and who would become the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, were prepared and created by especial decree according to the heart of God. In doing so He provided Mary with a noble and kingly ancestry from whom she should descend, and had selected for […]

SAN LORENZO RUIZ The Tokugawa Shogunate was persecuting Christians because they feared that the Spanish invaded the Philippines through using religion by the time Lorenzo had arrived in Japan. The missionaries were arrested and thrown into prison, and after two years, they were transferred to Nagasaki to face trial by torture. The group endured many […]

The name Nuestra Señora del Rosario translates into English directly as "Our Lady of the Rosary", a religious reference to the Virgin Mary.

St. James the Great Apostle James was one of the first of the 12 apostles to be recruited by Jesus. He was recruited by Jesus while fishing on the sea of Galilee with his younger brother, John. He was called to help spread the gospel and together with Peter, Andrew and John. James formed the […]