st romuald

FEBRUARY 7* is the traditional memorial of ST. ROMUALD (+1027).Romuald was born in Ravenna, Italy, around 950. He was of the aristocratic Onestis. Romuald lived the standard self-indulgent life of the well-to-do until, at the age of 20, he was a second for his father...

St. ignatius of antioch

 FEBRUARY 1 is the traditional memorial of ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH (+c.107).Ignatius was born in Syria and was probably rather young when he converted to Christianity. St. Peter was the first bishop of Antioch, a town on the northeastern shore of the Mediterranean....

feast of the holy innocents

DECEMBER 28 is the traditional feast day of THE HOLY INNOCENTS.Despite the horror of the murders of the baby boys of Bethlehem, the numbers quoted in the Middle Ages of 14,000 or more, is not a possible number, considering the size of the town. Modern historians put...

St. Maria crocifissa di rosa

DECEMBER 15 is the traditional memorial of ST. MARY di ROSA (+1855).Born Paola di Rosa in Brescia, Italy in 1813, this saint was born into a well-to-do family. She was educated in a convent until the age of 17 when her mother died. Leaving her formal education behind...

Saint ralph sherwin

DECEMBER 1 is the traditional memorial of St. RALPH SHERWIN (+1581).Our saint of today was born in Rodsley, Derbyshire, England on October 25, 1550. A gifted young man, after finishing at Eton, he was given a fellowship to Exeter College, Oxford. Some say that his...

saint Andrew

NOVEMBER 30 is the feast day of ST. ANDREW, APOSTLE (1st CENTURY).Andrew and his brother, Peter, were born in Bethsaida, a predominantly Greek-speaking part of Israel. Their parents, Johna and his wife, observing Jews, spoke Aramaic and Hebrew at home and at...