Category: Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo

23 January 2018

Doctor of the Virginity of Mary Today is the feast of Saint Ildephonsus, Archbishop of Toledo (+ 23 January 667). Dom Guéranger calls him the...

Our Lady of Pontmain

17 January 2018

Today, January 17th, the feast of Saint Antony, is also the feast of Our Lady of Pontmain venerated under the title of Our Mother of...

That Fiery Prayer: the Rosary

11 October 2017

Saint Francisco of Fatima Two years ago, D. Finnian and I had the opportunity to visit with Dr Ângela de Fátima Coelho da Rocha Pereira...

An Oblate of Silverstream on Fatima and the Desert Fathers

11 October 2017

Marco da Vinha and his wife, Isa, are Oblate novices of Silverstream Priory. Marco and Isa are the parents of Helena and Cristóvão. They make...

Blessed Bartolo Longo

5 October 2017

Blessed Bartolo Longo There is a marvelous figure of holiness inscribed on the calendar today: Blessed Bartolo Longo, the great Apostle of the Rosary and...

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