Saints

Franciscan priest and martyr. Maximilian Kolbe is a patron saint of journalists, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, prisoners, and the pro-life movement. He was born near Lodz in Poland, in 1894, while the country was under Russian rule. His parents were Franciscan tertiaries. He joined the junior seminary in 1907 and entered the Franciscans in 1910. Both his parents also became religio... Read More

De La Salle brother and teacher. Born in 1805, at Thuret, Puy de Dome, in France, the young Pierre was educated by the De la Salle brothers and joined them in 1825. He excelled at cooking and teaching. Two years after his profession he was made superior of his community and school at Billom. In 1841 he was entrusted with the foundation of Saugues, where he spent the rest of his life as superior ... Read More

This feast is the memorial of Our Lady's death, burial, rising to life - her Passover and glorious assumption into heaven. In ancient times, the churches of the west and many eastern churches, still today, begin the feast with an all-night vigil mourning the death of the Mother of Christ. Then at dawn, a great Mass celebrated her resurrection and assumption. In pre-Reformation England, this was... Read More