By: Catholic Online Source Facts Feastday: January 28 Patron: of students and all universities Birth: 1226 Death: 1274 Canonized: Pope John XXII in 1323 Author and Publisher - Catholic Online  Printable PDF of St. Thomas Aquinas  Shop St. Thomas Aquinas ...

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By: Catholic Online Source Facts Feastday: January 21 Patron: of young girls, chastity, rape survivors, and the Children of Mary Birth: 291 Death: 304 Author and Publisher - Catholic Online  Printable Catholic Saints PDFs  Shop St. Agnes St. Agnes o...

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Date: January 22 Source The over 56 million abortions since the 1973 decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton reflect with heartbreaking magnitude what Pope Francis means by a “throwaway culture.” However, we have great trust in God’s providence. We a...

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Source Dearest St. Joseph, at the word of an angel, you lovingly took Mary into your home. As God’s humble servant, you guided the Holy Family on the road to Bethlehem, welcomed Jesus as your own son in the shelter of a manger, and fled far from your homeland for the safety of bot...

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By: CET Staff JAN 4, 2022 Source The Sanctity of Life Action Committee in the Diocese of Tyler has planned a special Mass in Reparation of Roe vs. Wade for the “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children” on January 22, 2022. I encourage all t...

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By: Elizabeth Slaten DEC 28, 2021 Source Each year the Church concludes the liturgical cycle with the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or as it’s commonly called, the Feast of Christ the King. This year for the Feast of Christ the King on Nov...

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Source: ewtn.com By: Enzo Lodi SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Feast: January 1 Historico-Liturgical Note The solemnity of the Mother of God, which now coincides with the octave-day of Christmas and the beginning of the new year, was probably assigned this day because of the influence...

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Source: National Catholic Register By: Michele Chabin Preserving Christ’s Birthplace: Restoration of Church of the Nativity Nears Completion In the restoration of the ancient stone church there is still important work to be done. BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In 2013, parts of the Chu...

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Source: Catholic East Texas By: Deacon KIeith Fournier The Gospel passages proclaimed at the Vigil and Midnight Mass of Christmas root the Nativity of the Lord, in the family history and lineage of David as they tell the story of the birth of the Savior. The Gospel writers proclaim that all of t...

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Source: ewtn.com Why do we celebrate the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God? Having just celebrated the Nativity the Church concludes the octave of Christmas by honoring Mary under her greatest title, the Mother of God. Upon the fact of her divine Motherhood depends all her dignities and pre...

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