St. Joseph the Worker May 1st

The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker was established in the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to provide Catholics with a response and alternative to “May Day” celebrations for workers in communist Russia; to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector.

And yes, St Joseph, by daily labor in his shop, offered to God with patience and joy, provided for the necessities of Mary and Jesus, and thus became a model to all laborers. (Read more…)

Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena

Saturday, April 29, 2023

“For perfected souls every place is to them an oratory, every moment a time for prayer. Their conversation has ascended from earth to heaven—that is to say they have cut themselves off from every form of earthly affection and sensual self-love and have risen alone into the very height of Heaven.”  St. Catherine of Siena

On Saturday, April 29th, we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Catherine of Siena.

Born in 1347, Saint Catherine was the youngest of 25 children. (Read more…)

Divine Mercy Sunday

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope Francis has urged us to embrace this day and truly reflect a spirit of mercy, repentance, and reconciliation in our lives. On this day, one week after Easter, we are reminded why Jesus rose from the dead; and one of the reasons was to shower the world with divine mercy.

This is what the Church has to say in part about this great feast: “During the Church’s millennium celebration in 2000, Pope John Paul II declared that the Second Sunday of Easter be known as “Divine Mercy Sunday.” Prior to this celebration, the Pope also wrote a profound encyclical called “Rich in Mercy.” This encyclical explained the doctrinal and scriptural foundations for our understanding of mercy. (Read more…)