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March 9th – Saint Dominic Savio & Optional Memorial of St. Frances of Rome

Posted on March 10, 2017 by mikatsa6

Today in the Holy Mother Church we have several saints in which to learn about and perhaps try to emulate in the way they lived their love of the Lord. There is the widely known Saint Dominic Savio, who died … Continue reading →

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March 8th – St. John of God

Posted on March 8, 2017 by mikatsa6

March 8th can be celebrated as an optional memorial for Saint John of God. He was born in Portugal on March 8th in the year 1495. He was a very impulsive child, and one day when a missionary priest was … Continue reading →

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March 7th – Feast of Saints Perpetua and Felicity

Posted on March 7, 2017 by mikatsa6

In the calendar of the Holy Mother Church, there are many lives of the saints memorialized each day. Unfortunately many of these saints’ stories are shrouded with mystery and legend. There are so  many saints in which there exists no … Continue reading →

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March 6th – Saint Rose of Viterbo

Posted on March 7, 2017 by mikatsa6

In reading about the lives of saints, sometimes we encounter a rare flower indeed. A person so touched by the grace of the Lord, that their whole life is a devotion to the Almighty God who made us. Saint Rose … Continue reading →

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First Sunday of Lent – March 5th, 2017

Posted on March 6, 2017 by mikatsa6

                                                                                                                                 Gospel  Matthew 4: 1-11 At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached … Continue reading →

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Saint Ciaran March 5th

Posted on March 5, 2017 by mikatsa6

March 5th is the traditional day in the Holy Mother Church in which we recognize Saint Ciaran, but since it falls on a Sunday this year, we forgo the saint’s feast  and instead celebrate the paschal mystery of the death … Continue reading →

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Feast of the Crown of Thorns – Fri. March 3

Posted on March 3, 2017 by mikatsa6

As we start to settle into our ‘Lenten’ routine, of fasting, abstinence, and the Stations of the Cross on Fridays, let us add yet another traditional way to recognize the Lord and His immense suffering for us, with a special day … Continue reading →

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Blessed Charles the Good of Flanders – March 2

Posted on March 2, 2017 by mikatsa6

Today as we embark on our first full day of lent, the Holy Mother Church celebrates Charles of Flanders or Charles the Good as he was widely called because he ruled his people with equity, loyalty and love.  As we … Continue reading →

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Saint Eudokia of Heliopolis – March 1st

Posted on March 1, 2017 by mikatsa6

One of the many saints recognized on March 1st is Eudocia of Heliopolis. She was a pagan, Samarian woman who was very beautiful. She gained much of her fortune by attracting wealthy suitors. She lived a very immoral lifestyle in … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday – March 1st

Posted on March 1, 2017 by mikatsa6

Today in the Holy Mother Church we observe Ash Wednesday with prayer and fasting as we begin this Lenten season, which is the penitential time leading up to Easter.  We crowd into the Churches with all the faithful, those who … Continue reading →

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