Jump to prayer, recipe St Mary Magdalene was among Jesus’s very first followers. According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus freed Mary Magdalene from evil spirits who were troubling her. She went on to follow Jesus, to love Him, and to be present with Him in the most important moments of His earthly life. Mary…
Jump to prayer, recipe Today’s feast day celebrates St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian saint who lived from 1901 to 1925. From a very young age, St. Pier Giorgio was deeply concerned for those who were poor. Once, as a child, he answered the door to find a woman begging, along with her son who…
Jump to prayer, recipe St. Kateri Tekakwitha was the first North American and the first Native American person to be canonized as a saint. She lived in present-day New York in the late 1600s. Through French Jesuit missionaries, Kateri learned of the gospel and became deeply devoted to the Catholic faith. Her birth name was…
Jump to prayer The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul is an ancient celebration, going back to the early days of Christianity. Peter and Paul were two of the most important apostles in the early Church. At one time, they disagreed on how the early Church should go forward, but the New Testament tells us…
Jump to prayer, recipe St. Thomas, one of Jesus’ twelve apostles, is often referred to as “Doubting Thomas” because of events that unfolded after Jesus’s death and resurrection. One evening, after his Resurrection, Jesus appeared through a locked door to greet the disciples and showed them “his hands and his side.” which still bore the…
Jump to prayer, menu suggestion, additional idea The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is celebrated on the Saturday immediately following the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (usually in June). On this feast day, we remember the way that Mary resisted sin and remained fully devoted to God, even through the challenges…
Jump to prayer, menu suggestion The Sacred Heart of Jesus is honored the Friday before the third Sunday after Pentecost. This feast day reminds us that Jesus is filled with love for each of us, overflowing with compassion and mercy. He understands our struggles and suffering, and he wants us to love and support us…
Jump to prayer The Feast of Corpus Christi (literally, the “Body of Christ”), is the second Thursday after Pentecost. This feast celebrates a remarkable teaching: the Body and Blood of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist, and Christ’s loving gift of himself on the Cross is present in a special way. Through Christ’s Body…
Jump to prayer, menu-suggestion The Feast of the Holy Trinity celebrates a mystery reality that sits at the heart of everything: God’s triune nature. The Trinity is not something that can be fully understood, but the Church helps us understand how to speak about it in a trustworthy way: we believe in three “Persons” in…
Jump to prayer, menu suggestions, additional idea The Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, is celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost, honoring Mary’s role as the mother of Jesus and, in another way, the mother of all Christians. On this day, we remember that Mary holds an honored place as Jesus’s mother. Just as…