The 8th of August is the feast day of Australia’s first saint: St. Mary MacKillop, in full Saint Mary Helen MacKillop, also called Saint Mary of the Cross, (born January 15, 1842, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died August 8, 1909, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; canonized October 17, 2010; feast day August 8), religious figure, and educator, who… Read More Today is the feast day of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Happy Valentines Day! Adventures in Odyssey has a really well done audio drama about St. Valentine which we thought you might like to hear. Let us know what you thought of it in the comments! 🙂 The Last “I Do” Description: “Kids’ Radio tells the story about a priest [St. Valentine] who defies a third-century… Read More Happy Valentines Day!
The Feast Day of Our Lady Mary Help of Christians has been celebrated in Australia since 1844 but the history to this day, dates back to the start of the 1800’s at a time when Napoleon Bonapa… Source: Our Lady Mary Help of Christians – Patroness of Australia – Catholic Homeschool Australia
Beginning the night before and persisting throughout the morning of the 13th of October 1917, a cold rain fell on the crowd. The ground was muddy and the rain soaked everything…….. Then after the miracle of the sun………thousands of people, most of whom were soaked to the bone and dirty from the mud, suddenly found… Read More Fatima 100th Anniversary
Source: On March 19, we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph
Facts Feastday: January 24 Patron of Catholic writers, the Catholic press, the deaf, journalists, adult education Birth: August 21, 1567 Death: December 28, 1622 Beatified By: January 8, 1661 by Pope Alexander VII Canonized By: April 19, 1665 by Pope Alexander VII to learn more click here: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=51
Many Catholics might remember Saint Blaise’s feast day, February 3, because of the Blessing of the Throats that take place on this day. Two candles are blessed, held slightly open, and pressed against the throat as the blessing is said. Very few facts are known about Saint Blaise. It is believed he was a… Read More Feast of St. Blaise
The Blood Miracle of Saint Januarius (Gennaro) -A miracle of the Church that is still occuring today The liquefaction (becoming liquid) of the blood of St Januarius (Gennaro) is an extraordinary miracle of the Church that has been occurring up to 18 times each year for the past 600 years. It is only one of… Read More Blood Miracle of St Januarius-Gennaro An Ongoing Miracle of the Church
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin, was canonized on 10/21/2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her mother died of smallpox. The disease also attacked Kateri and transfigured her face. She was adopted… Read More Saint Kateri Tekakwitha’s feast day – 14th July
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