In 1584, Pedro Bautista y Belasquez arrived in the Philippines at the age of 42. He was a man of many talents:he was a famedorator in his native Spain, a philosophy professor, and an excellent musician. His first assignment was to teach music the town of Sta. Ana, Manila (then called Namayan and later Sta.Continue reading “SAN PEDRO BAUTISTA, OFM: BUILDING UP THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE PHILIPPINES by Jonathan Cruz”
Category Archives: Calendar of Saints
CALENDAR OF SAINTS FOR THE WEEK
May 25: St. Gregory VII, pope Hildebrand was born in Tuscany about the year 1028. He was educated at Rome and entered the monastic life. He helped the popes of his time through many missions on behalf of Church reform, and in 1073 ascended to the chair of St. Peter under the name of GregoryContinue reading “CALENDAR OF SAINTS FOR THE WEEK”
Our Lady of Fatima Feast Day May 13
Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima On May 13, 1917, in Portugal, Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three children in a place called Cova da Iria. It was at noon, and the children were shepherding sheep. Suddenly there was lightning, and the children, thinking that it was going to rain, began to run. Then,Continue reading “Our Lady of Fatima Feast Day May 13”
FEBRUARY 11: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes/World Day of the Sick
On February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was barely more than lukewarm. But the Blessed Virgin Mary made her an instrument to revitalize the faith of millions of people. InContinue reading “FEBRUARY 11: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes/World Day of the Sick”
Saints of the Week
January 15 St. Arnold Janssen Arnold Janssen, a German diocesan priest, founded the Society of the Divine Word in 1875, the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters in 1889, and the Holy Spirit Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in 1896. The mission of the priests and Brothers of the Society of the Divine Word and the Holy SpiritContinue reading “Saints of the Week”
