It is said that there were more martyrs in the 20th century than in all centuries of Christian history combined. Here are two of them, on their feast day, June 12, both Marian priests.
The apostles gave this saint a name full of meaning. Learn about St. Barnabas on his feast day, June 11.
Are not Catholics who seek an immovable Faith, always striving through God’s grace toward greater union with Him? And, should these Faithful Catholics be judged rashly, perceived by many as being inflexible or rigid? Father Kenneth Dos Santos, MIC, explains in his latest column for CatholicStand.com.
Dubbed the “Harp of the Holy Spirit,” the “Column of the Church,” and “Sun of the Syrians,” St. Ephrem (feast day: June 9) is revered not only by Roman Catholics, but by Eastern Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox Christians as well.
There's hope in the Heart of the Mother of God, in the Eternal Light dwelling there, in the Spirit who burns within her, and she is not consumed. We honor the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 8.
"My first year in seminary is over," reports Br. Josh, MIC, "and I am enjoying a peaceful interlude before the next school year begins."
"I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am very thankful to our Marian Fathers Congregation, the Polish province and the American province, and our very generous donors. They understand the need very well. They understand that we are walking together along the road to victory."
The first Mexican bishop to be canonized, St. Rafael Guízar y Valencia (feast day: June 6) was known as the “Bishop of the Poor.” “I will give my life for the salvation of souls,” he often said.
"We may think that our prayers or sacrifices do not make much of a difference, but we would be in error," says Fr. Thaddaeus Lancton, MIC. "Jesus instructed St. Faustina that her prayers and sacrifices saved more souls than missionary priests through their preaching alone."
A weekly web series by Fr. Thaddaeus Lancton, MIC, introduces us to the meditations for Corpus Christi by the Marian Founder. The goal is to allow Jesus to gaze into your heart and teach you self-examination, leading you to a more fruitful reception of Holy Communion at Sunday Mass, where there is a true encounter of our hearts with His Sacred Heart – especially fitting during this period of National Eucharistic Revival.
The day of the marathon has finally arrived for Br. Josh, MIC. It begins at 4:30 in the morning.
According to the Marian Founder, St. Stanislaus Papczynski, Mary, the Mother of God, gives us an example at the Visitation (feast day: May 31) of how we ought to strive for perfection.
