February 17 is the memorial of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order, a religious community founded in 1233 in Italy that is dedicated to the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They continue to promote praying the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows.
In this weekly web series, Dr. Robert Stackpole leads us step-by-step through the life and historical evidence of the Founder of Christianity, from Bethlehem to Galilee to Jerusalem. Part 12: Misunderstandings about Christ’s Kingdom Message.
On Feb. 17 and 18, 1943, two Marian priests chose to die rather than abandon those in their care. They are Blessed Anthony Leszczewicz and Blessed George Kaszyra.
We often think of St. Faustina’s spiritual director, Bl. Fr. Michael Sopoćko (feast day: Feb. 15), as merely the primary witness of her sanctity, and perhaps as the agent that God used to arrange the painting of the Image of the Divine Mercy. But he was so much more than that!
Thanks to the generosity of many Marian Helpers, the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy has a new altar rail, 50 years since the original one was removed.
On Feb. 14, introducing the most famous saint whom no one really knows much about. Father Dan Cambra, MIC, explains.
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb. 11), join the Superior General of the Marian Congregation, the Most Rev. Joseph Roesch, MIC, on a video pilgrimage to the sacred shrine in France.
Martyred for his refusal to deny Christ, 14-year-old St. José Sánchez del Rio (feast day: Feb. 10) was a member of the Cristeros, a group of landowners, ranchers, and sharecroppers who revolted against the anti-Catholic government of Mexico in the 1920s. The first article in a new series on saints and future saints from Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
The Akathist Hymn to the Most Holy Mother of God (the Theotokos) is one of the most well-loved services of devotion in the Eastern Church. Reciting the hymn is one way to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy.
Feb. 8 has dual significance: The International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, and the feast of a saint who was kidnapped and enslaved: St. Josephine Bakhita.
February 8-9 is the Jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel. Celebrate and pray for our service members who put their souls on the line for us, every day.
A bit of a rebel in his youth, St. Felipe de las Casas Martínez (feast day: Feb. 5) went on to become a martyr for the faith and Mexico’s first saint, as well as the patron saint of Mexico City.
