It is 15th August 2017. We celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Blessed Lady into Heaven. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII issued the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus, in which he proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption: “Mary, the immaculate perpetually Virgin Mother of God, after the completion of her earthly life, […]

It is 14th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St.Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and martyr. A franciscan friar who volunteered to die for family in the death camp during the second world war. He is the patron saint of families, prisoners, drug addicts, and journalists. readings are from Deuteronomy 10:12-22; and the Gospel from Matthew […]

It is 12th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal. Early married and widowed mother with four children inspired by St. Francis de Sales, founded the Congregation of the Visitation giving the utmost importance to the personal and prayerful visit to the sick. She is the patron saint of forgotten […]

It is 11th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Clare, Virgin and Religious. The first woman follower of St. Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a Franciscan religious order for women. She was the first to write the Rule of Life, the first monastic rule known to have been […]

It is 10th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of St Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr. Pope Sixtus II, when he was on his missionary journey to Spain met this young, energetic and exemplary man and brought him to Rome. Later, the Pope ordained St Lawrence as a deacon, and called him “archdeacon of Rome”, a […]

It is 9th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr the Patroness of Europe. A Jewish lady who was an atheist until her teenage. She got converted to Catholicism and was very much committed to suffer for Christ. She taught us that truth is not the […]

It is 8th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of St Dominic, a Priest. He founded the Dominican Order call the Order of Preachers who provided the city dwellers through their education to deal with their spiritual challenges. Before leaving the world, at his death bed, he encouraged his friars, “I leave to you as […]

It is 7th August 2017. We celebrate the memorials of Saints Xystus and companions, martyrs and St. Cajetan, a priest. The readings are from Numbers 11:4-15; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:13-21. In times of need and want, there is always someone to take necessary initiatives in bringing the matters to the table of the […]

It is 06th August 2017. We celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The readings are from Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; the second reading is from 2 Peter 1:16-19; and the Gospel from Matthew 17:1-9. The first reading depicts us with the vision of God in which the Son of God is portrayed as […]

It is 05th August 2017. We celebrate the memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This is one of the four major basilicas in Rome. The readings are from Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; and the Gospel from Matthew 14:1-12. In the first reading, we are instructed to remember and celebrate the year […]