Franciscan Creation Festival
St. Bernardine Monastery 768 Monastery Road, HollidaysburgCraft Vendors, Food Trucks, Petting Zoo, Kids Activities, Garage Sale, Friar's Nook Gift Shop Fall Fling Sale Rosary at 3:00 PM Pet Blessing at 3:30 PM Mass at 4:00 PM […]
Feast of St. Francis-Franciscan Creation Festival
October 7th -10:00 AM-5:00 PM Craft vendors Food trucks Rummage Sale Gift Shop Fall Fling Sale Rosary at 2:00 PM Pet Blessing at 3:00 PM Mass at 4:00 PM Bring […]
Solemnity of All Saints
Image: Evening of All Saints’ Day at Malmi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland | photo by Jori Samonen | flickr Solemnity of All Saints Saint of the Day for November 1 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Solemnity of All Saints The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the saints […]
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Image: Orthodox service for the Faithful Departed | Vasily Vereshchagin Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Saint of the Day for November 2 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian […]
Saint Martin de Porres
Image: Saint Martin de Porres | St Dominic’s priory church in London | photo by Lawrence OP Saint Martin de Porres Saint of the Day for November 3 (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Martin de Porres’ Story “Father unknown” is the cold legal phrase sometimes used on […]
Saint Charles Borromeo
Image: Saint Carlo Borromeo, cardinal of Milan | Wellcome Images Saint Charles Borromeo Saint of the Day for November 4 (October 2, 1538 – November 3, 1584) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Charles Borromeo’s Story The name of Saint Charles Borromeo is associated with reform. He lived during the time of the Protestant Reformation, and […]
Venerable Solanus Casey
Image: Venerable Solanus Casey Shrine | Saint Mary Magdalen Church, Brighton, Michigan | photo by Nheyob Venerable Solanus Casey Saint of the Day for November 5 (November 25, 1875 – July 31, 1957) Click to hear audio clip ► Venerable Solanus Casey’s Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit’s best-known priests even though he was not […]
Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions
Image: Altar of Saint Nikola Tavelić in church of St. Francis of Assisi, Šibenik, Croatia | photo by ignot Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions Saint of the Day for November 6 (1340 – November 14, 1391) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions’ Story Nicholas and his three companions are among the […]
Saint Didacus
Image: San Diego (Didacus) de Alcalá | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint Didacus Saint of the Day for November 7 (c. 1400 – November 12, 1463) Click to hear audio clip ► Didacus is living proof that God “chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame […]
Blessed John Duns Scotus
Image: Detail | Stained glass in Franciscan Convent Chapel in Paris | Saints Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, Anthony of Padua, and Paschal Baylon | André Pierre and P. Villette | photo by GFreihalter Blessed John Duns Scotus Saint of the Day for November 8 (c. 1266 – November 8, 1308) Click to hear audio clip ► […]
