Easter Monday
For the liturgy of the Church, today is Monday in the Octave of Easter. Traditionally it recalls what happened at the tomb the previous day...
Easter of Resurrection
The pain experienced by Jesus on the day of His death on the Cross, which the faithful of all times relive, acquires meaning in the light of the Resurrection, the supreme proof of His divinity and His eternal words: “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”.
Holy Saturday
In this day the faithful are called to relive in silence and meditate on the mystery of Christ in the tomb and on His descent into hell, in soul and divinity, to proclaim salvation to the just.
Good Friday
Jesus nailed to the cross reveals the folly of divine Love, which fulfils the ancient promises “as a lamb led to slaughter” (Is 53:7).
Holy Thursday
On the liturgical level, Holy Thursday includes the Chrism Mass celebrated in the morning in cathedrals and the Mass in Coena Domini. The latter marks the actual beginning of the Triduum.
Saint Bernadette
In an age of advancing atheism, Bernadette's limpid faith was proof that God uses the littlest ones to carry out His greatest designs
Saints Basilissa and Anastasia
They were disciples of Peter and Paul at the time of emperor Nero. After the martyrdom of the two holy apostles they piously took care of the burial of their bodies.
Saint Lidwina
She was a Dutch mystic who offered all her sufferings to Christ for the salvation of souls and had visions of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, as we are reminded in the admonition preceding the liturgy and introducing the procession: “Jesus enters Jerusalem to fulfill the mystery of death and Resurrection”.
Saint Joseph Moscati
“My place is by the side of the sick”, was the mantra of the medical luminary Saint Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927), a model for every doctor and every man.
Saint Stanislaus
The main patron saint of Poland was dear to John Paul II...
Saint Magdalene of Canossa
She found her perfect happiness in following Christ and serving the lowliest.
