Today is the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. This feast day commemorates the offering of the baby Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem.Read More

St. John Bosco was born in Italy in 1815. After studying for the priesthood, he was ordained in 1841. He ministered to poor boys and opened a boarding house. He founded the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1859, and he founded the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians in 1872. He also founded the Union...Read More

St. Sabinian, brother of St. Sabina, lived in the third century. Along with his sister, he converted to Christianity. He preached the Gospel, for which he was beheaded during the reign of Emperor Aurelian.Read More

Today is the feast of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. He was born with the name Saul circa 3 in what is now Turkey. He was a Pharisee who persecuted Christians. However, he converted to Christianity after he fell and received a message that he was persecuting Christ by persecuting Christians. Starting over,...Read More

St. Vincent Pallotti was born to a noble family in Rome in 1798. He raised money for the poor and took care of the sick to the point of risking his own health. He began orphanages and agricultural schools. The teacher also began guilds. Vincent Pallotti founded the Pious Society of Missions (Pallottines). He died...Read More

St. Agnes of Rome refused to give up Christianity or her virginity when ordered to do so. She was tortured and martyred circa 304. She is patron saint of betrothed couples and chastity.Read More

St. Germanicus was handed over to wild animals in an arena; however, the animals did not attack. He provoked them and died a martyr in 156.Read More

St. Prisca (also known as Priscilla) of Rome was a virgin martyr.Read More