Category: Happy Feast Day
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Corpus Christi: Celebrating the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist
The Feast of Corpus Christi: A Celebration of Jesus Truly Present Among Us Every year, Catholics around the world celebrate one of the most beautiful and profound feasts of the Church: Corpus Christi, which means “Body of Christ” in Latin. Officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, this…
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Pentecost Sunday: The Birth of the Catholic Church and the Coming of the Holy Spirit
Pentecost is one of the greatest and most important feasts in the Catholic Church. While Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and Easter celebrates His Resurrection, Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church itself. For Catholics around the world, Pentecost is not simply a historical event remembered…
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Prayer for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord celebrates the moment when Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven forty days after His Resurrection. Before ascending to the Father, Christ blessed His disciples and commanded them to continue spreading the Gospel to all nations. The Ascension is not a farewell, but a promise of hope. Jesus opened…
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Saint of the Day: St. Expedite
Short BiographySaint Expedite was a Roman soldier and a Christian martyr, believed to have lived in the early centuries of the Church. According to tradition, he was a commander in the Roman army who decided to convert to Christianity. As the story goes, when he resolved to follow Christ, a spirit of evil tried to…
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Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord
Today the Church celebrates the great mystery of the Annunciation—the moment when God’s plan of salvation began to be fulfilled in a hidden and humble way. On this day, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to the Virgin Mary, announcing that she had been chosen to become the Mother of the Savior. Though surprised and filled with awe,…
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Happy Feast Day of St. Valentine
Saint Valentine was a priest and martyr of the early Church who lived in the 3rd century. He is remembered for his courage, compassion, and deep love rooted in Christ. According to tradition, Saint Valentine ministered to persecuted Christians and upheld the sanctity of Christian marriage at a time when faithfulness to Christ required great sacrifice.…