1. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦… 2. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 … Continue reading The Sacrifice of the Mass
Next week, we will celebrate the Feast of All Saints, which is celebrated every November 1st. This celebration dates back to the fourth century. It was originally called the Feast of All Martyrs. The words “martyr” and “saint” originally meant basically the same thing — someone who is a witness to Christ even unto death. The early Christians usually placed the body of the martyr, … Continue reading Halloween Vs. All Saints
An Eye Witness Narrated It was Saturday, October 13, 1917. I left my nine year old brother to watch the sheep and headed out into the heavy rain and cold weather. The ground was all muddy and the rocks, slippery. Despite the difficulty in travelling, over seventy thousand people had made the trek that morning. By the time I reached the apparition sight I was … Continue reading The Miracle of the Sun
457 years ago today in 1565, the island of Malta celebrates the turning point of a 3 month long siege as 7000 Spaniards land on the island and attack the Ottoman army. Malta had been the target of previous Ottoman invasions. As the seafaring Knights Hospitaller, the last surviving crusade military order, controlled the island and were a thorn in the side of Ottoman naval … Continue reading Lifting of the Siege of Malta in 1565
n 1683 the Ottomans again tried to take Vienna. They once again amassed a large army and besieged the city in the summer, the Turks demanded that the city surrender to the Ottomans, the defenders refused. The siege was brutal, but the Viennese heroically defended the city fending of Turkish attacks, during the siege the defenders of Vienna were encouraged to say the rosary and … Continue reading Battle of Vienna
