Laudato Si’ Week May 19 to 26 to celebrate the 9th anniversary of the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’. Click the link below for information on the theme for this year. Home 2024 This Laudato Si’ Week and Pentecost, let us gather in community to contemplate and nurture seeds of hope for our “suffering…
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Franciscan Feast Days in May
Mary, Queen of Poland May 3 May 3 – Mary, Queen of Poland Pray for the sisters and associates of Mary, Queen of Poland Province, Warszawa, Poland Lord, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary bring us protection from danger and freedom from sin so that we may come to the joy of your peace….
Our Lady of Fatima – May 13
Our Lady of Fatima The famous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the children of Fatima took place during the First World War, in the summer of 1917. The inhabitants of this tiny village in the diocese of Leiria (Portugal) were mostly poor people, many of them small farmers who went out by day to…
Saints Philip and James – May 3rd
Saints Philip and James’ Story James, Son of Alphaeus: We know nothing of this man except his name, and, of course, the fact that Jesus chose him to be one of the 12 pillars of the New Israel, his Church. He is not the James of Acts, son of Clopas, “brother” of Jesus and later…
National Day of Prayer
For Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., issued the following proclamation declaring this a National Day of Prayer: On this National Day of Prayer, we recognize the power of prayer to strengthen our spirits, draw us together, and create hope for a better tomorrow. This year, the theme for National Day of Prayer…
May 1st, St Joseph the Worker
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/feast-of-st-joseph-the-worker-471 To foster deep devotion to Saint Joseph among Catholics, and in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in 1955. This feast extends the long relationship between Joseph and the cause of workers in both Catholic faith and devotion. Beginning…