Saint Joseph Calasanz, also known as Joseph Calasanctius, Joseph of Our Lady, Joseph Calsanza, and José de Calasanz, was born on September 11, 1556, in his family's castle in Peralta, Barbastro, Aragon, Spain. He was the youngest of five children born to Don Pedro Calasanz and Donna Maria Gastonia. Sadly, his mother and one of his brothers passed away while he was still in school. Despite...

Saint George Limniotes was a revered figure in the early Catholic Church. Born around 635, he dedicated his life to pursuing a monastic lifestyle as a hermit amidst the tranquil surroundings of Mount Olympus in Bithynia, Asia Minor. George Limniotes was a devout follower of Christ, seeking solace and spiritual enlightenment through a life of seclusion. He embraced the ascetic practices of...

Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem, also known as Zacharius or Zaccheus, was the fourth bishop of Jerusalem. He is believed to have lived during the 2nd century AD. Despite limited information available about his life, his significant role in the early Church makes his story worthy of exploration. Not much is known about Saint Zacchaeus's early life or background. However, it is believed that he...

Saint Solomon Le Clerq, also known as Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclerq, Nicholas Leclerq, Salomon Leclerq, Salomone LeClercq, and Solomon Leclerq, was born on 14 November 1745 in Boulogne-ser-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France, to a wealthy French wine merchant. Despite his father's wish for him to join the family business, Nicholas felt a strong calling to the religious life from an early age. On...

Today we celebrate the octave of the Solemnity of the Assumption with a Marian feast day decreed by Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad caeli reginam to recognize and celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen of the world, of the angels, of heaven, etc. The movement to officially recognize the Queenship of Mary was initially promoted by several Catholic Mariological congresses in Lyon, France,...