Devotees will celebrate Tuesday, Aug. 10, the feast day of Our Lady of Buen Suceso (Our Lady of the Good Event), the revered patroness of the city of Paranaque. Our Lady of Buen Suceso (Diocese of Paranaque Facebook) Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown will celebrate a high mass in her honor...
Roman Catholics will celebrate Monday, August 9, the Feast of Saint Candida Maria de Jesus, the revered foundress of Hijas de Jesus (Daughters of Jesus), a congregation of religious women dedicated to the education of women and the youth. St. Candida (Catholic Online) Saint Candida was one of...
Roman Catholics will observe Sunday, Aug. 8, the feast day of Saint Dominic (Santo Domingo), the revered founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and the initiator of the beautiful prayer in honor of the Blessed Mother, the Holy Rosary. St. Dominic / Catholic Online The Santo Domingo Church...
Roman Catholics commemorate Friday, August 6, the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ – the powerful demonstration of His divine nature and manifestation of His glory that proved that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Transfiguration (Catholic Online) Feast masses will be held...
Roman Catholics commemorate Thursday, August 5, the Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore) in Rome, Italy, one of the four major Roman basilicas, and the most important church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Photo by John Carlo...
Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula will celebrate a feast mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, August 1, at the St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori Parish in Magallanes Village, Makati City, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Saint Alphonsus (San Alfonso) Maria de Liguori. St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori...
The Roman Catholic Church observes Thursday, July 29, the feast day of Saint Martha, the sister of Saints Mary Magdalene and the resurrected Lazarus, who were mentioned in the Holy Bible as three of the closest friends of Jesus Christ. Photo courtesy Manila Cathedral Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara will...
The Roman Catholic Church pays tribute Tuesday, July 27, to the memory of San Pantaleon, the patron saint of physicians and midwives. Google Image|MANILA BULLETIN On his feast day, devotees and pilgrims traditionally gather at his major shrine at the Church of St. Denis in Paris, France, where...
This is the ultimate pain – that a parent sacrifices his own offspring, such as what Prophet Ibrahim did to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah’s command. In the Quran, Allah’s command came in the form of a dream. As Ibrahim was about to do this, Allah stops him by...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eidl'l Adha or the "Feast of Sacrifice" on Tuesday, July 20. The Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed its gratitude to the villagers who responded to the survivors of the plane...
Roman Catholics will pay tribute to Saint Camillus (San Camilo) de Lellis, the universal patron of hospitals, nurses, doctors, and the sick, on July 14. St. Camillus de Lellis / Manila Bulletin photo Special masses in honor of the revered founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the Sick...
Marian devotees in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, celebrate Tuesday, July 13, the Feast of Our Lady Rosa Mystica (Mystical Rose) in memory of the series of apparitions by the Blessed Mother to a pious Italian woman in the town of Montichiari in Northern Italy in the year 1947....
