During the time of persecution, he helped his elderly bishop, Maximus escape.  Felix was then arrested, beaten severely and imprisoned.  An angel released him from prison.  Felix went to where Maximus was hiding and cared for him.  After Maximus’ death he lived quietly as a priest and farmer.  After his death, a great devotion was made to him and  a shrine was built in his honor.  St. Paulinus of Nola became the caretaker of it and told of many miracles attributed to the intercession of St. Felix.

FEAST DAY- January 14

PATRON OF – Missing livestock

 CDs

Responsorial Psalm

My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

True

Today’s Question-

One can do something evil as long as a good outcome is intended.  True or False?

St. Hilary was born in France of a noble family as a pagan.  By his reading, inquiries and bible study he became a Christian.  He endeavored to convert others to Christianity.  He was married prior to his conversion.  He was appointed Bishop of Poitiers around 353 AD.  At that time married men were sometimes appointed to the episcopacy.  St. Jerome testifies that they lived in continence ever after.    Hilary defended the Divinity of Christ and at the Council of Seleucia he defended the decrees of Nicea.  He then retired to Constantinople.  He died at Poitiers in 398AD.

FEAST DAY- January 13

PATRON OF- Snake bites

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Responsorial Psalm

To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.

Quiz

Today’s Question-

A person must never be forced to act against his/her conscience. True or False?

The Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord brings the season of Christmas to a close.  St. John baptized Jesus in the waters of the Jordan.  He went into the river so that its waters would be sanctified.  Jesus’ Baptism is His definitive manifestation as the Messiah.

FEAST DAY- January 12

BAPTISM GIFTS

Responsorial Psalm

The Lord will bless his people with peace.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

(d) Any of the above

Today’s Question-

Good habits are called _______________

Born near Friuli, Italy to a family of farmers, St. Paulinus was a farmer in his youth.  He became a priest and was noted for his scholarship.  He was named Patriarch of Aquilela against his will.  Charlemagne, who he represented at all Church councils, favored him.  He denounced Adoptionism and wrote on this heresy to Charlemagne.  He spent time preaching widely and sent missionaries to Avars when they were conquered by Pepin.  He opposed forced conversion to Christianity.  He wrote a treatise on the way to Christian perfection which he sent to the duke of Friuli.  He died January 11.

FEAST DAY:  January 11

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Responsorial Psalm

The Lord takes delight in his people.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

The Beatitudes

Today’s Question-

Who acts as the official of a sacramental marriage in the Church?

(a) priest   (b) bishop   (c) deacon   (d) any of the above

St. William of Bourges was born in Nevers, France.  His uncle Peter, an Archdeacon of Soissons. educated him.  William became a canon of Soissons and of Paris.  Later, he became a monk at Grandmont Abbey and then a Cistercian at Pontigny.  Eventually he became the abbot at Fontaine-Jean in Sens.  In 1187 he was named abbot of Chalis near Senlis.  In 1200 Pope Innocent III named him Archbishop of Bourges where he lived a life of great austerity.  He was in demand as a confessor.  He defended ecclesiastical rights against seculars, including the King, aided the poor, and converted many Albigenisians during his missions.  He died on January 10 at Bourges.  Pope Honorius III canonized him in 1218.

FEAST DAY- January 10

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Responsorial Psalm

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

(a) To live in divine love and in human solidarity

Today’s Question-

What is another name for the Sermon on the Mount?

St. Adrian was a native of Africa.  He was the Abbot of a monastery near Monte Casino, Italy.  He was a saintly man.  The pope appointed him to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury because of his talent for instructing and nurturing a nation still young in the Faith.  Because Adrian felt unworthy of such an assignment, he suggested St. Theodore be assigned there.  The pope assigned Theodore to be his assistant and adviser.  On their way to France, Adrian was arrested as an agent of the Eastern Emperor.  Theodore proceeded to Rome.  When Adrian finally arrived in Rome, he found that Theodore had been made Archbishop.  Adrian became Abbot of Sts. Peter and Paul monastery at Canterbury.  Adrian’s administration of the Abbey and his teachings brought many students to the monastery.  He died on January 9, 710.  His tomb became famous for the miracles obtained there.

FEAST DAY- January 9

MEDIA

Responsorial Psalm

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

Bishops

Today’s Question-

What is our human vocation?

(a) to live in divine love and in human solidarity (b) to die and go to heaven (c) to become rich and famous

St. Apollinaris was the Bishop of Hierapolis, Phrygia, and was famed for his teaching and writings.  He was called “the Apologist”.  He attacked various heretics, especially the Encratites and Montanists.    In an “apologia” to Marcus Aurelius he told of a miracle attributed to the 12^th Legion, which was mainly Christian, wherein they defeated the enemy when they were completely surrounded in Moravia.   They fell on their knees and begged God for water and suddenly rain fell and revived the soldiers.  This enabled them to conquer the Germans.   The “apologia” resulted in an imperial edict forbidding the denunciation of Christians for their religion. Marcus Arelius named the Legion “Thundering Legion”.   Unfortunately, none of Apollinaris’ writings survived.

 FEAST DAY:  January 8

SAINT BOOKS

Responsorial Psalm

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

(b) Ecumenical council

Today’s Question-

Who alone in the Church can validly ordain priests?

He was born to a noble family in Catalonia.  When he was 20 years old he taught philosophy at Barcelona and accepted no remuneration.  At age thirty he went to Bologna to study canon and civil law.  There he received his doctorate.  The Bishop of Barcelona made him a canon, archdeacon, and vicar-general on his return to Barcelona.  Later he entered the Order of St. Dominic .  He zealously worked for the conversion of Moors and Jews.  He wrote a treatise for the instruction of confessors.  The Pope appointed to several positions in the Apostolic Palace, including to be his confessor.  He wrote many other great papers and held many others positions.  He died in 1275 at 100 years of age.

FEAST DAY- January 7

PATRON OF- Sanctity and learning

MEDALS

Responsorial Psalm

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Quiz

Today’s Question-

What is it called when all the bishops of the world meet together under the authority of the pope to consider matters affecting the future direction of the whole Church?

(a) synod (b) ecumenical council (c) audience

St. Andre was the 8th of 12 children.  He did many odd jobs as a child and young adult, one of them being doorkeeper at Notre Dame College in Montreal.  He had a lifelong devotion to St. Joseph.    After visiting sick persons, healings would occur.  St. Andre attributed the cures to St. Joseph and not himself.  He was beatified in 1982 and canonized in 2010.  Pope Benedict XVI said that St. Andre “lived the beatitude of the pure of heart.”

FEAST DAY- January 6

BIOGRAPHY BOOKS

Responsorial Psalm

I will give you all the nations for an inheritance.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

 True

Today’s Question-

In the Scriptures, illness was associated with sin and evil.  True or False?

It celebrated on the first Sunday after January 1.  It is one of the oldest in the Church and greatest in the ecclesiastical year.  It signifies the manifestation, or revelation, of Christ to the chosen people. This feast of “The Three Wise Men”  along with the manifestation of Christ as the Savior of all races and nations were celebrated on the same day, but since the 4^th century, they have been separated.  It is not certain which countries they came from but they said  “we saw His star rising in the East and have come to pay Him homage.”

FEAST DAY-  January 5 or the first Sunday after Epiphany

ROSARIES

Responsorial Psalm

Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

Quiz

Yesterday’s Answer-

(d) all of the above

Today’s Question-

All those baptized share in the priesthood of Christ. True or False?