Episodios

  • August 20: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

    August 20: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
    Aug 16 2025
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    August 20: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial

    1090–1153
    Patron Saint of beekeepers, bees, candlemakers, chandlers, Cistercians, and Knights Templar
    Canonized by Pope Alexander III on January 18, 1174
    Declared a Doctor of the Church (Doctor Mellifluus, “Honey-Sweet Doctor”) by Pope Pius VIII in 1830
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Admit that God deserves to be loved very much, yea, boundlessly, because He loved us first, He infinite and we nothing, loved us, miserable sinners, with a love so great and so free. This is why I said at the beginning that the measure of our love to God is to love immeasurably. For since our love is toward God, who is infinite and immeasurable, how can we bound or limit the love we owe Him? Besides, our love is not a gift but a debt. And since it is the Godhead who loves us, Himself boundless, eternal, supreme love, of whose greatness there is no end, yea, and His wisdom is infinite, whose peace passeth all understanding; since it is He who loves us, I say, can we think of repaying Him grudgingly? ~Saint Bernard, On Loving God

    Prayer:
    Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, God called and you responded. You navigated the weaknesses of your age, inspired countless others to love God, and continue to make a lasting impact upon the world. Please pray for me, that I will never waver in my love of God and will believe, with a firm faith, that profound holiness is achievable. As you were so deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, please pray for me and for the whole Church, that we will discover that same love in our hearts and allow her to lead us through the darkness we encounter. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 19: Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial

    August 19: Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial
    Aug 16 2025
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    August 19: Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial

    1601–1680
    Patron Saint of Eudists, Order of Our Lady of Charity; Diocese of Baie-Comeau; and Missionaries
    Canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 31, 1925
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Father of mercies and God of all consolation, You gave us the loving Heart of your own beloved Son, because of the boundless love by which You have loved us, which no tongue can describe. May we render You a love that is perfect with hearts made one with His. Grant, we pray, that our hearts may be brought to perfect unity: each heart with the other and all hearts with the Heart of Jesus, and may the rightful yearnings of our hearts find fulfillment through Him: Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. ~Collect from Saint John Eudes’ Mass of the Sacred Heart

    Prayer:
    Saint John Eudes, God used you for a particular moment of renewal in the history of the Church, and you responded with generosity. You were especially drawn to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary and shared those discoveries with many. Please pray for me, that I will always turn to these glorious Hearts, be transformed by them, and emulate their mercy so as to be a greater instrument of God’s love for the world. Saint John Eudes, pray for me. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for me. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 16: Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorial

    August 16: Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorial
    Aug 15 2025
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    August 16: Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorial

    c. 975–1038
    Patron Saint of bricklayers, kings, stonecutters, masons, and parents who have lost a child
    Canonized by Pope Gregory VII in 1083
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    To thee, O Queen of heaven, and to thy guardianship, I commend the holy Church, all the bishops and the clergy, the whole kingdom, its rulers and inhabitants; but before all, I commend my soul to thy care. ~Deathbed prayer of Saint Stephen

    Prayer:
    Saint Stephen of Hungary, you learned the Catholic faith from an early age and treasured it greatly. You then brought that faith into a pagan nation and worked tirelessly to share what you had discovered. Please pray for me, that I will always use my gifts and authority solely for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. Saint Stephen, King of Hungary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity

    August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity
    Aug 12 2025
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    August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity

    First Century
    Patron Saint of fishmongers, French air crews, harnessmakers, and numerous countries, cities, and dioceses
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    …by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
    Hence if anyone, which God forbid, should dare willfully to deny or to call into doubt that which we have defined, let him know that he has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith. ~Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII, 1950

    Prayer:
    Dearest Mother, assumed into Heaven, you are the Immaculate Conception, the Ever-Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. As we honor your glorious Assumption into Heaven, please pray for me and for all your children. In Heaven, you are honored by your Son and your prayers are most effective. I believe this with all my heart and entrust myself, my family, our Church, and the entire world to your motherly care and intercession. Mary, assumed into Heaven, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 14: Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial

    August 14: Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial
    Aug 12 2025
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    August 14: Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial

    1894–1941
    Patron Saint of drug addicts, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement
    Canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982
    Liturgical Color: Red

    Quote:
    Remember that you belong exclusively, unconditionally, absolutely, irrevocably to the Immaculate: Whoever you are, whatever you have or can, whatever you do (thoughts, words, action) and endure (pleasant, unpleasant, indifferent things) belong to the Immaculate. Consequently, may she dispose of them according to Her will (and not yours). In the same way it belongs to Her all your intentions; therefore, may she transform them, add others, take them away, as She likes (in fact, She does not offend justice). ~Saint Maximilian Kolbe

    Prayer:
    Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, you lived a holy life, sharing the Gospel through the modern means of your time. You culminated your service to God by laying down your life for a stranger. Please pray for me, that I will have the depth of love that you had and that God will take that gift of my life and use it for His glory. Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional Memorial

    August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
    Aug 11 2025
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    August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional Memorial

    Unknown–c. 235
    Saint Hippolytus—Patron Saint of horses
    Saint Pontian—Patron Saint of Carbonia and Montaldo Scarampi, Italy
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: Red

    Quote:
    But let each of the faithful be zealous, before he eats anything else, to receive the Eucharist; for if anyone receives it with faith, after such a reception he cannot be harmed even if a deadly poison should be given him. But let each one take care that no unbeliever tastes the Eucharist, nor a mouse nor any other animal, and that nothing of it fall or be lost; for the Body of Christ is to be eaten by believers and must not be despised. The cup, when thou hast given thanks in the name of the Lord, thou hast accepted as the image of the blood of Christ. Therefore let none of it be spilled, so that no alien spirit may lick it up, as if thou didst despise it; thou shalt be guilty of the blood, as if thou didst scorn the price with which thou hast been bought. ~From the Apostolic Tradition, by Saint Hippolytus

    Prayer:
    Saint Pontian and Hippolytus, you both served the Church during a difficult period in which the nature of the Most Holy Trinity was called into question. You defended the truth and taught it tirelessly. As a result of your fidelity, you both died for the faith, reconciled to God and to each other. Please pray for me, that I will always seek reconciliation, especially with other Christians, and will always remain faithful to the one true faith. Saints Pontian and Hippolytus, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 12: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial

    August 12: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial
    Aug 11 2025
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    August 12: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial

    1572–1641
    Patron Saint of forgotten people, parents separated from their children, and widows
    Invoked against in-law problems
    Canonized by Pope Clement XIII in 1767
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    How soon may I hope for the happy day when I shall irrevocably offer myself to my God? He has so filled me with the thought of being entirely His, and it has come home to me in such a wonderful and powerful manner, that, were my emotion to last as it now is, I could not live under its intensity. Never have I had such a burning love and desire for the evangelical life and for the great perfection to which God calls me. What I feel about it is quite impossible to put into words. But, alas! my resolve to be very faithful to the greatness of the love of this divine Savior is balanced by the feeling of my incapacity to correspond with it. Oh, how painful to love is this barrier of powerlessness! But why do I speak thus? By doing so I degrade, it seems to me, the gift of God which urges me to live in perfect poverty, in humble obedience, and in spotless purity. ~Letter to Saint Francis de Sales, from Saint Jane de Chantal

    Prayer:
    Saint Jane de Chantal, you devoted yourself to the will of God from early in your life and allowed God to lead you through hardship to a glorious fruitfulness. Please pray for me, that I will see every cross and every unexpected turn not as a burden but as an opportunity for deeper trust and greater fidelity to the unexpected life that awaits. Saint Jane de Chantal, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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  • August 11: Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorial

    August 11: Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorial
    Aug 7 2025
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    August 11: Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorial

    c. 1193–1253
    Patron Saint of the Poor Clares, embroiderers, goldworkers, laundry workers, needleworkers, telephones, and television
    Invoked against eye diseases and for good weather
    Canonized by Pope Alexander IV in 1255
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    As you contemplate further His ineffable delights, eternal riches and honors, and sigh for them in the great desire and love of your heart, may you cry out: Draw me after You! We will run in the fragrance of Your perfumes, O heavenly Spouse! I will run and not tire, until You bring me into the wine-cellar, until Your left hand is under my head and Your right hand will embrace me happily and You will kiss me with the happiest kiss of Your mouth. ~From a letter written by Saint Clare

    Prayer:
    Saint Clare, though you came from a wealthy and noble family, God called you into poverty where your true nobility was found. You heard a call to live radically for God, responded, and never turned back. Please pray for me, that I will also respond to God’s calling in my life with radical fidelity. May nothing stand in the way of my willing adherence to the will of God. Saint Clare of Assisi, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.


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