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Ember days are three days at the beginning of each of the four seasons that the Church has traditionally set aside as days of fasting, abstinence, and prayer in thanksgiving for the blessings of the last season and in petition for the next.

January 28: Saint Thomas Aquinas, known as the "Angelic Doctor," was a model of heroic chastity and the greatest theologian in history.

Epiphany is a holy day that celebrates the revelation of Jesus to three Wise Men (or Kings) when they arrived at His place of birth after following the unusual star in the sky.

From all outward appearances, there was nothing special about Josefa Menéndez. Certainly she showed no signs that she was in any way fitted for so high a mission as to bring forth a message of Jesus to the world.

Advent is the period marking the four Sundays before Christmas. Advent then is a most fitting word to describe the period leading up to Christmas.

The True Story of Exorcism Performed by Saint Michael, which inspired the movie the Exorcist.

June 30: In the Year 64 AD, the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church were burned alive as torches, crucified, and fed to wild animals by the evil Roman Emperor Nero.

The oldest pilgrimage site in North America, the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre in Quebec City, Canada, has been welcoming people from all walks of life for over 350 years.

The Peshtigo fire was the deadliest fire in American history. Out of this tragedy, Our Lady of Good help brought forth wondrous miracles.