St. Ralph Sherwin
St Ralph Sherwin Feast Day 1st December Saint Ralph Sherwin was born at Rodsley, Derbyshire (19 October 1550), and was educated at Eton College. He was a talented classical scholar and was nominated by Sir William Petre from Ingatestone to one of the eight fellowships which he had founded at [...]
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 21—Memorial Liturgical Color: White Mary, in keeping with Jewish custom, was likely consecrated to God as a child Stillbirths, infant mortality, and mothers’ dying during labor have been among the most predictable human tragedies since time immemorial. Medical progress has only in recent generations dramatically reduced such deaths, albeit [...]
St Ignatius of Antioch
“I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." In 107, during the reign of the brutal Emperor Trajan, this [...]
St. Paulinus of York
St. Paulinus of York, Archbishop of York (c.AD 563-644) Paulinus, the first Christian missionary to the kingdom of Northumbria, was a "tall man with a slight stoop, who had black hair, a thin face and a narrow, aquiline nose, his presence being venerable and awe-inspiring". He left Italy in AD [...]