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  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

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    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    FRANCE Feast Day of Saint Louis de Montfort Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    FRANCE Feast Day of Saint Louis de Montfort Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    April 28, 2024

    Here in his home town you will find the house where he was born.

    ITALY, U.S. & CANADA Feast Day of St. Gianna Molla Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    ITALY, U.S. & CANADA Feast Day of St. Gianna Molla Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    April 28, 2024

    Feast day of Saint Gianna Molla

  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    ITALY (Reggio Emilia) Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    ITALY (Reggio Emilia) Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    April 29, 2024

    Feast of Our Lady of Ghiara celebrated annually on this day in Reggio Emilia, Italy

    ITALY (Siena) & Worldwide: Feast of St. Catherine of Siena Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    ITALY (Siena) & Worldwide: Feast of St. Catherine of Siena Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

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    April 29, 2024

    Celebrated in Siena, Italy and elsewhere around the world.

    Lake Forest, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Lake Forest, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    April 29, 2024

    Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM
    Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM
    Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

    Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church
    21682 Lake Forest Drive
    Lake Forestg, California 92630
    U.S.A.
    (949) 951-8599
  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    Garden Grove, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Garden Grove, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    April 30, 2024

    Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM

    Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM

    Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

    Click here for the official website of Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California

    Christ Cathedral Arboretum
    13280 Chapman Avenue
    Garden Grove, California 92840
    U,S.A.
    (714) 971-2141
  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

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    May 1, 2024

    We traditionally celebrate the Feast of Saint Joseph as the husband of The Blessed Virgin Mary on March 19.

    In the former Soviet Union, May 1 was International Workers' Day and was celebrated with huge parades in cities like Moscow

    On May 1, 1955, in an address to the Catholic Association of Italian Workers, Pope Pius XII confronted the growing concerns posed by communism and its socialist philosophy on human labor and family life by instituting the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, which we celebrate every year on May 1.

    ITALY (Cocullo) Festival of Snakes Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    ITALY (Cocullo) Festival of Snakes Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    May 1, 2024

    This very unusual festival takes place every year in Cocullo, Italy.

    Mass to inaugurate the opening of the Cause for Beatification & Canonization of Fr. Stefano Gobi Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Mass to inaugurate the opening of the Cause for Beatification & Canonization of Fr. Stefano Gobi Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    May 1, 2024

    The Cause for the Beatification and Canonization of the late Father Stefano Gobbi, will be officially inaugurated on May 1, 2024 during the Solemnity of Saint Joseph the Worker at the Shrine of the Holy Crucifix (“Santuario di Santo Crocifisso”) in Como, Italy.

    His Eminence, Oscar Cardinal Cantoni, Diocesan Bishop will preside the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the diocesan process for + Fr. Gobbi’s Cause for Sainthood.

    Father Gobbi is the founder of the Worldwide MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS and an alleged recipient of Messages from the Blessed Virgin Mary between 1973 and 1997 (25 years) in the form of ‘interior locutions’ as chronicled in the blue book: “To the Priests, Our Lady’s Beloved Sons”

    Huntington Beach, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Huntington Beach, California: Arm of Saint Jude on display for public veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    May 1, 2024

    Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM

    Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM

    Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

     

    You can find the parish website here.

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    Saints Simon & Jude Catholic Church
    20444 Magnolia Street
    Huntington Beach, California 92646
    (714) 962-3333
  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    La Habra, California: Arm of Saint Jude on public display for veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    La Habra, California: Arm of Saint Jude on public display for veneration Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    May 2, 2024

    Public veneration of Saint Jude Relics begins: 2:00 PM

    Special Mass celebrated in Saint Jude’s honor: 7:00 PM

    Public veneration ends: 10:00 PM

    Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
    900 W. La Habra Avenue
    La Habra, California 90631
    U,S.A.
  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    ITALY, Vatican City State (Rome) Procession of the World Youth Day Cross Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler


    May 3, 2024

    All young people visiting Rome are invited to the San Lorenzo Center every Friday for the procession of the World Youth Day Cross followed by The International Mass, often is celebrated by Bishops and Cardinals of the Vatican, and even the Pope on previous occasions.

  • Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Arlington, Virginia: Plenary Indulgence for the Diocesan Golden Jubilee at St Thomas More Cathedral Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    March 14, 2024 December 31, 2024

    Pope Francis has granted the favor of a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Diocesan Golden Jubilee. The indulgence is granted to anyone who “visits the Cathedral Church of St. Thomas More on pilgrimage and there devoutly attend the sacred Jubilee celebrations, or at least for a suitable period of time offer prayers to God for the fidelity of the United States of America to its Christian calling, for the obtaining of priestly and religious vocations and for the institution of the human family to be defended.”

    The individual is to conclude these prayers with the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer, the creed, and prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

    People are also required to fulfill the usual conditions for an indulgence, the reception of Holy Communion, sacramental confession, and to offer prayers for the intentions of our Holy Father. The favor of the indulgence is in effect through the end of this calendar year.

    The plenary indulgence is granted to people who visit Burke Hall on the lower level of the cathedral as the renovations in the upper church continue.

    Arlington, Virginia: St Thomas More Cathedral
    3901 Cathedral Lane
    Arlington, Virginia 22203
    U,S.A.
    Approval of Apparitions of Our Lady of Laus Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Approval of Apparitions of Our Lady of Laus Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

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    May 4, 2024

    The Blessed Mother appeared many times in Laus, France beginning in May 1664.  The apparitions were approved by The Church on May 4, 2008.

    Feast Day of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Feast Day of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

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    May 4, 2024

    Florian was an officer in the Roman army in charge of a fire fighting brigade.  Ordered to kill Christians by the emperor Diocletian, he refused. He was put to death as a result.  Saint Florian is the man who has been given the title of patron saint of firefighters and floods.

    He is rememberd in these three places:

    Basilica of Saint Florian in Krakow, Poland

    Saint Florian's Monastery in Austria

    Shrine of Saint Florian at Catholic Memorial at Ground Zero in New York City

    Greensburg, Indiana: Catholic Land Movement Spring Workshop Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    Greensburg, Indiana: Catholic Land Movement Spring Workshop Settings > Display, and change "Link-titler

    All Day
    May 4, 2024

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