Feast of Saint Pacificus of San Severino, a Franciscan priest from the Marche region during the 17th-18th century. Famous for having endured blindness and severe suffering with heroic joy, he was a great mystic gifted with the charisms of prophecy and healing.
Commemoration of Saint Gerard of Csanád, a Venetian Benedictine monk and the first bishop of the Hungarian diocese, known for his evangelical work and who died a martyr during a pagan uprising in the 11th century.
The Church celebrates Saint Linus, the second Pope and first successor of Peter. He lived at the end of the 1st century and, mentioned by Saint Paul, he led the Roman Christian community after the persecution by Nero and suffered martyrdom under Domitian.
A theological and historical study of the Alma Redemptoris Mater, the ancient Marian Advent antiphon composed by Herman the Cripple, which guides the faithful in anticipation of the birth of Christ.
The Church celebrates Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, a Capuchin friar and 20th-century mystic known for the stigmata, his confessional apostolate, and the founding of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza hospital.
Theological and historical analysis of the famous morning prayer 'I adore you, my God', a pillar of Catholic devotion that unites adoration, thanksgiving, and the offering of the day to divine protection.
Anniversary of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century friar from Puglia known for his ecstatic levitations during Mass. Humble and considered not very bright, but ordained as a priest through divine wonder, he lived years of segregation before passing away in Osimo. Today he is the patron saint of students.
A theological and historical exploration of the famous Eucharistic prayer 'Stay with me, Lord' by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, combining the full text with a reflection on its spiritual meaning and its connection to the Emmaus episode.
The Church celebrates Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine abbess, Doctor of the Church, mystic, scientist, and advisor to the powerful, remembered for her extraordinary synthesis of faith, culture, and love for creation.
An in-depth analysis of the Victimae Paschali Laudes, the celebrated Easter Sequence attributed to Wipo of Burgundy, which explores the traditional text, historical origins, the theological context of the duel between death and life, and its dialogic structure.