Saint Rita of Cascia in Modern Life
In the midst of this pandemic, a lot of people are experiencing feelings of sadness, anxiety, fear, and isolation. Saint Rita, because of various events in her own life, dealt with all of these feelings too, and she pressed on because she deeply trusted in the Lord.
Lay Augustinian Donates PPE to Monastery
Alenka Hocevar, Health Care Director at St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery, accepted a delivery of 100 N-95 masks from Lay Augustinian Julianne Marino for use by the friars and staff in the monastery.
Some Pastoral Activities During The Pandemic
In the Chulucanas Vicariate (Peru) the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the infected people very hard, but also those families that depend economically on the work carried out day by day.
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Year A
The signs of the times are face masks, gloves, shields, social distancing, lines on the floor every six feet, plexiglass partitions, isolation, quarantines, Zoom, Teams, Portals, separation and aloneness.
Feast Day of Saint Rita – May 22, 2020
You’re invited to join the National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia in South Philadelphia for the feast of Saint Rita on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. EST.
John J. Byrnes, O.S.A.
1926 – 2020 (May 8) John Joseph Byrnes was born on March 20, 1926, in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas N. Byrnes and Mary McGill. He had two brothers and three sisters. John was baptized on April 18, 1926, at Sacred Heart Church, Quincy, and attended Francis Parker Grammar School, North Quincy, and North […]
Fr. John J. Byrnes, O.S.A., March 20, 1926—May 8, 2020
John Joseph Byrnes was born on March 20, 1926, in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas N. Byrnes and Mary McGill.
May 22 – Saint Rita of Cascia
Today we celebrate the feast of one of the most well-known saints of our Order and one of the most popular of the Church.
Celebrating 70 Years of Friendship!
Our elderly and infirm friars living in St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery have been in quarantine since early March. Listen to these five friars talk about their ministries, their retirement in the monastery and their friendship of 70 years. Learn more
World Day of Prayer for Vocations Sunday, May 3rd
The purpose of this day, set aside annually on the 4th Sunday of Easter, also known as “Good Shepherd Sunday,” is to fulfill the Lord’s instruction to “ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for the harvest.” (Lk 10:2b)