St. John Bosco – “Apostle of Youth” – Patron of Editors – Feast Day : January 31 What do dreams have to with prayer? Aren’t they just random images of our mind? In 1867 Pope Pius IX was upset with John Bosco because he wouldn’t take his dreams seriously enough. Nine years earlier when Pope … Read more
St. Dominic Savio – Patron of choir boys and the falsely accused – Feast Day : March 9 St. Dominic Savio was born in Italy in 1842. One day when he was just four, he disappeared and his good mother went looking for him. She found the little fellow in a corner praying with his hands … Read more
St. Jude Thaddaeus – Patron of Desperate Cases – Feastday : October 28 St. Jude, known as ‘Thaddaeus‘ , was a brother of St. James and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, … Read more