June 28, 2025

Simple Pleasures: A Materan Cucù

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A friend brought back a traditional cucù from his trip to Matera. A timeless symbol of the Sassi city, this hand-painted terracotta bird wh...

Remembering Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie

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Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria In memory of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of H...

The Most Precious Blood of Jesus at St. Mary of Mt. Virgin Church in New Brunswick, New Jersey

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June 27, 2025

Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Sacro Cuore di Gesù in Napoli The Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( Sacro Cuore di Gesù ) is celebrated nineteen days after Pe...

Feast of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso

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Our Lady of the Passion, ora pro nobis June 27th is the Feast of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso, or Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Originati...

Feast of San Ladislao I d'Ungheria

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San Ladislao I d'Ungheria, ora pro nobis June 27th is the Feast of St. Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040-1095), the Knight-King. Revered as a...

Feast of Sant’Andrea Apostolo

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Sant'Andrea Apostolo, ora pro nobis June 27th is the Feast of Sant’Andrea Apostolo, Missionary, Wonderworker and Martyr. He is the p...

Remembering Alfonso V of Aragon

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Alfonso the Magnanimous, King of Aragon, Naples and Sicily sculpted by Achille D'Orsi on the western facade of the Royal Palace in the L...
June 26, 2025

Gothic Fiction Reawakened: Dracula and Frankenstein Return in 2025

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"In seeking life, I created death." ~ Victor Frankenstein Around this time last year, I shared my excitement for the then-upcoming...

Feast of San Pelagio di Cordova

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San Pelagio di Cordova, ora pro nobis June 26 is the Feast of San Pelagio di Cordova (San Pelayo  Mártir , St. Pelagius of Córdoba), Martyr....

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at St. Margaret of Cortona Church in the Bronx, New York

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June 25, 2025

Simple Pleasures: A Thoughtful Gift for My Name Day

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For my name day (the Feast of San Giovanni Battista), a friend gave me a new flag commemorating Napoli’s fourth Scudetto . Perhaps blurring ...

Feast of San Guglielmo di Montevergine

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The Vision of St. William by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro June 25th is the Feast of San Guglielmo di Montevergine (St. William of Montevergine),...

Feast of Santa Febronia

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Santa Febronia, ora pro nobis June 25th is the Feast day of Santa Febronia, Virgin and Martyr. Invoked against plagues, earthquakes and...

Feast of Beato Guido Maramaldi

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Beato Guido Maramaldi, ora pro nobis June 25 is the feast of Beato Guido Maramaldi (b. Naples, mid 14th century — d. Naples, c. 1391), Domin...

Infant Jesus of Prague Chaplet

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O Infant Jesus, Whose truth enlightens the darkness of our heart, have mercy on us On the 25th of every month, devotees of the Divine Infanc...

Father Vincent R. Capodanno and the Cause for Canonization with Vice Admiral P. Stephen Stanley

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June 24, 2025

Praying for Peace

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Our Lady of Fatima, ora pro nobis "I shall come to ask for the Consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart…If people attend to My req...

Feast of San Giovanni Battista

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San Giovanni Battista, ora pro nobis J une 24th is the Feast of San Giovanni Battista, the herald of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes called...

Photo of the Week: Pulcinella Figurine

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Pulcinella , Neapolitan (Capodimonte) or Spanish (Real Fabrica de Buen Retiro), soft-paste porcelain, 1759-80, Giuseppe Gricci (ca. 1700-177...

Il Primo Reggimento Re Sara Presente al Corteo Storico della Real Colonia di San Leucio

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June 23, 2025

Mourning Under the Watchful Gaze of Santa Rosalia

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Santa Rosalia, ora pro nobis Seated beneath the polychrome statue of Santa Rosalia—Palermo’s 12th-century noblewoman who renounced marriage ...

The Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

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San Giovanni Battista, ora pro nobis Præsta, quæsumus, omnípotens Deus, ut família tua per viam salútis incédat; et beáti Joánnis Præcursóri...

Feast of Sant'Agrippina di Mineo

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Sant'Agrippina, ora pro nobis June 23rd is the Feast of Sant'Agrippina di Mineo, Virgin and Martyr. In celebration, I'm ...

Happy Birthday Princess Maria Carolina!

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HRH was born in Rome, Italy on June 23, 2003 Photo courtesy of Real Casa di Borbone Happy Birthday, Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two S...