Feast Day: August 2 St. Alphonse's Liguo was born of noble parents, near Naples, in 1696. His spiritual training was intrusted to the Fathers of the Oratory in that city, and from his boyhood Alphonsus was known as a most devout Brother of the Little Oratory. At the early age of sixteen he was mad doctor in law, and he threw himself into this career with ardor and success. A … [Read more...]
St. Monica
Feast Day: May 4 Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, was born in 332. A, a girlhood of singular innocence and piety, she was given in marriage to Patritius, a pagan. She at once devoted herself to his conversion, praying for him always, and winning his reverence and love by the holiness of her life and her affectionate forbearance. She was rewarded by seeing him baptized a … [Read more...]
St. Tarasius
Feast Day: February 25 St. Tarasius was born at Constantinople about the middle of the eighth century, of a noble family. His mother Eucratia, brought him up in the practice of the most eminent virtues. By his talents and virtue he gained the esteem of all, and was raised to the greatest honors of the empire, being made consul, and afterwards first secretary of state to the … [Read more...]
Fourth Council of Constantinople : 869-870
Introduction This council, designated as the eighth ecumenical council by western canonists, is not found in any canonical collections of the Byzantines; its acts and canons are completely ignored by them. Modern scholars have shown that it was included in the list of ecumenical councils only later, that is, after the eleventh century. We have decided to include the council, … [Read more...]
Church Councils
The First General Council of Nicaea, 325 A.D. The First General Council of Constantinople, 381 A.D. The General Council of Ephesus, 431. A.D. The General Council of Chalcedon, 451 A.D. The Second General Council of Constantinople, 553 A.D. The Third General Council of Constantinople, 680-681. A.D. The Second General Council of Nicaea, 787 A.D. The Fourth General Council … [Read more...]