Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)

On Yom HaShoah, Jews all over the world mourn the loss of six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust. The full name of the day commemorating the victims of the Holocaust is “Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah“– literally the “Day of (Remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Heroism.” It is marked on the 27th day in […]

Saint Anselm

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Saint Adalbert of Prague

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Saint George

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Ramadan begins at sundown

Each year, corresponding with the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Muslims spend a month in daytime fasting. This observance is called Ramadan. From dawn to sunset during this month, Muslims abstain from food, liquids, smoking, and sex. This fast is an extremely important aspect of the Muslim faith: in fact, it is one of […]

“Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days?”
–(Ps.34:13)