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Nativity of The Lord

Christmas in late Old English is known as Cristes Maesse or the Mass of Christ; it was first recorded in 1038 and renamed as Cristes-messe in 1131 (Dies Natalis in Latin). Early Times...

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St. Dominic of Silos

In the year 1000, Saint Dominic was born in Cañas, Navarre, Spain. A peasant by birth, he was raised as a shepherd until he entered the Benedictine monastery in Navarre. When Dominic refused to sur...

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Blessed Pope Urban V
St. Gatian
St. Lucy
Our Lady of Guadalupe

Pope Saint Damasus I

Early in the fourth century, Saint Damasus was born in Rome. There, his father—a widower—had taken Holy Orders and served as the parish priest at St. Laurence Church.In 355, Damasus held the...

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