G.F. Handel’s Messiah contains many poetic verses of the Prophet Isaiah in Part I to get you into the “Christmas Spirit”. Then stay to hear the famous Hallelujah Chorus at the end of Part II and the glorious Amen to close the show. In-person performances of Messiah have returned this year, so go see and…
The Catholic Church especially remembers the dead in the month of November with All Saints Day on November 1 and All Souls Day on November 2. There are many officially “canonized” saints, and multitudes of “un-canonized” saints. Read more about the definition of a saint, the process of canonization and the veneration of saints.
St. Jerome was a 4th century influencer whose writing, theological ideas and translation of the Bible into Latin (“the Vulgate”) continues to resonate today. His ascetic life had characteristics of St. John the Baptist. St. Jerome spent four of his early adult years in the desert of Chalcis in Syria.