May Our Lady, the Immaculate Queen of heaven, together with St. Joseph, pray for us! Recently, we celebrated the anniversary of the martyrdom of Balthasar Francisco and Companions, who were burnt at the stake by the British on 4 July 1704, about six miles east of Tallahassee. After a battle, the British gave an ultimatum to those who they had captured, renounce the Catholic faith or be burnt at the stake. Two Spaniards, Don Balthasar Francisco and Don Pedro Marmolejo, along with fifteen...

May Our Lady de la Leche, the Immaculate Queen of Florida, bless us with her loving Child, and together with St. Joseph, St. Augustine, and the Florida Martyrs, pray for us! On this day, 24 June 1704, Fransican missionary, Father Manuel Mendoza, was killed for the faith by British forces at his Mission Church in present day León County, Florida. Father Mendoza’s martyrdom serves to remind us of two valuable lessons in our modern day, both deeply connected to his life and death. The Life of...

Ave Maria! May Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary, bless us with her Divine Child Jesus, and together with St. Joseph, St. Clotilde, St. Fernando and St. Joan of Arc, pray for us! The past few days in the Roman Calendar have followed a certain theme. Starting with May 30, the feast of both King St. Fernando of Castile and St. Joan of Arc, only to be followed by the feast day of the Queenship of Mary. Then came June, the Month dedicated to the Sacred Heart, a royalist banner and symbol. June 3 was...