Daily Archives: 20 May 2025

ROME 25/5– Day 40: Pure joy

At 5:43 the sun rose upon Rome. It will set at 20:31. Were the Ave Maria Bell to ring, it would do so for the Curia at 20:45. Welcome registrant: SPLisa Today is the Feast of St Aurea of Ostia, … Read More

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20 May – St. Aurea, “Golden Girl” of Ostia, and a link to St. Augustine’s mother, Monnica

Today is the feast of St. Aurea of Ostia, a martyr from the 2nd century about whom we know nothing for sure, except that she worked miracles, refused to sacrifice to the gods and was murdered in the 3rd c. … Read More

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