Savelli Religious Blog

Expressing one’s love might be quite a feat, but fear not! We collected some of the best ideas for romantic notes, said or put on paper by church people, saints,...

Candlemas is a Christian holy day commemorating the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. It falls on 2 February, and it is the very last day of Christmastide (Christmas and Epiphany Season). Although...

Born into a Catholic feudal family, in Aquino (the modern-day Italian region of Lazio), a very young Thomas joined the ranks of the Monte Cassino abbey in 1230. After nine...

Saint Peregrine was born in 1260 in Forlì, one of the Papal States at the time, and was openly anticlerical as a youth. The Pope sent the Servite Philip Benizi...

The tradition of bidding farewell to a light-hearted pre-Lent period with a spectacular as much as hedonic celebration stretches back to the Middle Ages. By allowing licentious partying, the medieval...

As a Pre-Lent season, we are expected to celebrate Carnival praying and meditating, rather than playing funny jokes or wearing eccentric costumes. Since Carnival is a time of preparation to the 40...

The most critical days, the main definitions, the mandatory duties, and everything else we need to know about Lenten Season in an easy guide.  Lent is a great journey that...

The Great Lent is an essential Christian period of repentance and preparation for Easter. Formalized during the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, it was observed even before that date.Find...

On March the 8th, the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, a day for honoring the countless women who struggled to fight inequality, discriminations, and gender prejudices. Since the date...

Benedict of Nursia was born in 480 into a righteous Italian family, which sent him to a Roman school as a youth. Back then, the western Roman empire was collapsing,...

Before we look into Saint Benedict medal meaning, let’s brush up on a few facts about the life of Benedict of Nursia. Born in 480 in a noble Roman family,...

The Holy Week is undoubtedly the most sacred period of the Christian calendar during which we commemorate the last days of Jesus Christ. Refresh the fundamentals of the Holy Week...