St Roch was born of devout parents at Montpellier during the 14th Century. When they died Roch gave away all his possessions to the poor and walked to Rome on pilgrimage. During his journey, he encountered many towns suffering from
This icon hangs on the wall of my Oratory, behind the altar and near the Tabernacle. The Icon is of St John Vianney, Patron Saint of priests who work in parishes. Every morning I stand before it and pray for
“God is first, Caritas is second!” I heard these moving words today from Wafaa, a Syrian refugee in the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Caritas is the Latin word for ‘love’. Wafaa is supported by the Catholic Charity Caritas Lebanon, whose
