Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Bede the Venerable, The Patron Saint of Scholars. Bede received care from the abbot of the Monastery of St. Paul, Jarrow, at a young age. The fortunate union of brilliance and the academic, holy monks’ instruction resulted in the creation of a saint and an incredible scholar, maybe […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Mary Magdalene De’ Pazzi. In Florence, Catherine de’ Pazzi was born in 1566 into an aristocratic family. The typical course of events would have been for her to marry into wealth and live well, but Catherine decided to go her way. She started meditating at nine years old […]
March 23,2023 We are celebrating the memorial of Saint Gregory VII. Due in part to the papacy serving as the pawn of numerous Roman families, the 10th century and the first half of the 11th were dismal eras for the Church. When Pope Leo IX, a reformer, was chosen, things started to alter in 1049. […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Rita of Cascia, The Patron Saint of: Difficult Marriages, Impossible Causes, Infertility, and Parenthood Rit was raised in Roccaporena, central Italy, and desired to become a nun but was coerced at a young age into wedlock with a harsh and violent man. She gave birth to and reared […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Theophilus of Corte If we expect saints to consistently perform incredible acts and leave us with plenty of memorable phrases, we would undoubtedly be dissatisfied with Saint Theophilus. However, the mystery of God’s grace in a person’s life has a unique beauty. Theophilus was born to wealthy and […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint John I The Western emperor made John lead a mission to the East to mitigate the sanctions against the heretics after the Eastern emperor started implementing harsh measures on the Arians in his region. Few details of the negotiation are known to ensure Catholics in the West would […]
Today we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Paschal Baylon, The Patron Saint of Eucharistic Congresses and Societies Shepherds. Pascal’s Spanish parents were poor but pious. He started living a life of mortification when he was seven years old and worked as a shepherd until he was 24. On the Day that there was a Mass […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Margaret of Cortona. In Laviano, Tuscany, Margaret was born to farmer parents. When Margaret was seven years old, her mother passed away, and because she found life with her stepmother challenging, she left. Despite not being married, Margaret shared nine years of Arsenio’s life and gave birth to […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Isidore the Farmer, the Patron Saint of Farmers and Rural Laborers. Isidore began working devotedly on John de Vergas’s estate outside of Madrid when he was barely old enough to use a hoe. His father, John de Vergas, was a wealthy landowner from Madrid. He wed Maria de […]
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Leopold Mandic. Leopold, a Croatian native, joined the Capuchin Franciscans and, despite his numerous illness, became a saint several years later. He was unable to preach aloud enough in public. Along with severe arthritis, bad eyesight, and a gastrointestinal illness, he endured these conditions for many years. Leopold […]