Recent Comments
Recent 100+ Comments
Join the Rosary for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
People from all around the world
Are praying the Holy Rosary
For the intentions of
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope St Pius V
Tag Archives: Catholic Saints
4 May: Feast of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
First posted by Fr Z on yesterday’s feast of the English and Welsh Martyrs: Today is the Feast of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. There are, however, I believe really 284 beatified and canonized martyrs from the time … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged canonisation, Catholic Saints, Martyrs of England and Wales
Leave a comment
Sunday Readings and Reflections
Sunday, March 7 Third Sunday of Lent Roman Ordinary calendar Sts. Perpetua and Felicity Book of Exodus 20,1-17. In those days, God delivered all these commandments : “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place … Continue reading
Saint Telemachus and the Vision in the Coliseum
This painting by Jose Belliure y Gil is massive and photos on the Web just don’t do it justice. It depicts St. Telemachus, the last martyr of the Coliseum. Telemachus was a hermit who was moved to leave his hermitage … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Hermits, Catholic Martyrs, Catholic Saints, St Telemachus
Leave a comment
From the Sermons of the Curé d’Ars, St. Jean Marie Vianney
THE EPIPHANY This is a blessed and memorable day for us, my dear brethren, on which the mercy of the Redeemer called us in the person of the Magi, from the darkness of unbelief, to the knowledge of the true … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Saints, Feast of the Epiphany, Saint John Vianney, The Magi
1 Comment
The Saints of Wuhan: Isolation, Suffering, and the Breath of Faith
Note: This account of the Catholic martyr saints who died in the Wuchang district of Wuhan, China, was delivered after the Holy Mass offered by Bishop Thomas Daly at the Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral, Spokane, WA. Divine Mercy Sunday, 19 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Martyrs, Catholic Saints, Saint Clet, Saint Perboyre, Vincentians, Wuhan
3 Comments
Sunday Readings and Reflections
Sunday, December 20 Fourth Sunday of Advent Roman Ordinary calendar St. Dominic of Silos, Sts. Abraham – Isaac, & Jacob 2nd book of Samuel 7,1-5.8b-12.14a.16. When King David was settled in his palace, and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biblical Reflections, Catholic Saints, Catholic Teaching, Sunday Mass readings, TLM
Leave a comment
Saint John of the Cross, pray for us!
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Carmelite spirituality, Catholic Saints, Christian Truth, St John of the Cross
1 Comment
Saint Teresa of Avila’s Bone-chilling Vision of Hell
Many saints and mystics have been given the great grace of a vision of Hell. It is a grace because it brings home in a very real way the unspeakable horrors that unrepentant sin can lead us to. It should … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Mystics, Catholic Saints, Hell, Saint Teresa of Avila, Visionaries of Fatima
5 Comments
Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for us!
St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582), the great Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and Doctor of the Church, most famous for her classic spiritual writings, The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection, also wrote the famous poem below, Nada Te Turbe. Above in her original … Continue reading
Saint John Henry Newman, pray for us!
Like grace, faith is difficult to understand because it is not easily imagined. In this meditation, Saint John Henry Newman draws a picture of faith in the image of a man in darkness: “Faith is the first step towards salvation…It is … Continue reading
Saint Thérèse, pray for us!
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Carmelite Saints, Catholic Saints, Saint Therese of Lisieux
Leave a comment
Saint Jerome, pray for us!
St. Jerome (Priest and Doctor of the Church) was one of the greatest scholars in the Church’s history. Thoroughly learned in languages and Scripture, he learned Hebrew in Antioch, from a Jewish rabbi. He then went to Constantinople, where he … Continue reading
The Calling of Saint Matthew
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the time of Christ. According to the … Continue reading
Miraculous Mass of St. Gregory the Great
A re-blog from September 4, 2015 by kathleen: In relation to the Mass, St. Gregory the Great is perhaps especially remembered by many for the Eucharistic Miracle that occurred in 595 during the Holy Sacrifice. This famous incident was related by Paul the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic Saints, Holy Mass, Pope Saint Gregory the Great
Leave a comment
Saint Augustine of Hippo, pray for us!
August 28—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of theologians and printers Saint Augustine of Hippo: A psychologist, theologian, working bishop, and the greatest convert after Saint Paul The mighty African Saint Augustine climbed the heights of thought, stood upright on their peaks, … Continue reading
Catholicism Pure & Simple
Gertrude
Crow
kathleen
GC
The Raven