Feast Day: 13 August Today’s martyrs died on the island of Sardinia, perhaps from overwork in the mines or perhaps from starvation or neglect rather than execution. In a pacific interlude following the persecution which was their doom, a later pope, Fabian, returned their bodies to Rome for dignified burial. Pontian was interred in the
Feast Day: 12 August Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and founder of a religious community. Her mother died when she was 18 months old, and her father, head of parliament at Dijon, France, became the main influence on her education. Jane developed into a woman of beauty and refinement with a lively and cheerful
Feast Day: 14 August One evening at the dawn of the 20th century in Poland, a ten-year-old boy named Raymond prayed to the Mother of God, asking her what kind of man he was to be. In answer to his prayer, Mary appeared to him later that night, holding two crowns. Mary, who had seen
Feast Day: 11 August The founder of the Order of Poor Ladies, St Clare of Assisi is an Italian saint and was one of the first followers of St Francis of Assisi. She is also the patron saint of television. We celebrate her feast day on 11 August. Who Was St Clare of Assisi? St
Feast Day: 10 August The feast of St Lawrence is celebrated on 10 August. As a deacon in the early Church in Rome, St Lawrence championed the inherent value of all human beings, even when it ultimately led to his martyrdom. St Lawrence was a deacon in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Valerian,
Feast Day: 9 August “We bow down before the testimony of the life and death of Edith Stein, an outstanding daughter of Israel and at the same time a daughter of the Carmelite Order, Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a personality who united within her rich life a dramatic synthesis of our century. It
Feast Day: 8 August A highly educated upbringing Saint Dominic is probably one of the more well-known saints because he established the Dominicans — the Order of Preachers — and had success spreading devotion to the rosary. He was born is Spain in 1170 to what would have then been seen as a middle class
Feast Day: 4 August St John Vianney, the “Curé D’Ars,” is the patron saint of priests and parish clergy. His feast day is 4 August, the day you should also pray for your parish priest. St John Vianney’s life is ever an inspiration. He was born into a peasant family in the small town of
Today’s memorial was formerly a memorial only in honour of Saint Martha. However, on 2 February 2021, Pope Francis expanded this memorial to include Martha’s sister and brother, Mary and Lazarus. Thus, today we celebrate these three siblings together. Why do we have this memorial honoring all three of these siblings together? When this memorial
Feast Day: 22 July Mary Magdalene is one of the greatest women to ever live. She is a great example to us all. Far too often, individuals are labelled by their sins and not by what they did to overcome them. We know from scripture that Mary Magdalene had seven demons cast out of her
