Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Saint Emma of Bremen Read more

Saint Emma of Bremen

Saint Emma, also known as Emma of Lesum, or Emma of Stiepel, lived in the city that is Bremen today. She is the first female inhabitant of the city to be known by name.  Emma lived in the early 11th century, and was born into the Immedinger family. The Immedingers were Saxon nobility descended from the legendary King Widuking, who fought againt Charlemange. Emma's father was a count,...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 261
Saint Bibiana (Vibiana) Read more

Saint Bibiana (Vibiana)

St. Bibiana, also known as Vibiana or Viviana (d. 361), was born in Rome, the daughter of Christian parents who were martyred in the persecutions of Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate. Her father was severely beaten and sent to live in exile as a slave, but died from his wounds. Her mother was beheaded shortly after. St. Bibiana and her sister, Demetria, were stripped of their possessions and...
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St. Charles de Foucauld, Priest and Hermit Read more

St. Charles de Foucauld, Priest and Hermit

Charles Eugène de Foucauld, Viscount of Foucauld, born on 15 September 1858 in Strasbourg (France), died on 1 December 1916 in Tamanrasset (Algeria), was a cavalry officer in the French Army, then an explorer and geographer, and finally a Catholic priest, hermit who lived among the Tuareg in the Sahara in Algeria. He was assassinated in 1916 and is considered by the Church to be a martyr. His...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 387
St. Andrew the Apostle Read more

St. Andrew the Apostle

St. Andrew (1st c.) was the first of the twelve Apostles to follow Jesus, after being a disciple of St. John the Baptist, the Precursor of Christ. St. Andrew was a fisherman by trade and the younger brother of St. Peter. Andrew recognized Jesus as the prophesied Messiah and left his fishing trade behind to follow Jesus, convincing his brother Simon Peter to do the same. After Jesus'...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 342
Saint Saturnin of Toulouse Read more

Saint Saturnin of Toulouse

Saint Saturninus of Toulouse, also known as Cernín, Sadurní, Sadurninho, Sarnin, Satordi, Saturdi, Saturnin, Saturnino, Serenín, Sernin, Zernin, was born in the third century to Roman nobility in Patras, Greece. He dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Christ and became a renowned missionary in Gaul, the Pyrenees, and the Iberian peninsula. One significant aspect of his missionary...
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