Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

St. Angadrisma of Beauvais Read more

St. Angadrisma of Beauvais

Angadrisma (d. ca. 695) was a seventh-century abbess and saint, daughter of Robert I, Bishop of Tours. A cousin to Lambert, Bishop of Lyon, she was educated at Thérouanne by Lambert and Saint Audomare (Omer). Although she wished to become a nun, she was promised in an arranged marriage to Saint Ansbert of Chaussy. Tradition states that Angadrisma, wishing for a way out, prayed fervently and...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 295
St. Edward the Confessor Read more

St. Edward the Confessor

Edward the Confessor, also known as Saint Edward the Confessor, was among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066. The son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, Edward succeeded Cnut the Great's son – and his own half brother – Harthacnut, restoring the rule of the House of Wessex after...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 324
St. Seraphin of Montegranaro Read more

St. Seraphin of Montegranaro

Seraphin's parents were poor in earthly goods and obscure in the sight of men. But the spirit of prayer which his mother instilled in the boy was an inheritance of priceless value. The loving lessons of his mother caused Seraphin to make the firm resolve to remain innocent and become a saint. Saint Seraphin of Montegranaro fostered tender devotion to the Blessed Mother and occasionally...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 302
Pope St. John XXIII Read more

Pope St. John XXIII

Pope St. John XXIII (1881–1963) was the third of thirteen children born to a poor sharecropping family living in Lombardy, Italy. Desiring to serve God with his life, he entered seminary at the age of 12, and, after serving a short stint in the Italian Army, was ordained a priest in 1904. He taught apologetics and church history before being called to service as a military chaplain...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 361
St. Francis Borgia Read more

St. Francis Borgia

St. Francis Borgia (1510-1572) was born in Spain to a noble family, the son of a Duke. On his father's side of the family he was the great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, one of the notorious "Borgia Popes," and on his mother's side he was the great-grandson of King Ferdinand of Aragon. Francis joined the Spanish court of King Charles V at the age of 18, married, and had 8...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 236
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