Monday, December 23, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Saint Cristobal Magallanes Jara and the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution Read more

Saint Cristobal Magallanes Jara and the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution

The 1917 Mexican constitution was pointedly anti-clerical and anti-Church, and its adoption instituted years of violent religious persecution including expulsion of foreign priests, closing of parochial schools, and the murders of several priests and lay leaders who worked to minister to the faithful and support religious freedom. Hundreds were martyred over the years; 25 of them who died at...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 263
St. Bernardine of Siena Read more

St. Bernardine of Siena

St. Bernardine of Siena (1380–1444) was born to a noble family in Siena, Italy. As a young man he witnessed the bubonic plague raging mercilessly through the city, and volunteered to care for the sick in the local hospital. At this time he also spent much time praying and fasting to know God's will for his life. He discerned a call to Holy Orders and the religious life, and joined...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 270
St. Theophilus of Corte Read more

St. Theophilus of Corte

If we expect saints to do marvelous things continually and to leave us many memorable quotes, we are bound to be disappointed with Saint Theophilus. The mystery of God’s grace in a person’s life, however, has a beauty all its own. Theophilus was born in Corsica of rich and noble parents. As a young man, he entered the Franciscans and soon showed his love for solitude and prayer....
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 246
St. Felix of Cantalice Read more

St. Felix of Cantalice

St. Felix of Cantalice (d. 1587) was born to a pious peasant family in Italy. He grew up tending sheep and was hired out to work for a farmer at the age of nine, which he did for twenty years. He evidenced signs of holiness and spent his free time in prayer, and had a friend read him the lives of the saints from which he drew much inspiration. Felix eventually joined the Capuchin Franciscans...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 261
St. Paschal Baylon Read more

St. Paschal Baylon

Paschal was a Franciscan lay brother who became famous for his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. In 1897 Pope Leo XIII declared him patron saint of Eucharistic Congresses and associations. Patrick Duffy tells his story.  Born in Torre Hermosa on the borders of Castile and Aragon of a poor shepherd family, Paschal tended flocks as well as getting an elementary and religious education. In...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 346
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