Monday, December 23, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

St. Margaret of Cortona Read more

St. Margaret of Cortona

Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, Tuscany. Her mother died when Margaret was seven; life with her stepmother was so difficult that Margaret moved out. For nine years she lived with Arsenio, though they were not married, and she bore him a son. In those years, she had doubts about her situation. Somewhat like Saint Augustine, she prayed for purity—but not just yet. One...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 391
St. Isidore the Farmer Read more

St. Isidore the Farmer

Isidore was born in Madrid, in about the year 1070, of poor but very devout parents, and was christened Isidore from the name of their patron, St. Isidore of Seville. Isidore spent his life as a hired hand in the service of the wealthy Madrilenian landowner Juan de Vargas on a farm in the city's vicinity. He shared what he had, even his meals, with the poor. Juan de Vargas would later make...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 255
St. Matthias, Apostle Read more

St. Matthias, Apostle

St. Matthias the Apostle (1st c.) followed Jesus during his entire earthly ministry and was one of his 72 disciples. Matthias was chosen by the 11 Apostles to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal of Christ and subsequent suicide. After Christ's Ascension into heaven, St. Matthias devoted himself to preaching Christianity among the pagans, some of them barbarians and cannibals, all...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 393
St. Juliana of Norwich Read more

St. Juliana of Norwich

St. Julian/Juliana of Norwich (1342–1416) is a Benedictine nun who lived as a recluse in Norwich, England. Little is known of her life with certainty. At the age of 30 she was suddenly struck by a severe illness which almost took her life. During this illness she received a series of visions of Jesus Christ in sixteen separate revelations. When she recovered from her illness the visions...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 296
Sts. Nereus and Achilleus Read more

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus

There are different accounts of the lives of these two Saints.  One legend tells us that they were Roman soldiers who renounced their commission when they converted to the faith. They were arrested, beheaded, and their bodies were buried in the catacomb of Domitilla on the Via Ardeatina.  In following centuries, a Mass was celebrated on their graves on the 12th of May. Another...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 293
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