Monday, September 9, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

The Martyrs of Nowogrodek Read more

The Martyrs of Nowogrodek

A group of eleven Holy Family of Nazareth nuns who were murdered by the Nazi Gestapo in exchange for 120 condemned citizens of Nowogrodek, Belarus who were scheduled for revenge killings. They are – • Adela Mardosewicz • Anna Kukolowicz • Eleonora Aniela Józwik • Eugenia Mackiewicz • Helena Cierpka • Jadwiga Karolina Zak • Józefa...
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Our Lady of Consolation Read more

Our Lady of Consolation

Our Lady of Consolation or Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted (Latin: Nostra Domina de Consolatricis Afflictorum) is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the Catholic Church. The origin of this invocation is derived from the Augustinian friars who propagated this particular devotion. Along with Saints Augustine, and Monica, Our Lady of Consolation is one of the three patrons of the...
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Blessed Bernard Francis Solanus Casey Read more

Blessed Bernard Francis Solanus Casey

Solanus Casey (November 25, 1870 – July 31, 1957), born Bernard Francis Casey, was a priest of the Catholic Church in the United States and was a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was known during his lifetime as a wonderworker, for his great faith, and for his abilities as a spiritual counselor, but especially for his great attention to the sick, for whom he...
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The Martyrs of Calanda Read more

The Martyrs of Calanda

A group of Dominican priests and friars who were martyred over the course of a day in the same town by the same group of anti-Christian forces in the Spanish Civil War. • Antonio Manuel López Couceiro • Felicísimo Díez González • Gumersindo Soto Barros • Lamberto María de Navascués de Juan • Lucio Martínez Mancebo • Matías Manuel Albert Ginés •...
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