Saint Manuel González García, also known as the Apostle of the Abandoned Tabernacles, was born on 25 February 1877 in Seville, Spain. He was the fourth of five boys in his family, and his father worked as a carpenter. From a young age, Manuel showed great devotion to his faith and was actively involved in his parish church. He sang in the choir and began his spiritual journey by entering the...

Enoch is a biblical figure and patriarch prior to Noah's flood, and the son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He was of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him", which is interpreted as Enoch entering...

Saint Basil the Great, also known as Basil of Caesarea, is hailed as the Father of Eastern Monasticism for his pivotal role in founding monasteries and establishing rules for monks in the Eastern Christian tradition, which remains influential to this day. Born in 329 in Caesarea, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), Basil came from a noble and devoutly religious family. His mother, father, and four...

St. Joseph Mary Tomasi (1649-1713) was born in Sicily to noble and virtuous parents. He received a good Christian education and was drawn to the things of God from an early age. He renounced his inheritance and titles, transferring them to his brother, and entered religious life in the Order of the Clerics Regular Theatine founded by St. Cajetan. When their children were grown, his parents...