Category: Saints

An Irish Bishop Who Died in Italy

Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy We kept today the commemoration of Blessed Thaddeus Machar (McCarthy). When we first began following the Irish Sanctoral, and I had to...

The Festivals of Saints (XIV)

CHAPTER XIV. How the Night-Office is to be said on Saints’ Days 17 Feb. 18 June. 18 Oct. On the Festivals of Saints, and all...

Behold this Heart

The Mystical Invasion Saint Teresa of Jesus died in 1582. Thirty-two years later, on 31 December 1614, Catherine Mectilde de Bar was born at Saint–Dié...

Blessed Columba Marmion

A Great Irish Benedictine Today is the feast of a great Irish saint! Born and educated in Dublin, Joseph Marmion served as a curate in...

Thérèse

Some years ago, as a love offering for the feast of my dear Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, I...