Category: Saints

The Holy Martyrs of England and Wales

3 May 2007

Memorial of the English and Welsh Martyrs On May 4th in 1535 three Carthusian monks were put to death at Tyburn, the first of many...

Saint Joseph and the Eternal Father

30 April 2007

I find this painting of Saint Joseph and the Most Holy Trinity (Antoni Guerra, 1699) extraordinary. The Eternal Father is pointing to Saint Joseph, indicating...

Saint Pius V

30 April 2007

I walked to Santa Maria Maggiore this afternoon to pray before the tomb of Pope Saint Pius V. Around the tomb were burning candles and...

What will tomorrow bring?

29 April 2007

Then again, there is also May 5th . . . O God, who raised up Pope Saint Pius V within Thy Church to uphold the...

The Secret of Mary

27 April 2007

Tomorrow is the liturgical memorial of Saint Louis–Marie Grignion de Montfort. His writings have been a lamp unto my feet and a fire in my...

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