{"id":27037,"date":"2026-02-25T14:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/?p=27037"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:23:41","slug":"joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyful Faces of the Saints (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cFrom Him let us beg our sanctification, yet not for us, but for Him. Ours be the joy of praising Him, blessing Him, glorifying Him. Be sad? How should that be, when in the centre of our heart we possess Him who is the Angels\u2019 joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Saint Marie Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Couderc<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>1) Blessed Mar\u00eda Felicia Guggiari Echeverr\u00eda (d. 1959)<a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image001.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image001.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image001.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27039\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>2) Venerable Immacolato Brienza (d. 1989)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"904,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image002.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image002.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27040\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3) Blessed Edward Poppe (d. 1924)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"532,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image003.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image003.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27041\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"564\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4) Venerable Carla Ronci (d. 1970) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image004.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"879,561\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image004.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image004.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27042\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5) Blessed Chiara Badano (d. 1990) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image005.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image005\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image005.png\" data-orig-size=\"793,446\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image005\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image005.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image005.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27043\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image005.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6) Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati (d. 1925)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image006\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image006.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"648,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image006\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image006.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image006.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27044\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7) Blessed Liduina Meneguzzi (d. 1941)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image007.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27045\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image007\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image007.png\" data-orig-size=\"599,599\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image007\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image007.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image007.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27045\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image007.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8) Servant of God Anne-Gabrielle Caron (d. 2010) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27046\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,826\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image008.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image008.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27046\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9) Servant of God Don Nicol\u00f2 Daste (d. 1899)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27047\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image009\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image009.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"490,694\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image009\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image009.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image009.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27047\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"567\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10) Servant of God Claire de Castelbajac (d. 1975)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image010.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image010.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image010.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27048\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"594\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2009\/09\/marcel-van-a-soul-for-priests\/\">11) Servant of God Marcel Van (d. 1959)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image011.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,418\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image011\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image011.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image011.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27049\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/category\/yvonne-aime-de-jsus\/\">12) Servant of God Mother Yvonne- Aim\u00e9e (d. 1951)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image012\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image012.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1189,669\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yvonne-Aimee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image012.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image012.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27050\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>13) Blessed Alexandrina da Costa (d. 1955) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image013\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1421\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alexandrina\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27051\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/category\/bd-schusters-daily-thoughts\/\">14) Blessed Ildefonso Schuster (d. 1954)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,382\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image014.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image014.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27052\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>15) Blessed Martin Martinez Pascual (d. 1936)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"502,590\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image015.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image015.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27053\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>16) Blessed Conchita Barrecheguren (d. 1927) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1140,585\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image016.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image016.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27054\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>17) Venerable J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lejeune (d. 1994) <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,828\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image017.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image017.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27055\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/padre-pio-priest-and-victim-2\/\">18) Saint Padre Pio (d. 1968)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27056\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image018.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1039,656\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image018.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image018.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27056\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/12\/pope-benedict-xvi-speaks-of-ne\/\">19) Venerable Antonietta Meo, aka Nennolina (d. 1937)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image019\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image019.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"398,340\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image019\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image019.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image019.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27057\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>20) Saint Rafael Arnaiz Bar\u00f3n (d. 1938)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image020.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"208,242\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image020.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image020.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27058\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>21) Servant of God \u00c1ngela Ginard Mart\u00ed (d. 1936)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image021.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27059\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image021.png\" data-orig-size=\"661,589\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image021.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image021.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27059\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>22) Pope Saint John Paul II<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-i\/image022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image022.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,868\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image022.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image022.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27060\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/joyful-faces-of-the-saints-part-ii\/\">Click here for part II.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u201cFrom Him let us beg our sanctification, yet not for us, but for Him. Ours be the joy of praising Him, blessing Him, glorifying Him. Be sad? How should that be, when in the centre of our heart we possess Him who is the Angels\u2019 joy.\u201d &#8211;Saint Marie Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Couderc 1) Blessed Mar\u00eda Felicia Guggiari <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":589,"featured_media":27051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heavenly-friends","category-yvonne-aime-de-jsus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image013.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paVypq-725","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/589"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27037"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27104,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27037\/revisions\/27104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}