Raymond became a priest due to his quiet persistence in prayer and study.
He was born to a noble Spanish family in 1204. His mother died during child birth and his father had high expectations for Raymond to serve in the country’s Royal Court. However, the young Raymond felt drawn...
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Jeanne Jugan, Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor Three years after the French revolution had broken out, a baby girl was born whose name is known today all over the world. Jeanne Jugan was born on October 25, 1792 in Cancale, a fishing port on the north coast of Brittany, France. Her...
On this day, the universal Church marks the beheading of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus. As an adult, he lived as a hermit in the wilderness. After the Spirit inspired him, he went about preaching that people should repent for their sins and be baptized to prepare for the...
Today the Church honors St. Augustine. Augustine was born at the town of
Tagaste (now Souk-Ahras, in modern day Algeria) on November 13, 354 and
grew to become one the most significant and influential thinkers in the
history of the Catholic Church. His teachings were the...
On August 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.
Monica was born into a Catholic family in 332, in the North African city of...
Born July 1773 at La Blanc, France; 26 August, 1838; canonized 1947 by Pope Pius XII.
Born to nobility, and educated in a convent school, Jeanne Elizabeth witnessed closely and was personally affected by the events of the French Revolution which rocked France when she was 16 years old....
St. Louis was born to King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, at Poissy, April 25th 1215. died near Tunis, 25 August, 1270. Louis was made King at only 11years of age and was the father of 11 children, St. Louis of France led an exemplary life, bearing constantly in mind his mother's words: "I...
Saint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in the three Gospel lists (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14), and seventh in the list of Acts (1:13). The name (Bartholomaios) means "son of Talmai" which was an ancient Hebrew name.Besides being listed as an Apostle, he is not...
Rose is the first saint of the New World. Rose was born to Spanish parents in Lima, Peru, in 1586. At a very young age, she chose to consecrate her life to God. She practiced prayer and penance daily, sometimes depriving herself of food and sleep.
She joined the Third Order of St. Dominic...
In this feast, particularly cherished by the Popes of modern times, we celebrate Mary as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
Pope Pius XII in the Papal Encyclical Ad Coeli Reginam proposed the traditional doctrine on the Queenship of Mary and established this feast for the Universal Church....