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Category Archives: Saints: Stories & Symbols
31 July – St. Ignatius of Loyola! Please intercede for your spiritual sons.
Today is the Feast of the founder of the Jesuits. May I say from the onset that I have some spiffy Pope Clement XIV gear? HERE Here is the Martyrologium Romanum entry for this great saint, Ignatius of Loyola. To … Read More →
Posted in Saints: Stories & Symbols
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Tagged Jesuits, Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola
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6 Comments
VIDEO: Bp. Hying @MadisonDiocese on St. James the Greater
Almost every day, His Excellency Most Reverend Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, offers a short video on some precise topic or in a short series. Today Bp. Hying speak of St. James the Greater (older, taller), whose Feast it is. … Read More →
22 July: Mary Magdalene – one tough cookie
At NLM there is a really good post by Greg DiPippo about the roller coaster history of the liturgical observance of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene. You might recall that in 2016 Pope Francis made her day – in the Novus … Read More →
Posted in Linking Back, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Saints: Stories & Symbols
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Tagged madaleines, Mary Magdalene
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4 Comments
Mass texts for St. Elijah, Prophet – 20 July
Many of the great figures of the Old Testament are considered saints and have a day in the Roman liturgical book called the Roman Martyrology. I post about them on occasion. The Martyrology says that when the day is clear … Read More →
17 July 1794: “Mother, permission to die?”
In 1794, the Place de la Nation on the east side of Paris was called the Place du Trône-Renversé… Toppled Throne Square. In 1792 a guillotine was set up here and the killing began. Robespierre and Barère made terror an … Read More →
Posted in Modern Martyrs, Saints: Stories & Symbols
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Tagged Carmelites, Compiègne, martyrs
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13 Comments
The beatification of Fulton J. Sheen, patron of faithful priests persecuted by bishops
Now that the wrangling over the body of Fulton Sheen has been resolved by a secular court, and the body of the Venerable has been transferred from this sometimes tomb in New York City to it’s resting place in Peoria, … Read More →
Excellent patron saint for LGBTQ – St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
As “Pride” month continues… Today is the feast of St. Charles Lwanga and companions, murder victims and martyrs of homosexual depravity. Today we might also contemplate the various ways in which the State is encroaches in our lives in this … Read More →
1 May – St. Joseph the Worker: Mighty intercessor in time of need
Pray to St. Joseph, especially in your needs concerning your work and your vocation. St. Joseph is a powerful intercessor. He comes through for you especially when you are specific about what you need and when you need it. I’ve … Read More →
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Tagged Bux Protocol, St. Joseph
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30 April (NO) – St Pius V – A saint against clerical depravity
Allow me today, the Novus Ordo Feast of St Pius V, to repost something edifying and useful. NB: Pius V’s feast is observed in the traditional Roman calendar on 5 May. _______ At The Josias, which a friend and patron … Read More →
Posted in Linking Back, Priests and Priesthood, Saints: Stories & Symbols, Sin That Cries To Heaven
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Tagged Pius V
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19 Comments
St. Richard of Chichester and another Richard remembered with a limerick
The feast of St. Richard of Chichester cannot go by without my remembering a limerick my old pastor Msgr. Richard Schuler would occasionally quote: There was an old Bishop of Chichester, Who said thrice (the Latin for which is ‘ter’), … Read More →
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