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Category Archives: Saints: Stories & Symbols
17 July: Martyres of Compiègne: “Terror is nothing more than speedy, severe and inflexible justice; it is thus an emanation of virtue.”
Happy Feast of Blessed Teresa of St. Augustine and Companions, the Martyrs of Compiègne. Carmelites. 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 … Read More →
9 July – A traffic jam of SAINTS!
Today – 9 July – in the Vetus Ordo, we can celebrate St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher The Martyrs of Gorkum St. Veronica Giuliani All amazing. All worthy of honor. What to do? Since I have a relic … Read More →
6 July: St. Maria Goretti, Virgin Martyr – VIDEO – Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Before anything else, allow me to remind you that the only thing Christ went back to explain when He taught the disciples how to pray (the Lord’s Prayer) was that if we do not forgive, we will not be forgiven … Read More →
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20 May – St. Aurea, “Golden Girl” of Ostia, and a link to St. Augustine’s mother, Monnica
Today is the feast of St. Aurea of Ostia, a martyr from the 2nd century about whom we know nothing for sure, except that she worked miracles, refused to sacrifice to the gods and was murdered in the 3rd c. … Read More →
St. Monica, her incipient alcoholism, the intervention that saved her. WORLD HISTORY CHANGING in an INSTANT!
In the older calendar, today is St. Monica’s Feast, also spelled Monnica, a Punic name. Monica was an inch away from becoming an alcoholic. (The story of her abusive husband has been told here before.) This is IMPORTANT. At the … Read More →
31 March – Feast of St. Amos, Old Testament Prophet
Today in the older Roman Martyrology it is the Feast of the Old Testament Prophet Amos. Many of the Old Testament figures are considered saints and they have feast days, quite a few in Advent (for obvious reasons) but also … Read More →
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Bisextilis is not a Jesuit holiday, though it sounds like it. Otherwise, happy Feast of St Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, patron saint of handgunners, marksmen, novices and seminarians
“I want to break my own will into pieces, I want to do God’s Holy will, not my own. May the most adorable, most loveable, most perfect will of God always be done.” St. Gabriel Here we are near the … Read More →
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome issues Decree naming Fr Emil Kapaun Venerable
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in Rome issues Decree naming Father Emil Kapaun Venerable The decree was published on the website of the Diocese of Wichita. HERE Bishop Carl Kemme is pleased to announce that on February 25, 2025, … Read More →
10 February – José de Jesús Sánchez del Río, Martyr: “Tell Christ the King I shall be with him soon.”
Today is the Feast of José Sánchez del Río. I would very much like a relic of this wonderful saint. Anyone? I suspect many people, perhaps even among the readers here, have convinced themselves that the persecution of the Church … Read More →
St. Ignatius, martyr, and Bl. Ludovica, widow – Beauty, differently manifested
My Roman Curia calendar today shows that it is the Feast of Bl. Ludovica Albertoni (+31 Jan 1553). My (Novus Ordo – 2005) Martyrologium Romanum listed her yesterday, the day of her death, otherwise known as her dies natalis, her birthday into heaven. … Read More →
JabbaPapa on ASK FATHER: How do priests who dislike Communion on the hand cope with the obligation to do it? Wherein Fr. Z rants.: “Our old PP, who also gives or gave the TLM (not sure in this current era of Traditores restrictions), got…”
