Saint Frances of Rome
Feast Day: March 9Patronage: Widows, Benedictine Oblates, Rome, automobile drivers Early Life and Marriage Saint Frances of Rome was born
Feast Day: March 9Patronage: Widows, Benedictine Oblates, Rome, automobile drivers Early Life and Marriage Saint Frances of Rome was born
As we enter the sacred season of Lent, the Church presents us with two profound passages for our meditation on
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 90:15; 90:16Invocábit me, et ego exáudiam eum: erípiam eum, et glorificábo eum: longitúdine diérum adimplébo eum.Ps 90:1Qui hábitat
Early Life and Conversion Saint John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, in 1495. At a young
In the Spirit of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday As we enter the holy season of Lent, the Church in
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 36:30-31Os iusti meditábitur sapiéntiam, et lingua eius loquétur iudícium: lex Dei eius in corde ipsíus.Ps 36:1Noli æmulári in
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
Early Life: From Worldly Aspirations to a Religious Calling St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, born Francesco Possenti on
In the life of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, we see a soul aflame with love for Christ
Ante Missam IntroitusEccli 11:13.Oculus Dei respéxit illum in bono, et eréxit eum ab humilitáte ipsíus, et exaltávit caput eius: et miráti
Feast Day: February 26Beatification: March 10, 2001, by Pope St. John Paul II Early Life and Vocation Blessed Piedad de
Readings: 2 Cor. 11:19-33; 12:1-9 and Luke 8:4-15 As we journey through the time of Septuagesima, the Church invites us
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit
Feast Day: February 25 (or May 1 in some regions)Patronage: Against storms, rabies, and famine; sailors; farmersAttributes: Abbess’s crozier, flask
As we journey deeper into the season of Septuagesima, the Church places before us two striking passages for our meditation:
Ante Missam IntroitusPs 43:23-26Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine? exsúrge, et ne repéllas in finem: quare fáciem tuam avértis, oblivísceris tribulatiónem nostram? adhæsit