Saint Veronica Giuliani was a Franciscan nun who lived in Italy. Because of her transcendent holiness, Jesus gave her visions, revelations and the imprint of His Five Wounds on her body. She died at Citta di Castello in Italy, when … Continue reading
Saint Sylvester I was the thirty-fourth Pope. He was elected to the Chair of Saint Peter in 314, the year after the Emperor Constantine had ended the bloody persecution of the Catholic Church. Saint Sylvester was the Pope who instituted … Continue reading
She was a religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She was sent to a convent in Paris where Our Lady appeared to her three times in the year 1830, and gave her the inspiration for … Continue reading
Saint Sabinus was a heroic Catholic Bishop who was martyred along with two of his deacons at Spoleto, in Italy, under the cruel Emperor Diocletian. His death began by having both his hands cut off, those consecrated hands which a … Continue reading
Saint Thomas a Becket was an archbishop of Canterbury in England. He became archbishop there in 1162. He would not let any political power in England move in and govern, or destroy, any of the God-given liberties of the Catholic … Continue reading
David, the great king and prophet of the Old Testament, whom we call Saint David on his feast day, lived a thousand years before Our Lord. He was King of Israel for forty years, from 1013 to 973. He was … Continue reading
These were seventy-two little Jewish boys of two years and under who were killed by the order of King Herod the Great in his effort to get rid of Jesus, once the news of Our Lord’s birth had been made … Continue reading
Saint John the Evangelist was the youngest of all the Apostles. He was twelve years younger than Our Lord and was eighteen years old when he became a disciple of Jesus. Saint John was the brother of Saint James and … Continue reading
She was a noble Roman woman. Her life was at first very worldly. But after becoming a widow and performing public penance, she gave all her wealth for the care of the Catholic sick in a hospital in Rome. She … Continue reading
The name Stephen means crown, and this is appropriate when you think of the saints because the first martyr of the Catholic Faith — the protomartyr as he is called — was named Stephen. Saint Stephen was stoned to death … Continue reading
On December 25, five thousand, one hundred and ninety-nine years after the creation of the world, in a little stable in the town of Bethlehem, six miles southwest of Jerusalem, of a beautiful young virgin, fifteen years, three months and … Continue reading
Anastasia was a beautiful Roman woman who for the Catholic Faith was tortured and burned alive. She is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass. It was in her church in Rome that the Holy Father used to say … Continue reading
She was a noble young virgin who was converted by her slaves, Saint Proteus and Saint Hyacinth. Her father was Saint Philip, a former prefect of Egypt, who became a convert and a martyr. Saint Eugenia founded a convent of … Continue reading
As we have said elsewhere, Adam and Eve are not called saints in ordinary reference, historical or scriptural. But they may be called saints on their feast day, which is the vigil of Christmas, because we know from sound Catholic … Continue reading
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