These were two Persian noblemen who were brought as captives to Rome by the Emperor Decius, whose purpose it was to keep the Catholic Faith from extending into Persia. Saint Abdon and Saint Sennen gloriously professed the Catholic Faith in … Continue reading
He was a prince, son of a king of Norway, who was baptized as a Catholic when he was fifteen. When he finally became a king he called missionaries to Norway to make it a Catholic country. He was driven … Continue reading
Saint Martha was the sister of Saint Lazarus and Saint Mary Magdalen. She was often hostess to Jesus in her house in Bethany. Fourteen years after the death of Jesus, Saint Martha, with her sister and brother, and others were … Continue reading
These were two heroic martyrs beheaded at Milan under the Emperor Nero. This was one year after the martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The mother of Saint Nazarius was Saint Perpetua, a spiritual daughter of Saint Peter. The … Continue reading
Saint Lilian (Liliosa) was a glorious martyr who suffered at Cordova in Spain with her husband, Saint Felix. They were killed by the Mohammedans.
He was a physician of Nicomedia who was martyred for the Faith. He is one of the fourteen Holy Helpers and is invoked against lung diseases.
He was the great Pope of the Council of Ephesus which took place the year before he died. This was the council which condemned Nestorius, the bishop and heretic who denied the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Nestorius … Continue reading
“Good Saint Anne” is the loving way many Catholics address the mother of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. Mary, the child of Saint Anne, was born fifteen years, three months and seventeen days before the birth of Jesus. … Continue reading
Saint Christopher was converted to the Catholic Faith in Antioch, where the Chair of Saint Peter was before Saint Peter went to Rome. Saint Christopher was baptized by a saint, Saint Babylas. He was put to death under the cruel … Continue reading
Saint James the Greater, called Greater because he was larger in size than Saint James the Less, was the brother of Saint John the Evangelist and the son of Saint Mary Salome. He was the first Apostle to die. He … Continue reading
She was a little martyr, ten years old. She was born in a town then called Tiro, on the borders of Lake Bolsena, in central Italy. Her father was a Roman nobleman. She took the name Christina because she had … Continue reading
He was a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. He came with Saint Peter from Antioch to Rome. Saint Peter consecrated him the first Bishop of Ravenna, in eastern Italy. He performed great miracles there and converted multitudes to the … Continue reading
After Our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, whose Child was God, no one has more beautifully or nobly borne the name Mary than Saint Mary Magdalen, the sister of Saint Lazarus and Saint Martha. She is called innocently “the Penitent.” … Continue reading
He is one of the four great prophets of the Old Testament. Though he died in Babylon, his relics have been brought to Venice and are kept there. He foretold exactly how many years would pass until the coming of … Continue reading
He was an Italian Capuchin, born at Brindisi in Italy. He died at Lisbon in Portugal. He converted thousands of heretics back to the Catholic Faith. He made countless thousands of sinners do penance and amend their lives. He was … Continue reading
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