There have been 321 cases of authentic stigmatization recorded. A stigmatist is one who by his close relation to the Crucified Jesus partakes visibly or invisibly of His Sacred Wounds. St. Francis of Assisi was the first stigmatist (though some theologians think St. Paul the Apostle bore Christ’s wounds). Padre Pio, who died in 1968, was the first priest to have the stigmata. No Protestant has ever received this mark of Christ’s love.
The Stigmata
Brother Andre MarieWe need to have our Lenten program figured out VERY SOON, if not already: "Suggestions for a Good Lent" https://t.co/WH5b0INPir via @SBC_Catholic10 hours ago 11 26
Brother Andre MarieTrending on Catholicism·org: "The Sermon on the Mount" https://t.co/0OVjTY4wjZ via @SBC_Catholic10 hours ago 2 15
Brother Andre MarieA saint who was the slave of another saint (really!), and courier of a Pauline epistle to his former master: Saint Onesimus (95) https://t.co/y1iU2DxdQs via @SBC_Catholic11 hours ago 9 20
Brother Andre MarieThese Three Hearts: Saint Claude de la Columbiere, Saint Margaret Mary Aloocoque, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Margaret Yeo... https://t.co/vBaoF6DYhD via @sbc_catholic1 day ago 3 14
Brother Andre MarieIs your a good tongue, or a bad tongue? (Rhetorical question!) The Finding of the Tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua (1263) https://t.co/b7kd3wLM1f via @SBC_Catholic1 day ago 7 21
