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by bcadmin | Aug 3, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI beatified 498 Catholics who perished as martyrs during the “Red Terror” of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Previously, John Paul II had beatified 233 martyrs from the war, largely from Valencia. The beatification process continues for hundreds such martyrs. Priests and religious were particularly targeted, but this number also includes […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 28, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
St. Innocent I reigned as pope from 401 to 417. He is known for his condemnation of the heresy of Pelagianism, which denied the effects of Original Sin and misconstrued free will, and the excommunication of its proponent, Pelagius. Through this action, which confirmed the decision of the synod of bishops in Carthage, St. Innocent […]
by bcadmin | Jul 20, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Saint Margaret of Antioch (also known as Saint Marina), virgin and martyr, is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. A cloud of mystery surrounds her life but, according to some sources, she lived in the early 4th century. Her mother died shortly after her birth and Saint Margaret was placed under the care of a […]
by bcadmin | Jul 19, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Saint Macrina the Younger was from Cappadocia in Turkey and came from a family of saints. Her parents were Saints Emmelia and Basil the Elder. She was the oldest of ten children and largely responsible for the spiritual formation of her family, including three of her brothers who are Saints: Basil the Great, Gregory of […]
by bcadmin | Jul 18, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614) was born in Naples and became a rugged Venetian soldier following in his father’s footsteps. His mother, a gentle and faith-filled woman, died when he was twelve. Camillus was often found fighting and, although adept on the battlefield, he developed a variety of illnesses. In his youth, Camillus was addicted […]
by bcadmin | Jun 18, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Mark and Marcellian were twin brothers who converted to Christianity in the third century and were martyred by the Roman Emperor Diocletian around 286. They served as deacons and were persecuted after refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. They were strengthened in the Faith by St. Sebastian, and buried in the Church of Saints […]
by bcadmin | Jun 2, 2022 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Saints Marcellinus and Peter were Roman Christians who suffered martyrdom for their faith at the beginning of the fourth century. Marcellinus was a priest in Rome and Peter was an exorcist. (At one point in the Church’s history, exorcists comprised a minor order in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, ranking below deacons and sub-deacons.) During the intense […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 25, 2021 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Christ is born! Merry Christmas to all, from all of us here at Catholic Exchange! From Johnnette Benkovic’s Graceful Living: Meditations to Help You Grow Closer to God Day by Day Hark! A glad exulting throng; Hark! The loud hosannas ring; Glad hosannas loud and long Greet Messiah triumphing. He, of Whom the prophets won Mystic […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 20, 2021 | Judaism, News, Today's Saint | 0 |
The three great Patriarchs of Judaism are also celebrated as saints by the Catholic Church on this day. It was their perseverance and devotion to the one, true God that made it possible to establish the Chosen People from whom the Savior of the world would be born. Very roughly around 2000 B.C. (give or […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 19, 2021 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
There is so much information on this holy pontiff that it is only possible to touch on a few aspects of his life in this short article. William de Grimoard was born into a noble family in the year 1310 at Grisac, Languedoc, France. He joined the Benedictine order and became a monk in Chirac, […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 18, 2021 | News, Today's Saint | 0 |
Saint Gatian (Gatianus of Tours), who lived in the third century, was the founder and bishop of Tours. He came to Gaul with Saint Dionysius of Paris during the consulate of Decius and Gratus around the year 250. A most pious man and a true disciple of Christ, Gatian spent the next fifty years evangelizing this […]
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St. Jerome (Priest and Doctor of the Church) was one of the greatest scholars in the Church’s history. Thoroughly learned in languages and Scripture, he learned Hebrew in Antioch, from a Jewish rabbi. He then went to Constantinople, where he studied under St. Gregory of Nazianzus. Ordained a priest, from 382-385 he served as secretary […]
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