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Showing posts with label Martyrs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martyrs. Show all posts
Friday, January 24, 2014

Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, the Apostle (Goffine's Devout Instructions)

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January 25 The history of this conversion is fully given in the epistle taken from the Acts. The Introit of the Mass is as follows: ...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr

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    Virgin And Martyr Saint Agnes of Rome (also known as Ines; Ines del Campo; Ynez) was a consecrated virgin martyr born i...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Goffine's Devout Instructions: Feast of Saint Stephen, First Martyr For Christ

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December 26 The epistle of today contains a short account of the life and sufferings of this saint. It only remains to be added that, on ...
Sunday, October 27, 2013

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles (Goffine's Devout Instructions)

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" Saint Jude the Apostle " (left) and " Saint Simon the Apostle " --  by James Tissot October 28 SAINT SIMON and ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

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Priest and Martyr The name of Maximilian Kolbe is synonymous with courage. When we think of the great heroes who died in the savage ho...
Thursday, August 08, 2013

Saint Edith Stein- Martyr

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Saint Edith Stein Edith Stein lived the true meaning of her chosen name Sister Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, for just as Jesus embrac...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

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Saint Boniface (also known as Winfrid; Wynfrith; Apostle of Germany) was born at Crediton, Devonshire, England in 675 A.D. He was ed...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Saint Saturninus of Toulouse

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Saint Saturninus of Toulouse ( also known as Sernin; Saturnin) was a third century missionary from Rome to Gaul, the Pyrenees ( mounta...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle (From Goffine's Devout Instructions)

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May 14 Of this apostle nothing certain is known beyond what is contained in the epistle. In the Introit of the Mass the Church sing...
Monday, March 12, 2012

The Veneration And The Invocation of the Saints (From Goffine's Devout Instructions)

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THE VENERATION OF THE SAINTS What is it to venerate the saints? To venerate the saints is to show veneration, love, and confidence toward...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Saint Lucy of Syracuse, Virgin and Martyr

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Saint Lucy of Syracuse (also known as Lucia of Syracuse; Lucia de Syracuse), virgin and martyr, was a rich, young Christian of Greek an...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Feast of Saint Matthew the Apostle (Goffine"s Devout Instructions)

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MATTHEW, also called Levi, a son of Alpheus, and brother of the holy apostle James the Less, was a receiver in the Roman custom-house on ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

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Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and probably a close friend of the Apostle Saint Philip. He was brought to Jesus by Phil...
Thursday, February 03, 2011

Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

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Saint Agatha has been honored since ancient times, and her name is included in the canon of the Mass. We have little reliable information ...
Sunday, December 12, 2010

Saint Lucy of Syracuse

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Saint Lucy of Syracuse (also known as Lucia of Syracuse; Lucia de Syracuse), virgin and martyr, was a rich, young Christian of Greek ances...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc, Bishop and Martyr

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Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc (also known as John Kunsevich; Josaphat of Polotsk; Jozofat Kuncewicz) was born in 1580 at Volodymyr, Lithua...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Saint John Gabriel Perboyre, Priest and Martyr

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Saint John Gabriel Perboyre, also known as Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, was born on January 6, 1802 at Le Puech, near Mongesty, Cahors diocese, ...