Today, September 6, is the memorial of Blessed Olinto Marella. Born in 1882 in Venice, Italy, Olinto Giuseppe Marella was one of three children of Luigi Marella, who died when Olinto was 10, and Carolina de’ Bei. With the help of his uncle, Archbishop Giuseppe Marella, he was able to study in Rome. There, Olinto …
Today, September 5, is the memorial of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Foundress of the Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa was baptized Gonxha Agnes. At the age of 18, Gonxha left her home in September 1928 to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Sisters of Loreto, In Ireland. There she received …
Today, September 3, is the memorial of Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Doctor of the Church. Born in the year 540 in Rome, Gregory was the son of Gordianus, a Roman regionarius, and St. Silvia of Rome. He was the nephew of St. Emiliana and St. Tarsilla, and the great-grandson of Pope St. Felix III. …
Today, September 2, is the memorial of Saint Solomon Leclercq. His real name was Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis and he was the son of a wealthy French wine merchant. Though his father wanted him to pursue the family business, Nicolas discerned early the call to religious life. In 1767, he entered the novitiate of the Brothers of the …
Today, September 1, is the memorial of Saint Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart. Carmelite nun. The future Carmelite was born into the noble family of Redi, wth cavalier Ignatius Redi and Camilla Ballati as her parents. In 1764, she entered the Discalced Carmelites’ monastery in Florence, changing her baptismal name of Anna Maria to …
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