Today, July 12, is the memorial of Saints Louis and Zelie Martin. Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus. Before becoming a watchmaker, Louis Martin wanted to become a religious. Zelie Guerin also wished to become a religious. She eventually became a successful lacemaker. Louis and Zelie met in Alencon and were married in …
Today, July 11, is the memorial of Saint Benedict. Founder of the Benedictines. Benedict was born at Nursia in Umbria about the year 480, with his twin St. Scholastica. He was educated at Rome. He began the eremitic life at Subiaco where he gathered disciples, and then went to Monte Cassino. There he established the …
Today, July 9, is the memorial of Blessed Jane Scopelli. Carmelite religious. Born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in 1439 to parents Simone and Caterina Scopelli, As a child, she recognized she had a vocation, but her parents discouraged her from pursuing it. Jane made the most of her time in the house. She began her …
Today, July 8, is the memorial of Saint Marie Hermine de Jesus & Companion Martyrs. Seven Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) sisters found themselves in the middle of Christian persecution in China in 1900. Thousands and thousands of Christians were martyred during this time. When Monsignor Francisco Fagolla, co-adjutor bishop of Shanxi, requested for sisters …
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Today, July 7, is the memorial of Blessed Peter To Rot. Peter was born in Papua New Guinea in 1912. His parents Angelo Tu Puia and Maria Ia Tumul were converts to Roman Catholicism. He was described as a prayerful man, and was attracted to religious life. However, he ended up a lay catechist and …
Today, July 6, is the memorial of Saint Maria Goretti. Maria, born in 1890 in Marche, Italy, was a pious farm girl whose parents were Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. When she turned five, the Gorettis became so poor they gave up everything. Luigi soon died of malaria, and the family was forced to transfer …
Today, July 5, is the memorial of Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria. Founder of the Barnabites. Anthony was born in 1502 in Italy. As his family was of the nobility, he was able to receive proper education. He studied philosophy and medicine at Padua, Italy, receiving his doctorate at age 22. He worked as a physician …
Today, July 4, is the memorial of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. In 1901, Pier Giorgio Frassati was born to a wealthy and politically influential family. His mother was the painter Adelaide Ametis while his father was an agnostic, the founder and editor of the liberal newspaper La Stampa who became the Italian ambassador to Germany. …
Today, July 2, is the memorial of Saint Martinian and Saint Processus. Patron saints of jail guards. Martinian and Processus were pagans and imperial soldiers assigned as the wardens of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the Mamertine Prison. Watching over the Christian prisoners and hearing also their preaching, Processus and Martinian gradually came to …
Today, July 1, is the memorial of Saint Nicasius. Nicasius’ parents were Roberto de Burgio and Aldegonda. On his father’s side, he descended from the Saracens. On his mother’s, the Normans. He was born around the year 1135. He and his brother Ferrandino joined the Hospitaller Order of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. …