Today, July 27, is the feast of Saint Titus Brandsma. Titular patron saint of the Philippine Carmelite Province of St. Titus Brandsma. Born in the Netherlands in 1881, Titus was a Carmelite priest, philosophy professor, journalist, educator, and orator. In 1935 he wrote against anti-Jewish marriage laws, which brought him to the attention of the …
The Order of Carmelites Philippine Province of Blessed Titus Brandsma rejoices with all members of the Carmelite family and with all the faithful around the world at the much anticipated canonization of its titular on May 15, 2022, St. Peter’s Square in Rome. One of 10 candidates for sainthood who will be canonized by Pope …
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God of peace and justice,you open our hearts to loveand to the joy of the Gospeleven in the midst of countless forms of violencethat take away the dignity of our brothers and sisters,fill us with your grace,so that like Saint Titus Brandsma,we may in tenderness see beyond the horrors of inhumanityand contemplate your glorythat shines …
By Rev. Fr. Bernard Roosendaal, O.Carm.July 26, 2013 Introduction Titus Brandsma was a typical European, even more a typical Dutch, with an inborn western culture. He was an intellectual, deep religious and a man with his heart at the right place. He was kept connected with that umbilical cord of the Old and New Testament …
Today, July 27, is the feast of Blessed Titus Brandsma. Patron saint of the Philippine Province of the Order of Carmelites. Born in the Netherlands in 1881, Titus was a Carmelite priest, philosophy professor, journalist, educator, and orator. In 1935 he wrote against anti-Jewish marriage laws, which brought him to the attention of the Nazis. …
Bld. Titus Brandsma was a steadfast devotee of St. Boniface, whose memorial we celebrate today, June 5. In fact, he made an effort that the devotion to the saint would be propagated. He has devoted several writings on the saint including an unfinished reflection on the Stations of the Cross, which he wrote while in …
Good news! Last September 26, 2020, medical experts affirmed that the cure of Carmelite priest Michael Driscoll, O.Carm. from stage 4 melanoma skin cancer is scientifically unexplainable. The team of experts were appointed by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to investigate the claim that the cure is attributable to Bl. Titus Brandsma. Brandsma …