Archive for April, 2020
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
From the meditation of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich
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St. Marie of the Incarnation Guyart
Born: Marie Guyart 28 October 1599 Tours, Touraine, Kingdom of France Died: 30 of hepatitis on April 1672 Quebec City, Canada, New France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Canada and the Ursulines) and Anglican Church of Canada Beatified: 22 June 1980, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 3 April 2014, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City […]
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Prayer to Pope St. Pius V (St. of the Holy Rosary)
Pontiff of the living God! thou wast, whilst on earth, the pillar of iron and wall of brass, spoken of by the Prophet (Jerem. i. 18). Thine unflinching firmness preserved the flock entrusted to thee from the violence and snares of its many enemies. Far from desponding at the sight of the dangers, thy courage […]
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Pope St. Pius V
Birth name: Antonio Ghislieri Born: 17 January 1504 Bosco, Duchy of Milan Died: 1 May 1572 (aged 68) Rome, Papal StatesPapacy began: 7 January 1566 Papacy ended: 1 May 1572Feast day: 30 April (General Roman Calendar) 5 May (1713–1969 Calendars) Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 1 May 1672 by Pope Clement X Canonized: 22 May […]
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Daily Reflection 30.04.2020
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Bl. Hanna Helena Chrzanowska
Born: 7 October 1902 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire Died: 29 April 1973 in Kraków, Poland of cancer Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 28 April 2018, Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Kraków, Poland by Cardinal Angelo Amato Feast: 29 April Patronage: Nurses Blessed Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (7 October 1902 – 29 April 1973) was a Polish Roman Catholic who served […]
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St. Peter of Verona
Born: 1205 Verona, Italy Died: April 6, 1252 on the road from Como to Milan, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: March 9, 1253, Perugia, Italy by Pope Innocent IV Feast: April 6, April 29 (General Roman Calendar, 1586–1969), June 4 (Dominican particular calendar)Patronage: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Inquisitors; midwives Also called Peter of Verona, […]
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Novena to St. Catherine of Siena
(Please recite this novena for 9 consecutive days) O marvelous wonder of the Church, seraphic virgin, Saint Catherine, because of your extraordinary virtue and the immense good which you accomplished for the Church and society, you are acclaimed and blessed by all people. Oh, turn your benign countenance to me, who confident of your powerful […]
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Prayers to St. Catherine of Siena
Prayers to St. Catherine of Siena “Loved Undefiled” by St. Catherine of Siena Eternal God, eternal Trinity, You have made the Blood of Christ so precious through His sharing in Your Divine nature. You are a mystery as deep as the sea; the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find the […]
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St. Catherine of Siena
Born: 25 March 1347 at Siena, Tuscany, Italy Died: 29 April 1380 in Rome, Italy of a mysterious and painful illness that came on without notice, and was never properly diagnosed, buried in the Dominican church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, first funerary monument erected in 1380 by Blessed Raymond of Capua, relics […]
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