Archive for June, 2022
Bl. Anne of Saint Bartholomew
Born: 1st October 1549 at Almendral, Spain as Anne Garcia Died: 7th June 1626 at Antwerp, Belgium of natural causes Beatified: 6th May 1917 by Pope Benedict XV As a thirteen-year-old orphan, Anne Garcia Manzanas, of Almendral, Spain, tended her brothers’ sheep. Devoted to the Passion of Christ, she wanted to consecrate her virginity to […]
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Prayers of Bl. Anne Marie Taigi
Prayer given by Our Blessed Mother to Bl. Anna Maria Taigi Prostrate at thy feet, O Great Queen of Heaven, we venerate thee with the deepest reverence and we confess that thou art the Daughter of the Father, the Mother of the Divine Word, the Spouse of the Holy Ghost. Thou art the storekeeper and the […]
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Bl. Anne Marie Taigi
Born: 29 May 1769, Siena, Italy Died: 9 June 1837, Rome, Italy Patronage: Housewives; Mothers; Victims of verbal abuse; Victims of spousal abuse; Families; Trinitarian tertiaries Beatified: 30 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV Daughter Luigi Giannetti and Maria Masi. Her father was a pharmacist in Siena, Italy, but his business went bankrupt when Anna […]
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Sts. Primus and Felicianus
Born: early 3rd century; Nomentum (modern-day Mentana) Feast: June 9 These two martyrs were brothers who lived in Rome, heirs of a family of great wealth, toward the latter part of the third century. It was through the assiduous love of Pope Felix I that they had the happiness, in their mature years, of being […]
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Daily Reflection 13.06.2022
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Bl. Helen of Poland
Born: c.1235 in Hungary Died: 11 June 1298 at Gnesen, Poland of natural causes Beatified: 26 September 1827 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed) Born a princess, the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary and Maria Laskaris. Niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, grand-niece of Saint Hedwig of Andechs, and younger sister of Blessed […]
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St. Aleydis of Schaerbeek
Born: 12th century at Schaerbeck, Belgium Died: sunrise Saturday 11 June 1250 of natural causes Canonized: on 1 July 1702 Pope Clement XI granted the monks of the Fuliensi Congregation of Saint Bernard permission to celebrate her feast, cultus extended to the entire Cistercian Order in 1870, cultus extended to all of Belgium in 1907 […]
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Prayer in honour of St. Barnabas
O God, who decreed that Saint Barnabas, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, should be set apart to convert the nations, grant that the Gospel of Christ, which he strenuously preached, may be faithfully proclaimed by word and by deed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with […]
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St. Barnabas
Catholics celebrate the memory of St. Barnabas on June 11. The apostle and missionary was among Christ’s earliest followers and was responsible for welcoming St. Paul into the Church. Though not one of the 12 apostles chosen by the Lord, Jesus, he is traditionally regarded as one of the 72 disciples of Christ and most […]
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