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Novena to St. Aloysius Gonzaga
(Please recite this novena for 9 days)In the Name of the Father…R. Amen. Prayer to Saint A. Gonzaga V. Saint Aloysius, adorned with angelic virtues,I, thy most unworthy client, commend to thee most earnestly the chastity of my mind and body. I beseech thee, for the sake of thine angelic purity, R. To commend me […]
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Prayers to St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga O most glorious Saint Aloysius, who hast been honored by the Church with the fair title of “angelic youth,” because of the life of utmost purity thou didst lead here on earth, I come before thy presence this day with all the devotion of my mind and heart. O perfect […]
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Born: 9 March 1568 Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire Died: 21 June 1591 (aged 23) Rome, Papal States Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 19 October 1605, Rome, Papal States by Pope Paul V Canonized: 31 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII Major shrine: Church of Sant’Ignazio, Rome, Italy […]
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St. Nicetas of Remesiana
Born: 333 Died: 414 Venerated: in Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Feast: 22 June Saint Nicetas (ca. 335–414) was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea. Biography Nicetas promoted Latin sacred music for use during the […]
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St. Paulinus of Nola
Born: AD 354 Bordeaux, Gallia Lugdunensis, Western Roman Empire Died: AD 22 June 431 Nola in Campania, the Praetorian prefecture of Italy, Western Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Feast: June 22 Paulinus of Nola c. 354 – June 22, AD 431), born Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was a Roman poet, writer, […]
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