Friday, March 29, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Sts. Joachim and Anne Read more

Sts. Joachim and Anne

St. Anne and St. Joachim (1st c. B.C.) are the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the maternal grandparents of Jesus. Their names have been preserved in Church tradition since the second century, although little is known of their lives. It is believed that St. Joachim and St. Ann, although wealthy, lived a devout and simple life of voluntary poverty, chastity, and generosity to the poor....
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 288
St. James the Greater - Apostle Read more

St. James the Greater - Apostle

St. James was the brother of the beloved evangelist, John. He was the first of the apostles to receive the crown of martyrdom, beheaded by Herod Agrippa. His sacred bones carried from Jerusalem to Spain and placed in the remote province of Galicia where they are devoutly honored by the far-famed piety of the inhabitants and the frequent concourse of Christians, who visit them through piety and...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 150
St. Sharbel Makhluf Read more

St. Sharbel Makhluf

Although this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born, his influence has spread widely. Joseph Zaroun Makluf was raised by an uncle because his father, a mule driver, died when Joseph was only three. At the age of 23, Joseph joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, and took the name Sharbel in honor of a second-century martyr. He...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 168
St. Bridget of Sweden Read more

St. Bridget of Sweden

St. Bridget (1303-1373) was born into a devout and prestigious family in Sweden. Her father was a governor, judge, and one of the wealthiest landowners in the country. Bridget received an excellent religious education, and from a young age demonstrated a great capacity for holiness. She even experienced mystical visions in her childhood. At the age of thirteen she was given in marriage to a...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 287
St. Mary Magdalen Read more

St. Mary Magdalen

St. Mary Magdalen was a friend and devoted follower of Jesus out of whom He exorcised seven demons. Mary Magdalene has a special place among Jesus’ disciples and is mentioned several times in the Gospels. She stood at the foot of the Cross with St. John and the Blessed Mother, and the next morning went to Christ's tomb to anoint his body. As a reward for her great love and...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 294
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