Friday, March 29, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

St. Lawrence of Brindisi Read more

St. Lawrence of Brindisi

Giulio Cesare Russo was born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples, to a family of Venetian merchants. He was educated at Saint Mark's College in Venice, and joined the Capuchins in Verona as Brother Lawrence. He received further instruction from the University of Padua. An accomplished linguist, Lawrence spoke most European and Semitic languages fluently. He was appointed definitor general to...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 163
St. Margaret of Antioch Read more

St. Margaret of Antioch

St. Margaret (289-304 A.D.) was born in Antioch, the daughter of a pagan priest. Her mother died when she was an infant, and she was raised by a Christian nurse who baptized her and gave her a Christian education. St. Margaret grew into a pious and virtuous young women under her nurse's care, to the delight of her father. When she came of age, Margaret was returned to live with her father....
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 239
St. Macrina the Younger Read more

St. Macrina the Younger

St. Macrina the Younger (d. 380 A.D.) was born in Cappadocia to a family of saints. Her mother was St. Emelia, and her father was St. Basil the Elder. Her grandmother was St. Macrina the Elder, after whom she was named. Her holy parents had ten children. Macrina was one of the oldest, and received an excellent religious education from her holy mother. Her parents betrothed her to a pious...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 276
St. Camillus de Lellis Read more

St. Camillus de Lellis

St. Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614) was a wild, undisciplined youth who became a battle-hardened soldier with a violent temper and a gambling addiction. His bad behavior, combined with a persistent war wound in his leg, left him in poverty. He found work doing odd jobs at a Capuchin friary. Gradually the good influence of the friars inspired him to a better life, and he experienced a true...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 271
St. Alexius of Rome Read more

St. Alexius of Rome

St. Alexius (d. 417 A.D.) was a native of Rome, the son of a distinguished Roman senator. His parents arranged a marriage for him, but he had a divine calling to a higher vocation. On the night of his wedding, with permission from his fiance, he secretly fled to Edessa in Syria to live in poverty and obscurity as a holy ascetic. He disguised himself as a beggar, unrecognized by all, even...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 182
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