﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:46:27 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Father Lawrence Jagdfeld O.F.M.</title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/rss/455</link><atom:link href="https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/rss/455" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. John Vianney]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-john-vianney</link><description><![CDATA[ St. John Vianney (1786–1859) was born in France to a farming family, one of six children of devout Catholic parents. He was baptized on the day of his birth. When he was four years old the French ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-john-vianney</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-3027]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Aspren of Naples]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-aspren-of-naples</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Aspren (also spelled Asprenas or Aspreno) is venerated as the first bishop of Naples, Italy, and is celebrated on August 3 in the Roman Catholic Church. He lived at the end of the 1st century ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-aspren-of-naples</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10806]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Lawrence of Brindisi]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-lawrence-of-brindisi</link><description><![CDATA[ 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 ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-lawrence-of-brindisi</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-2977]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Joseph Barsabbas]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-joseph-barsabbas</link><description><![CDATA[ In the Acts of the Apostles, Joseph Barsabbas, also known as Justus of Eleutheropolis or Joseph the Just) was one of two candidates qualified to be chosen for the office of apostle after Judas ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-joseph-barsabbas</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10794]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Pope St. Symmachus]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/pope-st-symmachus</link><description><![CDATA[ Pope St. Symmachus was the 51st pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 498 to 514, and is venerated as a saint. Symmachus was born around 460 AD on the island of Sardinia, then part of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/pope-st-symmachus</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10793]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Aemilian of Dorostorium]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-aemilian-of-dorostorium</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Aemilian of Dorostorium was an early Christian martyr who courageously defied paganism and was burned alive for his faith under Emperor Julian the Apostate. 

 Saint Aemilian, also known as ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-aemilian-of-dorostorium</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10792]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Andrew Zorard]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-andrew-zorard</link><description><![CDATA[ Andrew Zorard (Hungarian: Zoerárd András, Szórád, Zoárd; Polish: Andrzej Świerad, Żurawek, Żórawek, Świrad, and Wszechrad; Slovak: Svorad, Andrej Svorad, Czech: Sverad; German: Zoërard, Latin: ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-andrew-zorard</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10789]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Athenogenes of Sebaste]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-athenogenes-of-sebaste</link><description><![CDATA[ Athenogenes served as bishop in Sebaste of Armenia Minor (near modern Sivas), shepherding a pressured flock during the Diocletian-era persecution. When officials demanded sacrifice to idols—an act ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-athenogenes-of-sebaste</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10786]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Vladimir I of Kiev]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-vladimir-i-of-kiev</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Vladimir I of Kiev, also known as Svyatoy Vladimir, Vladimir Svyatoslavich, Vladimir the Great, and Vladimir Veliky, was born in 956 in Kiev, the capital of the Kievan Rus. He was the grandson ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-vladimir-i-of-kiev</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10782]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[St. Clelia Barbieri]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-clelia-barbieri</link><description><![CDATA[ Saint Clelia Barbieri, also known as Cloelia Barbieri, was born on February 13, 1847, in Bundrie di San Giovanni, Persiceto, Italy. From an early age, she showed little interest in worldly pursuits ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/The-Great-Cloud-of-Witnesses/st-clelia-barbieri</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10776]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>