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St. Alberic - Leader of a Monastic Rebellion

The newcomers were the subject of commentary throughout the region. Certainly, they were religious. But to what Order did they belong? Nobody knew. Some of the better informed claimed that they were disgruntled monks who, dissatisfied with their monastery, had decided to found a new house with different rules, and …
Luis Felipe Toniolo - 31, December 2022

Blessed Maria Victoria Fornari Strata - “Everything passes and all is naught, except God”

In a beautiful Genoese mansion, the family doctor was giving the Fornari couple serious news. The situation of Giovanni Francisco, the youngest son of Girolamo and Barbara, seemed hopeless. In the midst of this drama, a voice full of candour strove piously to reassure the parents, saying that there was …
Sr. Angelis Ferreira - 30, November 2022

St. Agnes of Montepulciano - Abbess, Mystic and Wonderworker

In paging through the biographies of the Saints, we are amazed at the different ways in which the Holy Spirit acts to bring souls to a complete and definitive union with God. While some, like St. Paul, are shaken by a resounding fall and called to a radical conversion only …
Sr. Lucilia Virginia Bassi - 31, March 2019

St. Columban - “To this day the earth shines from his radiance”

Almost unknown to the European continent until the end of the fourth century, Ireland was profoundly Christianized after the evangelization began there by St. Patrick. The extraordinary flourishing of religious life in these lands earned it the nickname Isle of the Saints. From the beginning of the sixth century, countless …
Francisco de Assis Silveira - 31, October 2022

St. Hedwig - Destined for Combat and Victory

The meaning of the name Hedwig indicates a woman destined for “combat and victory.” A duchess of fine features and delicate bearing, she lived up to this signification, for she took up the struggle of resignation in the face of God’s designs and bravely faced the sufferings that devastated her …
Sr. Giovana Wolf - 30, September 2022

Seven Holy Founders of the Servites - A Robust and Lush Tree

The task of telling the story of a founder is akin to the work of a botanist trying to describe the origin of a centuries-old tree. He can easily observe the flavour of the fruit, the splendour of the leaves, the strength of the branches, but… how can he penetrate …
Fernando Joaquim Costa - 31, January 2025

July 20 – St. Elijah, Prophet – The Fiery One

If God called Abraham friend, Isaac my servant and Jacob my holy one, He might well call Elijah my prophet. All the more so because, at the Transfiguration, Our Lord summoned neither the friend nor the holy one, but he who combined both attributes with prophecy: “How glorious you were, …
Rúben Manuel Cunha Guimarães - 01, July 2026

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich – Spouse of Christ Crucified

With what devotion we should attend Holy Mass! In this sublime Sacrament, the Sacrifice of Calvary is renewed and Jesus makes Himself present every day in the Sacred Species, wherever in the world a priest pronounces the words: “This is my Body,” “This is the chalice of my Blood.” Thus, …
Sr. Mary Teresa MacIsaac - 01, February 2026

June 14 – St. Elisha – Another Elijah

St. Elisha, who is he? The father and master of the prophets of Mount Carmel. The preacher who multiplied the loaves. The man whom bears obeyed, and who ruled over the kings of his time. The seer for whom the future held no mystery. The most miraculous of the prophets. …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 01, June 2026

Venerable María Teresa González-Quevedo y Cadarso – Teresita, Living Tabernacle of Mary

In the firmament of the Holy Church, certain stars seem to shine exclusively for God. There are, of course, vocations that have become known for the feats witnessed by all; others, however, go almost unnoticed in the pages of history, because their mission consisted of glorifying the Creator in the …
Sr. María José Vicmary Feliz Gómez - 01, April 2026

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