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Lives of the Saints - Heralds Magazine

St. Walburga - A Soul Ever Faithful to the Divine Will

It is certainly not without reason that Britain has often been called the Isle of Saints. In fact, from the earliest times of its evangelization, countless saints were born in these northerly regions. These saints have often distinguished themselves for their missionary zeal, which did not restrict itself to the …
Sr. Allana Neves - 31, January 2023

St. Francis of Assisi - The Joy of Unpretentiousness and Complete Surrender

In the last glimmers of the 12th century, to a wealthy family of the city of Assisi there was born a man sent by God, whose name was initially John (cf. Jn 1:6). His mother, a very pious woman named Pica, gave him that name without the knowledge of the …
Bruna Piva - 30, September 2020

St. Boniface of Mainz - Father of the Germanic Peoples

St. Boniface – stained glass in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus, Montevideo Superb military parades, exquisitely organized cities, succulent sausages, forests notable for the impeccable regularity of their arrangement: these are some of the indisputable charms of Germany. They radiate an innocence in battle …
Sr. Maria Teresa Matos - 31, May 2020

St. Joan of Lestonnac - The Ignatian Spirit in a Lady

It was December 27, 1556. In the city of Bordeaux, France, chimneys were still exhaling the aroma of Christmas breads and cookies. The pealing of the Cathedral bells invited the faithful to the celebration for the feast of St. John the Evangelist, Beloved Disciple and guardian of the Blessed Virgin. …
Sr. Angelis Ferreira - 30, April 2020

St. Pancras of Rome - The Supernatural Strength of a Young Christian

In his tragicomedy Le Cid, the famous seventeenth-century French playwright Pierre Corneille puts these words in the mouth of the protagonist, Don Rodrigo: “True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valour does not await the passing of years.”1 This beautiful and inspiring affirmation well describes the state of …
Fr. Arturo Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP - 30, April 2019

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

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