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September 18: The feast day of St. Juan Macias Juan de Arcas y Sanchez was born in Spain in 1585. His family was poor. By the time Juan was four, both of his parents had died. He and his sister Maria were adopted by their uncle and took the last name Macias. Juan worked as
St. Ann and St. Joachim are two very interesting saints. We don’t really know anything about them except that they are the parents of Mary and therefore the grandparents of Jesus. I like to think about the fact that Jesus had grandparents. He really is one of us! He even has the beautiful blessing called
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary Saint Philip Neri What was the secret of Philip Neri’s joy? It was the same secret that gave joy to Mary: a heart filled with the love of God. Philip believed that his Heavenly mother would obtain and share with him all the good things that she had
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary Venerable Aloysius Schwartz Have you ever heard of Mary’s title Virgin of the Poor? In 1933, Mary appeared to 12-year-old Mariette Beco in the small town of Banneux, Belgium. She told Mariette that she was the Virgin of the Poor. Aloysius Schwartz was three years old and living
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Felix of Cantalice Felix’s name means happy. You might not think he would have been happy. His family was poor and when he was 12, he had to become a hired farm laborer. For the next 16 years, he did this difficult work. When he was miraculously
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Francisco Marto Francisco was just an ordinary boy. Then he met Mary. Once he met Mary, his life changed. He now wanted to love Jesus with his whole heart and with his whole life. He was willing to give up his life for Jesus as a martyr
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Maria Ghattas Saint Maria Ghattas lived a life of union with Mary in the service of Jesus. She was born in Jerusalem in 1843 and named Soultaneh Maria which means Mary the Queen. When she was 19, she was sent to teach catechism in Bethlehem. Mary appeared
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marie-Catherine chose Mary as her traveling companion in this life and Mary helped her to travel safely to Jesus in Heaven. After she joined an Augustinian order, she decided to go to New France which is now part of Canada. In those days, ship
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The Saints and Their Love for Mary St. Stanislaw Kazimierczyk St. Stanislaw Kazimierczyk was devoted to Mary. He wanted to follow her example of doing all the ordinary humble activities of life with great love and for the glory of God. Because of his devotion, his preaching touched hearts, penitents left his confessional with renewed
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