St. John Vianney and Prayer Meditation One What is prayer? St. John Vianney teaches us some powerful things about prayer. This is the first in a series of reflections on his instructions about prayer. We have only two duties: to pray and to love. Think of that! There are only two things you must do […]
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Here is another Benedictine saint who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Frances of Rome was not a typical Benedictine. She was a married woman with three children, but she was a Benedictine oblate. A religious oblate is a person who wants to participate in the life of a religious order while still living
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This is one of the Jesuit saints who appears in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Many people have persevered in their vocation despite great difficulties but how many have walked 3,700 miles to follow the will of God? Bl. Peter Kasui Kibe was born in Japan in 1587, the same year Christian persecutions began. His
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This is one of the Jesuit saints who appear in the Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. At the House of Christ in Chile are these words, “To Father Alberto Hurtado, Apostle of Jesus Christ and servant of the poor, friend of children teacher of youth. Prophet of justice and refuge of the most destitute.” Alberto Hurtado
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This is one of the Benedictine saints who appear in Benedictine and Ignatius scramble. Since I already wrote about him in January, here he is again. If you haven’t had a chance to meet our January saints, they are still just as wonderful in July. Scroll down the page to see them all. Cyprian had
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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. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marie-Catherine chose Mary as her traveling companion in this life and therefore Mary helped her to travel safely to Jesus in Heaven. Marie-Catherine was devoted to the care of the sick and the poor even when she was a child. After she joined an
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