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Catholic Saints & Feasts
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Catholic saints and feasts profiles the greatest men and women who have ever lived - the saints of the Catholic calendar. Here you will find inspiring and thought-provoking video reflections which will hopefully inspire you to live like a saint. Here you will raise the bar on your daily life by learning about the high virtues, deep commitment, and great daring that inspired so many Catholic saints to follow Christ to the end of the world, across an ocean, to live with lepers, or just to go to morning Mass at the nearest chapel every single day of their lives.
September 9: St. Peter Claver, Priest (U.S.A.)
A builder of the Spanish Bridge, he personified respect for human rights
It is commonly taught that human rights were born in the Anglo-Saxon Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This thesis holds that non-Catholic, nominally Christian intellectuals, including the founders of the United States, were the first generation of thinkers to philosophically articulate, and legally protect, man’s inherent, universal human rights. And, this train of thought concludes, these steps forward were possible only after the heavy chains of traditional Christianity fell to the ground. In other words, human rights were the obverse of Catholicism. As the shadow of the Church and its archaic teachings receded, the theory goes, the inherent dignity of individual man moved into the light. The problem with this thesis is twofold: first, it ignores one thousand seven hundred years of history; second, most Enlightenment thinkers owned other human beings just like they owned cows, or at least depended on the services of slaves or took advantage of slave women.
Today’s saint was among numerous Spanish priests, nuns, and lay men and women who built the Spanish Bridge from the Old World to the New. They knew what Jesus taught. They internalized the content of the papal encyclicals condemning the indignity and immorality of slavery. They battled over human rights in royal courts, they risked life and limb confronting their own unscrupulous countrymen in the fields and ports of New Spain, and they sacrificed their personal health to care for slaves. Their intellectual advocacy for, and practical living out of, human rights is the true source of the Western world’s embrace of human rights, not those few Anglo-Saxon intellectuals whose....
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David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Chaumot, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Baiji, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; See page for author, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
GFreihalter, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Majella1851, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Guillem Boleda, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
kosmel bonfante, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Michael L. Dorn / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
It is commonly taught that human rights were born in the Anglo-Saxon Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This thesis holds that non-Catholic, nominally Christian intellectuals, including the founders of the United States, were the first generation of thinkers to philosophically articulate, and legally protect, man’s inherent, universal human rights. And, this train of thought concludes, these steps forward were possible only after the heavy chains of traditional Christianity fell to the ground. In other words, human rights were the obverse of Catholicism. As the shadow of the Church and its archaic teachings receded, the theory goes, the inherent dignity of individual man moved into the light. The problem with this thesis is twofold: first, it ignores one thousand seven hundred years of history; second, most Enlightenment thinkers owned other human beings just like they owned cows, or at least depended on the services of slaves or took advantage of slave women.
Today’s saint was among numerous Spanish priests, nuns, and lay men and women who built the Spanish Bridge from the Old World to the New. They knew what Jesus taught. They internalized the content of the papal encyclicals condemning the indignity and immorality of slavery. They battled over human rights in royal courts, they risked life and limb confronting their own unscrupulous countrymen in the fields and ports of New Spain, and they sacrificed their personal health to care for slaves. Their intellectual advocacy for, and practical living out of, human rights is the true source of the Western world’s embrace of human rights, not those few Anglo-Saxon intellectuals whose....
Attributions
David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Chaumot, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Baiji, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; See page for author, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
GFreihalter, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Majella1851, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Guillem Boleda, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons;
kosmel bonfante, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Michael L. Dorn / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
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September 8: Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The last and greatest figure of the B.C. era causes its end The birthdates of great men and women are remembered for posterity. The presidents of the United States are commemorated near the February birthday of George Washington. Many nations celebrate their birthday on the date they gained their independence. The Church celebrates its birthday, so to speak, on the Feast of Pentecost. However, ...
September 5: St. Teresa of Calcutta, Religious
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She equals in generosity the great ‘Teresas’ she emulated Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxha Bojaxhiu was a tiny Albanian woman whose strong-as-iron faith served as a fulcrum to budge the world closer to God. She was born into a devout family in Skopje, in present day Macedonia. Her parent’s marriage had been arranged, according to custom, and was happy and fruitful. The family was prosperous and regularly ...
September 3: St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor
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A gifted nobleman serves Rome, becomes a monk, and then a consequential pope When your salad is awesome, your car amazing, and your internet connection is great, there’s a problem. Overused superlatives diminish their own meaning and crowd the linguistic space reserved for things which are truly awesome, amazing, and great. Today’s saint sent the large missionary party that trekked across Europ...
August 29: The Passion of St. John the Baptist, Martyr
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A desert-dwelling, locust-eating, weed-wearing, celibate ascetic dies for marriage Saint John Vianney was so opposed to the dances held routinely in his small town of Ars that he dedicated a small chapel in his parish church to Saint John the Baptist. At its entrance was painted, perhaps somewhat tongue in cheek, a warning of the evil effects produced by lust and drink: "His head was the price ...
August 28: St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor
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A psychologist, theologian, and working bishop is the greatest convert after Saint Paul The mighty African Saint Augustine climbed the heights of thought, stood upright on their peaks, and turned toward Rome, and thus spread his long, deep shadow over the entire globe. As a Christian thinker, he has few equals. He is the saint of the first millennium. Augustine was born in the small Roman villa...
August 27: St. Monica
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Without her example of persevering prayer, her gifted son would not have converted Most of the female saints of the first few centuries of the Church are virgins, martyrs, or both. Most of the medieval and modern female saints are nuns, especially foundresses of religious orders. Married female saints are relatively rare. With some few contemporary exceptions, they are the mothers of kings, of ...
August 25: Saint Louis
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A king leads in piety, mortification, and faith, and dies crusading for the King of all Jesus said, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Mt 16:24). Today’s saint fulfilled Christ’s commandment in two ways. First and most obviously, King Louis IX of France, or Saint Louis, took up his cross by practicing serious physical mortificat...
August 25: St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest
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A visionary implements his plan, is defamed, and forgives The star of today’s saint burns less brightly than others in the great constellation of counter-reformation saints. But the educational vision of Saint Joseph Calasanz and the ultimate spread and triumph of his order after his death have had an enduring impact far exceeding his humble reputation. Calasanz was born into a minor noble fami...
August 24: St. Bartholomew, Apostle
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The Church conquered an imperfect world due to the heroic witness of the Apostles Little is known with certainty about today’s Apostle, and perhaps Saint Bartholomew is just fine with that. If he were like Saint John the Baptist, he would want Christ to increase and himself to decrease. It is possible, although not certain, that Bartholomew is the same Apostle as Nathaniel. Bartholomew means “S...
August 23: St. Rose of Lima, Virgin
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America’s first saint, she conquered herself by direct attack Today’s saint was born Isabel Flores de Oliva in colonial Spain, today’s Peru, to a middle-class Catholic family. She took the name “Rose” when she was confirmed by Lima’s bishop, the future Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo. “Rose” had been her nickname since infancy after a servant said that she was as beautiful as a rose. Young Rose was...
August 22: Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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The mother of a king is a queen who receives honor in her son’s realm Mary is both a queen and a mother, but she is more mother than queen. Mary’s Queenship and “mothership,” or motherhood, spark to life simultaneously. In the very moment Mary becomes a mother at the Annunciation, she also becomes a queen. The Archangel Gabriel tells Mary that her Son will sit on “the throne of his ancestor Dav...
August 21: St. Pius X, Pope
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Born humble and poor, he never forgot his origins while in the Chair of St. Peter In the long span of three hundred and forty years between the death of Pope Saint Pius V in 1572 and today’s pope-saint, who died in 1914, not one pope is a canonized saint. It is a sign of the Church’s solid foundations and rock-like durability that less than holy men have normally led her, and still she has thri...
August 20: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot & Doctor
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A reformer par excellence, he saved the Benedictine Order and rejuvenated monasticism Today’s saint was like a medieval rock star who never stopped touring Europe. He traveled with an entourage, drew enormous crowds, was wildly popular, and called the cream of society his friends. The details of Saint Bernard’s life, though he lived before even Saint Francis of Assisi, the Magna Carta, and Dant...
August 19: St. John Eudes, Priest
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His fine education led to a life of deep prayer and identity with Jesus Many educated Catholics are familiar with the great Spanish saints of the 1500s: Saints Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, John of the Cross, Teresa of Ávila, and many more. They are saints of the counter-reformation era but not counter-reformation saints. Due to the reforms of a visionary Spanish cardinal long before Father ...
August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 14: St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest & Martyr
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August 14: St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest & Martyr
August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope, & Hippolytus, Priest: Martyrs
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August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope, & Hippolytus, Priest: Martyrs
August 12: St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
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August 12: St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
August 10: St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
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August 10: St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
August 9: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin & Martyr
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August 9: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin & Martyr
August 7: St. Sixtus II, Pope, & Companions, Martyrs
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August 7: St. Sixtus II, Pope, & Companions, Martyrs
August 5: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
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August 5: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
August 2: St. Peter Julian Eymard, Priest
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August 2: St. Peter Julian Eymard, Priest
Very biased.
Ive been listening to Ascension Presents on podcast of the reading and discussion of his book The Confessions. Been awsome.
How is it possible to look at the head on a platter and still have the stomach to pierce the tongue This "beautiful ,young" woman had the blackest of hearts The evil in this world is stunning
Thank u God for this Saints love and care for all men.
Amazing man.
please God, thru Jesus & Mary, accept my praises for you and my thanks for your blessings. Father, forgive my repeated offenses. Holy Spirit, always guide and protect my rica, maja & czari.
Mighty Lord, thank You, our Redeemer. St.Peter Claver, pray for us, may we offer up our desires and motives for the glory of God. Amen
St. Peter claver, pray n intercede for us sinners who are struggling daily to have a stronger faith n lead us to do good deeds this we ask through christ our lord, forever n ever world without end, amen amen to you lord god 🙏 ❤️ 💙 🙌 💖
We have St. Peter Claver church in West Hartford CT
Thank you for sharing regarding St. Peter Claver. Pray for us & Bless us - Amen.
tolerance and forgiveness evolved to woke hysteria. Shortly w.europe & likely the whole west will no longer be allowed to have a pinch of the church.
I have tears in my eyes, so beautiful! 🙏🙏🙏
St Peter Claver ,pray for us 🙏🕊️🥰
Very interesting, St Peter Claver I had never heard of. Thanks for sharing, very interesting 😊❤
🔥MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD 🩸 OF JESUS CHRIST, SAVE US AND THE WHOLE WORLD 🌎 🌹 ST PETER CLAVER, A.M.D.G.🌹
Happy Birthday my mother Mary
🙏 ❤️ 🙏
Saint Peter Claver, ora pro nobis!
It would be great if you could publish these earlier. Perhaps 7am Eastern Time
Agreed🕊️😇🌹
Happy Birthday Mama Mary
The Blessed Virgin Mary is: - the “woman” of Genesis 3:15 & Rev. 12; - Jesus called Mary “woman” (John 2:4 & 19:26-27); - the “woman” in Revelation 12:1 because Jesus is the “man child” in Revelation 12:5; - the nemesis of Satan (Genesis 3:15) - the mother of God (Luke 1:35 & 43); - Elizabeth exclaimed, “And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord (God); - the spiritual mother of all (John 19:26-27); - the new “type” of Ark (Rev. 11:19-12:2); - Mary took the same path to and from Egypt the Ark took (Matt 2:13-23); - Mary being the new Ark, John the Baptist danced just as King David did with the arrival of the Ark (Luke 1:41 & 2 Samuel 6:14-22); - Mary being the new Ark, the 3 objects in the Ark (Hebrews 9:4) are the scriptural “type” of the mind, body, and soul of Jesus in the womb of Mary; - the Queen of Heaven and Earth (Rev. 12:1-2); - Mary is Queen because “on her head a crown 👑 of twelve stars ✨”(Rev. 12:1); - the stars ✨ represent the angels cast out of heaven “And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth (Rev. 12:4); - FULL OF GRACE (Luke 1:28) - whose soul magnifies the Lord (Luke 1:46) - the Almighty has done great things to (Luke 1:49);
Happy Birthday Mother Mary. We love you, please pray for us.💙
❤you holy Mariam.🎉 happy birthday 🎈🎂❤
What a WOMAN!!!!!!
Happy birthday my most beautiful heavenly mother. The same day as my earthly mum. Please look after my parents and wrap your mantle around them. Most blessed holy virgin mother, help me be more humble and forgiving. Thank you for the many gifts bestowed upon me. Protect the vulnerable and those suffering from illness and loneliness ❤❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MOTHER.WE LOVE YOU!❤❤❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BLESSED MOTHER ?WE LOVE YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA MARY 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
Happy heavenly birthday Blessed Mother Mary ❤🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏 love 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Happy birthday holy mother Mary AMEN 🙏 SINEAD ♥️🕯️⛪📖📿🌹🦋💚🤍💛🇮🇪
Happy birthday mama. Please pray for us
I think it is unfortunate that this feast is not a Solemnity. If it were we could observe it on a Sunday, as it is it does not get liturgically observed whenever Sept 8 is a Sunday
Happy birthday our mother always intercede on my bahave
If you want to know everything and I mean everything about the holy mother Mary please read the book The Mystical City of God. Written by the venerable Maria of Agreda. Approved by the church. in order of the holy mother herself. Everything from just before her immaculate conception till her assumption is there. All your questions will be answered. Hail Mary, most pure pray for us 🙏
Bless you Mother Mary for bringing me home . ❤
Modernist view with many correct points and many incorrect. The Church does not evolve.
Mary, Immaculate Mother,pray for us🙇♀️🙏❤️
Happy birthday blessed mother Mary🌹Dear Mother Mary, hear our prayers and pray to Jesus Christ for us 🙏Ave Ave Ave Maria💚
Happy Birthday, dearest Mama Mary!
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Amen 🙏
Hail Mary happy birthday god bless you Amen 🙏
Happy birthday my Queen.
Such a beautiful soul and story total dedicated to the will and service of God
Happy Feast ✨ !!
Happy Birthday dear Mama! Blessed are you among women! Help us to be more like you!
You’re the modernist and enemy of the church that Pope Saint Pius X condemned.
Happy Birthday🙏Holy Mother Queen of Heaven and Earth🕊🌾🌴🌟🪐🌺pray for us
Ave Maria ❤😊
Happy Birthday, Blessed Mary, Mother of Our Lord & Savior JESUS CHRIST!
Beautiful images and gave me a lot to ponder and pray about. Thank you!