Spiritual Pearls: on Prayer by St. Ambrose (Feast Day – December 7)
Prayer should accompany the reading of Scripture, so that God and man may talk; we speak to Him when we pray; we hear Him through Scripture ~St. Ambrose
Saint Anthony of Padua, finder of things lost, preacher to the fish
Born: August 15, 1195, Lisbon, Portugal Died: June 13, 1231 Padua, Italy Religious Order: Franciscan Order, Augustinian Order Buried: June 17, 1231, Santa Maria Mater Domini, later at the Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Italy Canonized: May 30, 1232, Spoleto, Italy by Pope Gregory IX … Click to continue…Saint Anthony of Padua, finder of things lost, preacher to the fish
Saint Philip Neri, Second Apostle of Rome, the saint with a big heart!
Born: Filippo Romolo Neri, July 22, 1515, Florence, Italy Died: May 26, 1595, Age 80, Rome, Papal States Religious Order: Oratorian Order Buried: New Church (Chiesa Nuova), Rome Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Feast Day: May 26 Patronage: Rome, US Special Forces, … Click to continue…Saint Philip Neri, Second Apostle of Rome, the saint with a big heart!
Saint Rita of Cascia, patroness of impossible causes, unofficial patroness of baseball
Born: 1381, Roccaporena, Italy Died:May 22, 1457, Cascia, Italy Religious Order: Augustinian Order Buried: Basilica of Saint Rita, Cascia Canonized: May 24, 1900 by Pope Leo XIII Feast Day: May 22 Patronage: Lost and impossible causes, marital abuse, mothers, widows, sterility, loneliness, forgiveness Attributes: Rose, … Click to continue…Saint Rita of Cascia, patroness of impossible causes, unofficial patroness of baseball
Saint Pope Celestine V, the pope who abdicated and patron saint of bookbinders
Born: 1215, near Isernia, Kingdom of Sicily Died: May 19, 1296 (age ~81), Ferentino, Papal States Religious Order: Benedictine Order, Founder of the Celestines (Benedictine Branch) Buried: Ferentino but body was moved to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L’Aquila Canonized: May 5, 1313 by Pope … Click to continue…Saint Pope Celestine V, the pope who abdicated and patron saint of bookbinders
Saint Monica, Mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Born: 332, Thagaste (present day Algeria) Died: 387, Ostia (Western Roman Empire) Buried: Basilica di Sant’Agostino, Rome Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast Days: May 4 (Roman Catholic), August 27 (Latin Church, CoE) Patronage: Mothers, Sta. Monica, CA, difficult marriages, problem children, victims of adultery, verbal abuse, conversion … Click to continue…Saint Monica, Mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. Fromthe desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved… From the desire of being extolled … From the desire of being honored … From the desire of being praised … From the … Click to continue…Litany of Humility
Ancient Prayer to St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus | Saint Joseph the Worker
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in you all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all … Click to continue…Ancient Prayer to St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus | Saint Joseph the Worker
Saint Catherine of Siena
Born: March 25, 1347, Siena, Italy Died: April 29, 1380, Rome Religious Order: Third Order Dominican Buried: Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy Canonized: June 29, 1461 by Pope Pius II Feast Day: April 29 Patronage: Italy, Europe, USA, nurses, against fire, illness , miscarriages, … Click to continue…Saint Catherine of Siena
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart……… I … Click to continue…An Act of Spiritual Communion
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