“Do you not know,” was her answer to the threats of the prefect, “that I am the bride of my Lord Jesus Christ?” – St. Cecilia St. Cecilia’s vow of virginity to God was the guide for her life. Born

“With the sign of the Cross, I shall more certainly break through the ranks of the enemy than if armed with shield and sword.”  – St. Martin of Tours Frequently depicted on horseback cutting his cape in two with a

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us. Patron saint to devotees of the Sacred Heart, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, born in 1647 was an only daughter to French parents. Hers was not a typical childhood,

Though St. Faustina lived a short life, dying in 1938 at age 33 of tuberculosis, her words to the world by sharing Our Lord’s urgent message of Divine Mercy to a troubled modern world continues to be heard. Born on

“I beg of you, dear brother, to live among these books, to meditate upon them, to know nothing else, to seek nothing else. Does not such a life seem to you a foretaste of heaven here on earth?  Saint Jerome

“When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.”  St. Rose of Lima Starting at a very young age, the fervent desire of St.

“To praise, to bless, to preach”.  Saint Dominic    The feast day of St. Dominic is celebrated on August 8. Known for his self denial, apostolic zeal, and holiness, St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman) was born in 1170 and ordained

“Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our Lord may wish to work in you.”  St. Ignatius of Loyola  St. Ignatius was a man of few words, but his contribution of the Spiritual Exercises

Today, July 16, is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. First instituted in the 14th century, The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel became part of the universal Church calendar in the early 18th century. Why did