Author: Celestine Claret

21views 1shareConfessor He was born in Cologne; he studied deeply at the University of Paris, where he graduated as a doctor and teacher, and was a distinguished writer of theological and exegetical…

26views 1shareMartyrs Saint Placido, protomartyr of the glorious Benedictine Order, was one of Saint Benedict’s favorite disciples. He founded a monastery in Sicily; but five years after its foundation the pirates assaulted…

26views 1shareConfessor The human seraphim, who burned in love of the crucified Christ, the husband of holy poverty, the founder of three Orders: that of Friars Minor, that of Poor Ladies (Poor…

25views 1shareVirgin As the precursor of Saint Teresa the Great, her kind spiritual daughter, the contemporary Saint, comes today, who has poured such a copious rain of flowers from heaven on those…

24views 1shareBishop and Confessor The Holy Bishop of Reims had the good fortune to convert the Frankish barbarians who had subjugated Gaul to the faith of Christ, baptizing the ferocious Clovis on…

16views 1sharePriest, Confessor and Doctor In his century he was the prophet of the divine Scriptures. He joined study with extreme penance, and with his steely pen he defended the faith against…

22views 1shareDuke and Martyr Duke of Bohemia, he shone from the throne for his piety and charity towards the poor. A skilled politician and courageous leader, he defended his homeland against foreign…

22views 1shareMartyrs They are two medical brothers, of Arab origin, who practiced their profession gratuitously, and cared for the health of souls no less than for bodies, in which, due to their…

18views 1shareMartyrs Cyprian, magician, endeavored to pervert Justina, a virgin consecrated to Christ; but she triumphed over him, first by not allowing herself to be defeated, then by converting him to the…

28views 1sharePope and Martyr Saint Linus is the first successor of Saint Peter, whose life he wrote. He ruled the Church for eleven years and died beheaded. His name is read in…

31views 1shareVirgin and Martyr Converted by Saint Paul, she consecrated her virginity to Christ. A protomartyr of the Christian virgins, he triumphed in the time of Nero over three most atrocious torments:…

21views 1shareBishop and Confessor He was born in Fuenllana (Royal City) and entered the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine. He was an excellent superior and preacher. Elevated to the metropolitan see…

16views 1shareMartyrs Maurice was the leader of the noble Tebean legion, made up of 666 brave Christian soldiers, who fought bravely for the glory of the Empire. Taken to fight against the…

32views 1shareApostle and Evangelist He was a publican, that is, a collector of tributes: an always hateful job, especially among the Jews, enslaved by the imperial treasury of Rome. He was the…