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70views 1shareMartyrs. There were seven brothers who, supported by their heroic mother, preferred to die amid terrible torments rather than be unfaithful to the law of the Lord. Their martyrdom is described…

60views 1shareTwice Saint Peter was chained: in Jerusalem, by order of Herod Agrippa, when the Angel took him out of prison and in Rome, by order of Nero, before being crucified. Both…

115views 2sharesConfessor. He fought for his homeland, Spain, in the citadel of Pamplona (1521). The Reading of the Life of Christ and of the Saints changed him from a torn and vain…

102views 5sharesMartyrs. They were two Christian Persian nobles, who buried in their garden the bodies of the martyrs, for which they were imprisoned. Driven to Rome, and brought before idols, they spat…

45views 1sharePope and Martyrs. Saint Felix was martyred by the Arian emperor Constantius, in the middle of the fourth century; at the beginning of the same century, the three brothers Simplicio, Faustino…

63views 1shareVirgin. Sister of Mary and of Lazarus, she was eager to serve the divine Guest in her house in Bethany; being an image of people who consecrate themselves to God in…

71views 1shareVirgin. (1574). Also known as Saint Catherine of Palma. A native of Valldemuza, on the island of Mallorca, a combination of rare bodily beauty with a great purity of soul. She…

261views 1sharePope and Confessor. Saint Innocent I ruled the Church for fifteen years in the time of Saint Augustine. He condemned Pelagianism, which denied the need for grace. In his time Rome…

402views 2sharesPope and Martyr. He ruled the Church with holy decrees and gave his blood for his sheep in the year 197. During his reign, there was a disagreement as to what…

139views 2sharesMartyrs. They were martyred in Milan in Nero’s time. Saint Ambrose discovered the bodies of these two martyrs and sent the relics to the Basilica of the Apostles. Saint Paulinus of…

147views 1shareMartyr. A native of Nicomedia, he was a distinguished physician. Converted to Christianity, he soon converted his own father, and dedicated himself to bringing the Gentiles to the only true faith….

93views 1shareMother of Most Holy Mary. Among all women, Anne was chosen so that in her womb the mother of God would be conceived without original sin. Saint Anne was a descendant…

74views 1shareApostle. He is one of the three favorite disciples of Christ, who with Saint Peter and Saint John attended the glorious transfiguration of Jesus in Tabor, the resurrection of the daughter…

104views 1shareVirgin and Martyr. Saint Christina is one of those cases of heroism for the love of Christ despite strong opposition from relatives. Once converted to Catholicism, she began to give her…

76views 1shareBishop and Confessor. He governed the diocese of Mans with apostolic zeal in the 4th century. He followed Christ with ardent determination and reached the crown of victory. His heroic charity…

218views 1shareBishop and Martyr. He accompanied Saint Peter, who consecrated him Bishop, gave him a kiss of peace and sent him to evangelize the city of Ravenna, which emulate Rome. He converted…

112views 1sharePenitent. The sacred liturgy identifies the sinner converted at the feast of the Pharisee with Mary, sister of Lazarus, and with Mary Magdalene, who followed Jesus during his preaching, found herself…

53views 1shareVirgin. (2nd century). Her noble house in Rome had the honor of hosting Saint Peter and his successors. Saint Práxedes survived her sister Santa Pudenciana and devoted herself to consoling, helping…

60views 1shareVirgin and Martyr. The Greeks call her the great Martyr. Daughter of a pagan priest, but raised by her nurse in the Christian faith, she was, at the request of her…