Saint Cajetan
Saint Cajetan lived in the XVI century. By birth, Italian. By profession, jurisconsult, accredited. By ministry, priest of Christ. By name, Cajetan of Tiene. He was born in the year 1480, and spent about forty years moving in a level of spirituality that was not relevant. But around the age of forty, in the year […]
Saint Sixtus II
St. Sixtus II pope, occupied the Roman see in the middle of the third century. Before being consecrated Pope, he exercised as a priest with complete availability, and his personality was recognized as a great value. But in the year of his consecration as Pope he was the victim of the persecution against the Church […]
The Transfiguration of the Lord
The feast of the Transfiguration probably had its origin in the annual commemoration of the dedication of a basilica built on Mount Tabor to honor this miraculous event in the life of Jesus. According to an ancient tradition, the episode of the Transfiguration took place 40 days before the crucifixion of Jesus; thus, the date […]
The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
(Our Lady of the Snows, August 5th) It is said that some Roman patricians wanted to build a basilica in honor of the Mother of God in Rome. The Virgin, pleased, showed herself to them in a nocturnal vision and indicated to them that the chosen place was a portion of the Esquiline, which they […]
Saint Jean Vianney
John Baptist Mary Vianney, son of deeply Christian farmers, was born in Dardilly, near Lyon, in 1786. At his confirmation—received as an adult from Cardinal Fesch, Archbishop of Lyon and uncle of Napoleon—he added the name “Baptist” to his given names. The French Revolution deeply marked his youth. At nineteen he resolved to pursue the […]
Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Let me tell you about Peter Julian (Pierre-Julien) Eymard. He was born in Savoy in 1811 and ordained a priest in 1834. He was a great devotee of the sacrament of the altar and founded the Congregation of the Eucharistines in Paris in 1856. The female branch of the order was founded in 1858, which […]
Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
The young Alfons Maria di Liguori (1696-1787) was a bit of a spoiled brat, bless his heart. He was the firstborn son of a nobleman, so he got to go to a fancy school and graduate with a doctorate in law at just 16! He even conducted his first trial as a lawyer just three […]
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
The young Alfons Maria di Liguori (1696-1787) was a bit of a spoiled brat, bless his heart. He was the firstborn son of a nobleman, so he got to go to a fancy school and graduate with a doctorate in law at just 16! He even conducted his first trial as a lawyer just three […]
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Íñigo López de Loyola, of purely Basque origin, was born in 1491. He spent his youth in the courtly environment of Castile. While defending the castle of Pamplona, attacked by Francis I of France, he was gravely wounded in both legs. During his long convalescence, as he read the works of Ludolph of Saxony and […]
Saint Peter Chrysologus
Chrysologus (gold orator) – this honorary name was the program for today’s saint. Peter Chrysologus (around 380-451) became bishop of the up-and-coming ancient city of Ravenna between 424 and 431. Under him, the city rose to become an official metropolis and Peter was given the office of metropolitan. He was friends with Pope Leo the […]