February 12, 2013

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Saint Peter of Alcantara
Image: Saint Peter of Alcántara | Luis Tristán Saint of the Day for October 26 (1499 – October 18, 1562) Audio file Saint Peter of Alcantara’s Story Peter was a contemporary of well-known 16th-century Spanish saints, including Ignatius of Loyola and John of the Cross. He served as confessor to Saint Teresa of Avila. Church reform was a major […]
Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza
Image: Statue of Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza | Monastery of Saint Bartholomew-Saint Anthony, Vicenza, Italy | photo by Claudio Gioseffi Saint of the Day for October 27 (c. 1200 – 1271) Audio file Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza’s Story Dominicans honor one of their own today, Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza. This was a man who used his […]
Saints Simon and Jude
Image: San Simón | Jusepe de Ribera / Image: Saint Jude Thaddeus | Georges de La Tour Saint of the Day for October 28 (1st Century) Audio file Saints Simon and Jude’s Story Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not mentioned elsewhere in the Gospels, except of course where all […]
Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
Image: Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem | in Caractâeristiques des saints dans l’art populaire | photo by Internet Archive Book Images Saint of the Day for October 29 (d. c. 216) Audio file Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem’s Story Life in second- and third-century Jerusalem couldn’t have been easy, but Saint Narcissus managed to live well beyond 100. Some even speculate […]
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
Image: Detail | Vision of Alphonsus Rodriguez | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint of the Day for October 30 (1533 – October 30, 1617) Audio file Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez’s Story Tragedy and challenge beset today’s saint early in life, but Alphonsus Rodriguez found happiness and contentment through simple service and prayer. Born in Spain in 1533, Alphonsus inherited the […]

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Day: February 12, 2013

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