by Deb McCoy | May 26, 2020 | Saints
MAY 26 is the feast day of ST. PHILIP NERI (+1595), the “Second Apostle of Rome.” Filippo Neri was born July 21, 1515 in Florence, one of four children. His father was Francesco Neri, an aristocrat in service of the government. The family were relatively religious,...
by Deb McCoy | May 16, 2020 | Saints
St. Simon Stock receiving the scapular from Our Lady MAY 16 is the traditional memorial of ST. SIMON STOCK (+1265). Little about St. Simon comes from contemporary records. Much was written one hundred years, or more, later and it is hard to distinguish which is real...
by Deb McCoy | May 12, 2020 | Saints
MAY 12 is the traditional memorial of ST. EPIPHANIUS, BISHOP OF SALAMIS (+403). This Epiphanius was a man of distinct personality. His lack of moderation and judgment were eclipsed by his zeal and learning. He was well loved for his obvious sanctity. But he argued...
by Deb McCoy | May 10, 2020 | Saints
Born Antonio Pierozzi,,on 1 March 1389, our saint today was the son of Niccolo Pierozzi and his second wife, Tomasina. Antonio’s mother died when he was a little boy and Niccolo married again, but nothing is known of the woman who raised him. The family was a very...
by Deb McCoy | May 5, 2020 | Saints
MAY 4 is the traditional feast day of ST. MONICA (+387). For those of us who have lost our children to the pagan world of today, this woman is a good one to adopt as our patron saint, or, at least, as our helpmate in this fight for our children’s souls. Monica was...
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