SAINT PHILIP NERI, THE SECOND APOSTLE OF ROME

by | 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,...

ST. SIMON STOCK – MAY 16

by | 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...

ST. EPIPHANIUS, BISHOP OF SALAMIS

by | 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...

ST. ANTONIUS OF FLORENCE

by | 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...

SAINT MONICA

by | 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...