by Deb McCoy | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Do you recognize this name? Probably not. She is more well known as, simply, Sister Lucy. But why is she known at all?In 1917, Lucia was best friends with her young cousins, Jacinta and Francesco. They were only 6 and 8 years old. Lucia was almost 10. They all lived...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 4, 2021 | Saints
Here is a saint for our current, violent times. February 4 is the traditional feast day of St. Andrew Corsini, bishop (+1373). He is to be invoked against riots and civil disorder. Read on to see why. One of 12 children of a well-to-do family in Florence, Andrew was...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 2, 2021 | Popes
The numbering of the Popes Stephen is a continuing problem, depending on whether you accept the anti-pope in this number. This particular Pope Stephen was named Stephanus de Gabrielli. His date of birth is not known, but assumed to be some time in the second half of...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 26, 2021 | Saints
JANUARY 26 is the traditional memorial of ST. POLYCARP, BISHOP OF SMYRNA (+156). Polycarp was a bishop in the city of Smyrna, an important trading city, across the Aegean Sea from Athens. But, before that, he was a follower of John. Since he was at least 86 years old...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 24, 2021 | Saints
JANUARY 23 is the traditional Catholic memorial of ST. JOHN THE ALMSGIVER (+c. 619). St. John is also known as St. John the Merciful, John the Almoner, Patriarch John V of Alexandria and John Eleymon. The son of Epiphanius, the governor of Cyprus, he was born in...
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