SAINTS
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...
by Deb McCoy | Dec 17, 2020 | Saints
ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE Margaret Mary was the young lady and nun who was not believed. Born in Burgundy, not far from the Swiss border, in 1647, she was the only daughter of a pious couple. Since she only had brothers to play with, she preferred the quiet of prayer...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 10, 2020 | Popes, Saints
Martin, son of Fabricius, was born sometime between 590 and 600, near Todi, Umbria. His biographer, Theodore, wrote of Martin that he was of noble birth, of commanding intelligence and of great charity to the poor. Obviously high in the Church hierarchy, Martin, a...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 5, 2020 | Saints
NOVEMBER 5 is the traditional memorial of STs. ZACHARIAS AND ELIZABETH (1st CENTURY). These two were the parents of St. John the Baptist. Does anyone remember the background? Zacharias was one of the chief priests of the great temple in Jerusalem. There were several...
by Deb McCoy | Oct 20, 2020 | Saints
OCTOBER 21 is the traditional feast day of ST. HILARION (+c. 371). Hilarian is cited as the founder of Palestinian monasticism. Information about St. Hilarion primarily comes from St. Jerome, who wrote a biography of the anchorite in 390, only a few years after...
by Deb McCoy | Oct 15, 2020 | Saints
OCTOBER 15 is the feast day of ST. TERESA OF AVILA (+1582). Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in Avila in 1515. She was the daughter of Alonzo Sanchez de Cepeda and his second wife, Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas. The gifted child was brought up in comfort and...
