SAINTS
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...
by Deb McCoy | Apr 28, 2020 | Saints
APRIL 28 is the traditional memorial of ST. LOUIS MARY DE MONTFORT (1716). Louis Marie Grignion was born in Montfort, Brittany, France on January 31, 1673. He was the son of Jean Baptiste Grignion, a Crown lawyer of the town and the Parliament and a treasurer of the...
by Deb McCoy | Apr 26, 2020 | Saints
APRIL 26 is the traditional memorial of ST. RICHARIUS (+c. 643). Richarius, or Riquier, was born near the coast of the English Channel, near Amiens, France, around the year 560. This was the time of the Merovingian Kingdom, before Charlemagne. Most of the Franks were...
by Deb McCoy | Apr 10, 2020 | Popes, Saints
Roman by birth, Leo was the son of Rodwald, a man of Lombard descent. He was educated at the monastery of St. Martin, near St. Peter’s basilica. The young man became a Benedictine monk. Due to his obvious piety, Leo was ordained a sub-deacon by Pope Gregory IV. He was...
