Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491 to 1556) Feast day: 31st July Patronage: Retreats Saint Ignatius has been named one of the greatest Saints of the Catholic Counter – Reformation. Ignatius was the founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. He inspired so many to follow the will of God. He was named superior general […]
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St Christopher Patron: Of travellers, invoked against storms and plagues Feast day: July 25th I am sure many of you pray through St Christopher on car journeys, I know he is the one I call on when travelling. Yet, I never knew much about him.. St Christopher was a martyr. He served the king
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Saint Amelia Feast day: 10th July Patronage: Fishermen, farmers, broken arms and bruises. I chose to write about St Amelia this week as I know a few of our mums have little baby girls named Amelia. She was martyred at Tavo (region of central Turkey). She was known for having torments inflicted upon her
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What a week ahead! We have the feast of St Elizabeth of Portugal on Tuesday the 8th July, St Maria Goretti and Saint Thomas More on Wednesday the 9th July, then we have St Benedict and St Pius I on Friday the 11th July. Although due to my personal love for St Maria Goretti and
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Saint Thomas of India Feast: 3rd July Patronage: Architects, India Saint Thomas was one of the twelve apostles. Some call him “doubting Thomas”. I know personally I can really relate to Thomas. It’s tough believing and trusting God sometimes, yet with his help (only) we can be strengthened and believe in the unseen. Although
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Saint Cyricus and Saint Julitta Feast: June 16th Patron of Children Cyricus and Julitta were mother and son whom both professed their faith and died for it. I thought this weeks, Saint of the Week, was fitting it as was these two saints are the patron and protector of children. In the fourth century these two saints
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Patronage: youth; scholars and students Feast: June 21st I have to admit that I decided to post about this saint, St Aloysius, this week as I really liked his name! Yet as I began to read more about this Saint I found his life fascinating and rich with God’s graces. He proves
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Saint Rita of Cascia Feast Day: May 22nd Patronage: Impossible cases I have to admit, St Rita is one of my favourite saints. She is the patron saint of impossible cases! Some sources say she is the patron of grocers and salami vendors too. She was born in Cascia, in Italy. At an early age
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Saint Zita Feast 27th April Patronage: Maids and Domestic Servants It was the name again which drew me to this saint. Zita. St Zita was born into a very poor family and at the young age of twelve was sent to work as a maid for the Fatinelli family. You would expect her story to
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Saint Francis of Paola Feast: 2nd April St Francis of Paola lead a life of prayer, fasting, work and mortification after leaving the convent he had lived in for three years. He retreated to a cave by the sea and was joined by many followers. He lived as a Hermit and formed the Hermits of
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