July 26: Saint Ġorġ Preca

July 26, 2008

Saint Ġorġ Preca, 1880 – 1962


July 19: St. John Plessington, English Martyr, d. 1679

July 19, 2008

John William Plessington, Priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of England

Born: 1637 in Dimples, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)

Martyred: 19 July 1679 in Chester, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)

One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born at Dimples, Lancashire, England, the son of a Royalist Catholic. Educated at Valladolid, Spain, and St. Omer’s in France. he was ordained in Segovia in 1662. John returned to England after ordination and served as a missionary in Cheshire. He became a tutor at Puddington Hall near Chester until his arrest and martyrdom by hanging at Barrowshill, Boughton. near Chester. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1970.

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July 4: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

July 4, 2008

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, 1901-1925 Read the rest of this entry »


June 13: Blessed Marianna Biernacka, New Martyr Of Poland

June 13, 2008

Blessed Marianna Biernacka, 1888 – 1943 Read the rest of this entry »


June 12: Blessed Florida Civoli

June 12, 2008


A Saint From New Jeresey? Servant Of God Sister Miriam Teresa

June 11, 2008

A Saint in New Jersey?

Servant of God Sister Miriam Teresa (1901-1927)

“The Church does not MAKE saints; GOD DOES …
The Church only RECOGNIZES them.

Who is Sister Miriam Teresa?

Teresa Demjanovich, a 20th Century American girl, was born in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1901, the youngest of seven children of Alexander and Johanna (Suchy) Demjanovich, Ruthenian immigrants to the United States from what is now Eastern Slovakia. Teresa received Baptism, Confirmation, and her First Holy Communion in the Byzantine-Ruthenian rite of her parents.

Where did she live out her brief life?

After attending Bayonne public schools Teresa entered the College of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, New Jersey. She was graduated with highest honors in 1923. Two years later, in 1925, she entered the community of Sisters of Charity at Convent Station. After profession of vows as a Sister of Charity, Teresa died in Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1927. She was 26 years of age. Read the rest of this entry »


June 11: Blessed Choukrallah Maloyan, Armenian Catholic Martyr

June 11, 2008


Blessed Choukrallah Maloyan, 1869 – 1915 Read the rest of this entry »


June 9: Blessed Luigi Boccardo

June 9, 2008

Blessed Luigi Boccardo, 1861 – 1936 Read the rest of this entry »


June 8: Blessed Nicola da Gesturi

June 8, 2008


Blessed Nicola da Gesturi, 1882 -1958 Read the rest of this entry »


June 7: Blessed Ann of Saint Bartholomew

June 7, 2008


Blessed Ann of Saint Bartholomew, 1549 – 1626 Read the rest of this entry »


June 6: Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia

June 6, 2008

Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia, 1878 – 1938


June 5: Saint Boniface

June 5, 2008

Saint Boniface, 680 – 755 Read the rest of this entry »


June 4: Saint Filippo Smaldone

June 4, 2008

Saint Filippo Smaldone, 1848-1923


June 3: Blessed Pope John XXIII, The Smiling Pope

June 3, 2008

Blessed Pope John XXIII, 1881 – 1963 Read the rest of this entry »


June 2: Pope Saint Eugene I

June 2, 2008

 

Pope Saint Eugene I, d. 657 Read the rest of this entry »


June 1: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini

June 1, 2008


Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, 1839 -1905 Read the rest of this entry »


May 31: Blessed Nicolas Barrè

May 31, 2008

Blessed Nicolas Barrè, 1621 – 1686 Read the rest of this entry »


May 30: Blessed Carlo Liviero

May 30, 2008

Blessed Carlo Liviero, 1866 – 1932 Read the rest of this entry »


May 29: Saint Orsola Ledóchowska

May 29, 2008

Saint Orsola Ledóchowska, 1865 – 1939 Read the rest of this entry »


May 28: Blessed Władysław Demski, Martyr Of Poland

May 28, 2008

Blessed Władysław Demski, 1884 – 1940
German death camp Sachsenhausen Read the rest of this entry »


May 21: Saint Rita of Cascia

May 21, 2008

Saint Rita of Cascia, 1386 – 1456 Read the rest of this entry »


May 21: Blessed Manuel Gómez González

May 21, 2008

Blessed Manuel Gómez González, 1877 – 1924 Read the rest of this entry »


May 20: Blessed Luigi Talamoni

May 20, 2008

Blessed Luigi Talamoni, 1848 – 1926 Read the rest of this entry »


May 19: Blessed Pina Suriano

May 19, 2008

Blessed Pina Suriano, 1842 – 1916 Read the rest of this entry »


May 18: Blessed Blandine Merten

May 18, 2008

Blessed Blandine Merten, 1883 – 1918


May 17: Blessed Antonia Mesina, Virgin & Martyr

May 17, 2008

Blessed Antonia Mesina, 1919 -1935 Read the rest of this entry »


May 15: Blessed Andrew Abellon

May 15, 2008

Blessed Andrew Abellon, 1375 -1450 Read the rest of this entry »


May 14: Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello

May 14, 2008

Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello, 1837 – 1881 Read the rest of this entry »


May 13: Blessed Julian of Norwich

May 13, 2008

Blessed Julian of Norwich, 1342 – 1416 Read the rest of this entry »


May 12: Blessed Juana of Portugal, Princess & Dominican,

May 12, 2008

Blessed Juana of Portugal, 1452 – 1490


May 11: Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá

May 11, 2008

Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá, 1884 – 1905 Read the rest of this entry »


May 10: Blessed Enrico Rebuschini

May 10, 2008

 

Blessed Enrico Rebuschini, 1860 – 1938 Read the rest of this entry »


May 9: Blessed Stefan Grelewski, New Martyr Of Poland

May 9, 2008

Blessed Stefan Grelewski, 1898 – 1941 Read the rest of this entry »


May 8: Blessed Antonin Jan Eugenius Bajewski, New Martyr Of Poland, Aged 26

May 8, 2008

Blessed Antonin Jan Eugenius Bajewski, 1915 – 1941 Read the rest of this entry »


May 7: Saint Rosa Venerini

May 7, 2008

Saint Rosa Venerini, 1656 – 1728


May 6: Blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno

May 6, 2008

Blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno, 1831 – 1900 Read the rest of this entry »


May 5: Blessed Lucio Of Savoy, Martyred Freeing Slaves Of Islamic Regimes

May 5, 2008


Blessed Lucio of Savoy, +1470
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May 4: Saint Robert Lawrence, Martyr Of England

May 4, 2008

 Saint Robert Lawrence –  +1535
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May 3: Blessed Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz

May 3, 2008

Blessed Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz, 1830 – 1903 Read the rest of this entry »


May 2: Blessed Boleslao Strzelecki, Polish New Martyr

May 2, 2008

Blessed Boleslao Strzelecki, 1896 – 1941


April 30: Blessed Pauline von Mallinkrodt

April 30, 2008

Blessed Pauline von Mallinkrodt, 1817 – 1881 Read the rest of this entry »


April 29: Blessed Maria Maddalena dell’Incarnazione

April 29, 2008

Blessed Maria Maddalena dell’Incarnazione, 1770 –1824

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April 28: Blessed Jozef Cebula, New Martyr of Poland

April 28, 2008

 Blessed Jozef Cebula, O.M.I., 1902 – 1941 Read the rest of this entry »


April 27: Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés y Elósegui

April 27, 2008

Blessed Maria Antonia Bandrés y Elósegui, 1898 – 1919 Read the rest of this entry »


April 26: Blessed Julio Junyer Padern

April 26, 2008

Blessed Julio Junyer Padern, 1892-1938 Read the rest of this entry »


April 25: Blessed Giovanni Piamarta

April 25, 2008

Blessed Giovanni Piamarta, 1841 -1913 Read the rest of this entry »


April 24: , Swedish Convert, Nurse & Nun

April 24, 2008

Blessed Maria Elisabetta Hesselblad, 1870 – 1957 Read the rest of this entry »


April 23: Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu

April 23, 2008


Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu, 1914 – 1939 Read the rest of this entry »


April 22: Pope Saint Soter

April 22, 2008

Pope Saint Soter, d. ca. 174


April 21: Saint Román Adame Rosales, Martyr Of Mexico

April 21, 2008

Saint Román Adame Rosales, 1859 – 1927