St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
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(Died 203 AD) Born in Carthage, the 22-year-old Perpetua recently became a mother and become a Christian as well. Her father implored her to renounce her Christian faith. Her answer was quite remarkable. “See that pot lying there? Can you call it by any other name than what it is?” Her father answered, “Of course […]
(1381-1447) Colette was the answer to her mother’s prayers when she was born. Her mother was 60 years old and childless up until that time. Although the child was compassionate, prayerful and kind, her father was disappointed she remained small in stature. Colette realizing her father’s disappointment prayed that her father would be somehow consoled. […]
(501-530) Kieran of Saigir, also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or St. Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland. His father was Lugna (also Laighne), a nobleman of the Dál Birn rulers of Osraige, and his mother as Liadán, […]
Vincent and Anthony T. are twins. Some of their interests are the same, while others are different. What they both agree on is they have a special connection. Vincent: Your favorite hobby is arts and crafts, and for a year you have had a Facebook page called “Vincent’s Corner.” What’s the website all about and […]
(1458-1483) Casmir was the son of the king of Poland. As a young man he led an extremely austere life. He slept on the floor, spent copious time in prayer and committed himself to celibacy. When the nobles in Hungary became dissatisfied with their king, they asked Casimir’s father to send his son to take […]
(975-1040) St. Cunegundes was the daughter of Sigfrid, first Count of Luxemburg. She married Henry, duke of Bavaria (later to be St. Henry), who upon the death of the Emperor Otho III became King of the Romans. In 1014, the couple traveled to Rome where they were crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Empress by Pope […]
(1205-1282) Imagine a woman refusing the proposal of the holy Roman emperor to become rather a bride of God. This is the story of today’s saint. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I of Bohemia. She was betrothed very young to the Duke of Silesia, who died three years later. She […]
(Died 589) Though we have little information about his life, David probably is one of the most famous British saints. We do know that he became a priest, was a missionary, and founded many monasteries. His principal abbey is in southwestern Wales. The lives of the Welch monks were filled with extreme austerity. They worked […]
(Died 992) In in 10th-century England there were large groups of people who settled in England from Scandinavian countries. They brought with them their Gods but slowly adopted Christianity. Oswald was of Danish ethnicity but born in England. He was brought up by his uncle Odo, the archbishop of Canterbury and educated by Fridegode, a […]