Albert of Jerusalem, as he is now known, was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205 by Pope Innocent III. At the time of his election he had been count-bishop of Vercelli for some twenty years. The Avogadro family to which he belonged was the most prominent and richest of all the first families of Vercelli. Albert came out of the north of present day Italy. It had always existed at the convergence of many peoples and ...
It is a challenge to write or even preach about this feast, simply because there is nothing in Scripture that speaks of the Virgin Mary’s birth. There is a source from that wonderful event in the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James that speaks of Mary’s parents and her birth. Perhaps a good approach to the feast is the use of art, specifically the artist that works with clay. It is the most intimate form of art. A ...
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Her Early Life St. Teresa Margaret was born Anna Maria Redi on July 15, 1747 to a large, loving Catholic family in Arezzo, Italy. She was baptized the following day, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel by V.R. Canon John Baptist, the brother of her father. Her Godfather was Cardinal Henry Enriquez. She was a beautiful child with clear blue eyes, golden hair and delicate features which might have caused one anticipate for her ...
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May the prayers of your martyrs Blessed Alphonso Mary and Companions, prevail with you, Lord, on our behalf. Let then strengthen us in our witness to your truth. We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen Blessed Alphonso was one of 108 Polish martyrs that gave powerful witness to their allegiance to Jesus Christ and the Catholic ...
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Among the 64 priests and religious who were beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II on October 1st, 1995, was Jacques Retouret, a Carmelite friar of the Ancient Observance, who was killed in hatred of the faith in one of the last round-ups of priests and religious who had refused to sign the loyalty oath that was required of all priests and bishops in order to be considered to be loyal citizens of the new ...
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