On lives and stories of the Saints Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:27:22 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:27:22 +0000 Mother of God http://motheofgod.com/forums/the-saints.5/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-gemma-galgani.12891/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-gemma-galgani.12891/ invalid@example.com (Sanctus) Sanctus 57 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:55:16 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-of-the-day.21173/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-of-the-day.21173/ invalid@example.com (Prayslie) Prayslie FRIDAY, 25 JULY, 2025

SAINT JAMES THE GREATER (APOSTLE)
SAINT CHRISTOPHER
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SAINT JAMES THE GREATER (APOSTLE)
APOSTLE AND MARTYR

(First Century)

In Spain, he is called El Senor Santiago, the patron saint of horsemen and soldiers, and his great shrine at Santiago de Compostela in that country has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. He is one of those that Jesus called Boanerges, "son of thunder," the brother of John the Evangelist and the son of Zebedee the...

SAINT OF THE DAY!]]> 807 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:37:45 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/on-st-carlo-acutis.21646/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/on-st-carlo-acutis.21646/ invalid@example.com (sparrow) sparrow
My son Carlo described to me what he saw when he looked at the Consecrated...

On St Carlo Acutis]]> 6 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:54:37 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/padre-pio.21607/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/padre-pio.21607/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig
First his back ground, very humble working , poor farming folk from a tiny little Italian village. Padre Pio was praying for his grandparents one time when someone asked if he did not mean he was praying for their souls as they were both then dead? Padre Pio said no that he was praying for them when they were living as God is Master of...

Padre Pio]]> 8 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:35:22 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-alexandria-maria-da-costa.12706/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-alexandria-maria-da-costa.12706/ invalid@example.com (Carol55) Carol55 'The consecration was effected by Pope Pius XII on 31 October 1942, using the very titles that had been revealed to Alexandrina: "Queen of the Universe, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Refuge of the human race, Victress in all God's battles." Days later came the "turning...

Blessed Alexandria Maria da Costa]]> 59 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:46:50 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/irelands-next-saint.20741/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/irelands-next-saint.20741/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig



]]> 19 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:54:54 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/fulton-sheen-beatification-to-be-announced.21433/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/fulton-sheen-beatification-to-be-announced.21433/ invalid@example.com (non sum dignus) non sum dignus Ven. Fulton Sheen
‘Back on the air’ - Fulton Sheen beatification to be announced
The Vatican is expected to announced a 2026 Sheen beatification
The Pillar
Jan 12, 2026

The Holy See is expected to announce in coming weeks a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the Emmy-winning American prelate known for catechetical...

Fulton Sheen beatification to be announced]]> 26 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:50:41 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/the-saint-of-aushwitz.20732/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/the-saint-of-aushwitz.20732/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig ]]> 4 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:54:11 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/irish-priest-fr-edward-flanagan-declared-venerable.21583/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/irish-priest-fr-edward-flanagan-declared-venerable.21583/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan
Irish priest Father Edward Flanagan moves one step closer to sainthood.

Pope Leo XIV today advanced six causes for sainthood and Fr Flanagan, born in Co Galway, was among them.

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A PRIEST FROM Co Galway has moved one step closer to sainthood.
Pope Leo XIV today authorised for six people to advance towards sainthood and Father Edward Flanagan, born in Ballymoe in Co Galway in 1886,...

Irish Priest Fr. Edward Flanagan Declared Venerable]]> 3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:03:07 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-thomas-of-villanova.21579/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-thomas-of-villanova.21579/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan View attachment 23917 On Totus Tuus page today:

"St. Thomas of Villanova (1488–1555), the humble Augustinian friar who became Archbishop of Valencia, earned the beautiful title “Father of the Poor” through a lifetime of radical generosity.

Born in Spain to a modest but pious family, he studied at prestigious universities, joined the Augustinians, and rose to high office, yet he never forgot the suffering around him.

During a devastating famine in Valencia, Thomas emptied the...

Saint Thomas of Villanova]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:48:55 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-solemnity-of-st-joseph.21569/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-solemnity-of-st-joseph.21569/ invalid@example.com (sparrow) sparrow The Strong, Silent Type — The Quiet “Yes” That Shook Hell

]]> 3 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:29:05 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/akash-bashir-catholic-martyr-of-pakistan.21567/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/akash-bashir-catholic-martyr-of-pakistan.21567/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan
"March 15 marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of Akash Bashir, a young Catholic from Pakistan whose courage saved hundreds of lives and continues to inspire Christians around the world.
Born on June 22, 1994, in Risalpur, Akash grew up in a humble Catholic family and later studied at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Lahore. Deeply devoted to his faith, he became an active member of St. John’s Catholic Church, Youhanabad, serving his parish community...

Akash Bashir - Catholic Martyr of Pakistan]]> 1 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:55:14 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/sister-annella-zervas-osb.21562/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/sister-annella-zervas-osb.21562/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan View attachment 23862

Sister Annella Zervas (1900 - 1926)

https://sisterannella.org/

I hadn't heard of this American nun until she was mentioned on Fb today. She suffered very much in the last three years of her short life. Link to her full story above.]]> 6 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:54:18 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-alphonsa-of-the-immaculate-conception.21516/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-alphonsa-of-the-immaculate-conception.21516/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan She was the first woman of Indian origin to be canonised as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonised saint of the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic Church based in Kerala.
Her feast day is observed on 28 July.

Saint Alphonsa, pray for us.

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Psalm 31:11 Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me]]> 5 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:14:59 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-christina-the-astonishing.21548/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-christina-the-astonishing.21548/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan
"Prepare to be mind-blown! This Belgian mystic has one of the most astonishing stories in Catholic history—carefully recorded by reliable eyewitnesses and by the Dominican chronicler Thomas of Cantimpré.

A humble orphan and shepherdess, Saint Christina 'died' at around age 21 from a severe seizure. During her funeral Mass in the church, as the Agnus Dei was sung, she suddenly sat up alive...

Saint Christina The Astonishing]]> 6 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:35:54 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-pier-giorgio-frassati.21145/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-pier-giorgio-frassati.21145/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig https://thepathlesstaken7.blogspot.com/2025/07/for-pier-giorgio-frassati-his-sisters.html

• La Stampa
• Laura Hidalgo
• patron saint of parents...

Saint PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI]]> 11 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:35:30 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-rani-maria.21524/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/blessed-rani-maria.21524/ invalid@example.com (Dave Fagan) Dave Fagan I hadn't heard of him before and when I looked for some more information about him discovered that there were a number of Saints and Blesseds from Kerala, who were also unknown to me.
I made some posts about them in the last few days.
Then, on the Totus Tuus Fb page today there was a piece about another Blessed from that area of Southern India.

Blessed Rani Maria:...

Blessed Rani Maria]]> 1 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:34:15 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-anthony-of-padua.6180/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-anthony-of-padua.6180/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig

http://www.ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=10150]]> 24 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:58:04 +0000 http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-charbel-maklouf.18947/ http://motheofgod.com/threads/saint-charbel-maklouf.18947/ invalid@example.com (padraig) padraig
In this he reminds me of St Therese of Liseaux who after her death one of her fellow nuns reportedly said, 'What are we to find to...

Saint Charbel Maklouf]]> 39