Melanie Salgado 10-16-17 Jessica Edward and Amanda Edward St. Catherine of Siena "I desire, O Lord, to live here always conformed to your passion, and to find pain and suffering my repose and delight." Saint Catherine of Siena was born was March 25, 1347 and died on April 29, 1380. She was canonized on July 1341 by Pope Pius II. The date of her feast is on April 29th. Saint Catherine of Siena is the patron saint against fire, bodily ills, illnesses, miscarriages, and sexual temptations, and she…
first take up the arms necessary for such battles”. St. Catherine of Bologna once said. Her feast day is on March 9th. Catherine is the patroness of artists (Catholic Online, 1). I chose St. Catherine of Bologna because I have talent and a gift of drawing well. After I chose my saint, I realized that my first name of my godmother, Kasia, is Katherine. My godfather Arthur's nickname is Art, both godparents are siblings and they are twins! Catherine is also the name of my great-grandmother. I also chose…
Today on the 23rd of July the church comes together to celebrate the feast day of Saint Bridget of Sweden. Saint Bridget is one of my great grandmothers from generations ago. She was a brave, resilient, loyal, and caring woman who left her rich lifestyle to live as a poor nun. Every year on the anniversary of St. Bridget’s death and the celebrated feast day of St. Bridget of Sweden, my mother tells the story of Bridget’s life. On June 14, 1303 Bridget was born in Sweden. She began to have visions…
Izzy 7A St. Catherine of Bologna St. Catherine, virgin of the Church, was born as Catherine de’ Vigri on September 8, 1413 in Bologna, Italy. She grew up in a wealthy home and received a great education. Catherine loved and excelled at painting, Latin, and the viola. When Catherine was only 13 or 14 years old she had a calling for the religious life and joined the convent of Corpus Domini at Ferrara. These were devout women who followed the rule of the Third Order of St. Augustine. Four years…
Elizabeth Honeycutt St. Brigid’s Day Intercultural Communications February 18, 2013 Ireland has many holidays that are a combination of the country’s Celtic/ Druid past and their belief in Christianity. One of these is St. Brigid’s day. St. Brigid or Brigit as she is sometimes referred to, is the female patron saint of Ireland. Her feast day is February 1 which is also the first day of spring in Ireland. “The Celtic feast of Imbolc is also February 1 and is dedicated to the Irish goddess of…
The story of St. Catherine the daughter of King Costus tells us, true holiness in medieval Christianity was not as easy to obtain or to pursue in relation to today. Catherine who was 18 at the time resided in a palace full of servants and riches. However, she decides to leave it and become one with Christ. This behavior is comparable to mystics and furthermore a connection is made when Emperor Maxentius or Maximus offers her a position only second to the queen and she refuses, in her words, God is…
Black Madonna of Częstochowa Life-giving Spring Our Lady of Akita Our Lady of Aparecida Our Lady of Antipolo Our Lady of Arabia Our Lady of Assumption Our Lady of Banneux Our Lady of Beaterio Our Lady of Beauraing Our Lady of Bethlehem Our Lady of China Our Lady of Combermere Our Lady of Confidence Our Lady of Covadonga Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn Our Lady of Good Counsel Our Lady of Grace Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Good Help Our Lady of Good Health…
The 24th of August in 1572, St. Bartholomew’s Day, was the beginning of a massacre that would eliminate a number protestants that no one knows. The St Bartholomew’s Massacre was not an intention of the Royal Court, it was an outcome of their choices. This Massacre will lead to a religious war and a rise in tension between the protestant and Catholics in France. The Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was a very interesting and complex event, the Massacre was an attempt to end religious turmoil but instead…
First, what is the Feast of Tabernacles? The Christianity section of About.com[1] tells us that the Feast of Tabernacles is one of seven annual festivals of God that were presented to Israel during the Exodus. Dr. Towns cites it as “the greatest national feast of Israel.([2])” It is a pilgrimage festival, when the people journeyed from all over the nation to keep the Feast in Jerusalem. It lasts for eight days. On the final day, part of the ceremony was when a priest would take water from the pool…
Calvinists. Catherine de Medici, the mother of the young king Charles IX hit upon a plan to finally exterminate the Protestants; she proposed that a marriage should be arranged between Margaret, the catholic sister of King Charles, and Henry de Bourbon, the Huguenot king of Navarre. All the notable leaders of the land were invited to the wedding including Gaspard de Coligny the foremost Huguenot. The stage was for one of the most horrible crimes in recorded history: Saint Bartholomew's day Massacre…