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Mary
Our Lady of Sorrows
The devotion of the Seven Sorrows is a Marian devotion that commemorates the 7 sorrows that she endured in relation to her Son. She was given the title Our Lady of Sorrows and Sorrowful Mother as a...

Catholic Saints
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony was born as Fernando Martins to a wealthy family in the year 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal. For the first fifteen years of his life he lived a life of wealth until he requested to be sent aw...

Catholic Saints
St. Joseph of Cupertino
St. Joseph of Cupertino was born in 1603 at Cupertino in the kingdom of Naples. In his youth he was known to be a troubled child, Slow to learn, absent minded and a quick temper. Because of his man...

Catholic Saints
Venerable Mary Agreda
Born in 1602 to noble parents, Venerable Mary Agreda grew up exemplifying grace from a young age. At the age of 6 she had attained such a degree of prayer that she was allowed to receive Holy commu...

Mary
Happy Birthday Mary!!!
This week we celebrate the birthday of Our Lady! And in case this week is crazy for you like it is for us… #HelloBackToSchoolCrazy in our family we celebrate a whole birthday week! We can neve...

Catholic Saints
Saint Augustine
Augustine was born in 354 in North Africa and while growing up in a devout Christian home he became an intellectual and atheist. He moved to Rome and founded a rhetoric school but soon grew tired...

Catholic Saints
Saint Monica
Born in the 4th century Saint Monica is the patron saint of mothers. We know her best through her son, Saint Augustine. After her husband’s premature death, Monica had to raise her three children a...

Catholic Saints
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Born in 1207 to the King of Hungary Elizabeth chose to live a life of penance and asceticism. She was married at the age of 14 to Louis of Thuringia and they had three children. Louis died while fi...