Articles tagged Ecu-Men

The brutal torture of St. Lawrence moved the soldier St. Romanus to conversion and martyrdom

The seed of new Christians sprung from the blood of martyrdom; for today we greet the first fruits thereof in the person of St. Romanus, the neophyte whom his first torments won to Christ, and who preceded him to heaven.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 9, 2024Aug 2, 2024

St. Jean-Marie Vianney’s tireless zeal for souls and love of God is a lesson for priests

St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars, endured demonic attacks and persecutions throughout his life due to his indefatigable efforts to lead people to God.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 8, 2024Aug 2, 2024

St. Cajetan’s tireless work in the streets of Rome earned him the title ‘hunter of souls’

St. Cajetan was beaten and imprisoned during the Sack of Rome, but endured his sufferings with patient zeal and unwavering fortitude.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 7, 2024Aug 8, 2024

Jesus’ Transfiguration granted the Church a foretaste of the glory of His resurrection

The brightness, too, of His sacred robe gave testimony of His Godhead and of the glory to come.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 6, 2024Aug 2, 2024

The miraculous founding of St. Mary Major’s basilica in Rome marks a special favor of Our Lady

The important and numerous liturgical stations appointed at the basilica on the Esquiline testify to the devotion of the Romans and of all Catholics towards it.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 5, 2024Aug 2, 2024

St. Alphonsus Liguori guided the Church against Jansenism by promoting true Christian morality

While on the one hand St. Alphonsus never left unanswered any attack made at the time against revealed truth, his ascetic and mystical works brought back piety to its traditional sources, the frequentation of the sacraments, and the love of our Lord and His Blessed Mother.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 2, 2024Jul 30, 2024

St. Peter’s chains and the Maccabee brothers highlight the duty of clinging to Christ above all

St. Peter’s chains, in which he was bound for professing Christ, serve as the visible witness of his glorious martyrdom for the One he followed.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Aug 1, 2024Jul 30, 2024

St. Ignatius of Loyola was raised up as God’s counter measure to Luther’s heresies

St. Ignatius, famed for his warrior-like zeal, founded the Society of Jesus for the removal of heresy and the promotion of the Catholic faith.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 31, 2024Jul 30, 2024

Sts. Abdon and Sennen’s stubborn refusal to honor pagan gods earned them the crown of martyrdom

Sts. Abdon and Sennen were ordered to make sacrifices to the Roman gods after being found to bury Christians on their land. The Emperor Decius had them killed for refusing to bow to the pagan deities.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 2024

St. Anne’s role as mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus was vital to God’s salvific plan

St. Anne furnished the body of her who was to give flesh to the Son of God; she nourished her with milk; she gave to her, who was inundated with floods of divine light, the first practical notions of life.

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Dom Prosper Guéranger

• Jul 26, 2024Jul 23, 2024

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Articles tagged Ecu-Men

The brutal torture of St. Lawrence moved the soldier St. Romanus to conversion and martyrdom

St. Jean-Marie Vianney’s tireless zeal for souls and love of God is a lesson for priests

St. Cajetan’s tireless work in the streets of Rome earned him the title ‘hunter of souls’

Jesus’ Transfiguration granted the Church a foretaste of the glory of His resurrection

The miraculous founding of St. Mary Major’s basilica in Rome marks a special favor of Our Lady

St. Alphonsus Liguori guided the Church against Jansenism by promoting true Christian morality

St. Peter’s chains and the Maccabee brothers highlight the duty of clinging to Christ above all

St. Ignatius of Loyola was raised up as God’s counter measure to Luther’s heresies

Sts. Abdon and Sennen’s stubborn refusal to honor pagan gods earned them the crown of martyrdom

St. Anne’s role as mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus was vital to God’s salvific plan