Pope St. Pius X defended the Church against the rising tide of Modernism
St. Pius X was the first pope canonized since St. Pius V in 1672.
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Articles tagged Ecu-Men
St. John the Baptist gave his head in defense of the sanctity of marriage
'He must increase, but I must decrease.'
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St. Joseph Calasanctius’ love for children led him to dedicate his life to their education in the faith
When still a little child, St. Joseph Calasanctius would gather other children round him and would teach them the mysteries of faith and holy prayer.
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St. Louis IX’s earthly rule was guided by the heavenly kingship of God the Father
'Exert thyself that every vile sin be abolished from thy land; especially, to the best of thy power, put down all wicked oaths and heresy.'
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The Blessed Virgin Mary nurtured the early Church as she had cared for the infant Jesus
Our Lady was to the assembly of the faithful the source of life in the spiritual order, as she had been to Jesus in His humanity
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Sts. Hippolytus and Cassian witnessed to the faith through their savage torture and martyrdom
Hippolytus was dragged by wild horses over rocks and briars till his body was all torn; Cassian, who was a schoolmaster, was delivered by the judge to the children he had taught, and died of the thousands of wounds inflicted by their styluses.
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St. Lawrence’s courageous martyrdom earned him the title ‘honor of the world’
At the beginning of this month, we saw Stephen himself come to blend his dignity of protomartyr with the glory of Sixtus II’s deacon, by sharing his tomb. In Laurence, it seemed that both the struggle and the victory of martyrdom reached their highest point.
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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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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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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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