St. John Apostle & Evangelist
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St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
Society of St. Augustine
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St. John the Aposte by Lucas van Leyden (ca. 1490 - 1533)
St. John of the Cross, Carmelite Solemnity, December 14
St. John of the Cross Doctor of Mystical Theology Carmelite
Video with music:
St. John of the Cross: Spiritual Canticle
Our whole life is a prayer, a loving and adoring contemplation that nothing must interrupt. ~ Charles de Fouchauld
St. Nicholas, Bishop: Memorial, December 6
Sermon by St. Augustine for the
Feast of St. Nicholas
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St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
Greek (270 – 6 December 346)
Because his relics were translated to Bari in southern Italy in 1087, he is also known a St. Nicolas of Bari.
Beloved by both Eastern and Western Christians, he is also known as St. Nicholas the Wonderworker because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession.
St. John of Damascus: Feast Day, December 4
John Damascene: The Incarnation Reveals the Goodness and Wisdom, the Justice and Might of God ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
The Image Doctor - Doctor of the ChurchSaint John of Damascus, Priest, Religious, Doctor of the Church
Peering Through the Windows
St. John of Damascus
Full of Grace and Truth
Righteous St. John of Damascus
The Icon of Three Hands
Icons are Dynamic Love Letters between God and Man
Works:
Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images)
Quotations:
“Show me the icons that you venerate, that I may be able to understand your faith.” - Saint John of Damascus
St. Elisabeth of Hungary: Memorial, November 17
~ St. Elisabeth of Hungary
Story of
St. Elisabeth of Hungary
Hungarian Cinnamon Bread
From Catholic Cuisine
St. Gertrude the Great, November 16
Turgis, Paris
2003
Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Our Lord dictated the following prayer to St. Gertrude the Great to release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory each times it is said:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.
St. Gertrude the Great
St. Gertrude the Great Abbess
From these sources we learn that St. Teresa of Avila "chose her as her model and guide" and " sought her intercessory prayer often."
St. Hubert: Feast Day, November 3
On Nov 3 his feast day, in
A Year of Prayer, I found this Prayer to St. Hubertus
Great St. Hubert, you were passionate about hunting, but when touched by Divine Grace, you put down your bow and took up the collar of Priesthood. Known for your miracles and the conversion of hundreds, you convinced others to worship and glorify Our Lord.
Moved by your example, I implore your help. I ask for the Grace to follow in your footsteps and become a passionate disciple of Christ. Amen.
Pope St. Leo the Great: Feast Day, November 10
Leo the Great: Lift Your Faithful Hearts to the Gracious Blaze of Eternal Light ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
St. Pope St. Leo the Great,Doctor of Unity of the Church
In the newer Roman calendar November 10 is the feast of Pope Saint Leo I, “the Great”. In the older, traditional calendar, his feast is 11 April.
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity: Feast Day, November 8
- Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity- Praise of His Glory
- BL. ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY
- Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, the Saint of the Divine Indwelling
- Substitute Yourself in Me that My Life may Become but a Reflection of Your Life ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity - daily quotations
St. Teresa of Jesus, Carmelite Solemnity, October 15
Teresa of Avila: Spiritual Battles and Interior Peace ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
St. Teresa of Jesus, Doctor of Prayer
Sainte Thérèse
(St. Teresa of Jesus)
print from an engraving
attributed to Demarteau
Art Catholique #279
6 Place St. Sulpice
circa late 1800's
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Portrait European post card
St. Francis of Assisi: Memorial, Oct. 4
St. Francis Praying for the Animals___________________
St. Francisengraving
late 18th or early 19th cent.
Italy
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus & the Holy Face: October 1
Doctor of Confidence and Missionaries
Carmelite
Portrait by her sister Celine (Sr. Genevieve) commissioned in 1907
Saint Thérèse Home Page
BLOGS ABOUT: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus
~ ENLARGING THE HEART
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is revealed
just as well in the most simple soul
as in the most sublime.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face
St. John Chrysostom: Feast Day, September 13
St. John Chrysostom Called The Golden Tongued because of his eloquence.
Doctor of the Church
St. Augustine: Feast day, August 28
Augustine of Hippo: God Enlarges the Capacity of Our Soul that He may Fill Us with His Presence ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
St. Augustine, 354-430Doctor of Grace
2 favorite quotations:
"If you are the Body of Christ and his members, your divine mystery is set on the table of the Lord; you receive your own mystery... Be what you see and receive what you are."
St. Augustine
"And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here."
St. Augustine
St. Bernard of Clairvaux: Feast Day, August 20
Bernard of Clairvaux: “Saviour” Is His Name From Everlasting; He Has It Of His Own Proper Nature To Save ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
St. Bernard of ClairvauxThe Mellifluous Doctor
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Link to The Memorare
"The soul must grow and expand, so as to be capable of God. And its largeness is its love, as the Apostle says, 'Widen yourselves in love' (2 Cor 6:13). It grows and extends spiritually, not in substance, but in virtue. The greatness of each soul is judged by the measure of love that it has: he who has great love is great, he who has little love is little, while he who has no love at all is nothing.” ~ Bernard of Clairvaux ~
St. Alphonsus Liguori: Feast Day, August 12
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Marian & Morality Doctor
Founder of the Redemptorists
St. Francis de Paola: Feast Day, April 2
original engraving
St. Patrick - March 17
Erin Go Bragh
{Ireland Until the End of Time}
St. Patrick, pray for us.
Bouasse Lebel 644
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St. Patrick
Bishop and Confessor
Apostle of Ireland
Engraving by J. W. Cook fronticepiece: Alban Butler's The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and other Principal Saints, Vol. 1. Dublin, 1838
St. John Bosco, January 31
"Everything and everyone is won by the sweetness
of our words and works." ~ St. John Bosco
Understand the vision:
Sweetness not severity.
Blessed John Bosco
The picture interprets a life-changing dream that the saint had as a child of nine.
of our words and works." ~ St. John Bosco
Sweetness not severity.
Blessed John Bosco
The picture interprets a life-changing dream that the saint had as a child of nine.
St. Francis de Sales: Feast Day, January 24
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| Oh, God, You alone suffice... in You alone I find everything that is necessary to my soul. ~St. Francis de Sales Letaille, pl 165 _______  |
Francis de Sales: “Ascending by Steps from Virtue to Virtue” ~ ENLARGING THE HEART
St. Francis de Sales 1567-1622
Doctor or Authors
Link to the story of the life
of St. Francis de Sales
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