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Who is St. Anthony and why is he the patron saint of lost things? What is the stigmata? What is the official process for declaring someone a saint? What is the Church’s teaching on martyrdom? What are relics? What are angels? Whatever happened to St. Christopher? Is he still a saint? More Answers →
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St. Anthony was born in Lisbon in 1195 and was baptized “Ferdinand.” His parents were of nobility. Some writers of the fifteenth century posited that his father was Martin Bouillon, a descendant of the famous Godfrey de Bouillon, commander of … Continued
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St. Anthony Mary Claret, in his autobiography, said that laughing did not appeal to him and that Jesus Himself was never seen to laugh. Laughter is a way of expressing emotion, particularly joy.
Who was St. Joseph? - Catholic Straight Answers
As a good Jewish father, St. Joseph passed this trade onto his Son, and indeed Jesus is known as “the carpenter’s son” (Matthew 13:55) and “the carpenter” (Mark 6:3). Although St. Joseph was not the physical father of Jesus, he was a father in every other sense of the word.
Who is St. Michael the Archangel? - Catholic Straight Answers
In 590, a great plague struck Rome. Pope St. Gregory the Great led a procession through the streets as an act of penance, seeking the forgiveness of and atoning for sin. At the tomb of Hadrian (now Castle Sant’ Angelo near St. Peter’s Basilica), St. Michael appeared and sheathed his sword, indicating the end of the plague.
Whatever happened to St. Christopher? Is he still a saint?
The confusion over whether St. Christopher is still a saint arose when Pope Paul VI revised the Liturgical Calendar, which includes the feast days of saints that are commemorated at Mass. Due to the proliferation of the number of feast days over the centuries, the Second Vatican Council in its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy proposed ...
Why is St. Jude the apostle the one to whom we pray in time of …
The “James” referred to in the Letter of Jude is St. James the Lesser (not the brother of St. John), who was a cousin of Jesus (Matthew 13:55, noting brother used as an all-encompassing term for any male blood relation). Since in the listing of the Apostles in the Gospels of St. Matthew and Mark, the name Thaddaeus follows immediately that ...
Were all saints canonized, even St. Joseph & Mary?
A great example of early church devotion to the saints is that of St. Lucy and St. Agatha, both of whom are mentioned in the Roman Canon (first eucharistic prayer) of the Mass. St. Lucy, who was martyred in Sicily in 304 during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian, had prayed at the tomb of St. Agatha (martyred in Sicily around 200) for relief ...
What is the origin of the Christmas tree? - Catholic Straight Answers
The Pope charged him with preaching the gospel to the German people. (Also at this time, St. Boniface changed his name from Winfrid to Boniface.) St. Boniface travelled to Germany through the Alps into Bavaria and then into Hesse and Thuringia. In 722, the Pope consecrated St. Boniface as a bishop with jurisdiction over all of Germany.
What was Pope John Paul II’s role in the fall of the Soviet Union?
When Pope John Paul II stood on the balcony of St. Peter’s, he said, “Be not afraid,” and in closing prayed, “Let the Spirit descend. Let the Spirit descend, and renew the face of the earth, the face of this land.” While this prayer and exhortation were said to the world, the Polish people, especially, knew he was addressing them.