Bl. Maria Mercedes Prat, Virgin and Martyr
Calender 2019Mercedes Prat was born on March 6th, 1880, in Barcelona. From her childhood she gave herself completely to God, whom she received every day in Communion. She displayed a great love for her neighbor and tried to foster this kind of love in others.…
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Calender 2019Saint Thérèse was born at Alençon in France on 2nd January 1873. Her parents were Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin. After the death of her mother on 28th August 1877, Thérèse and her family moved to Lisieux.
Towards the end of 1879, she…
St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Our Mother
Calender 2019Known to her family as Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, she became the reformer of Carmel, mother of the Discalced Carmelite nuns and friars, "spiritual mother" (as is engraved under her statue in the Vatican Basilica), patron of Catholic writers…