BORN: July 26, 1030, Cracow, Poland DIED: April 11, 1079 Saint Stanislaus was a Canonist and a Theologian of great honor though he vehemently refused to be awarded with doctorate degree which he so justly merited. This refusal was due to his humility and quest to serve God with undivided...
Born: 1751, in France Died: April 8, 1816 Saint Julia took a vow of chastity at a very tender age precisely at fourteen years of age. She labored zealously to help alleviate her impoverished family. She experienced a very shocking incidence of an attempt to assassinate her father and as...
John Baptist de la Salle was the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a teaching order well known in North America and around the world. John’s great achievements began quite unexpectedly. Born in 1651 in France, he inherited the position of riches of his family....
BORN…January 23, 1357 in Spain. DIED…April 5, 1455 Patron of Builders. Saint Vincent was a Dominican, a renowned preacher and a Lecturer of Philosopher. He was a great missionary of the 4th century. In humility, he rejected all honorable positions offered him by Pope Pedro de Luna and requested the...
Born…. About the year 1416 in Italy Died….. 1519 He was born into a poor but devout family. His association with the Franciscan ignited and nurtured the zeal of the solitude life. His sanctity and way of life attracted two men who assiduously embraced this same life style. As the...
This is the ancient title for the feast celebrating the Incarnation of the Word. This feast is a joint celebration of Christ and the Blessed Virgin: the Word who becomes the Son of Mary and the virgin who becomes the Mother of God. In the universal Church, this liturgy celebrates...
Blessed Angello of Pisa is remembered as the founder of the English Franciscan province, credited with bringing the Franciscan rule to Great Britain in 1224. Admitted into the Order by Saint Francis himself, Agnellus was a tireless missionary of God’s love, going wherever he was asked, enduring harsh and inhospitable...
BORN: In Brittany DEATH: 594 in Angers This Saintly man was highly known for his piety which he practiced as an Abbot in Monastery at Cincilllae, near Angers. As a bishop, he relentlessly brought sanity and discipline throughout the Diocese. He was a man of prayer. He made a great...
BORN: 956 DIED: June 19, 1027 At early years of Saint Romuald, there was a strong and sincere desire to be nearer God but like saint Paul, the body was weak and led to his quick swift to worldly things. He later made another quick turn to the monastery after...
Beloved friends of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, Peace be with you. I find it a privilege to reach out to you (individually, as families and as communities) during this period of COVID 19 pandemic. Every passing day is a precious gift as we reassure ourselves of the...
