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“St. Francis of Assisi at Prayer”by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1645. Many people mistakenly think that St. Francis of Assisi must have been a priest. Nope. He was a deacon. On this, his feast, we are reminded of his spirit of diakonia in these beautiful words, from one of his letters: We must not be wise…

“Charity gave me the key to my vocation. I understood that the Church being a body composed of different members, the most essential, the most noble of all the organs would not be wanting to her; I understood that the Church has a heart and that this heart is burning with love; that it is…

Today marks the feast of St. Pio, Padre Pio — and the 40th anniversary of his death. Padre Pio has, in a remarkably short time, become one of the most popular and beloved saints in the Roman canon. Below is a beautiful prayer composed by the saint, to be recited after receiving the Eucharist. But…

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Adriaen Isenbrant1518-35 Father,as your Son was raised on the cross,his mother Mary stood by him, sharing his sufferings.May your Church be united with Christin his suffering and deathand so come to share in his rising to new life,where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spiritone God,…
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