Seeing the sun, the moon and the stars, I said to myself, ‘Who could be the Master of these beautiful things?’ I felt a great desire to see him, to know him and to pay him homage. (Saint Josephine Bakhita, +1947)
Day: February 8, 2025
The Real San Lázaro
As a first generation American born in the United States, I was introduced early in life to St. Lazarus by my family of Cuban heritage. St. Lazarus is exceedingly popular within the Cuban community. Cubans have typically shown a special devotion to St. Lazarus as he is considered to be the patron saint of the poor[…]
Saint Jerome Emiliani’s Pilgrimage to Heaven
Today, with Saint Josephine Bakhita, we also celebrate Saint Gerolamo – or Jerome – Emiliani (+1537), who ran away from his home in Venice at the age of 15 after his father’s death, becoming a soldier in the religious and political wars then raging in Europe, taken prisoner in a dungeon, which provided him the[…]