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BL. GERARD OF VILLAMAGNA, HERMIT - 13 MAY

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 13th of May WELCOME! BLESSED GERARD OF VILLAMAGNA, HERMIT Blessed Gerard (Gerardus) was a hermit in Villamagna near Florence, where he enjoys a strong cult even today. Born around the year 1147 of poor country folks, the plague robbed him of his parents and a rich patrician family from Florence took him into their house. When he grew up, he accompanied his guardian on his trip to Jerusalem, was taken prisoner by the Saracens, and after both had suffered much, they were finally ransomed and returned home. Afterwards, Gerard undertook further pilgrimages to the Holy Land and finally entered the Third Order of St Francis. From then on until his death, he served God continually, nursing the sick and supporting the poor with the alms he received. He followed a daily prayer schedule and never cut corners, so that he often prayed through the night because he had not been able to get through all the prayers during the day due to his wor

ST MARIA ANTONIA DE PAZ, MISSIONARY - 7 MARCH

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 7th of March WELCOME! SAINT MARIA ANTONIA DE PAZ, MISSIONARY Pope Francis elevated Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, the first female saint from his native Argentina, to sainthood. More commonly known by her Quechua name of "Mama Antula," she was born in 1730 into a wealthy family in Santiago del Estero, a province north of Buenos Aires. At the age of 15, she left the comfortable life at home and her family’s privileges to join the Jesuits. Even though the Jesuits had been expelled from Latin America then, she encouraged spiritual practices like prayer and meditation, walking thousands of kilometres barefoot, and involving the rich and the poor in her initiatives. Pope Francis first authorized her beatification in 2016 after the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recognised a miracle linked to her: the inexplicable healing in 1905 of a seriously ill nun belonging to the religious order in charge of the House of Spirit

ST GERARD SAGREDO, BISHOP AND MARTYR - 24 SEPTEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of September WELCOME! SAINT GERARD SAGREDO, BISHOP AND MARTYR The Roman Martyrology * calls Gerard Sagredo (Gerardus) "Apostle of Hungary." He was born in Venice between the years 970 and 980. From childhood onwards he received the grace to serve our Lord Jesus Christ and to follow the gospel teachings in everything. He renounced the world and became a monk at S. Giorgio Maggiore. In his 30th year he was ordained a priest. Driven by pious devotion, he and several companions decided to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Passing through Hungary on their way there, Gerard spent seven years in the desert at Beel, converting the Gentiles by his holy words and deeds. Because of his zeal and ability for evangelisation and conversion, King Stephen and made him bishop of Csanad [Chonad] on Marosh (in 1036), more or less against Gerard's will. He was an avid devotee of the Blessed Virgin. All those who ask

BL. JAK BUSHATI, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 12 FEBRUARY

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 12th of February WELCOME! BLESSED JAK BUSHATI, PRIEST AND MARTYR Jak Bushati was born on August 8, 1890 in the city of Shkodra. He started his education at the Franciscan school and afterwards continued to the Pontifical Seminary of Shkodra. Jak was the parish priest of Ndrefana, and later of Gëzig. After 26 years as a priest in Mirdita Abbey, he was transferred to Kallmet as a parish priest. The communist regime did not even spare the devout and sober-minded priest as in 1949 he was accused of helping the saboteurs and was arrested for agitation and propaganda. These are the charges that would lead him to be shot without trial on February 12, 1949. His dead body was thrown into a swamp somewhere near Lezha. On November 5, 2016, Dom Jak Bushati was beatified in Saint Stephen's Cathedral square in Shkodra. Source: https://ata.gov.al/2024/02/12/perkujtohet-martiri-i-kishes-katolike-dom-jak-bushati-pushkatuar-nga-regjimi-kom

GERARD DE FARSA, BISHOP OF VELLETRI, CONFESSOR - 7 DECEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 7th of December WELCOME! GERARD DE FARSA, BISHOP OF VELLETRI, CONFESSOR On December 7, we also commemorate Gerard de Farsa (Gerardus, Girardus, Giraldus), a bishop and confessor of Velletri (apud Veliternos) in the Papal States. He was born in France and distinguished himself by his piety, holy conduct, mortification and works of charity. Even as a bishop, he firmly adhered to all the requirements of monastic life. Miraculous healings took place at his grave. He is the patron of Velletri (Velitrae) , where he entered eternal joy on the above day. (Buc.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 402) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org ➡️ Blessed Gerard, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia

GERARD, RELIGIOUS

WELCOME! GERARD, RELIGIOUS Gerard (Gerardus), born in Venice, was a Capuchin priest who never took any food during the last three days of Holy Week. When he prayed, he often fell into ecstasy, a state that lasted up to four hours. [Before it was proclaimed dogma], he considered Mary's Immaculate Conception to be so certain that he promised to rather die a death by fire than deny it. He died in Paris in 1603 . (Flor. Seraph. II. 486.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 402) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org