Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label March 24

SAINT FEAST DAY 24 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day March 24 Saint Catharine of Sweden, Abbess Saint Agapitus, Bishop of Synnada Saint Aldemar the Wise Saint Artemon, Bishop Cairlan, Archbishop of Armagh Saint Cammin, Abbot Blessed Berta de Bardi, Abbess Blessed Diego Jose Lopez Caamano Blessed Eiso, Abbot Saint Epigmenius, Priest and Martyr Saint Eucharius, Bishop of Trier Gonsalvus Mendezius, Missionary Saint Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium Nicholas V., Pope Saint Oliva of Suffolk Saint Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador Saint Papula, Virgin Saint Paretoles Saint Pigmenius, Priest and Martyr Saint Praësides, Martyr of Caesarea Sciria, Virgin and Foundress Saint Simon, Infant Martyr at Trent Saint William of Norwich   John and Didacus, Martyrs of Geneva The Ulma Family -2403-

SAINT FEAST DAY 24 MARCH: ST CATHARINE OF SWEDEN

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 24th of March   WELCOME! SAINT CATHARINE OF SWEDEN, ABBESS Saint Catharine of Sweden was daughter of Ulpho, [Ulf], Prince of Nericia in Sweden, and of St Bridget of Sweden. The love of God seemed almost to prevent in her the use of her reason. At seven years of age she was placed in the nunnery of Risburgh, and educated in piety under the care of the holy abbess of that house.  A VOW OF PERPETUAL CHASTITY Being very beautiful, she was, by her father, contracted in marriage to Egard, a young nobleman of great virtue; but the virgin persuaded him to join with her in making a mutual vow of perpetual chastity. He became desirous only of heavenly graces, arid, to draw them down upon his soul more abundantly, he readily acquiesced in the proposal. The happy couple, having but one heart and one desire, by a holy emulation excited each other to prayer, mortification, and works of charity.  SHE ACCOMPANIED HER MOTHER O...