t is the time of the year that we set apart to focus on God’s grace to humanity, honoring the birth of the Savior of the world through Christ Jesus our Lord!!
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). – Matt 1:23
The name Immanuel, or “God with us”, is not a name that any of us are unfamiliar with
the story of Jonah. I am truly in awe of this amazing example of God’s concern for all people who are lost and His heart of mercy. The story is also quite the humorous comparison of the heart of man and how dark and judgemental we all can be towards those who live a life of moral depravity. If we aren’t careful to keep our hearts in check, much like Jonah, we can find ourselves wanting to die before we
the idea that everything belongs to God. This idea is not new to most of us and it is stated plainly for all by King David in his Psalms. “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on”
Resist the devil and he will flee! Did you know that a snail can live 5-7 years in the wild? Thats because parasites and predators kill them, otherwise, theyd be around longer than that!
The Pope Gregory X was born in 1210 named Theobald Visconti in Piacenza, Italy. Elected Pope in 1271. At a young age, he was recognized for his virtue and love of biblical studies, especially in the canon law. He had a love for the Holy places and was devoted to peace. While in Paris he was associated with the intellectuals and was a friend of the Franciscans, and had a close relationship with St. Bonaventure.
John Olgilvie was born in 1580 and is the only canonized martyr of the Scottish Reformation. He was born southeast of Elgin in Scotland. Raised a Calvinist, he converted to Catholicism at the age of 17.
St. Peter Regulatus was born at Valladolid, Spain, to a noble family, and entered the Franciscan Order in his native city at the age of thirteen. He transferred to a more austere monastery, where he practiced asceticism and was known for his ability to levitate and enter into ecstasies. He was also known for the reform that he brought to many in the Franciscan order.
St. Catherine was the daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden. She was a married woman, at the age of thirteen and convinced her husband to take a vow of chastity and remained a virgin for her lifetime.
St. Patrick is a Patron Saint of Ireland, Engineers, and Nigeria. Even though he is celebrated by people around the world, he was never canoized by the Catholic Church.
