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St. Marie of the Incarnation and Mary of Egypt 10/31/2024

St. Marie of the Incarnation and Mary of Egypt St. Marie of the Incarnation was "a wife, mother, widow, businesswoman, religious, mystic and missionary" according to Pope St. John Paul II who beatified her. She was the first woman to evangelize North America, a dream she was inspired by at a Ursuline convent in France which she had entered after the death of her husband and her son entered the Benedictines. Arriving in Quebec in 1639, she labored there until her death in 1672. Mary of Egypt was reputed be a holy, wise hermitess in Jordanian desert who had run away from home and lived a disolute life as an actress, courtesean for 17 years. Going on "anti-pilgrimage" to Jerusalem to seek new experiences and clients, she was powerfully convcted of her sins before an icon of the Blessed Virgin and lived a life of penance in the desert fighting off great temptations for 47 years. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920088

St. Damien of Molokai and Bl. Miguel Pro 10/30/2024

St. Damien of Molokai and Bl. Miguel Pro St. Damien of Molokai was a Belgian missionary priest who volunteered to a life sentence of ministry on the leper island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawai'i. He brought Charity and Faith to a place described as a living hell due to the lawless despair and depravity that the place had fallen into. He faced opposition from some violent inhabitants and brought healing of soul and care for their bodies in the sixteen years that he served there before his death from the dread disease. His feast day is May 10. Blessed Miguel Pro entered the Jesuits on 1911 and studied in Mexico until 1914, when went to Europe and was ordained in 1925. Inspite of poor health, he was allowed to return to Mexico to minister to Catholics undergoing grave persecution. He used many daring and creative disguises to bring sacraments to the faithful. Falsely accused and condemned for a bombing attempt on the president, Father Pro faced his executioners and died proclaiming "Viva Cristo Rey!" /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920528

Saint Patrick 10/30/2024

Saint Patrick St. Patrick, the great apostle to Ireland was captured from England as a young boy and taken to Ireland to serve as a shepherd. He escaped, studied to be a priest and returned to bring the Faith to the unconverted natives of Ireland. His faith, courage and perserverance are model for all. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920568

St. Agnes 10/30/2024

St. Agnes St Agnes is a virgin martyr who suffered martyrdom in 304 at about age 13. Born to a noble family her beauty caused many to seek her hand in marriage, and when rejected they denounced her as a Christian, and after various attempts on her virginity and life, she was beheaded. She is the patron of young women and virgins and girls in scouting. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922418

St. Margaret Clitherow, The "Pearl of York" 10/30/2024

St. Margaret Clitherow, The "Pearl of York" St Margaret Clitherow was a wife, mother of three, and faithful, courageous Catholic in England during the continuing persecution of the faithful. She risked her life repeatably by hiding priests and having Mass offered in houses she rented to avoid surveillance. Investigated after her son went abroad to study for the priesthood, she was arrested and eventually tortured to death by pressing with a great weight with a sharp rock under her back. Her feast is celebrated in England on May 4. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920673

St. Dymphna 10/30/2024

St. Dymphna St Dymphna's story is illustrated with a modern drama. She was a young Christian who consecrated herself to Christ and chastity. Shortly after this her mother died and her pagan father began to suffer from mental illness. He sought a new wife and came to desire to marry his daughter, who fled to Belgium with her confessor and trusted servants. She built a hospital for the poor and sick, but her father tracked her down, and when she resisted his attempt to bring her home, he struck off her head. Her feast is May 15. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920748

St. Florian 10/30/2024

St. Florian The story of St. Florian is told in a modern drama. St Florian was a commander in the Roman army and responsible for training an elite group of soldiers specially trained to fight fires. Reported to Rome for not enforcing proscriptions against Christians and ordered to sacrifice to the Roman gods, he refused and was sentenced to be burned. Offering climb on the pyre to show his faith and courage, he was instead drowned in the river with a millstone. His feast is May 4. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28920793

St. Nicholas 10/30/2024

St. Nicholas The story of St Nicholas, the patron saint of brides is told in a modern drama. St Nicholas was known for his habit of secret gift-giving, most famously to keep three girls from a life of disrepute by providing for their dowries. Returning from a pilgrimage to Egypt and Syria Palaestina, he was made Bishop of Myra. His legend includes stories about slapping the heretic Arius, saving three men from execution and resurrecting three murdered children. His feast day is celebrated on December 6. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922368

St. Pantaleon 10/30/2024

St. Pantaleon St. Pantaleon's patronage is illustrated in a modern drama. He was a martyr on Nicomedia in Bithynia in 305 AD. He is considered one of the 14 Holy Helpers. He was raised as Christian, but fell away after his mother's death while studying medicine. He was won back to Christ by St Hermolaus who explained the superiority of the science of salvation over even the excellent field of medicine.He converted his father, and inheriting a large fortune on his father's death, he used it generously to free his slaves and help the poor, and was denounced by envious colleagues, and condemned by Diocletian after openly confessing his Faith. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922388

St. Francis of Assisi 10/28/2024

St. Francis of Assisi St. Francis of Assisi, the aristocratic playboy who became a model of poverty in imitation of Christ, is one of the most remarkable saints in history. He founded the Franciscan Order, traveled to the holy land, and began the tradition of the Nativity scene. Towards the end of his life he received the precious gift of the stigmata and is one of the most venerated saints in history. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922448

St. Clare of Assisi 10/28/2024

St. Clare of Assisi St. Clare of Assisi was a early follower of St Francis, who inspired by his example, founded the Order of Poor Clares. Her family was greatly opposed to her vocation and only relented when they saw she he had cut off all her hair. She was a humble abbess who took on the most tedious tasks and sought to imitate Francis so closely that she became known as "another Francis." This dramatization of the life of St. Clare of Assissi is perfect for young children! Taken from: The Lives of The Saints /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922468

St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Frances X. Cabrini 10/28/2024

St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Frances X. Cabrini St. Therese of Lisieux was a young Carmelite who became known as the Little Flower of Jesus for her life of simple, practical holiness. Although not well known in her life time, her spiritual memoir "The Story of a Soul" made her and her spirituality so popular and well-regarded that Pope Pius X called her "the greatest saint of modern times." St. Frances X. Cabrini was an Italian-American who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to provide education, health care and other services to the poor. She desired to go to China as a missionary, but the Pope urged her to go instead to New York to support the many poor Italians flooding into the country as immigrants. She established schools, orphanages and a hospitals. This dramatization of the lives of St. Therese of Lisieux & St. Frances X. Cabrini is perfect for young children! Taken from: The Lives of The Saints /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922488

St. Isaac Jogues and St. Francis of Assisi 10/28/2024

St. Isaac Jogues and St. Francis of Assisi St. Isaac Jogues was considered a living martyr upon his return to France due to the severe mutilation of his hands by the Iroquois, and when he returned to New France, after just six months, he was killed tomahawk to the head. St. Francis of Assisi turned from a life of chivalry and frivolous carousing to being a model of poverty in imitation of Christ. He traveled to the holy land, began the tradition of the Nativity scene and founded the Franciscan Order. Towards the end of his remarkable life received the stigmata and is one of the most venerated saints in history. A dramatization of the lives of St. Isaac Jogues & St. Francis of Assisi. Perfect for young children! Taken from: The Lives of The Saints /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922503

St. Philip Neri and St. Stanislaus Koska 10/28/2024

St. Philip Neri and St. Stanislaus Koska St Philip Neri is called the Second Apostle of Rome. He developed his unique vocation while serving the marginalized communities on the streets of Rome. His original, cheerful and even eccentric manner was very successful at saving souls. Ordained at 36, he is the founder of the Oratorians and is known for encouraging sacred musical forms and starting the tradition of the Seven Churches Walk. Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a young Polish nobleman sent to Vienna to study with his two brothers. Distinguished for his amiability and piety, he determined to enter the Jesuits and was directed to walk 400 miles to Augsburg, Germany to apply as a novice. During his ten months as a novice he was a model and mirror of religious perfection. He foresaw his death and in a letter composed to the Blessed Virgin asked her to bring him to heaven on the feast of the Assumption, a prayer which she graciously answered. A dramatization of the lives of St. Philip Neri & St. Stanislaus Koska. Perfect for young children! Taken from: The Lives of The Saints /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922573

St. Monica and St. John Bosco 10/28/2024

St. Monica and St. John Bosco Saint Monica was married young to a pagan official who was difficult to live with and she was unable to have her three children baptized. Her persevering prayer, patience, sweet disposition, and generous charity to all eventually won her husband and most notably her oldest son Augustine for Christ. Saint John Bosco pursued his priesthood with zeal and upon learning of the deplorable conditions of the children confined in the prisons and left to the streets of Turin he dedicated himself to rescuing them from the street life and giving them a hopeful future. Amid many obstacles and difficulties he founded the Salesian order to educate the boys in the faith and in a technical education. A dramatization of the lives of St. Monica & St. John Bosco. Perfect for young children! Taken from: The Lives of The Saints /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922588

St. Rose of Lima 10/25/2024

St. Rose of Lima Rose of Lima was a Third Order Dominican who was known for her life of penance and care of the poor throughout the city of Lima, Peru. She was the first person born in the Americas canonized and is the patron saint of gardening, florists and of embroiderers. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922638

St. Regina and St. Peregrine 10/25/2024

St. Regina and St. Peregrine St. Regina was virgin martyr born in Autun France in the third century. She was baptized by her foster nurse and was a shepherdess who came to the attention of a Roman procounsul whom she refused to renounce her faith to marry. She was tortured and beheaded. St. Peregrine, born in 1260, repented of participation in a riot against a holy preacher and later joined the Servites and grew in holiness and as a preacher, and became known for miracles and giving good counsel. At 60 he developed a serious leg infection and was healed miraculously the night before the planned amputation of his leg. He is the patron saint of cancer patients. /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922648

Saint Juan Diego 10/25/2024

Saint Juan Diego Saint Juan Diego was a native of Mexico who was one of the first to be baptized by the Franciscan missionaries. In December of 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared to him, and ultimately he was given a miraculous image emblazoned on his tilma to witness to the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe before the bishop. The miraculous image and her message resulted in the mass conversion of the Mexican people and thier enduring to devotion to Our Lady. Juan Diego was canonized on July 31, 2002. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922668

Blessed Angela of Foligno 10/23/2024

Blessed Angela of Foligno Blessed Angela of Foligno was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she became known as Theologorum Magistra ("Teacher of Theologians")own as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she became known as Theologorum Magistra ("Teacher of Theologians") Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922708

St. Cuthbert 10/23/2024

St. Cuthbert Saint Cuthbert was a monk, bishop, and hermit in Northumbria and a popular medieval saint known for his many miracles and the holy, austere life he led. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922718

St. Lawrence of Brindisi 10/23/2024

St. Lawrence of Brindisi St. Lawrence of Brindisi was a Capuchin Franciscan superior and founder of numerous convents. He was the Chaplain to Holy Roman Emperor and led the army to victory in the Siege of Szekesfehervar in Hungary against the Ottomans armed only with a crucifix. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922733

St. Thomas More 10/23/2024

St. Thomas More St. Thomas More was a scholar, lawyer, poet, author, and ultimately Chancellor of England. Under Henry VIII, his opposition to the Supremacy Act and the King's divorce led to his trial and beheading as the King's faithful servant but God's first." Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922753

St. Elizabeth of Hungary 10/23/2024

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was a exemplary wife, mother and model of charity. She ministered to the hungry and poor in spite of the objections of those around her in the royal court, and after the death of her husband lived a life of humble service to the sick and poor in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi until her death at the age of 24. She is known for miracles of healing especially. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922778

St. John Neumann 10/23/2024

St. John Neumann Saint John Neumann was born in Bohemia and came to America in order to be ordained. He joined the Redemptorist Order and was appointed fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. He is known for his support of Catholic education and setting up the first diocesan school system. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28922833

St. Apollonius 10/23/2024

St. Apollonius Saint Apollonius the Apologist was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and apologist who was martyred in 185 under the Emperor Commodus. He is famous for his Apologia of the Christian Faith in front of the Roman Senate, which he confirmed with the shedding of his blood. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923318

Father Emil Kapaun 10/23/2024

Father Emil Kapaun Father Emil Kapaun was a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun was a chaplain in the Burma Theater of World War II, then served again as a chaplain with the U.S. Army in Korea, where he was captured. During the battle of Usan he braved enemy fire to rescue nearly 40 men, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923663

St. Cecilia 10/23/2024

St. Cecilia Saint Cecilia was a Roman Christian virgin martyr who died after witnessing to her faith following the martyrdom of her husband and brother. She became the patroness of music and musicians, it being written that, as the musicians played at her wedding, Cecilia "sang in her heart to the Lord" In 1599, her body was discovered to be incorrupt. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923678

St. Pius X 10/23/2024

St. Pius X Pope Saint Pius X was pope from 1903-1914 and is know for his firm demeanour, sense of personal poverty, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He is famous for his vigorous condemnation of Modernism, lowering the age for First Communion, preparing the 1917 Code of Canon Law, and promoting liturgical reforms and Thomistic scholastic theology. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923708

St. John Berchmans 10/22/2024

St. John Berchmans Saint John Berchmans was a Jesuit scholastic known for his piety and for taking Aloysius Gonzolga as his spiritual model. He had to overcome much family opposition to join the Society of Jesus. He died at age 22 and is patron saint of altar servers and students. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923743

Blessed Louise of Savoy 10/22/2024

Blessed Louise of Savoy Blessed Louise of Savoy was a member of the French royal family who became a Poor Clare nun after her husband died when she was 27. Serious about the spiritual life from a young age, she used her vast wealth to meet the needs of the poor. As a nun she was a model of humility and obedience until she died at age 42. Relive the lives of the saints, experience their noble pursuit of holiness, and share with them their struggles, tears, and selfless sacrifices heroically endured for the God they loved above all else! The dramatized lives of these great saints are the perfect antidote to the deadening secularism which now pervades our society at all levels. Listeners young and old will discover a world of the spirit perhaps never known or half-forgotten. After reliving the inspiring lives of these saints it is certain that the listener will come to understand more fully what it means to know, to love, and to serve God! /episode/index/show/keepthefaith/id/28923778

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