St. Veronica Giluliani is known for helping the poor. She was born in Mercatello in the Duchy of Urbino(Italy)on the 27th of December in 1660. She was born with the name of Orsola also known as Ursula. She had seven sisters and was the youngest out of all of them. At the age seven, Ursula’s mom died. As a kid she would always show kindness for the poor. She would put out food and clothes for them. In 1716, when she was 56, she became Abbess of the monastery. Her life was very devoted to Jesus Christ and she got signs, like the thorn marks on her head and the 5 wounds.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER O lord Jesus Christ, who did glorify St. Veronica by the marks of thy suffering grant us the grace to crucify our flesh and thus become worthy of attaining to the joys of eternity. Who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
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St. Kilian was born into a high-class family in the year of 640 in Cloughballybeg, Ireland. St. Kilian served as a monk in the monastery at Hy, now known as Iona. In 686, St. Kilian was consecrated bishop at the Apostle of Franconia, the northern part of Bavaria where he started his work. In the summer of 686, Kilian and eleven others traveled through Gaul to Rome to receive permission from Pope Conon to evangelize Franconia and to receive missionary capabilities from the pope. He achieved this goal with Colman, a priest, and Totnan, a deacon. After that they went to the castle of Würzburg, occupied by the duke Gozbert who was pagan just like the people. The group separated into 2, where some were looking for other missionary work while St. Kilian, Colman and Tontnan stayed in Würzburg. St. Kilian made this town the foundation of his activity which spread over an increasing area in East Franconia and Thuringia, and converted Duke Gozbert with a large part of his subjects to Christianity. St. Kilian told the duke that he was in violation for being married to his brethren’s widow, Geilana. When she heard this, she got angry and had St. Kilian killed along with Colman and Totnan.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER O dearest St. Kilian. You converted the lives of the non-believers to believe. Help us also to believe in the importance of the lord and praise his name. We ask this in Jesus Christ name we pray, Amen. Blessed Ralph Milner was a very obscure person from the Middle Ages. He was born into a family of farmers and grew up illiterate. He supported his wife and eight children by working manual labor. He was raised as an Anglican Protestant, but later converted to Catholicism. However, he was arrested and imprisoned right after his First Holy Communion. This time in England they were often hunted down and imprisoned, sometimes even killed. Ralph was actually known to be a very friendly person; this helped him get out on parole often. He was trusted by his jailers and had been given great leniency within the jail. Milner used their trust to bring other Catholic priests into the jail in order to administer sacraments to the other Catholic inmates. One day, he was caught with one of the priests he had brought into the jail and put in close confinement. The judge even offered Milner freedom if he would attend just one Protestant service. Even when his children were brought to him with hopes of converting him away from Catholicism, he refused and remained unshaken in his decision. He was later executed on July 7, 1591.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER Lord help all those who are imprisoned to stay hopeful and strong as Blessed Ralph Milner did. Keep us in our faith and forgive those who have sinned. Amen. Saint Maria Goretti is the patron saint of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape. She was born in October 1890 and died in July 1902. On the day of her death, her 18 year old neighbor attempted to rape her. She told him that it was a mortal sin and that he would go to hell for this. When her neighbor persisted, she fought him and screamed, "No! It is a sin! God does not want it!" At her words, the boy began to choke her and she said she would rather die than submit. Upon hearing her words, he pulled out a knife and stabbed her eleven times. When she attempted to reach the door, he stabbed her three more times then fled. On her deathbed the next day, Maria forgave the boy and said she wanted to see him in Heaven with her. She died that day while looking upon an image of the Virgin Mary and holding a cross to her chest. Saint Maria is called a martyr because she fought against the boy’s attempts at sexual sin; however, the most important aspects of her story are how she forgave her attacker - her concern for her enemy extending even beyond death - and the miracle her forgiveness produced in his life.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER Saint Maria Goretti, strengthened by God's grace, you did not hesitate, even at the age of twelve, to sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal purity. Look graciously on the unhappy human race that has strayed far from the path of eternal salvation. Teach us all, and especially our youth, the courage and promptness that will help us avoid anything that could offend Jesus. Obtain for me a great horror of sin, so that I may live a holy life on earth and win eternal glory in heaven. Amen. St. Anthony Zaccaria was born in 1502, in Cremona, Italy. His father died when St. Anthony was just a toddler, which left him to be raised by his mother, Antonia Pescorali. After studying medicine, he received his doctorate at the age of 22. He felt his calling to a spiritual life while working as a physician to the poor. After hard work, he was ordained 4 years later.
St. Anthony Zaccaria was a great priest and minister, and is known for establishing two congregations: The Society of Clerics of Saint Paul and the Angelics of Saint Paul. He helped reform morals for the faithful, and encouraged the apostolate and the laymen to work together. St. Anthony died on July 5, 1539. St. Anthony Zaccaria may have started life as a doctor for physical illnesses, but ended life helping people heal spiritual wounds. He is the patron saint of physicians. INTERCESSORY PRAYER Saint Anthony Zaccaria, helper of the poor and the sick, you who devoted your life to our spiritual welfare, listen to my humble and hopeful prayer. Continue your work as doctor and priest by obtaining from God and healing from my physical and moral sickness, so that free from all evil and sin, I may love the LORD with joy, fulfill with fidelity my duties, work generously for the good of my brothers and sisters, and for my sanctification. Amen. |