Category Archives: Nezaradené

June 16 reminder Position: Bishop OSB Death: 1106 Patron: of fishermen and cloth workers; helper against plague; protection against bad weather and supplicant for rain Attributes: bishop, keys, fish CURRICULUM VITAE He received priestly ordination as a Benedictine monk and … Continue reading →

Vitus, born in Lucania June 15, non-binding commemoration Position: martyr Death: century unknown Patron: youth, winemakers, innkeepers, pharmacists, blacksmiths, actors, brewers, miners, the mute and deaf; Czech, Saxon, Sicilian, and other places; invoked to protect chastity and to eliminate infertility; … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of the Lord Jesus, today we remember the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We gather in our sanctuary to honor Her loving Heart and open our hearts before Her. We offer … Continue reading →

 St. Gertrude, called the Great, once saw St. John the Apostle in a vision. She asked him why he had not revealed in his Gospel the mystery of the Heart of the Lord Jesus, since it rested on his chest. … Continue reading →

Position: apostle Death: around AD 61 Patron: weavers, coopers, of Milan and Florence; protector against disputes, falling stones, hail, and sadness Attributes: stoning, olive branch, sometimes a book BIOGRAPHY He arrived in Jerusalem to study the Old Testament. There, he … Continue reading →

In ancient times, under the old regime, the only real law was the king’s will. He possessed all the power, and therefore it was said: if the king wants it, the law wants it. The current uncrowned “kings”—the powerful, the … Continue reading →

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St. Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian, deacon and doctor of the Church June 9, non-binding commemoration Position: deacon and doctor of the church Death: 378 Attributes: deacon, book, pillar CURRICULUM VITAE He came from Nisibis in Mesopotamia, where he … Continue reading →

The Beatitudes are the navigators of Christian life … Following and living the Beatitudes, which, like a “navigator,” show the right path in life. Christians have a clear signpost on the path of faith, so they do not get lost. … Continue reading →

Position: founder of the order, Archbishop OPraem Death: 1134 Patron: Bohemia; Premonstratensians; invoked as an aid for a good birth Attributes: bishop, devil, chalice or monstrance, spider, premonstrate CURRICULUM VITAE He came from the Middle Rhine. Awakened from a frivolous … Continue reading →