Thursday, July 11, 2013

Woman Saints of 21st Century

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SNO
Name
    Lived  From - To
Canonized On
Feast Day
Canonized by  Pope John Paul II
1
1801- 1852
10 June 2001
March 3
2
1832-1914
10 June 2001
March 23
3
1799-1889
25 Nov  2001
Feb 26
4
1844-1914
25 Nov  2001
Jan 10
5
1682-1744
25 Nov  2001
April 5
6
1791-1858
19 May 2002
March 21
7
1870-1956
4 May 2003
January  5
8
1846-1932
4 May 2003
March 2
9
1891-1974
4 May 2003
December 11
10
1865-1939
18 May 2003
May 29
11
1805-1866
18 May 2003
Feb 4
12
1587-1651
18 May 2003
December 15
13
1816-1865
16 May 2004
December 24
14
1922-1962
16 May 2004
April 28
Canonized by  Pope Benedict XVI
15
1798-1856
15 Oct 2006
October 3
16
1656-1728
15 Oct 2006
May 7
17
1817- 1898
3 June 2007
March 10
18
1910-1946
12 Oct 2008
July 28
19
1832-1869
12 Oct 2008
August 30
20
1848–1924
12 Oct 2008
May 19
21
1847–1903
26 Apr 2009
February 18
22
1839–1894
26 Apr 2009
December 28
23
1792–1879
11 Oct 2009
August 30
24
1845–1912
17 Oct 2010
August 9
25
1842–1909
17 Oct 2010
August 8
26
1846–1929
17 Oct 2010
May 17
27
1458–1524
17 Oct 2010
May 31
28
1837–1905
23 Oct 2011
June 6
29
1098–1179
10 May 2012
September 17
30
1848–1911
21 Oct 2012
July 25
31
1838–1918
21 Oct 2012
January 23
32
1656–1680
21 Oct 2012
July 14
33
1882–1925
21 Oct 2012
October 5
Canonized by  Pope Francis
34
1874–1949
12 May 2013
October  21
35
1878–1963
12 May 2013
June 24
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

St. Augustine of Hippo



Bishop of Hippo and "Doctor of the Church" , Son of St. Monica.
Born
 
November 13, 354 ,Algeria
Died
 
August 28, 430(430-08-28) (aged 75)
Canonization
He is a pre congregational saint and was declared a saint by the early Christian community. The official canonization process was not instituted until about the 11th century.
Major Shrine
San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro  (Italian for "Saint Peter in the Sky of Gold"), Pavia, Italy.
Feast
August 28
Patron
 
Brewers
Autobiography
Confessions  (The Confessions of St. Augustine)  Its original title was "Confessions in Thirteen Books,"
 
The work outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography ever written.
Books  of St. Augustine
1. Confessions 2.  On the Trinity 3. On Christian Doctrine 4. City of GOD


 
St. Augustine of Hippo is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions. His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a particular vice or habit they long to break.
 
This famous son of St. Monica was born in Africa and spent many years of his life in wicked living and in false beliefs. Though he was one of the most intelligent men who ever lived and though he had been brought up a Christian, his sins of impurity and his pride darkened his mind so much, that he could not see or understand the Divine Truth anymore. Through the prayers of his holy mother and the marvelous preaching of St. Ambrose, Augustine finally became convinced that Christianity was the one true religion.
 
Ambrose baptized Augustine, along with his son Adeodatus, on Easter Vigil in 387 in Milan. A year later, in 388, Augustine completed his apology On the Holiness of the Catholic Church. That year, also, Adeodatus and Augustine returned to Africa, Augustine's home country, during which trip Augustine's mother Monica died.
 
 He was baptized, became a priest, a bishop, a famous Catholic writer, Founder of religious priests, and one of the greatest saints that ever lived. He became very devout and charitable, too. On the wall of his room he had the following sentence written in large letters: "Here we do not speak evil of anyone." St. Augustine overcame strong heresies, practiced great poverty and supported the poor, preached very often and prayed with great fervor right up until his death. "Too late have I loved You!" he once cried to God, but with his holy life he certainly made up for the sins he committed before his conversion. His feast day is August 28th.