Eyes on God

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Seven martyred women saints are included in the Eucharistic prayer during the Catholic Mass: Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Agnes, Lucy, Cecilia, and Anastasia. The legends about them can be… Continue reading Eyes on God

Wednesday’s Woman: St. Verena

The Basics: Born in the 3rd century in Egypt; died about 300 in Switzerland; canonized precongregation; feast day, September 14. Social worker, nurse, hermit. The Story: Some saints never left their hometowns. Others traveled far and wide doing missionary work. Verena’s story is somewhere in between. She was born into a noble Christian family in Egypt,… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Verena

Wednesday’s Woman: St. Pusinna

The Basics: Born in the 5th century in France; died in the 6th century in France; canonized precongregation; feast day, April 23. Hermit. The Story: The Second Vatican Council writings included a reference to the family as the “domestic Church,” calling parents “the first preachers of the faith.” It appears that Pusinna’s parents, who lived fifteen… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Pusinna

Wednesday’s Woman: St. Dafrosa

The Basics: Born in the 4th century in Italy; died 362 in Italy; canonized precongregation; feast day, January 4. Wife, mother, martyr. The Story: The two-year reign of Julian the Apostate was a horrible time to be a Christian. It’s estimated the emperor put hundreds of people to death. That’s the macro level. At the micro… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Dafrosa