John B. Manos
MAY 21 – ST. HOSPITIUS, RECLUSE.
Read the inspiring story of St. Hospitius – the man who girded himself with an iron chain and ate just bread & dates during Lent, foretold the ravages of the Lombards, and was miraculously saved by God!
MAY 20 – ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA.
Draw inspiration from St. Bernardine and his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus – discover the power of prayer and how he reformed much of Italy after many trials!
MAY 19 – ST. PETER CELESTINE.
Hear how St. Peter’s visions of our Blessed Lady, angels & saints propelled him to become a hermit and found the Celestine Order before his unexpected election to the Papal throne!
MAY 18 – ST. VENANTIUS, MARTYR.
Follow the inspiring example of St. Venantius, whose unwavering faith and devotion to God miraculously saved him from scourging, burning torches, an apostate’s temptations, broken teeth and jaws, thrown into a furnace & lions!
MAY 17 – ST. PASCHAL BAYLON.
Learn from the example of St. Paschal and his devotion to Our Blessed Lord as he watched over his flock, encountered angels, and faced heretics on his journey to Paris.
MAY 16 – ST. JOHN NEPOMUCEN.
The faithful St. John Nepomucen showed incredible strength & faith, refusing to be moved by Emperor Wenceslas’s temptations and threats – getting ransacked, bound & thrown into a river – before his shrine, with one member incorrupt, was opened 330 years later.
MAY 15 – SS. PETER AND DIONYSIA.
Witness the remarkable faith of St. Peter & St. Dionysia, who showed no fear in facing death for Christ and giving up worldly possessions for eternal life!
MAY 14 – ST. PACHOMIUS, ABBOT.
Reflect on the journey of St. Pachomius, who abandoned his life as a heathen and devoted himself to perfecting his relationship with God. Read more now!
MAY 13 – ST. JOHN THE SILENT. OUR LADY OF FATIMA.
Learn from the exemplary life of St. John, born a noble and eventually retiring to the monastery of St. Sabas where he sought to make penance and contemplation his only pursuit.
MAY 12 – ST. EPIPHANIUS, ARCHBISHOP.
Learn about St. Epiphanius and his devotion to God’s kingdom, from becoming a monastic in Egypt to converting Vitalis at Antioch, all while keeping up with his austerities and charitable acts.
